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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Version and Specifications.................................................................... 5 2. Installing and Running the Software ............................................................... 6 2.1 Tool Bar ..................................................................................... 7 3. Code Menu ....................................................................
11. LP-II Label Editor.............................................................................. 46 11.1 Label Generator............................................................................. 46 11.2 Label viewer................................................................................ 47 11.3 Label Generator Tool Bar.................................................................... 47 11.4 Field Specifications........................................................................ 48 11.
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the CAS LP-II Software Package. We have designed this product with many advanced features and user-friendly menu-driven programming. We are confident that you will find that the CAS LP-II Software Package will meet all of your most demanding needs. Sales data are easily acquired through many of the available sorting and consolidating reports which are quickly accessible through on-screen menus.
2. Installing and Running the Software After completing the installation, turn off PC and turn on PC again. You will see the screen as below. In the Communication tab, Network Type is set to Scale Master(RS-232C) and Weight Unit is set to kg as default. Messenger IP is set to IP of PC automatically. RS-232C Port is set to COM1 and Baud Rate is set to 19200. Network Type and RS-232C is related to data Download/Upload and sales reports. Refer to reference.
You can set Weight Unit, Country, Price decimal point, and Maximum price digit here. Country Selection is available to all versions except USA version. Weight unit is available to USA version only. After completing to set up, clik the OK button. You will see this message “You must restart the program”. And then the program is closed automatically. Setup is completed. Operate the LP-II Manager program, you will see the screen as below.
The New, Save, Print icons work the same as with Windows® 98 applications. The Add, Copy, and Edit icons are used to ADD, COPY, or EDIT entire records such as Department, PLUs, etc. Some buttons are available only when there is an open file.
3. Code Menu Click Code icon, you will see the screen as below. You can add, copy or edit data. 3.1 Department Programming Click Department option on the Code Menu, you will see the screen as below. After programming department data, you can use it PLU and Data menu.
Department programming allows you to create, edit, or delete departments by using Add, Copy, and Edit icons. You may have up to 32 departments and each department name can be up to 20 characters long. The Department programming window shows a listing of existing departments from which to choose from, a field for you to enter the department number, and a field for you to type in a new department or to change on existing one. 3.
You can create, edit, or copy operator by using Add, Edit or Copy icons. To delete operator, click Edit icon, check ID No check box, and click Delete button as below.
3.3 Scrolling Message Programming. Scrolling Messages allow you to advertise and inform your customers. When idle, the scales can display pre-progrmmed messages. To access Scrolling Message Programming, click Scroll Message on the Code Menu. The Scrolling Message Programming window shows a listing of the existing scales. You can program up to 32 messages. You can create, edit, or copy message by using Add, Edit or Copy icons.
You can create, edit, or copy label messages by using Add, Edit or Copy icons. To delete label message, click Edit icon, check Message No check box, and click Delete button. 3.5 Tax Programming Tax Programming allows you to set 3 different TAX rates. To access Tax Programming, click Tax Rate option on the Code Menu.
3.6 Additional Text Additonal Text allows you to program ingredient for PLU. To access Additional Text, click Additional Text option on Code Menu. You can create, edit, or copy Additional Text by using Add, Edit or Copy icons. To delete label message, click Edit icon, check Text No check box, and click Delete button.
3.7 Nutritional Facts Programming To access Nutrition Facts, click Nutrition Facts option on Code Menu. Enter the appropriate values in each of the Nutritional Facts fields. Then, depending on the item that this PLU will be used for, select the appropriate panel size in from the Panel Size Box. You can program up to 32 Nutrition Facts. You can create, edit, or copy Nutrition Facts by using Add, Edit or Copy icons.
3.8 Barcode Programming To access Barcode, click Barcode option on Code Menu. You can program up to 32 barcode here. You can create, edit, or copy Barcode by using Add, Edit or Copy icons. To delete Barcode, click Edit icon, check Barcode No check box, and click Delete button. If you click Edit Format button on Format String Box, you can edit Barcode string. To enter N (Item#), P (Price), D (Dept#), W (Weight), V (Price Check) on Format Selection Box, click buttons.
3.9 Origin Programming To access Origin, click Origin option on Code Menu. You can program origin from 256 to 400. If you want to see all origins, click View All list button.
If you click View Editable list, you can program origin again. You can create, edit, or copy Origin by using Add, Edit or Copy icons. To delete Origin, click Edit icon, check Origin No check box, and click Delete button.
3.10 Speed Key Set To access Speed Key, click Speed Key option on Code Menu. To edit or create Speed Key, click Edit icon. To delete Speed key, check Speed Key No check box and click Delete button. You can create or edit Speed Key Map to assign this Speed Key to each Department as above. For example, Speed Key Map #2 is assigned to Department #4. To create or edit Speed Key Map, click Edit S-Key button. You will see the Speed Key Map screen as below.
4. Data Menu Tool Bar The Add, Copy, and Edit icons are used to ADD, COPY, or EDIT data such as Store ID, Advertisement, etc. 4.1 Store ID The Store ID is what the LP-II will print as a name and address on your labels. To access Store ID, click Data icon. The Store ID window shows 3 lines of text containing the existing Store ID. Each line has 20 characters. You can use any numbers, letters, or symbols.
4.2 Scale Assignments Scale Assignment allows you to determine which scale on your network belongs to what department. This allows you to keep track of sales and PLUs by department number. To access Scale Assignment, click Scale option on Data menu.
4.3 Scrolling Message Assignment To access Scrolling Message Assignment, click Advertisement on Data menu. Scrolling Message Assignment determine what messages get displayed on which scale and how they get displayed. Each scale can sequence up to 4 different messages with 4 different effects. Click OK button to store the data. You can create, edit, or copy Scrolling Message Assignment by using Add, Edit or Copy icons.
5.PLU Creation ( Excel File, LP-1 File Import ) Click PLU icon on the Tool Bar and then click File on the menu. Click PLU Import then you will see two options. You can import Excel file or LP1 file to PLU. Click Excel file, you will see the screen as below. Click DB Format Set button, you will see the screen as below. Note: It does not need to be fixed whenever opening the file, but you just can fix it in the first place.
You have to select Excel File Field number and if you do not use field, select No Data. Make sure that you select same field number as Excel File. Click OK button to save DB Format Setting. Click Open button then you can open Excel file. 5.1 PLU Add, Copy, Delete (1) PLU Add To create a PLU, click Add button then you will see the screen as below. Select the department number then click OK button. A PLU is created as below.
You have to check the A check box that you wish to copy as above and then click Copy button, you will see screen the as below. Enter number to copy and click OK button. PLU is copied as below.
To delete a PLU, check each check box that you wish to erase and then click Delete button. If you want to delete all PLUs, click A and then click Delete button. You will see the “Delete all?” Message as above. Click Y to erase. To cancel it, click Cancel button.
6. Configuration Menu Click Config icon, you will see the screen as below. You can select Network Type. If you select Scale Master Type for Network Type, you have to set up RS232C. If you select PC Master Type for Network Type, you have to set Messenger IP Address and Port No. If you click Check Scale button, you can see scale IP address. To access Manager Options, click Config icon and click Manager Options button.
You can select weight unit. Once you selected weight unit, all PLUs are set to this weight unit as default. Country option is available to all contries except to USA. At the Price option, setup price decimal point and maximum price digit. Click the OK button and SAVE button. From now, you can use as you’ve set up.
7. Download Menu You can download PLU data, Global data and so on.
7.1 PLU Download To access PLU Download, click Down icon and PLU Download option. When you select PLU you can either specify All PLUs or by specific departments. Click Find button you will see the PLUs.
If you click A, all PLUs are selected. You have to select scale or department to transmit data. If you select Scale in Download To box, you can download data to specific scale. If you select Department in Download To box, you can download data to all scales of each department. If scale 1, 2, 3 belong to Department 1 and scale 4,5,6 belong to Department 2, data of department 1 is transmitted to scale 1,2,3 and data of department 2 is transmitted to scale 4,5,6 simultaneously.
7.2 Scale Control To access Scale Control, click Down icon and Scale Control option. To delete PLU, specify the department number and PLU. When ready to delete PLU, click Delete PLU button. As the PLU is deleted, the Transmission Status Box updates the progress meter. To clear memory, select the scale number and then click Clear NV Memory button. To Lock/Unlock scale, select the tareget scale and then click Network Lock or Network Unlock button.
7.3 Global Data Download To access Global Data Download, click Down icon and click Global Download option. You can click any of the check boxes in order to download the data that you wish to send as above. Select scale number to receive data and click Transmit button. As the data is sent, the Transmission Status Box updates the progress meter. When the transmission is done, the status prompt will read Done. If at any point you wish to stop the transmission, click Cancel button.
7.4 Global Label Setting If the network type is Scale Master(RS-232), You can’t use this menu. To access Global Label Setting, click Down icon and click Global Download option. You can setup Global Barcode, Global Label Format, Printer Font, and Misc. PLU Label Format. The Global label Format allows you select a label format that will override each PLU’s label format.
8. Upload To access Upload, click Upload icon. You can receive different types of program data or all program data from a scale to the PC. In the Select data types box you can click any of the check boxes in any combination in order to achieve the correct type of data that you wish to send. When you select PLU you can either specify ALL PLUs or by specific departments. If you select PLU-Dept, you will have file name for PLU automatically.
9. Report Menu If the network type is Scale Master(RS-232), you can’t use this menu. To access Report, click Report icon. LP-II Messenger recives sales data from all scales the moment sales are transacted. 9.1 Daily Report To access Daily Report, click Report icon and Daily Report option. You can select date that you wish to know. Also you can see daily report for PLU sales, Operator sales, Hourly sales, and Scale sales. Select daily report that you wish to check and click Report button.
Also you can delete record that you wish to delete.To delete record, Click Delete Record button. You will see the box as below. Enter the Search Options and click OK button. Record that you’ve selected is deleted. Notice) “Delete record” button of Weekly Report and Monthly Report is used to do same functions.
If you want to print out this sales report, click File -> Print on the menu bar. If you want to preview sales report as below, click File -> Print Preview on the menu bar.
9.2 Weekly Report To access Weekly Report, click Report icon and Weekly Report option. You can select date that you wish to know. You can see Weekly reports for PLU sales, Operator sales, Hourly sales, and Scale sales. If you want to print out this sales report, click File -> Print on the menu bar. If you want to preview sales report as below, click File -> Print Preview on the menu bar.
9.3 Monthly Report To access Monthly Report, click Report icon and Monthly Report option. You can select date that you wish to know. You can see Weekly reports for PLU sales, Operator sales, Hourly sales, and Scale sales. If you want to print out this sales report, click File -> Print on the menu bar. If you want to preview sales report as below, click File -> Print Preview on the menu bar.
10. LP-II Messenger Program If the network type is Scale Master(RS-232), you can’t use this Messenger Program. After installing LP-II Software Package and then turn OFF and ON the PC, LP-II Messenger will start itself. If you click button, LP-II Messenger will search scales and get information of them such as scale ID, IP address, sales report and so on. Even though you finish Messenger program and start again, this program stores all information.
10.1 Sales Report If the clerk sells items, you can see transaction data on the Messenger program and this sales report is stored in Database. If you want to clear this sales report in the Messenger program, click button. If you want to clear this sales report in database, click button. If you want to check specific customer’s sales, type customer number and click key. No-Clerk Mode- Customer number:0 Floating Clerk/ Standard Clerk Mode- Type Clerk number You can see detail information of sales.
If you want to check scale sales, double click scale number on the main screen. You can see detail information of sales. 10.2 IP Address If you click button, you will see IP Address window as above. You can check scale ID Number and IP Address. You can set IP address of each scale that is not connected, in advance, and the information of scale will be shown on the program automatically when connected. and IP address is 10.10.0.188, you have type 7 and 10.10.0.
You will see new IP address on the list as above then click button. You can also delete IP address of each scale. You can check status of scale. If the scale is connected, you will see red line and if the scale is disconnected you will see blue line as below. Status of scale: Connect, Disconnect, or Unstable.
10.3 Configuration To access Configuration, click key. You will see Configuration window as below. You can check IP Address, Port and so on. Scale Port Port(Transaction from Scale) : 2000 This port is used to receive sales data. CMD Port (Request to Scale): 2001 This port is used to send data to scale. Port(Receive from Manager) : 2004 This port is used to receive data from Manager. PC manager Port(Send to Manager) : 2005 This port is used to send data to Manager. IP Address : 10.10.0.
11. LP-II Label Editor After installing LP-II Software Package start LP-II Label Editor. The LP-II has the ability to let you custom design your own labels. The LP-II comes standard with 90 pre-defined formats and 10 free-formats that you can create from scratch or edit by using this software. 11.1 Label Generator LP-II Label Editor Screen gives you a list of existing label formats with descriptions from which to chose for editing, copying, or creating new formats.
11.2 Label viewer The Label Viewer Screen works concurrently with the Label Generator Screen and the Label Generator Tool Bar. This screen allows you to view the label you are creating or editing. Label Field option has the same function as that of Label Generator Tool Bar. Label Controls option helps you to change special headings. 11.3 Label Generator Tool Bar The Label Generator Tool Bar always appears on the right side of the Label View Screen.
11.4 Field Specifications All fields also have different properties. To access these properties left click on the field in the Label View Screen. Once that field is highlighted right-click that same field and the Field Specifications screen will appear. Most fields and Label Generator Tool Bar Buttons have the same Field Specifications Screen.
The Heading Field is the small text that appears on the frame surrounding another field similar to the way the words “Orientation” appears on the Orientation Box. to their frames. Most fields have a Heading field attached The Heading field has the same controls as most other fields except of course it doesn’t have a Heading Field attached to it. The Position Controls allow you to size and position the field directly using mm measurements.
To transmit label, check Label No check box that you wish to send as below. (To check all check boxes, click Label No.) Then select target scale to receive data. If the network is PC master type, click button, Target Scale list is updated. When ready to send data, click click button. If at any point you wish to stop the transmission, button.
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