QUICK START
QUICK START: ROYAL ALPHA 580
IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEDING WITH THE QUICK START, THE CASH REGISTER MUST BE
INITIALIZED. PLEASE SEE PAGE 1 FOR PROCEDURE.
1. Insert the Manager Program Key (MA) in the Control Lock and turn to the "PRG" program
position.
2. To set the DATE, enter as year-month-day format. Example: For January 24, 1999:
TYPE (1), PRESS [QTY/TIME], TYPE (19990124), then PRESS [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
3. To set the CURRENT TIME, use military time. Example: To set 10:15 A.M.:
TYPE (2), PRESS [QTY/TIME], TYPE (1015), then PRESS [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
* Reminder: To convert to military time, add the number 12 to every hour after 12:00 noon.
For example, to set 1:15 P.M. TYPE (1315).
4. To set the TAX ROUNDING to the nearest whole number - U.S. standard:
TYPE (3), PRESS [RA/+%], TYPE (005), then PRESS [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
5. To set a single fixed TAX RATE:
a) TYPE (1), PRESS [PO/-%], TYPE the TAX RATE, then PRESS [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
Example: If Tax Rate is 5%: TYPE (1), PRESS [PO/-%], TYPE (50000], then PRESS
[AMT TEND/TOTAL].
b) If the Tax Rate is a decimal, for example 6.5%, program as follows:
TYPE (1), PRESS [PO/-%], TYPE (65000), then PRESS [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
* Note: If you need to program a second or third tax rate, see Pages 21 and 22 for details.
6. Departments can be programmed for the price, tax status and description all in one step. In order to
get started quickly, we will program a price and tax status only. Complete setup is explained under
Department Programming.
a) To program Department 1 as taxable and a price of $1.00:
TYPE (100), PRESS [DEPARTMENT 1], TYPE (00001), PRESS [EC/VOID], then PRESS
[AMT TEND/TOTAL].
If no pre-set price is desired, skip entering the price.
Repeat (PRICE), [DEPARTMENT #], then TYPE (00001) for each Department Key you wish to
charge tax, and then PRESS [EC/VOID] and [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
b) To program Department 2 as non-taxable and a price of $2.00:
TYPE (200), PRESS [DEPARTMENT 2], TYPE (00000), PRESS [EC/VOID], then PRESS
[AMT TEND TOTAL].
If no pre-s
et price is desired, skip entering the price.
Repeat (PRICE), [DEPARTMENT #], then TYPE (00000) for each Department Key you wish to
charge no tax, and then PRESS [EC/VOID] and [AMT TEND/TOTAL].
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