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ER-180 Series Electronic Cash Register Operation and Programming Manual...
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Note: All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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ATTENTION The product that you have purchased requires three AA Type (Non-rechargeable Mn) batteries. These batteries are recyclable. At the end of their useful life, under various state and local laws, it may be illegal to dispose of these batteries into the municipal waste system. Check with your local solid waste officials for details concerning recycling options or proper disposal It is recommended that the batteries are changed every 12 months.
Precaution Statements Follow these safety, servicing and ESD precautions to prevent damage and to protect against potential hazards such as electrical shock. Safety Precautions 1. Be sure that all built-in protective devices are 6. Observe the original lead dress, especially replaced.
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Servicing Precautions WARNING: First read the-Safety Precautions-section. If some unforeseen circumstance creates a conflict between the servicing and safety precautions, always follow the safety precautions. WARNING: An electrolytic capacitor installed with the wrong polarity might explode. 5. Check the insulation between the blades of the 1.
Contents Getting Started.....................4 Unpacking........................... 4 Paper Roll and Take-Up Spool Installation................. 5 Basic Features and Functions .................... 6 Mode Lock .......................... 6 Display ..........................7 Keyboard..........................7 Key Functions ........................8 Initial Set Up Instructions .................10 Receipt or Journal Paper Usage..................10 Setting the Date and Time ....................
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Reports Mode.....................27 Report Options........................29 Cash Declaration ......................29 Financial Daily Report....................... 30 Department Report ......................31 Clerk Report........................31 Financial Period Report ....................32 Period to Date Report ....................... 32 Calculations ........................32 Program Mode ....................33 Training Mode........................34 Printing (Receipt or Journal) and Tax Print...............
ETTING TARTED Unpacking • Unpack and unwrap the cash register. • Locate the following items in the packaging: 1 roll of 57mm non thermal paper 1 rewind spindle 1 set of control keys 3 batteries • Remove the roll cover and ensure three AA batteries have been fitted in the battery compartment at the base of the till roll housing.
Paper Roll and Take-Up Spool Installation Loading Paper • Remove the printer cover • Ensure three AA batteries have been fitted in the battery compartment at the base of the roll housing • Insert the Paper Roll • Feed the leading edge of the paper about 150mm and fold the tip 20mm.
Basic Features and Functions Standard Hardware • 8 position segment display. • 38 position keyboard. • 57mm non thermal, non alpha printer. • Key controlled mode lock. Software Features • 100 Price Look Ups (PLUs) for open or preset sales. •...
Display The display features fluorescent digits providing the user with information about the operations of the cash register. During these operations, the register display will show the following symbols. 2 3 4 5 6 .7 8 All these symbols appear in position 1 of the display. Indicates the amount due in change.
Key Functions FEED When pressed this advances the printer paper. These “Number keys” are used to enter the numeric amounts 0 - 9 For Example - Enter 100 for £1 Department keys are used to sell open or preset items, with DEPT.1 the sales quantities and values recorded per key on the financial report.
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Key Functions This will remove a sales quantity and value from the report when the RETURN key is pressed prior to entering the department sale. The key is used to clear error tones or numeric entries in addition CLEAR this will also clear the time displayed after X/time is pressed Programming of the tax rates for VAT add on or VAT extraction is carried out using this key.
NITIAL NSTRUCTIONS Receipt or Journal Paper Usage The following sets the paper roll to act as either, a customer receipt or journal audit. • Ensure the key is in the PGM position • On the number keys enter For Receipt printing For Journal printing SUBTOTAL •...
EGISTER The following explains the operation of the mode lock whilst in REG. PG M If an error occurs during operation in this mode, press the CLEAR key to stop the tone and continue with the operation. Clerk Operation The register provides reporting totalisers for operators 1,2,3 and 4 in addition to printing the clerk number all receipts.
No Sale Cash Drawer Open A No Sale operation opens the cash drawer outside of a sale and the financial report records the count of the activity • Ensure the key is in the REG position • Press the #/NO SALE key Example Receipt 30-03-10 09-45 # / NO...
Department Price Operation Department keys are used to classify the items sold, reporting the quantities and values to their own individual totals. Departments are either manual or preset and manual price items, as set within program mode. E.g. DEPT.1 for FOOD DEPT.2 for NON FOOD sales and DEPT.3 for LOTTERY at £1 Manual Example Sale •...
PLU Price Operation Price Look Up codes 1 to 100 can be used to classify the items sold either as preset or open priced items The sales of these items can be totalled to one of the five departments for reporting. E.g.
Multiplication Operation It is possible to sell multiple products by entering the quantity required and pressing the X/Time Key. The product price will then multiply by the entered quantity. Manual Department Example • Ensure the key is in the REG position •...
Department Single Item Operation Products can be preset to open the cash drawer immediately after the item price has been recorded. This is set within the product price and tax status programming. Manual Price Department Example • Ensure the key is in the REG position •...
Percentage (%) Premium or Discount The % keys can be used to add or subtract a value from either the item retail price or the whole sale total, depending on the operation. If the % action is carried out immediately after the item, the % is calculated as part of the item retail price and values are reported Net However if the -% action is carried out after the Subtotal key has been pressed, it is assumed the discount is not item related.
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Percentage (%) Premium or Discount Subtotal % - Manual Price Department Example • Ensure the key is in the REG position • Type in the price of the item on the number keys without a decimal point i.e. Enter 500 for £5.00 •...
Minus (-) Key Operation It is possible to deduct an amount from a sale by entering the required value and pressing the (-) key. If the minus action is carried out immediately after the item, the total of the item is reported net of the minus.
Merchandise Return Operation The Return key can be used within or outside of an existing sale to record the following item as a negative. This function can be used when customers return goods for refund. Return - Manual Price Department Example •...
Tendering Operation The register allows payment to be made either as Cash, Charge or Cheque with each reporting independently to the financial report. Change Calculation – Manual Price Department Example • Ensure the key is in the REG position • Type in the price of the item on the number keys without a decimal point i.e.
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Tendering Operation It is possible to split a transaction value into multiple methods of payment i.e. Cash and Charge, also to calculate the amount of change due to the customer on cash payments. Partial Tender – Manual Price Department Example •...
Received on Account (RA) Operation It is possible to register monies added to the cash drawer which do not relate to a sale i.e. the amount of float added in to the drawer at the start of the day • Ensure the key is in the REG position •...
Currency Conversion Operation It is possible for the current sale total to be converted to a new total as a foreign currency using the pre-programmed currency rate. The item sales will be entered in the home currency, the value due converted to foreign currency and tender taken, any change given will be in the home currency.
Calculator Operation The register will also act as a calculator, during this operation values are not added into the sales totals and the register operates as a simple calculator Example Calculator • Ensure the key is in the REG position •...
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EPORTING The register has two reporting modes – X to Print reports Z to Print and Reset report data The following table below shows the report selections available To print a report • Ensure the key is in either X to Print reports or Z to Print and Reset •...
Cash Declaration It is possible to enter the actual monies in drawer amount prior to printing any reports This actual value is then compared to the theoretical Cash in Drawer and the difference printed, alongside the actual cash. This can be made compulsory prior to all reports with a program setting To Enter Actual Monies •...
Example Financial Daily Report Example Financial Report • Ensure the key is in either X to print or Z to print and reset totals • Press CASH / TEND Date, Time 30-01-10 14-30 Z Counter, Mode key position Taxable 1 Total 54.00TX1 Tax 1 Total 2.08TX1...
Example Department Report • Ensure the key is in either X to print or Z to print and reset totals • Press CHARGE 02-01-10 14-30 Date, Time Z Counter, Mode Key Position Department Number 001 # Department Counter 0.03 @ Total 19.00 Department Number...
Example Financial Period Report • Ensure the key is in either X to print or Z to print and reset totals VOID • Press 02-01-10 14-30 Date, Time Z Counter, Mode Key Position Net Sales Total 188.26 * 1 Gross Sales Total 198.00 * 2 Receipt No., Machine No., Clerk No.
RAINING The cash register has a training option which allows sales to be made without adjusting any report totals. This allows for staff training with full register functionality without any training sales adding to the report values. Start Training • Ensure the key is in the PGM position •...
Programming The following outlines how to change the pre-programmed system settings with the mode key in the PGM position. This program information is stored whilst the power is off using the AA batteries fitted. P GM Receipt or Journal and Tax Print options This option sets whether the paper will be given to the customer as a receipt or wound onto a spool as journal.
Tax and Country Setting This option sets the correct number of decimal places for the country of use. In addition this controls the method of tax, i.e. whether tax is included or added to the retail price of goods sold. To Change Settings •...
Tax Rate Programming The following allows the pre-programming of four tax numbers with rates i.e. Tax 1 as 17.5% and Tax 2 could 0.00% The department sales keys and Price Look Up codes are then linked to tax numbers allowing the calculation of various VAT amounts based on the sales values entered. To Change Settings •...
Price and Tax Settings Sales made using the Dept 1 to 5 keys or by using the Price Look Up codes 1 to 100 are totalled to one of the five department keys for reporting and tax calculation. These sales can be made using either a preset price or as a manual price entry. Dept.1 –...
PLU linking to Department When a Price Look Up is sold, the monies are reported to the financial totalisers. The following provides additional reporting with the option for sales totals to be summed to one of the five departments. This allows the product sales to be categorised. For Example all Food PLU Sales may be set to total to Department 1 and all Non Food PLU sales to Department 2.
Setting the Register Number The register number is printed on the receipt and used to identify the sales receipts and reports for the individual registers. • Ensure the key is in the PGM position • Enter the register number up to 2 digits i.e.
Option settings 1 The register operation can be tailored using the following options. For each option set there are five questions answered by entering 0 or 1. The five choices a,b,c,d,e for each option must be answered at the same time. This results in a five digit entry of 0’s and 1’s followed by the RA (+) key.
Option settings 2 The register operation can be tailored using the following options. For each option set there are five questions answered by entering 0 or 1. The five choices a,b,c,d,e for each option must be answered at the same time. This results in a five digit entry of 0’s and 1’s followed by the PO (-) key.
Currency Conversion Rate The cash sale total can be converted into a foreign currency, by pressing the C/CONV key after the Subtotal key. The item sales will be entered in the home currency, the value due converted and tender taken, any change given will be in the home currency. The following sets the rate for the foreign currency to the C/CONV key.
Factory Reset WARNING – This will clear all sales and programming This procedure has been done prior to shipment and need not be carried out as part of the initial setup Insert the key stamped C in to the mode lock, and turn the •...
Recommendations Shown below are common recommendations regarding the care of this cash register. Replace the three AA batteries every 12 months. Be certain that the AC cord poses no danger of accidental tripping and that it is inserted firmly into the outlet. Use no chemicals or abrasives while cleaning cabinet or keyboard.
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