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Percent Key
The percent key is used to apply a discount or premium to individual items or to a subtotal. You
can manually enter the discount or premium rate, or you can use the rate preset for the % key.
Programming Percent Key Function
The % key can be programmed as a discount key or a premium key. As a default, the % key
is programmed as a discount key. To program the % key, set the mode switch to the Z/PGM
position and use the following sequence:
1 for discount or 0 for premium ➝ x ➝ % (➝ S)
Example: Program the percent key for a discount key.
1 x%(S)
Minus sign
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• When programming for a premium key, you can omit entering 0.
• You can continue programming without printing the programming report by not
pressing the S key at the end of the program.
Programming Percent Rate
You can preset the percent rate to the percent key. Set the mode switch to the Z/PGM position
and use the following sequence:
Percent rate (0.01% to 99.99%) ➝
%
(
➝
S)
Example: Program for a percent rate of 10%.
1000 %(S)
Percent rate
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You can continue programming without printing the programming report by not press-
ing the S key at the end of the program.
Discounts and Premiums Using the Percent Key
If you want to apply a discount or a premium for an item, enter the percent rate and press the
percent key. If you want to apply a discount or a premium for the subtotal, enter all the items,
press S and then press the percent key following the percent rate.