Unitec Sentine Owner’s Manual - Manual (Page 15)

S E N T I N E L
Document Number: SENT1002
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Document Title: Sentinel Owner Manual
3 Set-up Functions
The Set-up function are used to program the Sentinel’s operational settings and for managing system
users. Sentinel programming should be performed during installation by your Unitec distributor, but there
are some settings that an equipment owner may wish to change, periodically. This section of the manual
describes the programmable features that are available. For specific details on using these features, see
the Sierra Management Application Programming Manual on the manufacturer’s website:
www.StartwithUnitec.com .
3.1 General Site Information
Site information should be set during installation and would not typically need to be changed. The
programmable features under site information include the site name and ID (as shown on reports and
notifications), accounting close time, and credit card account set-up.
3.2 Product Programming
Products are Wash Packages or Added Services that can be purchased by a customer. The products will
need to be set up by the installing distributor, but the equipment owner may need to access this feature
to change prices or change the Added Services that will be offered with the wash packages.
3.3 Sentinel Programming
The Sentinel’s is configured by creating a ‘device profile’ and downloading the profile to the Sentinel.
Whenever a change is made to the device profile, the associated devices will need to be downloaded with
the revised profile to implement the changes. The device profile configuration file includes a series of set-
up pages, which are described in the following sections.
3.3.1 General Information
The Edit Profile Information page is used to program some general operational settings of the Sentinel
including:

Offline Mode – When 2 or more Sentinels are installed at a site, one will serve as a Master unit
while the others will be secondary units. If the Master unit becomes inoperable, the secondary
units will go to an off-line state. The Sentinel can be configured so a secondary unit will go ‘out of
service’ if off line or operate in a ‘cash only’ mode (the default).

Exact Change Mode – When enabled (the default setting), the Sentinel will display ‘Exact Change
Only’ when it detects that the change dispensers are empty or have failed.
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Upgrades – When upgrades are enabled, a customer using a prepaid wash code or account will be
offered to upgrade to a better wash by adding more payment. Upgrades are disabled by default,