Olivetti ECR 6900 - Manual (Page 19)

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Example: Program the first exchange rate as:
1 GBP = 1.471 EURO.
Type/Press:
Foreign Currency Descriptors
You can define a currency descriptor of up to 10 characters long
for each of the four exchange rates programmed. The descriptor
of the foreign currency used is printed on the customer receipt
during sales transactions that are finalized with payment in
foreign currency, and on the management reports.
1. Control lock key position: PRG.
2. Press until the message is displayed indicating the
first of the four possible foreign currency exchange rates.
3. To jump to a specific foreign currency , type the currency
number [1 to 4] on the numeric keypad and press .
4. Enter the letters or characters of the string you wish to
define and then press . You are now prompted to
identify the next foreign currency.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you wish to assign a descriptor to
the other foreign currencies, if defined.
6. Press to exit.
Example: Name foreign currency 1 "EURO" by using the
CAPS character table.
Type/Press:
Rounding Option for Currencies
For the Swiss franc, Danish krone, Swedish krona and Euro
currencies, you can program the machine so that the amount
of a transaction is automatically rounded accordingly when-
ever the , or a [tender] key is pressed.
The rounded result will be displayed on the operator and client
displays, printed on the customer receipt and journal report.
The total adjustments are indicated on the financial reports.
Setting the Rounding Option
With reference to the section "System Options", by setting
system option 21 to the related value (1, 2, 3 or 4), you can
program the machine to round off the subtotal or tender
values of the related currency.
Decimal Point Position
1. Control lock key position: PRG.
2. Type the status number [0, 1, 2 or 3] to select the desired
format as indicated in the following table:
Status Number Format
0 x
1 x.x
2 x.xx (default setting)
3 x.xxx
3. Press to set the new format.
Example: Program the cash register so that three digits
are left after the decimal point.
Type/Press:
Fraction Rounding for VAT Calculation
Fraction rounding is used to round figures with decimals up
or down to the nearest whole numbers and is used for
percent tax and percent discount calculations.
Choose from the following three options to select the round-
ing as needed:
Status Number Fraction Rounding
0 a fraction of a pence is rounded down
one pence
50 a fraction under one-half pence is
rounded down one pence, a fraction
above one-half pence is rounded up
one pence (default setting)
99 a fraction of a pence is rounded up
one pence
1. Control lock position: PRG.
2. Type the status number [0, 50 or 99] to select the desired
fraction rounding.
3. Press to store the new setting.
Example: Program the rounding code so that a fraction
under one-half pence is rounded down one pence, a
fraction above one-half pence is rounded up one pence.
Type/Press:
Status number
Status number
Exchange rate
ID number
Dec. point position of
exchange rate
Dec. point position of
converted amount
Exchange rate (1.471 Euro)
Exit
Switch to foreign currency definition mode
Confirm entered
foreign currency
descriptor
Exit
New descriptor entry