Operation Manual

63Vectron POS Modular
Modular
US
Icons ..............................................Icons are small pictographs, which on
GUIs symbolize a function (file, program
etc.). A touch or click on the icon calls
the function
LCD ................................................Liquid Crystal Display. A layer of liquid
chrystals is given in between two foils.
When a voltage passes through these
chrystals, they change the angle of opti-
cal refraction
LED ................................................Light Emitting Diodes = semiconductor
emitting light when power is fed
Network ......................................Group of computers that are connected
via different lines and share common
resources like data and peripherals
Operator lock .............................For sign in and out of operators
Peripherals ..................................External devices that are connected to
a computer system.
Pixel ..............................................Smallest element of a digital image with
defined coordinates for location and
colour.
Port ................................................Physical or logical connection within a
system or between several systems for
exchange of information.
POS ................................................Point of sale
Powermanagement.................Setting to switch on and off compon-
ents depending on the requirements in
order to save energy. For the Vectron
POS MobilePro e.g. screen, processor,
background lighting, Wireless LAN and
Bluetooth.
PS/2 ...............................................PC-System developed by IBM with inde-
pendent ports, which are also used on
other platforms.