Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Programming; Defining Foreign Currency Descriptors - Olivetti ECR 5500 Instructions Manual

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Programming

You can program up to four different foreign currency exchange rates so
that the cash register automatically calculates the price entered or
transaction subtotal into the foreign currency defined by the programmed
exchange rate. Such value in foreign currency is displayed whenever the
[RA/FC] key is pressed during a sales transaction. To provide you with
the exchanged value, the cash register multiplies the transaction subtotal or
entered price by the exchange rate defined.
This cash register model also gives you the possibility of defining a
10-character descriptor that identifies the specific currency. The
currency descriptor will be printed on the customer receipt during sales
transactions that are finalized with payment in foreign currency, and on
the management reports.
Programming an Exchange Rate
Programming a foreign exchange rate consists of firstly defining the
exchange rate's identification number (from 1 to 4, as four rates can be
programmed), the position of the decimal point of the exchange rate
(0-8 digits after the decimal point), the position of decimal point of the
changed amount (0-3 digits after the decimal point), and then the actual
current exchange rate (up to 6 digits) which is also printed on the sales
receipt when a transaction is paid in foreign currency.
Proceed as follows to program or update a foreign currency exchange
rate:
1. Slide the control switch to the PRG position.
2. Type the identification number [1 to 4] corresponding to the foreign
currency exchange rate that you wish to define.
3. Type the [decimal point position] of the exchange rate (0-8 digits
after the decimal point).
4. Type the [decimal point position] of the converted amount (0-3
digits after the decimal point).
5. Type the [exchange rate] using up to six digits without specifying
any decimal point.
6. Press the [Sub Total] key to store the exchange rate.
Example: Program the first exchange rate as 1 GBP = 1.419 EURO.
Type/Press:
[1] + [3] + [2] + [001419] + [Sub Total]

Defining Foreign Currency Descriptors

You can define a currency descriptor of up to 10 characters long for
each of the four exchange rates programmed. The descriptor of the
foreign currency used will be printed on the customer receipt during sales
transactions that are finalized with payment in foreign currency, and on the
management reports.
Proceed as follows to define a foreign currency descriptor:
1. Slide the control switch to the PRG position.
2. Switch the cash register to the foreign currency descriptor definition
mode by pressing the [#/NS] key until displaying the message "F01"
indicating the first of the four possible foreign currency exchange rates.
3. Select the identification number of the exchange rate for which a
descriptor is to be defined by pressing the [Department 1/9] key
repeatedly until displaying the desired number on the left-hand side of
the operator display. Remember that you can name a total of 4 foreign
currencies. You can also scroll backward through the currency
identification numbers by pressing the [Department 5/13] key
repeatedly.
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