Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Cash Register - Advanced
50 Alpha 600/601 User’s Guide
Scrolling Messages
Your cash register shows messages that move across the display when the
register is not in use. You can use the pre-programmed default messages
or you can program your own. You can change one or more messages at
any time. For example, if you have a new promotion, you can change the
Idle 1 message to say something about the promotion. You can also
control the speed at which the scrolling messages display.
Types of Scrolling Messages
You can program the following types of scrolling messages
Scrolling Message Length
You can program up to 42 characters in each scrolling message. Messages
4 and 5 (IDLE messages) can be combined to make a message with a
maximum of 84 characters long.
Table 15 Scrolling messages
Message
Number Message Type This message shows:.
1 OFF message When the register is in the OFF
position
2 MODE message During the idle state when the register
is in PRG, X, or Z modes
3 SALES message After the sales transaction
4 IDLE message 1 When the register is in the idle state
while in REG modes during the
morning hours *
5 IDLE message 2 When the register is in the idle state
while in REG modes during the
afternoon hours *
* IDLE messages 1 and 2 can be combined for 1 longer message
that runs all day.
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