Price Lookup (Plu) Programming - Sharp ER-A420 Instruction Manual

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Price lookup (PLU) programming

Your machine has two kinds of PLU registration methods.
Direct PLU registration:
Indirect PLU registration: Accomplished by making an entry of PLU code and pressing the
Each PLU requires you to program the following:
PLU code (six digits)
Associated department
When a PLU is associated with a department, the following functions of the PLU depend on the
programming for the corresponding department.
• Grouping (Group 1 through14)
• Single item cash sale/Single item finalization
• HALO (only for subdepartments)
• Item validation print compulsory/non-compulsory
Unit price (max. six digits)
You will usually have unit prices programmed for individual PLUs as PLU unit prices.
If you program unit price "0" for a PLU, you can enter only the selling quantity into the PLU, i.e. the PLU can
be used only as a counter.
Base quantity for split-pricing entries – two digits
Program a base quantity for each PLU/subdepartment dedicated to split-pricing entries.
Type of unit price entry
• If the PLU mode (preset only) is selected, individual PLU entries can be made by entering the assigned
code and pressing the
• If the subdepartment mode (open only) is selected, the
followed by the PLU code and the
PLU key).
• If the PLU/subdepartment mode (open and preset) is selected, the entries in both the PLU and
subdepartment modes are available.
• If the delete mode is selected, the corresponding program data for each PLU is deleted.
• If "Inhibit PLU/subdepartment" is selected, the PLU code cannot be entered. This mode does not clear the
PLU/subdepartment program data.
Sign (+/-)
The function of every PLU/subdepartment varies according to the combination of its sign and its associate
department's sign as follows:
Sign
Dept.
+
–
+
–
Tax status
Item label (max. 16 characters)
Commission group (1 to 9)
Set PLU
You can link a maximum of 5 PLUs to a particular PLU.
Link PLU
PLU is able to link to any other PLU (e.g. bottle deposit). However, the number of links is a maximum of 5.
Even if more than 5 PLUs are linked, the six or higher link is not actualized.
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Accomplished by pressing item key (direct PLU key) directly.
P
key (or by pressing a direct PLU key without any PLU code entry).
P
entry (, or the unit price must be entered before pressing a direct
PLU/subdept.
+ Serves as a normal plus PLU/subdept.
– Serves as a normal minus PLU/subdept.
– Accepts store coupon entries, but not split-pricing entries.
+ Not valid; not accepted.
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key must be depressed after the price entry
Function of PLU/subdepartment
P
key.