System Printer Routing; Printer Tables & Kv Routing - Sam4s SER-7000 Manual

Printer Tables & KV Routing
The printing system of an SER-7000 register or system of registers is completely flexible.
Up to 40 printers can be defined and connected to any available serial port on any register
within a system. Multiple printer functions can be assigned to the same printer, giving
added flexibility.
1. Before programming here, you must first:
2. Next, assign a port for each printer. See "System Printer Routing" on page 57 to assign
printer number (1-40), give it a 10 character descriptor (i.e. salad prep, receipt, or detail)
and identify the port # and the register # to which it is attached. In addition, you can
identify a back-up location for information designated to go to the printer. (For
example, if the salad printer is not functioning, then information destined for that printer
could be sent to a different printer.)
3. Finally, proceed with the parts of this program that pertain to your application:
164 P-Mode Programming
See "Serial Port Device Selections" in S-Mode Programming to define the type of
device (i.e. printer or kitchen video) that is connected to a serial port.
See "Define Serial Port Parameters" in S-Mode Programming to match the baud
rate/parity/etc. between the serial port and the printer. This program also controls
the feed lines before and after printing, the logo size, and cutting options.
See "Printer Driver Selections" if you are using a printer other than the printers with
predefined drivers, or if you need to customize a driver for a printer.
If you are using a kitchen video, see "Kitchen Video Routing" on page 57 to
designate the port # and the register # where the video controller is attached. You
can also define a backup printer in case communication with the video controller is
disrupted.
If you are using kitchen printers, see "Kitchen Printer Routing" on page 57 to link
kitchen printer groups with a printer. (The groups of items are defined by assigning
PLU items to PLU Status groups where groups are identified.)
Because it is sometimes necessary to change kitchen printer routing depending upon
the time of the day, (for example, separate hot and cold food kitchens may be active
during lunch and a single kitchen active during dinner) you can make assignments for
four different periods. The active routing period can be controlled automatically by
time or set manually.
If you are using receipt printers, see "Kitchen Printer Routing" on page 57 to set the
receipt printer for each location.
If you are using detail printers, see "Detail Printer Routing" on page 57 to designate
the journal printer for each location.
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