Sharp ER-A250 User manual

SHARR
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r-
WARNING
FCC Regulations
state
thatany unauthorized
changes
or
modifications
to thisequipmentnotexpressly
approved
by the
manufacturer
couldvoid
the user's
authority
to operate
this
equipment.
Note:
Thisequipmenthas beentested
andfound
to complywith
the limitsfor a ClassA digitaldevice,
pursuant
to Part15 of the
FCC
Rules.
Theselimits
are
designed
to provide
reasonable
protection
againstharmful
interference
when
the equipment
is
operatedin
acommercial
environment.
Thisequipment
generates,
uses,
andcan radiate
radio
frequency
energy,
and, if not installed
and usedin accordance
withthe
instruction
manual,
maycauseharmful
interference
to radio
communications.
Operation
ofthis
equipment
ina residential
area
islikely
tocauseharmful
interference
inwhich
casethe
user
willbe
required
tocorrecttheinterference
at his ownexpense.
CAUTION
Thesocket-outlet
shall
be installed near
the equipment
andshall
beeasily
accessible.
FORYOUR
RECORDS
Please
record
belowthe modelnumber
andserialnumber,
for
easyreference,
incaseof lossortheft.These
numbers
arelocated
ontheright
side
oftheunit.
Spaceisprovided
forfurther
pertinent
data.
Model
Number
SerialNumber
Date
ofPurchase
Place
ofPurchase
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*;i.!=-.u.* --' '- -.!.'d
ER-A250
SHARPELECTRONTC
CASH
REGTSTEH
,
Thank
you
for
purchasing
SHARPElectronic
CashRegister
ModelER-A250.
Please
readthis
manual
carejlully
befo-re
operating
your
machine.Keep
thisrnamralfor.futr.re
referenoe,,lt
willhelp
you
solveany
operational,prrold€ffis
' .'
that
you
may
encounter.
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1I
Table
ofContents
HANDLING
CAUTIONS
.....
PARTS
AND
THEIR
FUNCTIONS ''...'.'''4
Physical
Characteristics..............' """"""'4
Mode'Switch
................. """"'c
Keys........... """"'5
Display....... """"'6
BEFORE
OPERATION....
....... '.".'...-."'.'."7
1.
lnstall
Batteries """""""""7
2.Reset
theCash
Register.'.." """"""""'7
3.Other
Preparations """"""8
OPERATION
OVERVIEW ..'......'..'......'....11
Things
toCheck
Before
Start
of
Day'...'.'....' """"""'11
Things
YouCan
Do
During
Work
Day """""""""""'11
Things
YouCan
Doat
the
End
of
Day'........'.. """""11
TYPfCAL
OPERATION
EXAMPLES ."""...'.'..'...""12
Sale
Entryand
Change
Calculation
foraTypical
Sa|e.......... """'12
Entering
or
Repeat-Entering
More
ThanOne
ltem.... """""""""'13
Entering
a Preset
11em............ """"""""14
Entering
aSubdepartment
ltem..' """""'14
Entering
a PLU
(PriceLookup)..'....'.'..... """""""""'14
Split
Pricing
Entry.......... """14
Basic
Entryof
a Single-ltem
Cash
Sale..".'....'. """"'15
More
About
Finalizing
aSa1e......... """"'15
Subtotals ...'...""""""""'15
Finalizing
aCharged
Sale...'....... """16
Finalizing
aSale
Paidby
Check...'..'.. """""""""16
Finalizing
aMixed
Tender
Sa|e........... """"""""'17
Entering
a
Taxed
ltem
........... """"""""'17
Tax
Delete """"18
TaxStatus
Shift
........... """"18
Discounts
Using
the
Minus
Key....'........ """"""""""18
Discounts
and
Premiums
Using
the
Percent
Keys'..'....... """"""19
Entering
aForeign
Currency
Sale....'...... """""""""20
Entering
a Refund.... """"""21
Entering
and
Printing
a Non-Add
Code
Number........'...'... """""'22
Received
on
Account
and
Paid-Out
Entries """""""22
Cashier
Code
Entry """"""'22
Opening
the
Drawer
with
NoSa|e........... """""""""23
lssuing
Receipts
Only
When
Needed """"""""""""23
Speeding
Up
Entries
with
the
Auto
Key.... """"""""'23
Displaying
the
Time """"""'23
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CORRECTIONS .......................24
Correction
ofEntered
Numbers ..............24
Correction
oftheLast
Entry
(Direct
Void) ..................24
Correction
oftheNext-To-Last
orEarlier
Entries
(lndirect
Void)
.......... ...........25
Cancelling
AllPrevious
Entries
(SubtotalVoid).......... ..................25
Correction
Afterlssuance
ofReceipt.................. .......26
READING
AND
RESETTING
OF
SALES................ .................27
TAX
PROGRAMM|NG................ ...............30
Programming
theTax
byPercenta9e............... .........30
Programming
the
Tax
UsingaTaxTable ..................31
OTHERPROGRAMMING ........................33
Programming
theAmount
Limitfor
Manual
Tax............ ...............33
Programming
theDepartments......... ......33
Programming
a Preset
UnitPrice ...........35
Programming
Price
Lookups
(PLU)
and
Subdepartments............ ...................35
Programming
the
MinusKey............ ......97
Programming
the
Percent
Keys....... .......3g
Programming
the
ConversionKey.... ......3g
Programming
the
AutoKey............. ........39
Programming
anAmount
Limitforthe nnl, lpo |
,i
CH
I and
forxl
Keys
..........................40
Overriding
the
EntryAmount
Limits......... ..................41
Programming
theMachine
Number. .......41
Programming
theReceipt
StartNumber...... ..............41
Programming
thePrinting
Format..... ......42
Limiting
theNumber
ofUsableFunctions... ................... ...............4g
Checking
theMachine
Settings ..............43
DRAWER
HANDL1NG................ ...............4s
Removing
theDrawer. .........45
Locking
and
Unlocking
theDrawer....... .....................45
Manually
Opening
theDrawer ................45
MATNTENANCE .......................46
Batteries..... .......46
Replacement
................. ....................46
Paper
Rolls........... ...............47
fnstallation ......................47
Removal ......48
Ink
Roller.... .......49
Replacement
................. ....................49
Ink
Refill ............49
lN
CASE
OFPOWER
FAILURE
ORPAPER
JAM......... .......50
BEFORE
CALLING
FOR
SERVICE ........................50
SPECIFICATIONS ...................51
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Installthecashregister
ina location
notsubjecttodirectsunlight,unusual
temperature
changes,
high
humidity,orsplashing
water.
Donotoperatethecash
register
withwethands.
Water
cancause
internalcomponent
failure.
Thecash
register
plugs
intoanystandard
walloutlet
(120
VACt10%).Otherelectrical
deviceson
the
same
electrical
circuitcan
causethecashregistertomalfunction.
Cleanthecash
register
witha dry,softcloth.
Neverusevolatileliquids,suchasbenzine
or
thinner.
Chemicals
can
discolorordamage
thecabinet.
lftheregistermalfunctions,
call
your
localdealerforservice.Donottry
torepairit
yourself.
For
protection
against
data
loss,
pleasepurchase
and
installthreeAAbatteriesbefore
using
this
cash
register.
Front
View
Customer
Printercover
Modeswitch
RearView
Drawer
lock
Drawer
4
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Mode
Switch
Themode
switchenablesthe
registertopedorm a varietyoffunctions.
Modeswitchsettings
are
madewiththeoperatorkey
(OP)
orthemanager
key
(MA) Thesekeyscan
beinserted intoor
withdrawn
from
theswitchonlywhen
itis
set
to"REG" or"OFF".
For
greater
security
duringdaily
operation,themanager
can
settheregisterto"REG" andthenremovethekey
beforetheclerk
begins
work.The
availablesettingsof
themodeswitch,
bykey, are
asfollows:
Managerkey(MA)
Operator
key
(OP)
tu REG:
OFF:
OPXIZ:
PGM:
Permits
entryoftransactions
Turns
thedisplayoff.No
operations
are
possible.
Permitsreading
andresettingofsales
ofanindividual
cashier,displaystime,
and
permits
on/offswitching
ofreceipt
printing
aswellasdisplaying
the
receipt
onioffstatus.
Permits
resettingand
programming
of
cashregister.
VOID: Permits
you
to
canceltransaction
entries.
FLASH: Permits
reading
onthedisplayofdaily
totals
andtheoverriding
ofentry
limits.
X1lZ1: Permits
reading
and
resetting
ofany
dailysalestotals.
X2lZ2: Permits
reading
and
resetting
ofany
periodic
sales
total.
-j6i''
Journal
feed
feed
Numerics
Cashiercode
Manualtax
ft
Tax2 shifl
Percenl
Auto
Merchandise
Cash/Amount
Tendered/Nosale
Pricelookup/
Nonadd/
rtotal
Keys
cooe
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TheER-A250isequippedwithafrontandreardisp|aythataffordseasyvisibilitytoboththe
customer
and
operator,
during
transactions..
ih" "u.ton'er
display
"an-b"popped
up
and
rotated
toclearty
show
prices,
il;i;,"";J change
due.
Torotate
the
pop-up
display
simply
pull
upwaros
until
it
locks
into
place.
Both
the
operator
anJcustomer
displays
have
clear,
easy
toread
fluorescent
digits
and
a rune
anO
seven
digit
capacity
respectively'
Svmbols
andfiguresappearing
onthe operator
display:
;;; ;r.b;;on i'h"
displav
below
shows
its
position'
Departments:
The
numbers
appearing
as
ihe
first
two
Jigit. "" theleft
ofthedisplay
(positions
8 and9)
indicate
the
numDer
of
the
deparlment
entered'
For
exampte,
ifdepartment
1(i il) was
pressed'
"01"
woutd'appear
on
the
left
of
the
display'
Repeat:
The
second
digit
from.the
left
(position
8)
indicates
the
number
of
times
the
same
department
key
is
Pressed
rePeatedlY'
PLU
code:
This
appeari
wfren
a PLU
code
isentered'
ffre pLU
code
(3
digits)
appears
in
positions
7to9
while
its
associated
priceappears
on
the
right
of
the
disPlaY'
(E)irror,fhis appears
followed
by
a2 digit
error
cooe
when
an
error
lsmade
and
isaccompanied
by
an
alarm
sound
(beep).
lf
this
occurs
during
3trans19t19n,
becauseofanexcessivedigitentry,simp|ypreSSlULI
and
re-enter
correctly'
For
error
codes'
see
beolw'
(P)
erogram:
This
is
present
yslL:ht:?-th register
is
' ' being
programmed
in
the
"PGM"mode'
lf l iinaiil"t'rln:
This
appears
wrrqn
a
!3.1saction
is
finalized
by
pressing
c'qAT\sl
cH
I
or cHKl'
(o)Su
Ototal
:
Ttris
appears
Yh"
n
-tI^:,
9"str.
reg
iste
r
' ' "omputes
the
subiotal
when
36Y'l
is
pressed
and
also
when
the
amount
tendered
is
less
than
the
total
sale
amount.
([) Cnange:
This
appears
whenever
the
change
oue
amount
is
disPlaYed.
tf l l.* 6"ttery:'This
appears
when
youneed
to
replace
the
batteries
with
new
ones'
lnaddition,thefollowingappearwhenappropriate:
. The
minus
slgn
(-)
can
appear
in
positions
4to9'
. The
decimal
point
appears
in
positions
1to5'
. The
receipt
o{f
marker
(- )appears
in
position
8'
. The
clerk
code
number
appears
in
position
2'
b
Error
Code
Table
E01 Reoistratton
error
E02 Miss
oPeration
elol
E03 Undefined
code
error
E12 Overflow
lirylelgl
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Please
dothefollowing
beforeusingthe
registerfor
thefirst
time.
1.
Install
Batteries
Batteries
must
heinstalled
in
thecashregister
toprevent
the
data
and
user-programmed
settings
from
being
erasedfrom
memory,
when
theACpower
cord
is
accidentally
disconnected
orin
case
ofa power
failure.
Please
purchase
and installthreeAA batteries
before
proceeding
with
setupanduseof this cashregister.
Onceinstalled,
the
batteries
willlast
approximately
one
year
beforeneeding
replacement.
At
thistime,the
"1"
symbolwill
appear
onthe
display
to
indicate
thatthe
batteries
arelow
andthat
you
must
replace
themwithin
two
days.
Forreplacing
the
batteries,
see
page
46.
Install
batteries
according
tothis
procedure:
1.Remove
the cashregister
from itscarton
and packing
materials.
2. Pull
the printer
coverupward
anddetachit.
3.Openthe battery
covernextto the paper
rollcradle.
4.Insert
threenew
AA batteries.
5.Closethe batterycover.
Nara, . Your
cash
registercomes
witha battery
caution
label.
Please
cutoff
theappropriate
half
andattach
itto
the
battery
cover.
6,Replace
the
printer
cover.
- .. ! ' When
inserting
batteries,
place
them
sothat
the
positive
(+)
andnegative(-)
ends
Caulion face
the
proper
direction
asshownin
thebattery
compartment.
. Donot
mix
batterytypes
orbrands.
2.Reset
theCash
In
orderfor
your
cashregister
tooperate
properly,
you
must
reset
it
before
programming
for
the
firsttime.
Follow
this
orocedure.
1.Insert
the manager
key(MA)
andturnthe modeswitchto ,,pGM."
2' Insert
the powerplugwhilekeeping
[.ffi^J
and p] depressed
simultaneously
untilthe
display
shows
"0.00".
. The
cashregister
isnow
reset
andreadytobe
programmed.
.a
Note'- .
a
I
laulion' o
lf
you
dothis
operationwithoutinstalling
batteries,
abuzzer
willsound
three
times.
lfyou
dothisoperation
with
paper
rolls
alreadyinstalled,
the
printerprints
"*******9".
Keeping
lofi*,I
depressed
afterthereset
operation
will
cause
the
journal
paper
tofeed
ifinstalled.
Releasing
thekey
stopsthe
feeding.
All
the
contents
ofmemory
areerasedwhen
the
cash
register
isreset.
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. Examples
in
this
manual
use
-!-l,
E, 3, etc''
for
numeric
keys'
and t
l' 'l'
Note' :l,
etc.,
for
department
keys.
1.Check
thatthe cashregister
is plugged
in'
2.lnstall
PaPer
rolls.
. See
page47.
3.|nsertthemanagerkey(MA)andturnthemodeswitchto..PGM.''
4. Setthe date.
. whenthe
date
is
set,
it
will
be
printed
on
each
receipt,
journal,
and
on
sales
reports'
ExamPle: Set
the
date
to
MaY
18,
1994'
.Q,
lNote'l Months
can
be
entered
with
one
ortwo
digits,
but
days
must
be
entered
with
two
Jigits.
This
may
require
preceding
the
secbnd
digit
with
a zero
if
itis
asingle
digit
date.
5.Set
thetime.
. When
the
time
is
set,
it
will
be
printedon
each
receipt,
journal,
and
onsales
reports'
Example: Set
the
time
to
2:30
P'm'
. A24-hour
system
isused.
2:30
p.m.isset
by
entering
414Lgl[9],
as
shown
in
the
example,
Out
Z:gO
a'm.
would
be
set
by
entering^
tr-'Ptr,^ ^-:-r^a^
ontr'e
receipVjourna|
paper,2:30
a.m.
prints
as..2:30',
and
2:30
p'm.
prints
as
"* 2:3O".
i:Q
lNote"
05''1
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