Unitec POS4000/V2-Wash Select II - Manual (Page 27)

Document Number: POS4007 1
Document Title: POS4000/V2 WSII Installation and Operations Manual
1 Overview
The POS4000 is a car wash access controller that provides both a merchandising tool and cash
security. The system consists of a main console, which is typically located near the cashier, and
the Wash Select II (WSII) entry system that is typically located at the entrance of the car wash.
The entry system can be part of a simple “Code Only” entrance stand or feature cash
acceptance as a “Coin Box”.
The main console allows cashiers and managers to generate customer access codes, generate
management reports and configure access control. These various functions are selected by
using the keys on the main console.
The customer interface electronics include:
• Relays used to control customer guidance lights and activate the car wash
• A keypad used by customers to enter access codes
• Optional coin and bill acceptor inputs (to allow customers to upgrade at the car wash
entrance)
• Optional change making capabilities
• An optional alphanumeric display used to prompt the customer
The configurations for the Customer Interface electronics vary by wash manufacturer. The
POS4000 provides functionality and commands to support a wide variety of the Carwash
professional’s needs. You may find that many of the functions and commands in the POS4000
will not apply to your particular installation.
Fleet accounts are used to provide a pre-defined number of washes to a customer. This feature
is useful in selling carwashes to organizations (i.e. police or fire departments), providing
carwashes to employees and giving discounts for purchasing multiple washes. Once a fleet
account has been established, the number of washes that it is valid for can be modified without
changing the other account information. All fleet account accounting is maintained by individual
account.
A unique carwash grouping feature allows the operator to merchandise individual carwash
functions as well as merchandising carwash packages with special pricing. A carwash group is
user definable and sold using a single key on the cashier keypad. For example, a WORKS
carwash could be merchandised to include a deluxe wash with all options. This package would
have a separate 3 tier pricing structure and separate accountability. Group functionality is not
supported by all entry system configurations, and is typically most usable in systems that don’t
allow cash acceptance at the customer entrance stand.
A very flexible carwash message structure is provided that enables one to provide the customer
with a variety of information. Custom header and footer messages can each be up to 10 lines
long and are printed on the top and bottom of every ticket.
In addition to the header and footer messages, five different postscript messages, each 5 lines
long, can be defined and assigned to specific carwash features at specific price levels. This
allows different messages to be printed on full priced and discounted tickets. This flexibility
allows you to advertise discounts to customers paying full price, allows full priced tickets to be
saved as coupons toward future purchases, allows you to thank customers who earned a
discount for purchasing the goods and services that enabled them to earn the discount, etc.
The operation of the system is somewhat dependent on the options present and configuration of
the unit. This information can be obtained by using the system configuration report command
(see Section 4.1). However, general operations are very similar for all systems.