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Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Cash Register - Advanced
Programming PLU Descriptions
The Price-Look Up system allows for fast, accurate entry of an item and
automatically records the number of items sold. If you want to use the
optional barcode reader, you can scan UPC codes to ring up items.
A total of 1000 Price Look Up codes (PLUs) are available. Each PLU must
be programmed with up to a 12 character description that appears on the
display and prints on the tape.
Programming PLUs consists of the following:
1 Assign a PLU number between 1 and 1000 to each sales item or scan the
2 Assign a price.
3 Link the PLU to a department key with the appropriate Tax Status for
4 Enter a description for the PLU. You must enter a description, even if it
For example, if PLU #1 is a taxable item, you can link it to a Department
key which is set up for tax. If PLU #2 is not a taxable item, you can link it
to a Department key which is programmed for no tax.
Important
You do not need to press the decimal point key when entering a price.
After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the PLU
Confirmation Report on page 72.
Programming PLUs without a Barcode Reader
You can program PLUS without using a barcode reader. Use the following
instructions.
To program PLUs without a barcode reader
Example 12: Set PLU #1 with a $2.99 price, linked to Department 1,
description of APPLE
1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position.
2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password, type the password number
3 Press the Qty/Date key to begin programming the PLUs. The PLU
4 Using the round Number keys, press 1 and press the PLU key.
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UPC barcode.
that PLU.
is as simple as PLU4.
and then press the Check key. If you did not program a Manager
Password, go to the next step.
prompt appears on the display.
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