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Siemens Reservation and energy management CM110602en
Building Technologies General notes 09/30/2008
1 General notes
1.1 Purpose
This document describes the reservation and energy management component of the
Siemens HOTEL SOLUTION software. It is implemented in the user interface in the
Energy Management menu.
For hotels with front-office systems that do not support this function, it is possible to
change the temperature setpoint manually in whole groups of rooms at a time without
taking account of reservations.
1.2 Terms and abbreviations
Terms and abbreviations Definition
FOS Front Office System
A software solution covering the commercial aspects of
running a hotel
User interface User Interface
Refers to the user interface of the Siemens HOTEL
SOLUTION software
RCU Room controller ("Room Controller Unit")
A device for control and monitoring of the building services
equipment in a hotel room
TCU "Temperature Control Unit": the room controller
1.3 Typographical conventions
The typographical conventions used in this manual are described in the table below.
We have adopted these conventions to make it as easy as possible for you to read the
manual, so please take a few moments to read through the table.
Description
Example
Text to be entered by the user is printed in italics setup
Italics are also used for special terms and to emphasize specific
points
Special term
Placeholders in pieces of code and examples of files are also
shown in italics
Variable
Path information and file names are shown in Courier Format.exe
The names of keys and key combinations are printed in angular
brackets. The "+" sign indicates that the keys specified should be
pressed simultaneously.
<Ctrl>+<V>
The font Courier is used for pieces of code and examples of files
containing text.
Courier
Text in pieces of code, if shown in rectangular brackets, indicates
optional information.
[Option 1]
Text in pieces of code, if shown in angular brackets, indicates a
compulsory input.
<Compulsory
input>