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Auper Electronic Controls Inc
Eclipse 4250 IE
User Guide

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  • Page 1 Auper Electronic Controls Inc Eclipse 4250 IE User Guide...
  • Page 3 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide Installation 1. Install your Eclipse system under the bar, set back a little to protect it from liquid spills. Avoid installing it above a sink where steam could escape. The case of the Eclipse system is glued with silicone but this does not constitute a guarantee of total sealing.
  • Page 4 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide CONNECTING THE ECLIPSE TO A SERIAL PRINTER Use the RS-232 port to connect the printer. Normally the cable is supplied with the printer otherwise follow the diagram below. Printer Settings • Baud rate: Match with Eclipse baud rate selection •...
  • Page 5 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide Interfacing to a cash register or POS terminal Some cash registers or POS systems have a built-in liquor control system interface. It is usually the Berg Generic or Berg basic protocols. The Eclipse system comes equipped with those protocols.

  • Page 6: Installation

    Eclipse 4250 IE User guide PROGRAMMABLE POURERS Each pourer contains an electronic transponder chip (Tag) in which you will program a number between 0 and 255. Each pourer number relates to a brand name programmed in the Eclipse. You can program as many pourers as you need with the same number.
  • Page 7 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide INSERTS The pourers are provided with an insert that fits a good number of bottlenecks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit all of them. Some brands have a smaller bottleneck. These will require adjustments. A few ones have a bigger bottleneck.
  • Page 8 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide 1. Insert the pourer onto the bottle. 2. Use the magnetic pourer tool to open the pourer when pushing it into the bottle to release the pressure. If you don’t, the pressure build-up will force liquid up the breather tube and air vent.
  • Page 9 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide PROGRAMMING POURER NUMBERS AND INSTALLING THEM ON BOTTLES 3. Press and hold the P1 button as you apply the ibutton key. 4. Release P1 and remove the ibutton as soon as the F button turns red.
  • Page 10 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide POURER COVERS AND FRUIT FLY SCREENS Optional pourer covers are available. When installed correctly on top of a pourer, the cover seals the air flow completely. We recommend using the covers on all the brands that have very high sugar content (sticky brands) as they will prevent the sugars (and cream) from crystalizing which will eventually lead to dispensing problems.
  • Page 11 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide POURER CLEANING You should clean the pourer every time it is removed from an empty bottle. If the pourer is on a very slow-moving brand, you should consider covering it between use with a pourer cover to help keep it moist. The pourer should also be taken off the bottle and cleaned on schedule every three weeks to prevent eventual dispensing problems.
  • Page 12 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide POURER OPERATION AND TESTING The pourer allows air to come in the bottle through the breather tube through a small intake hole located on top of the base of the pourer. Without air, liquid will not come out. The check valve at the end of the breather tube prevents liquid from coming out the air intake hole when the pourer is inverted and the valve closed.
  • Page 13 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide PROGRAMMING • To access the program modes, press and hold the P1 button as you apply the manager’s ibutton key onto the probe (1 of 6 ibutton). • Remove the ibutton and release the P1 button as soon as the F button light turns red.
  • Page 14 If you are using the Liquor Manager Live software with POS interface, press the arrow buttons and select the Auper protocol. If you do not interface your Eclipse to a POS or a cash register, make sure the system is set to POS DISABLED.
  • Page 15 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 5: POS TIME OUT (INTERFACE SET TO ENABLED ONLY) Sets the time your liquor system will wait for a reply from your POS system after a pour request has been sent. This timer is necessary to prevent the liquor system from waiting indefinitely in case the POS reply did not come.
  • Page 16 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 8: PC COM PORT SELECTION • Press the < and > buttons to alternate between COM Ethernet, COM RS232 and COM RS422. • If you are connecting the Eclipse to the network, set it to COM ETHERNET.
  • Page 17 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 12: PRICE SETTING The prices are usually set using the software and then uploaded in the Eclipse. You can change the price setting for each pourer code and pour size using this mode but it will not change it automatically in the software.
  • Page 18 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 16 : DEFAULT POUR SIZE DELAY • Press P3 and P4 to increase or decrease the delay. • Press F to skip to the next mode. MODE 17: SETTING THE DEFAULT POUR SIZE •...
  • Page 19 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 20: AUTO-POUR MODE When the auto-pour mode is enabled, you can pour several shots automatically by leaving the bottle inverted. A new pour size will start after the programmed delay. • Press P4 to enable/disable •...

  • Page 20: Run Modes

    Eclipse 4250 IE User guide MODE 25: FIRMWARE VERSION Identifies the CPU and firmware running your Eclipse system. • Apply your manager ibutton key to exit the program mode. • Press F to go to mode No.1 RUN MODES Use this mode to pour drinks •...
  • Page 21 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide PRINT REPORTS Reports are numbered and identify the Eclipse system number. • Press P4 to start printing. • After the report is printed, the system will ask you if you want to clear the counters.

  • Page 22: Serial Connectors

    Eclipse 4250 IE User guide SERIAL CONNECTORS Two serial ports are available on the Eclipse 4250. RS-232 AND RS-422 RS-232 NULL MODEM: You should not exceed 150 ft (50 M) with a RS-232 cable. Use a Cat 5 cable terminated with RJ45 to db9 FEMALE shell connectors for cables longer than 30 ft.
  • Page 23 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide Network adapter: To connect the network adapter to the software, the latest Liquor Manager version must be used. A licence number will be required. Please Email or call the factory. To connect the Eclipse 4250 to your computer network, you will use the USR-TCP232 search and configuration tool.
  • Page 24 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide EHTERNET ADAPTER SEARCH AND CONFIGURATION TOOL Click the search device button. The Eclipse 4250 network adapters will reply with their individual MAC addresses. Click on the Mac address to select the network adapter to program.
  • Page 25 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide Baud rate: Default settings is set 115.2 bytes/sec Do not change any of the other settings. Click the Save Config button at the bottom. Within a few seconds, the network adapter will connect to the server. You will see the IP address assigned to the Eclipse system in the connected clients.

  • Page 26: Advanced Programming

    Eclipse 4250 IE User guide ADVANCED PROGRAMMING Electronic equipment in bars and restaurant may sometimes be subjected to extreme power fluctuations (Spikes or power drops). Although considered rare, such an event could cause the microprocessor to write corrupted data into the memory chips. When this happens, the system will cease functioning or, will have an erratic behavior.
  • Page 27 Eclipse 4250 IE User guide • Press P1 to reset the memory chip (RAM INITIALIZED). • Press P4 to initialize the system (SYSTEM INITIALIZED). • Press P2 to load the default PLU table (FOR POS INTERFACE). • Press P3 to reload your saved settings. (DO NOT PRESS FOR A MASTER RESET) •...
  • Page 28 Auper Electronic Controls Inc 2024 WWW.AUPER.COM info@auper.com Made in Canada...

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