Exception Report - AVE VSI-Pro Max Operation Manual

5. PROGRAMMING
5.7 EXCEPTION REPORTS
EXCEPTION REPORT OVERVIEW
The Exception Report gives you the option to assign an on-screen flag, trigger an alarming device, display user
programmable on-screen data or send data to another serial device like a DVR on any questionable transaction that you
have preprogrammed into the VSI-Pro Max.
The VSI-Pro Max will allow programming of up to 24 separate exceptions. These exceptions can be VOIDS, REFUNDS,
COUPONS, PAID OUT, RETURNS, individual departments, specific items, or any transaction that you determine (by
programming) to be "exceptional" or questionable.You may even set ranges for the exceptions. For example, all
transactions over $100, between $8.00 and $25.00, or lower than $10 and greater than $25.00, all transactions by a
specific cashier, or whatever transactions you need to watch exceptionally close.
The following is a brief overview of how to set up Exception Reports.
1. On the main-menu, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "EXCEPTION REPORT" and press "Set".
2. Press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to "SET EXCEPTION" and press "Set".
3. To select the Exception No. that you wish to program, press the "Up" or "Down" button to move the cursor to the
Exception No. then press "Set". Press the "Up" or "Down" button to toggle between the choices.
4. Make sure that HISTORY BUFFER is set to "ON" for any exception data to be saved in the Exception History.
5. Program the Exception String in the Exception Report to the desired type of exception you wish to detect.
6. If you want to detect a numeric range of the transaction sale then enter in the proper values in the "Range" and
select the "Operator' to achieve your desired result.
7. To do DVR alarm triggering go to the Alarm Menu and set up the Hard alarm outputs and connect to the DVR so that
whenever an exception occurs you alarm the DVR so you can later search to this via the DVR menu.
ON-SCREEN FLAGS
You have several options for programming your Exception Report. The first option typically has all programmed exceptions
display a flashing asterisk in the upper right corner of the on-screen display, or reversing the entire text display. This on-
screen flag is controlled through the ALARM OUTPUTS menu. You assign a corresponding alarm to an exception and set
the parameters for the flag in this menu. You do this by choosing "DISPLAY" for the corresponding exception number and
selecting "ON". With this option, all questionable transactions (exceptions) will be "flagged" with the flashing asterisk.
You can then review these exceptions by putting your DVR or VCR in play and pressing the FF button. This will give you
a fast scan of the tape and you can go into normal play when you see the flashing asterisk and view that transaction in
real time or slow play or frame by frame, depending on the type of playback options of your particular DVR or VCR.
HARD ALARM OUTPUT
The VSI-Pro allows you to program exceptions to trigger external alarming devices such as DVRs, Time-lapse VCR's,
quads, enunciators, LED's etc. Using the ALARM OUTPUT you can have your DVR record only exceptions, or have an
alarming quad go to full screen on an exception, or even trigger a buzzer to alert you that an exception has occurred. The
VSI-Pro Max has two alarm outputs which can be configured independently. These outputs are open collector transistor
outputs 12VDC @ 20mA maximum.
TRIGGER TEXT
If you wish you can print programmable text into the video to search to or notify specific events. If POS cryptic character
signify voids or cancels then you can assign another text string to signify this like "CANCEL" or "VOID". This will provide
a common search term to be viewed by managers.
This same function can be programmed to output ESC sequences or Hexidecimal values that can connect to PTZ
cameras to home to specific locations when exception occur. On dome could be monitoring several POS lanes and when
exceptions occur home to the preset for each lane.
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