Hotel / Motel Feature Package; General Overview - Samsung iDCS 500 General Description Manual

PART 6. HOTEL / MOTEL FEATURE PACKAGE

6.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW

The iDCS 500 Hotel / Motel software package combines the iDCS 500 business features
with additional features created to meet the needs of the Hotel / Motel industry. This
combination meets the requirements of the Hotel General Business offices as well as
those of the Hotel Guest.
Samsung's iDCS 500 Hotel / Motel software is designed to operate in medium to large
sized hotel properties. Those with, up to approximately, 300 rooms.
The iDCS 500 Hotel / Motel software is similar to the DCS Hotel / Motel software that we
currently offer. It includes several new features and functions, and the printed reports have
been modified.
The iDCS 500 Hotel / Motel software offers a bi-directional PMS link. All system transac-
tions related to the guest and meeting rooms will be sent to the PMS system via this link.
Likewise any information input from a PMS or POS terminal will be sent into the iDCS 500
via this same link. Station status can be changed via these PMS and POS PC terminals.
Message lights can be activated, Do Not Disturb can be set, etc, across the PMS link.
The system's design makes it operational without, the need for additional PMS equip-
ment. The key to utilizing the iDCS Hotel / Motel software without a PMS is the front desk
display keyset. The keyset can be programmed with features and functions pertinent to
the hospitality industry, that make it convenient to perform day to day routine functions.
However in the case of larger hotels, the owner / operator would probably choose to
interface to the bi-directional PMS link.
For those systems that are not utilizing a PMS software package, the iDCS 500 Hotel /
Motel software will maintain a record of all transactions that occur throughout the system.
These records are maintained until the guest or meeting room is checked out. The iDCS
500 will maintain 10,000 transaction records. These transaction records represent one
line of the guest room bill. These records are purged once the room is checked out.
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