SELECT FROM THE MENU
BAR POINT OF SALE THEN SETUP THEN SETUP POINT OF SALE
This screen sets the options for the Point
of Sale Module.
1)
Select
a previously setup register name to name your local computer as the Point Of Sale
register.
2)
If
you are using a newer receipt printer, you may have a Windows driver installed on your
machine if not, the ADVANTAGE Salon Software
and Spa Software has programmed a way to print receipts without a
printer driver for older printers. A Windows
printer driver is installed in the system. Make
sure your printer is setup as the default printer in your windows control panel to print
receipts.
3)
Select
if you want the POS
software to open a cash drawer automatically or not. If you answer yes the ADVANTAGE Salon Software
and Spa Software will send a signal
to the type of cash drawer you will be using. Select
the type of cash drawer that you have from the list of cash drawers available. The star interfaced cash drawer means that
you have a star receipt printer and the cash drawer you purchased is connected to the
receipt printer. The serial com 1 cash drawer
is attached directly to your serial com port 1 (9pin) on your computer while the serial
com 2 cash drawer type is attached to your serial com port 2 on your computer.
4)
Using
the multiple operators per shift option allows the system not to request shift close outs
every time a new operator logs on to the point of sale.
5)
The
Print Detailed End Shift Reconciliation option turned ON will automatically print a
detailed report at a shift close out.
You will also notice a button labeled
delete invoice. This option will let you find
an invoice number and delete it if necessary.
Setting Up You Point of Sale Hardware
Devices
If you purchased additional hardware from
Aknaf Software to work with your computer please follow these instructions.
Receipt
Printers: Aknaf Software recommends the Star Micronics brand of receipt printer to
work with ADVANTAGE Salon Software
and Spa Software. The Star Receipt printer
comes in several models; the SP212 and SP216 are the most popular and are labeled with a
large sp200 label on the printer. The SP212
is beige while the SP216 is a dark gray or black. They
are a parallel printer type, which means they plug in the parallel port on your computer. You must have a standard printer cable to attach
to the SP212 or SP216. They require 3-inch
wide receipt paper. This kind of paper can be
found at any office supply center or store and comes in single, duplicate or triplicate.
The receipt printer must be your default
printer in your windows printer setup. You
can use the Star printer drivers that will be on the original installation CD Rom that you
used when you installed ADVANTAGE Salon Software
and Spa Software. We
recommend just installing the Generic Text Only printer driver to use with the Star
Printers.
Cash Drawers: The star interfaced cash drawers plug directly
into the receipt printer. These cash drawers
have a wire that looks like a telephone wire that plug into the receipt printer. Serial Cash drawers plug into a 9pin port on the
back of your computer. You will need to copy
either draw1.bat ( for a cash drawer that plugs into your com1 port ) or draw2.bat for com2 port from the installation cd and put
that file in the salon folder on your computer.
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