Sharp ER-A242 - Manual

5 The mode switch can be operated by inserting one of the two supplied mode keys - manager (MA) and operator(OP) keys. These keys can be inserted or removed only in the “REG” or “OFF” position. The mode switch has these settings: OFF: This mode locks all register operations. (AC power turns off.)No ...

6 This key locks and unlocks the drawer. To lock it, turn 90degrees counterclockwise. To unlock it, turn 90 degreesclockwise. Drawer Lock Key 6 Operator display Customer display (Pop-up type) Amount: Appears in the far-right eight (max.) positions. When the amount is negative, the minus symbol “-”ap...

7 GETTING STARTED Please follow the procedure shown below. The batteries are not installed and the power is OFF. Three new “AA” batteries must be installed in the cash register to prevent the data and user-programmed settings from being erased from the memory, when the AC cord is accidentally discon...

8 3. Insert three new “AA” batteries as illustrated at the right.When the batteries are properly installed “ ” on the display will disappear. 4. Close the battery compartment cover. Be sure to observe precautions shown on page 1 when handlingbatteries. Precaution: The paper cutter is mounted on the ...

9 4. While holding down the paper, slowly close the print roller arm, andpush down the arm until you hear a click locking the arm. Makesure securely you push down the center of the wing part of the armas illustrated at the right. The paper will be fed automatically. If the print roller arm is not se...

11 OVERVIEW OF FLOW OF DAILY SALES ENTRIES Things to do before you start sales entries: • Make sure the power cord is securely inserted into the AC outlet.• Turn the mode switch to OP X/Z position, and check if time is correctly set.• Replace the drawer, if removed for safety.• Check if there is eno...

12 BASIC SALES ENTRY Listed below is a basic sales entry example when selling department items by cash. For operation details,please refer to each section. Mode switch setting 1. Turn the mode switch to the REG position. Clerk assignment 2. Enter your clerk code. (For example, clerk code is 1. Press...

13 Clerk assignment Prior to any item entries, clerks must enter their clerk codes into the register. However, the code entry may notbe necessary when the same clerk handles the next transaction. Receipt ON/OFF function When you use the printer to issue receipts, you can disable receipt printing in ...

14 Single item entries Department entries The cash register provides a maximum of 99 departments for a merchandise classification. Group attributes,such as taxable status, are applied on items when they are entered to the departments. • When using the department keys (for department 1 to 32) For dep...

15 Repeat entries You can use this function for entering a sale of two or more of the same items. Repeat pressing a departmentkey, d key or p key as shown on key operation example. Multiplication entries When you sell a large quantity of items, it is convenient to use the multiplication entry method...

16 Split pricing entries This function is practical when the customer wants to purchase items normally sold in bulk.To realize this function, you must change the programmed setting. Refer to “Various Function SelectionProgramming 1” (job code 70) for programming details. To make split pricing entrie...

17 Single item cash sale (SICS) entry • This function is useful when a sale is for only one item and is for cash. This function is applicable only to those departments that have been set for SICS or to their associated PLUs or subdepartments. • The transaction is complete and the drawer opens as soo...

18 Check tendering Cash or check sale that does not require entry Enter items and press the A key if it is a cash sale or press the C if it is a check sale. Your register will display the total sale amount. Charge (credit) sale Enter items and press the charge key ( c ). Mixed-tender sale You can pe...

19 Automatic tax When the register is programmed with a tax rate (or tax table) and the tax status of an individual department isset for taxable, it computes the automatic tax on any item that is entered directly into the department or indirectlyvia a related PLU. Example: Selling five $6.70 items (...

20 Tax status shift The machine allows you to shift the programmed tax status of each department or the PLU key by pressing the T and/or U keys before those keys. After each entry is completed, the programmed tax status of each key is resumed. Example: Selling the following items for cash with their...

21 OPTIONAL FEATURES Discount and premium entries using the percent key The percent key is used to apply a manually entered or preset discount or premium percent rate to individualitems or to a merchandise subtotal. In the default setting, you can manually enter a discount percent rate toboth indivi...

22 Discount for the merchandise subtotal Discount for item entries Refund entries For departments 1 to 16, enter the refund amount and press the f key, and then press the corresponding department key and for departments 17 to 32, enter the refund amount and press the f key, then press the D key and ...

23 Currency conversion The register allows payment entries in a foreign currency (only cash payment is available). Pressing the V key creates a subtotal in the foreign currency.When using a programmed currency conversion rate, press the V key after item entries, then enter the tendered amount in for...

24 Received-on Account and Paid-out Entries When you receive on account from a customer or when you pay an amount to a vendor, it is a good idea to usethe r key or the R key respectively. For the received-on-account (RA) entry, enter the amount, and press the r key. For the paid-out (PO) entry, ente...

25 CORRECTION If you make an incorrect entry relating to a department, PLU/subdepartment, percentage ( % and & ), discount ( - ) or refund, you can void this entry by pressing the v key immediately after the incorrect entry. You can void any incorrect department entry, PLU/subdepartment entry or...

26 You can void an entire transaction. Once subtotal void is executed, the transaction is aborted and the registerissues a receipt. This function does not work when more than 30 items have been entered. Any errors found after the entry of a transaction has been completed or during an amount tendered...

27 PRIOR TO PROGRAMMING Before starting sales entries, you must first program necessary items so that the cash register suits your salesmanner. In this manual, there are three sections, BASIC FUNCTION PROGRAMMING where required items must be programmed , AUXILIARY FUNCTION PROGRAMMING where you can ...

28 Time For setting the time, enter the time in 4 digits using the 24-hour format. For example, when the time is set to2:30 AM, enter 230; and when it is set to 2:30 PM, enter 1430. In the display, current time is displayed in 12-hour format. For AM time, “ ” and for PM time “ ” will appear in the r...

29 Example: Programming the tax rate 4% as tax rate 2 with tax exempt as 12¢ • If you make an incorrect entry before pressing the third @ key in programming a tax rate, cancel it with the l key. • You do not need to enter the trailing zeros of the tax rate (after the decimal point), but you do need ...

31 • If the tax is not provided for every cent, modify the tax table by setting the tax for every cent in the following manner. When setting the tax, consider the minimum breakpoint corresponding to unprovided tax to be the same as theone corresponding to the tax provided on a large amount. Sample t...

32 AUXILIARY FUNCTION PROGRAMMING Merchandise can be classified into a maximum of 99 departments. Items sold with use of the department keyscan later be printed on a report that shows the quantities sold and sales amounts classified by department. Thedata is useful for making purchasing decisions an...

33 Example: Programming department 2 as taxable 1, SICS, negative department, entry digit limit - 7 digits, and allowing open & preset entry. (ABCDEFGH: 00011173) Preset unit price To program another department, start from the beginning without pressing the A key. Even if a department is not pro...

34 Unit price and associated department assignment *2: 1 through 1200 (Depending on the EJ memory size setting, up to 200)*3: For a subdepartment, set the limit amount of unit price entry.To program the following PLU, start from entering a unit price or an associated department code withoutpressing ...

35 The cash register provides miscellaneous keys such as % , & , - , f , r , R , V , t , C , c and A . While the cash register is pre-programmed so you can use these keys, you must set a currency conversion rate to use V key. You can also program these keys for more convenient use. Please refer ...

36 Amount for - Percent rate limitation for % and & • Percent entries that exceed the upper limit may be overridden in the MGR mode.• 10.00% can be entered as 10 or 10P00 . The P key is needed only for fractional entry. Function parameters for % , & and - *ABCDEFGH or % @ - A & To progra...

37 *: Item: Selection: Entry: A Tax 4 status Taxable 1 Non-taxable* 0 B Tax 3 status Taxable 1 Non-taxable* 0 C Tax 2 status Taxable 1 Non-taxable* 0 D Tax 1 status Taxable 1 Non-taxable* 0 E +/- sign + (premium) sign 0 - (discount) sign* 1 F Item % / Item _ Allow* 0 Disallow 1 G Subtotal % / Subtot...

38 Entry digit limit for r , R and t • For r R , enter 0 to 9 (digits), and for t (manual tax), enter 0 to 7 (digits). By default, 9 for r and R and 7 for t are set. Entry digit limit is in effect for REG mode operation but can be overridden in the MGR mode. The entry digitlimit is represented by th...

39 The register allows you to program the text for clerk names, department item names, PLU/subdepartment itemnames, and so on, if necessary. There are two ways for programming text: using character keys on thekeyboard or entering character codes with numeric keys on the keyboard. Using character key...

41 Department text *To program departments 17 through 32, press the department shift key. PLU text (item label) Function text * Function no.: See “List of function texts” shown on the following page. Textprogrammed forPLU code 1 s 2 P 1 p MELON sA (Programming MELON to PLU1) Print Key operation exam...

42 List of function texts • The items marked with “ * ” are for Canada only.• The function no. 53 “Exempt VAT” is only effective for the Canadian tax system (2 GST, VAT type). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 (–) %1 %1 %2 %2 Net sales to...

43 Clerk names Logo messages The register can print programmed messages on every receipt. On the standard model, the graphic logo isprinted on the receipt. If you want to print logo messages, please change the logo message print format. (Seepage 51 for the programming details.) The options are liste...

44 To print the logo message “THANK YOU” using double sized characters and centering on the third line. A 6-line logo message is preprogrammed when shipped. Please start entering from the first linewhen you first program a logo message. Foreign currency symbol Foreign currency symbol for V key is pr...

46 Function parameters for EJ * Item: Selection: Entry: A Always enter 0. (Fixed position) 0 B Always enter 0. (Fixed position) 0 C Temporary EJ printing during a transaction Disallow 0 Allow* 1 D EJ printing and clearing EJ data when No* 0 issuing general Z1 report Yes 1 E PGM mode operation record...

47 The cash register provides various detailed functions listed below. • Function selection for miscellaneous keys• Print format• Receipt print format• Function selection for tax• Others For this programming, job code entry style is applied. You can continue programming until you press the A key for...

48 Print format Job code: 6 * Item: Selection: Entry: A Printing style Use the printer for journal printing 0 Use the printer for receipt printing* 1 B Receipt print format Total 0 Detailed* 1 C Time print on all receipts/journals Allow time printing* 0 Disallow it 1 D Date print on all receipts/jou...

49 Other programming Job code: 61 * Item: Selection: Entry: A Always enter 0. (Fixed position) 0 B Always enter 0. (Fixed position) 0 C Minus dept. and PLU/subdept. availability Disallow to program minus dept. and PLU/subdept. 0 Allow it* 1 D Fractional treatment Round off (4 down, 5 up)* 0 Raising ...

51 The cash register provides various options so you can use the register to suit your sales needs.In this section, you can program the following features (parameters within parentheses indicates default setting): • Power save mode (entering the power save mode in 30 minutes)• Logo message print for...

54 AUTO key programming — Automatic sequence key — If you program frequently performed transactions or report sequences for the a key, you can recall those transactions and/or reports simply by pressing the a key in key operations. Programming for a ; entering a PLU 2 item (programmed unit price: 1....

55 ModeDept. codeDept. text Function no.& its text Dept. unit price w/signDept. functionMinus department Function parametrs (F-H) Function parametrs (F-H) Discount amt. w/sign Percent limit Tax status Tax status Logo Message Print format (A-H)Receipt print format(A-H)Power save mode(A-D)Logo mes...

58 Full sales report • Sample report *1: When you take X1 report, “X1” is printed.*2: Printed in the Z1 report only.*3: When the Canadian tax system is selected, the following is printed here. Exempt total from GST PST total GST total Daily Sales Totals 2 REG-mode void counter and total Subtotal voi...

59 Full sales report • Sample report The subsequent printouts are the same in formatas in the X1/Z1 full sales report. *1: When you take X2 report, “X2” is printed.*2: Printed in the Z2 report only Mode title*1 Reset counter of daily total Reset counter of periodic Grand total *2 Periodic Consolidat...

60 EJ REPORT READING AND RESETTING The cash register provides an electronic journal (EJ) function. This function is intended to record the journaldata in a memory instead of journal paper, and print the data as an EJ report. The register records the journaldata in REG, PGM, VOID, X1/Z1 and X2/Z2 mod...

61 OVERRIDE ENTRIES Programmed limit for functions (such as for maximum amounts) can be overridden by making an entry in theMGR mode. On this example, the register has been programmed not to allowdiscounts entries over $1.00. REG-mode 1500 # entries 250 - ...Error l Turn the mode switch to the MGR p...

62 OPERATOR MAINTENANCE When power is lost, the machine retains its memory contents and all information on sales entries. • When power failure is encountered in register idle state or during an entry, the machine returns to normal operation after power recovery. • When power failure is encountered d...

63 This cash register displays a low battery symbol ( ) when the batteries are low, and displays a no battery symbol ( ) when batteries are extremely low or batteries are not installed. When the low battery symbol is displayed, replace the batteries with new ones as soon as possible. Theexisting bat...

64 Removing the paper roll When a red dye appears on the paper roll, it is time to replace it. Replace the paper roll with a new one. If youplan on not using the register for an extended period of time, remove the paper roll, and store it in an appropriateplace. Caution: The paper cutter is mounted ...

66 Caution: The paper cutter is mounted on the printer cover. Be careful not to cut yourself. Never touch the print head immediately after printing, as the head may still be hot. 1. Remove the printer cover. 2. Lift up the print roller release lever to unlock the print roller arm, and open the print...

67 The malfunctions shown in the left-hand column below, labelled “Fault,” do not necessarily indicate functionalfaults of the machine. It is therefore advisable to refer to “Checking” shown in the right-hand column beforecalling for service. Error code table When the following error codes are displ...

68 SPECIFICATIONS Model: ER-A242 Dimensions: 16.6 (W) x 16.9 (D) x 11.7 (H) in. (421 (W) x 429 (D) x 297 (H) mm) Weight: 28.0 Ib (12.7 kg) Power source: 120V AC ± 10%, 60 Hz Power consumption: Stand-by 7.7 W Operating 30 W (max.) Working temperature: 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C) Electronics: LSI ...

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