PHASE RESEARCH 2000 Series - Manual (Page 109)

PHASE RESEARCH
USER GUIDE
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
DRIVE-THRU TIMER- A computer technology management tool to measure and monitor drive-thru speed of
service in a fast food restaurant
EVENT- Occurrences in the drive-thru and/or the Timer itself
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF EVENTS:
ACCESS CODE- User can program four individual Access Codes (A,B,C,D) to establish restricted entry to
Timer features
ALT CONFIG OFF- The time at which Alt Config toggles OFF and the original main drive-thru configuration
is restored
ALT CONFIG ON- The time at which Alt Config toggles ON
ALT DRIVE-THRU CONFIG- Allows user to toggle detection points ON and OFF within the drive-thru con-
fig feature by pressing the <DISPLAY MODE> and <MAIN MENU> keys within the same second of each
other (not simultaneously)
CARS IN LANE- The number of cars that have arrived at the first active detection point, but not yet left the
last detection point
DAYPARTS- Up to eight time periods (1-8) can be entered into the system to break the day into segments.
Each daypart automatically ends at the beginning of the following daypart. Some periods usually represented
as dayparts are breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, dinner, evening, and late-night hours.
DRIVEOFF- The Timer’s automatic subtraction of a car that has taken more than the allotted time to reach the
next detection point
DRIVE-THRU CONFIG- System settings specific to drive-thru architecture
CAUTION: DO NOT USE THE DRIVE-THRU CONFIG. FEATURE WITHOUT FIRST
CONTACTING PHASE RESEARCH CUSTOMER SERVICE OR YOUR
LOCAL DEALER
EVENT: 00- A counter that keeps track of cars that accumulate no elapsed time (Example: A car triggers an
event programmed to delay, but then exits the event before the delay has been completed)
FT (FAST TRACK) EVENTS- Occurrences in the Timer
GLOBAL CODE- Programmable Tech Code that allows full access to the Timer