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PROGRAMMING
The VSI-Pro Max will allow programming of up to 24 separate exceptions. These exceptions can be VOIDS, REFUNDS,
COUPONS, PAID OUT, RETURNS, individual departments, specific items, or any transaction that you determine (by
programming) to be "exceptional" or questionable.You may even set ranges for the exceptions. For example, all
transactions over $100, between $8.00 and $25.00, or lower than $10 and greater than $25.00, all transactions by a
specific cashier, or whatever transactions you need to watch exceptionally close.
The following is a brief overview of how to set up Exception Reports.
1. On the main-menu, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "EXCEPTION REPORT" and press
"Set".
2. On the sub-menu, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "EXCEPTION HISTORY" and press
"Set".
3. On the sub-menu, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "DVR SELECTION" and press "Set".
Thenn select the model of DVR you are using.
4. Exit and press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "SET EXCEPTION" and press "Set".
5. To select the Exception No. that you wish to program, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to the
desired Exception No. then press "Set".
6. Make sure that DISPLAY is set to "ON" for any exception data to be saved in the Exception History.
7. Program the Exception String in the Exception Report to compare the data that shows on the screen for time
search mode in the Exception History menu.
8. After you have set up the desired configurations, press the REC button on the DVR to record video into a hard
drive or use alarm output for triggering the DVR at record input.
9. The monitor should display a flashing REC message and the REC button will light up indicating the DVR is in
the recording mode.
ON-SCREEN FLAGS
You have several options for programming your Exception Report. The first option typically has all programmed
exceptions display a flashing asterisk in the upper right corner of the on-screen display, or reversing the entire text
display. This on-screen flag is controlled through the ALARM OUTPUTS menu. You assign a corresponding alarm to
an exception and set the parameters for the flag in this menu. You do this by choosing "DISPLAY" for the corresponding
exception number and selecting "ON". With this option, all questionable transactions (exceptions) will be "flagged"
with the flashing asterisk.
You can then review these exceptions by putting your DVR or VCR in play and pressing the FF button. This will give
you a fast scan of the tape and you can go into normal play when you see the flashing asterisk and view that
transaction in real time or slow play or frame by frame, depending on the type of playback options of your particular
DVR or VCR.
HARD ALARM OUTPUT
The VSI-Pro allows you to program exceptions to trigger external alarming devices such as DVRs, Time-lapse
VCR's, quads, enunciators, LED's etc. Using the ALARM OUTPUT you can have your DVR record only exceptions,
or have an alarming quad go to full screen on an exception, or even trigger a buzzer to alert you that an exception
has occurred.
PRINTER or DVR OUTPUT
There may be situations where you want to send all the data to store on a DVR or do not want cashiers or other
employees to know what triggers an exception. In this case, the VSI-Pro Max provides a separate serial output that
will send data to a remotely located DVR or serial printer. If you turn the on-screen display off and the output on and
you have a remote serial printer hooked up to the VSI-Pro Max, then, whenever an exception is reported, it is sent
out to the serial printer only. The printer will give you a hard copy printout of the questionable transaction with the time
and date. With this hard copy printout of the exception report, you can then review the tape by going directly to that
exception's time.
The serial output of the VSI-Pro Max can be programmed to send out the entire transction. The output can be
connected to the other equipment such as DVRs, computers, phone line transmissions or digital storage devices for
later retrieval.
VSI-Pro Max POS / Cash Register Interface
Press the "Up" or "Down" button to toggle between
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the choices.