Summary of Contents for PIONEERPOS Asterix Touch-X5
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One Blue Hill Plaza, 16th Floor, PO Box 1546 Pearl River, NY 10965 1-800-PC-AMERICA, 1-800-722-6374 (Voice) 845-920-0800 (Fax) 845-920-0880 Pioneer Stealth AsterixTouch-X5 Installation and Configuration This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your Pioneer system, which contains the following components: the Stealth AsterixTouch-X5, the Integrated MSR, optional pole display, and the touchscreen monitor.
Touchscreen Driver Installation The driver for the touchscreen monitor can be downloaded from: http://download2.pcamerica.com/drivers/Manufacturer/PioneerPOS/AsterixTouch-X5_TS.zip Run the extracted Setup.exe file. If prompted select Run. Select Next. P a g e...
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Select Install PS/2 interface driver. Select Next. Select OK. Select Install RS232 interface driver. Select Next. P a g e...
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Select Next System boot up. 10. Select Next. 11. Select OK. 12. If you are using multiple monitors, select Support Multi- Monitor System. 13. Select Next. P a g e...
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14. Select Next. 15. Select Next. 16. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 17. Select Finish. P a g e...
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18. After the restart you should be presented with the screen to calibrate the monitor. Touch the center of each target to calibrate the monitor. If you do not then please see the next section. P a g e...
Calibrating the Touchscreen Monitor Select the icon at the bottom right of the monitor (this will be located next to the date time on the taskbar). Select the Tools tab, then select 4 Points Calibration. You should be presented with the screen to calibrate the monitor.
MSR Configuration In order to work with pcAmerica’s software, all MSR’s (magnetic swipe readers) need to read from track 2 only. When swiped into notepad a credit card should look like this (including the carriage return); ;1234567891234567=12345678912345678912? If when swiped in notepad the swipe looks like this; %B1234567891234567^TEST CARD^12345678912345678912? ;1234567891234567=12345678912345678912? It is reading from tracks 1 and 2, and the MSR needs to be configured to work with our software.
MSR Configuration - Enable Configuration Mode To enable configuration mode on your MSR we will need to open Notepad after connecting the MSR to the Computer. To open notepad and enable configuration mode follow the directions below: Select Start. Select All Programs. Select Accessories.
MSR Configuration - Carriage Return After entering the Configuration Mode (see: Enable Configuration Mode): Note: Only use the numbers on your keyboard above the characters (see: MSR Configuration). **** configuration mode **** 1:set interface 2:set magnetic string 3:set string editing 4:set buzzer Select 2 on your keyboard to choose set magnetic string.
MSR Configuration - Read Track 2 ONLY After entering the Configuration Mode (see: Enable Configuration Mode): Note: Only use the numbers on your keyboard above the characters (see: MSR Configuration). **** configuration mode **** 1:set interface 2:set magnetic string 3:set string editing 4:set buzzer Select 2 on your keyboard to choose set magnetic string.
MSR Configuration - Testing New Settings Open Notepad. Swipe the card through the attached MSR. 3. When swiped into notepad it should read like this (including the carriage return); ;1234567891234567=12345678912345678912? 13 | P a g e...
Installing Microsoft POS for .NET The installer for Microsoft POS for .NET can be downloaded at: http://download2.pcamerica.com/drivers/POS_for_.Net.exe Double-click the installer and follow these steps: Select Yes. Select Browse and select a folder to unzip all files Select Unzip. Navigate to the folder containing the unzipped files.
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Provide a user name and organization. Select Next. Select Accept. Select Next. 15 | P a g e...
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Select Install. Select Finish. 16 | P a g e...
Customer Display Driver Installation The driver for the pole display can be downloaded from: http://download2.pcamerica.com/drivers/Manufacturer/PioneerPOS/ppos_opos_setup_v11a.zip 1. Select Next. 2. Select Yes – I Accept the terms of the License Agreement!. 3. Select Next. 4. Select Finish. 17 | P a g e...
Customer Display Configuration and Tests 1. Connect the Customer Display to an available Serial (COM) port on your computer, i.e. COM1. 2. After running the driver installation file this application should open automatically, if it does not then see below. 3.
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10. Open CRE and select Manager from the Login Screen. Enter your login information if prompted. 11. Select Setup then Setup Screen. 12. Select the Hardware tab. 13. Under Pole Display Type select OPOS. 14. Under OPOS Pole Display use the dropdown to select pposdisp.