Advanced Technology International USA M200 - Manual (Page 23)

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Advanced Technologies, Inc.
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Copy-Track ® Controller Software
Product Overview
Copy-Track ® is a PC based program that works in conjunction with Copicode Alpha
and Alpha-X terminals to control and account for copying activity on copiers. Copy-
Track manages up to 4200 user codes per copier, and supports up to 999 copiers.
Copy-Track communicates with Alpha terminals via RS232 serial, USB serial,
ethernet, or Palm handheld protocols.
Ethernet communication, local or remote, requires Alpha-X terminals. Both Copicode
Alpha and Alpha-X terminals are fully alphanumeric.
User codes can be up to 16 characters in length, and can be segmented into two or
three parts for higher levels of accounting. User codes can either be pre-entered for
security, or entered "on the fly" for third party billing.
User code names can be up to 25 characters long, and copier names can be up to 16
characters long. User codes and copiers are shown in column sortable tables.
Segments of user codes can be displayed in separate, sortable columns.
Copy-Track has extensive reporting capabilities, especially with segmented user
codes. Reports are based on readings, and are date range selectable. Individual
reports for a user code single segment are also possible: for example, you can
generate a report for one user, by client and matter, or one client, by matter and
user. These individual reports can function as invoices for third party billing. All
reports are fully printable, and exportable to Excel, or to the Clipboard.
Three different user prompts are available on Alpha and Alpha-X terminals. For
copiers supporting multiple pricing schemes, the Alpha and Alpha-X terminals
support up to four sets of four prices for four different copy types.
User codes picked up from individual Alpha and Alpha-X terminals can be accepted
into the Copy-Track database and possibly propagated to other terminals according
to a rule set in the program.
Data are first read, then collected by Copy-Track. Serial and Palm connections to
Alpha terminals can be autodetected. These data are then placed in Copy-Track‘s
Access database. This database can be placed anywhere on a network, be password
protected and addressed simultaneously by multiple instances of Copy-Track.
Copier activity is shown in clicks by copy type, and accumulated value by user code.
This activity can be valued in units or money. A collection report shows which copiers
have had data collected from them. Copier activity is used to generate preventative
maintenance reports. Data from Alpha-X terminals can be collected locally or
remotely [over the Internet], either at will or on a scheduled basis.
User codes can be activated or deactivated individually or in groups.
Copy-Track is licensed by base cost, plus number of active copiers and active user
codes needed. Palm data collection software is sold pre-loaded in a Palm Tungsten C
handheld or equivalent, which comes with a special cable.
Copy-Track is designed to run on a Windows PC with a Windows 2000, Windows XP
or Windows 2003 Server operating system.