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SAM4s ER-900 Series PC Utility User’s Manual Version Prelim 2011, CRS, Inc. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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CRS, Inc. Limited Warranty and Disclaimers of Warranty This manual has been developed by CRS, Inc. It is intended for the use of its customers and service personnel and should be read in its entirety before attempting to install, use or program the product(s). Nothing contained in this manual shall be deemed to be, and this manual does not constitute, a warranty of, or representation with respect to, the product or any of the products to which this manual applies.
Preparing a Graphic Logo Bitmap for an ER-900 ..............23 Printing the Logo Image – ER-900 Settings................26 Import/Export PLU Files PLU PGM to Excel/PLU Excel to PGM Utilities..............27 Appendix Cabling Diagrams ........................33 Contents i ER-900 Series PC Utility...
Save and Load ECR programs Convert & Download Logo Bitmaps Edit ECR programs Note: The ER-900 Series PC Utility was developed to work best with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 pixels. Introduction 3 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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4 Introduction ER-900 Series PC Utility...
XTIME VALUE CASH CASH (standard) Port 2 SUBTL OPTION XTIME VALUE CASH CASH (standard) Port 3 SUBTL OPTION XTIME VALUE CASH CASH (option) Port 4 SUBTL OPTION XTIME VALUE CASH CASH (option) Getting Started 5 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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0 - 20 Initial Feeding Line KP 0 - 20 End Feeding Line KP 0 - 20 Initial Feeding Line Slip 0 - 50 Print Line On Guest Check Scale Type CAS Ounce 6 Getting Started ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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SNBC R580/2002NP/880NP CITIZEN 3550 CITIZEN 810 CITIZEN 230 EPSON TM T88-2 EPSON U200 EPSON U295 EPSON U300 EPSON U325 EPSON U375 STAR SP-200 STAR SP-298 STAR SP-300 STAR TSP-200 EPSON Display Type Getting Started 7 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
The key lock can be in any position other than OFF. Installing the Utility 1. From Windows Explorer, locate the file: setup900.exe. Double click the file to open the installation dialog box. 2. Follow the installation wizard instructions to complete the installation. 8 Getting Started ER-900 Series PC Utility...
If you are starting the utility for the first time, you will be prompted to first add a store. 2. Select the store you wish to open and click the Close button. The ER-900 Series PC Utility window opens. Getting Started 9 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
PC port, baud rate and click the Close button. Removing a Store Choose Remove Store from the Setup menu. At the Remove Store dialog, select the store name to remove and click OK. 10 Getting Started ER-900 Series PC Utility...
You must upload a register program to your PC before program edit functions are allowed. Select All Program (recommended) to upload the entire register program or select the program segment you wish to upload from the UpProgram menu. Upload/Download Programs 11 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
Select the program segment you wish to download from the DownProgram menu, or select AllProgram to download the entire register program (not including PreAmble and PostAmble images, that are downloaded separately.) 12 Upload/Download Programs ER-900 Series PC Utility...
If you have questions regarding the meaning of ECR features, refer the appropriate ER-900 Series Operator’s and Programming manual for an explanation of your program options. Edit Programs 13 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
Program Edit Screens Note: When editing descriptor fields, you can make bold characters print on the ECR by entering a tilde () before each character. Each bold character occupies 2-character positions. Groups 14 Edit Programs ER-900 Series PC Utility...
The image must be black/white, 384 x 192 pixels, and 10 Kbytes or less in size. 1. Open MS Paint. 2. Open the image file you wish to use. 3. Choose Attributes from the Image menu. The Attributes dialog box displays. Prepare & Load Bitmap Logos 23 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
5. At the PC Utility, choose Convert Logo Image from the Utility menu. The Bmp dialog box displays. 6. Click FILE OPEN. Select the bitmap image you wish to use from the Open dialog and click the Open command button. 24 Prepare & Load Bitmap Logos ER-900 Series PC Utility...
Important: In the path: C:\ER-900PC\Store Name, the store name is the name you have defined as the store in the PC Utility. Note: You must use the same store name in the ER-900 Series ECR at System Option #30. 4. Load the Images by SD Card Insert the SD card in the register’s SD slot.
Import/Export PLU Files PLU PGM to Excel/PLU Excel to PGM Utilities This feature of the SAM4s ER-900 PC Utility is found under the Utility tab. Select “PLU PGM TO EXCEL” or “PLU EXCEL TO PGM”. When the “PLU PGM TO EXCEL” utility is run, the Excel file is place into the folder: C:\ER-900PC\Storename.
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RETURN AUTO TARE GROUP # 1 (1-20) GROUP # 2 (1-20) GROUP # 3 (1-20) PLU LINK CODE MIX & MATCH # *AA column in the PLU>csv file is always “Y”. 28 Import/Export PLU Files ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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PLU Key Viewed on Utility PLU Program Window Import/Export PLU Files 29 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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1. On the Excel spreadsheet, select column “A” (the PLU number column). 2. Choose Cells from the Format menu. The Format Cells dialog box displays with the Number tab selected. Note the the Category selected is “General”. 30 Import/Export PLU Files ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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3. Select the ‘Number” category and set the Decimal places field to “0”. 4. Click OK to save the settings. Note the large number now displays completely, without scientific notation. Import/Export PLU Files 31 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
Appendix Cabling Diagrams You can configure cables yourself with the diagram provided here, or you can order the appropriate cables from CRS Parts at 1-800-333-4949. Direct Connection Appendix 33 ER-900 Series PC Utility...
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