Definition of terms for external pos connections – Unitec POS4000/V2 User Manual
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Appendix G. APPENDIX VI - Interfacing to an External
Point-of-Sale
The POS4000 has the ability to communicate with External Point-of-Sale
(EXTPOS) equipment. This standard feature for Version 2 POS4000s allows: 1)
customers to purchase carwash codes at fuel pumps that have "pay at the pump"
capabilities, and 2) cashiers to sell carwash codes via the cash register. If this
feature is not present and you want to acquire it, you should contact your
carwash sales representative to order a software upgrade.
The exact carwash capabilities of each external Point-of-Sale system vary by
manufacturer, petroleum company, geographic location and current software
version. You should consult your Point-of-Sale representative for questions
about features of their equipment and how to use it.
Definition of Terms for External POS Connections
Site Controller:
On most Petroleum stores, there is one centralized device, which communicates
and controls the pumps and card readers. In addition, this device may
communicate or directly control the cash registers
Register:
This is the system the cashier uses to ring up petroleum or C-Store sales.
Carwash POS unit:
This is the console used to print up wash tickets and configure the Unitec
Equipment. On a Generic POS4000 system, E-systems, or AutoTec it consists of
the POS4000. On an Enterlink/V2, it consists of the Smart Terminal and the
Junction box.
EXT POS Device:
The Unitec Carwash POS connects to this device in order to give it car wash
codes when it requests them. This device depending upon the installation may
be either a centralized site controller or register. Examples when connecting to a
Gilbarco G-Site system the site controller is the EXT POS Device, when
connecting to a Wayne Plus their Site controller is the EXT POS device. When