Tariffs And Optional Features; Tariffs; Tariff Code Number; What Does All Of This Mean - Cygnus MR500 View User Manual

MR500 View

2 Tariffs And Optional Features

The rules affecting taximeters can be confusing and vary greatly from one area to another.
Fortunately, the MR500 View taximeter has been designed to be simple to understand and
use. However, this does mean that the programming of your MR500 View depends on where
you work and on what your local authority requires taximeters to do. This is how Cygnus deals
with this problem.

2.1 Tariffs

In order to work correctly, The MR500 View needs to be programmed with a Tariff. As well as
containing the charges, times, distances etc., it also contains information such as:
Ÿ The time and days of the week when particular rates are being charged.
Ÿ The times and dates (e.g. Bank Holidays) when particular rates are charged.
Ÿ The amount of money allowed to be added as 'Extras'.
Ÿ When to activate the circuits to control the Hire Sign and other external equipment.
Ÿ Other options governing the behaviour of the taximeter.
If your MR500 View has no tariff programmed into it, it cannot
function effectively as a taximeter, since it does not know what to do!
If your MR500 View somehow gets into this position, for example, if
something goes wrong during 'Tariff Programming', it will display
messages to help diagnose the problem

2.2 Tariff Code Number

You will see later on that you can find out the Tariff Code Number of the tariff in your MR500
View. When the information in the tariff is programmed, it is given a unique number.

2.3 What Does All Of This Mean?

It means that your MR500 View may behave differently from another one, if that unit is subject
to different rules and regulations to yours. From now on in the User manual, we have put a
note against every feature to warn you where there may be differences from your unit.
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