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What is VI-POSCON?
The VI-POSCON System is a point-of-sale
exception monitoring device that connects to
your store's cash registers and camera
surveillance system. The VI-POSCON System
is designed for stores with up to four registers.
VI-POSCON lets you monitor EPoS (Electronic
Point-of-Sale or cash register) terminal activity
to discover and document suspicious sales
transactions. It does this by monitoring the
register data for sales transactions (known as
events) that you have designated as
exceptions. When an exception event occurs,
VI-POSCON documents the event by:
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Switching the VCR or DVR from time-lapse
to real-time recording to record the register
scene.
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Displaying the register scene on a video
monitor in a back room or office.
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Highlighting the exception on the register
receipt that overlays the video scene.
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Generating a one-line printout that
summarizes the exception event (if the
Audit Trail option is enabled).
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Storing exception event information for the
system reports.
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By sounding an alarm tone.
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Changes the relevant front panel Data
LED from flashing green to steady red for
the duration of the event.
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By lighting the red EVENT LED when the
first event is logged. (The LED is not
cleared until the event is reviewed.)
After the system documents an exception, it:
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Returns to routine surveillance, monitoring
the register data according the surveillance
parameters you defined.
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Switches the VCR or DVR from real-time
to time-lapse recording.
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Changes the relevant front panel Data
LED from steady red to flashing green.
The VI-POSCON System stores exception
event data in its memory for generating its two
reports. The Detailed Event Report provides
complete details of the exception events. The
Event Frequency Report totals the number of
exception events occurring per hour. You can
display and print both reports.
VI-POSCON Terms
The following terms are used to explain
how the VI-POSCON System works.
Cash
register or
till The electronic cash register
system used to execute sales
related transactions. Also known
as EPoS (electronic point-of-
sale) or ECR (electronic cash
register).
click To quickly press and release
one of the buttons on the
mouse. Clicking selects an item
on a VI-POSCON menu.
cursor A reverse-video box that
appears on the video monitor. It
appears in a VI-POSCON
window to indicate the currently
selected item or text.
ECR An abbreviation for electronic
cash register. Also referred to
as register or till.
EPoS or
POS An acronym for electronic point-
of-sale. Also referred to as
register or till.
exception
event A record of some activity –
either at the cash register or
from an external device – that
you have identified to be an
exception to normal
transactions. A void or refund
can be an exception event.
external
event
(alarm) An event that occurs when an
external device connected to the
VI-POSCON controller is
activated. An example of an
external device is a door
contact.
highlight To move the cursor to an item in
a menu. You highlight items in a
menu or data on a screen to
identify action for the system to
take or data you need. The
highlighted item is displayed in
reverse-video.
menu A list of choices displayed on a
screen. The choices are menu
items.
Surveillance
mode
(event
monitoring) The mode in which the system
monitors cash register activities,
reports external events, and
displays camera video on the
monitor.
Time-lapse
VCR or
DVR A 24-hour VCR or DVR that
switches from time-lapse
recording to real-time recording
in response to an exception
event.
Transaction An action, such as the sale of
merchandise, taken at a cash
register.
Window An area on the video monitor