User manual

ScanVue5® Mini Kiosk
User Manual
M37574–01T
Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc.
23-June-2008 RevT Page 61
Appendix B—ScanVue5
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Initialization File
Overview
A default initialization file (scanvue.ini) is placed into the share directory on the server by
the installation program when the server software on the CD–ROM provided is installed.
The .ini file must be on the server, in the share directory and the ScanVue5
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units which
are hard coded to look for the .ini file in the share directory, must find it or they will not
be able to establish a connection to the network.
Software V6.20 and later will also detect filename realscan.ini as well as scanvue.ini.
This change ensures that existing NCR installations can be run interchangeably. The
scanvue.ini file is read by every display on that network server once a communication
link is established. The .ini file controls the behavior of every unit linked to that server.
As well as defining the defaults for text display, colors and wallpaper, the .ini file
provides a way for ScanVue5
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units to be grouped together and access different
slideshows as a group. For example, in a multi department store, each department can
be running different slideshows at the same time, each one showing promotions or
teaser advertising tailored to that department’s specific products. Slideshows can be
changed as desired with specially created versions for holidays or sales events.
Real Time Clock
A real-time clock display can be superimposed on the LCD screen (see Fig 17) as
defined in the scanvue.ini file. ScanVue5
®
maintains an internal clock tick counter but
does not store ‘real time’. Date and time are initially set by the NTPServer and TZOffset
modes in the.ini file (see example p49) or with UnitConfig and should be periodically
updated by the DateTime mode from your server application. The host must be running
an NTP or similar time server that the application can access for the current date and
time.
The clock display font, foreground and background colors and position on the screen are
defined independently of the font used for text display. This is the only case where 2
different fonts can be used at the same time. The clock feature is intended for internal
company purposes rather than for customers and may be used for example, as a time
clock for employees to clock in and out of the store by scanning their ID cards under the
barcode reader.