Royal 1000ML Instruction Manual page 16

Chapter 2 Getting Started
C heck the R oyal web site for any new features and upgrades to
R egisterL ink.
U sing the R egisterL ink software requires connecting your computer to the
cash register using the serial port. To connect your computer to the serial
port, you need to use the included null-modem serial cable. For technical
details about the serial connection, see A bout the Serial Port on page 95.
For information for connecting the cash register to your P C , see
C onnecting the C ash R egister to a P C on page 96.
T he R egisterL ink software is on a C D . Please install the software from this
C D . T hen check for updates on the R oyal web site (www.royal.com). I f a
later version of the R egisterL ink software is available on the web site,
download it from the web site and install it on your P C . I t is important
that the C D version of the software is already installed on your P C before
you download and install any updates.
R egisterL ink software instructions are separate from this manual. T he
R egisterL ink instruction manual is on the C D that contains the software.
A n updated and revised version of the instruction manual accompanies
any newer version of the software that is downloaded from our web site.
Please refer to the R egisterL ink instruction manual for all software related
operational instructions and assistance.
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• Program your cash register from the P C - You can program clerk
names, P L U s, departments, the header, the footer, and scrolling
messages on your P C and download these settings to your cash
register.
• B ack-U p and R estore - W hether you programmed your cash register
data on the cash register or on your P C , you can back-up that
programming and store the data on your P C . Should you lose the
memory in your cash register, you can simply restore the data from
your P C back to the cash register without having to reprogram all the
P L U 's, D epartments and other data.
• A dditional C ash R egisters - W hen you buy additional cash registers,
you can use the back-up-and-restore feature with multiple registers of
the same model number. Just program one register, back-up the data to
your P C , and then restore or download the data from your P C to the
other registers, as long as they are all the same model number. T his
saves you the time of having to program each register individually.
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