Gasboy CFN III Mgnr's Mnl V3.4 User Manual

Cfn iii manager’s manual for windows nt, Cfn series

CFN Series

CFN III Manager’s Manual
for Windows NT

Version 3.4

MDE-4315

(formerly C36143)

This manual is related to the following products:

CFN III Mngr's Mnl V3.3

Table of contents

Document Outline

List of Figures
1 – Introduction
- Your Operating System
- Starting your SC III
- Quitting Your CFN3 Application
- Minimizing the Command Window
- Levels of Operation
  - Gasboy Level
  - Administrator Level
    - Logging onto NT as Administrator
    - Miscellaneous NT Information
- Profit Point
- On-line Documentation
- Related Documentation
2 – Site Controller III
- System Overview
- CFN3 Command Window
- Command keys
  - System-response Problems
  - CFN3 Command Sessions
- How to Sign On
- How to Sign Off
- Automatic Sign Off
- How to Change Your Sign-on Code
- How to Enter Commands and Data
- How to Use Options with Commands
- How to Enter Multiple Blocks of Information
- How to Verify Commands
- How to Use Ranges with Commands
- A Shortcut for Entering Data
- How to Use Disk-based Commands
- Redirecting Command Input and Output
- Remote Access Command
  - Optional Commands
  - The HELP Command
3 – Users
- User ID Numbers
- Special User Numbers
- How to Add a User
- How to Remove a User
- How to Print a List of User Numbers
  - Permission Levels
- How to Use Permission Levels
4 – Receipts, Messages, and Date
- Date and Time
- Receipt Heading and Footing
- How to Enter Receipt Heading and Footing
- Special Printer Functions
- How to Print Receipt Heading and Footing
- How to Change Heading and Footing Lines
- How to Delete Heading or Footing Lines
  - Island Card Reader Messages
- How to Enter Messages
  - Display Multiple Lines
  - Multiple Line Display
- How to Print Messages
- How to Change Messages
- How to Load Messages
- How to Delete Messages
5 – Fuel Products
- How to Add or Change Fuel Products
- How to Initialize Fuel-product Information
- How to Create a New Fuel Product
- How to Change Fuel-product Information
- How to Print Fuel-product Information
- How to Remove a Fuel-product
- Fuel Product Inventory
- How to Enter Fuel-product Inventory
6 – Tank and Pump Commands
- Tank Commands
- How to View Current Tank Inventory
- How to Add to and Subtract from Tank Inventory Counters
- How to Set Tank Inventory Counters
  - Method-of-payment Pricing
- Price Code Levels
- How to View Current Price Code Levels and Prices
- How to Enter Price Code Levels and Prices
- How to Change Price-code Prices
- How to Delete a Price Code or Price Level
- How to Set Up Day-Night Pricing
  - Pump Commands
- How to Assign Products, Prices, and Tanks to Hoses
- How to View Pump Information
- How to Set Pump Totalizers
- How to Reset Pump Totalizers
- How to Enter Pump-Fill-Limit and Slow-to-Cutoff
7 – Merchandise Products
- How to Add or Change Merchandise Products
- How to Create a New Merchandise Product
- How to Create Special Merchandise Products
- How to Print Merchandise Product Information
- How to Change Merchandise Product Information
- Change Price Lookup
- How to Print Merchandise Product Information
- How to Remove a Merchandise Product
- How to Enter Merchandise Product Price Lookups
8 – Setting Up Tax Tables
- The Three Tax Types
- Tax Accumulators
- How to Enter Tax Accumulator Names
- How to Print Tax Accumulators
- How to Reset Cumulative Tax Totals
  - Tax as Percentage
- When to Use Tax Tables
- How to Set Up a Tax Table
9 – Reports, Cash Drawer and Shifts
- Reports
- How to Print Sales Reports
- How to Print Quantity Reports
- How to Print Quantity and Dollar Totals
- How to Print a Sales Summary Report
- How to Reset Sales Totals
  - Cash Drawer Commands
- How to Enter Cash Drawer Amount
- How to Add To or Subtract From Cash Drawer
- How to Print Cash Drawer Totals
  - Shift Change
- The NEXT SHIFT Command
- Other Shift-change Commands
- The NEXT DAY Command
10 – Transactions
- Printing Transactions
- How to Print Transactions
- How to Sort a Transaction Printout
- How to Print Specified Types of Transactions
- How to Print a Range of Transactions
- How to Print Transactions in Progress
- How to Print Receipts from the Transaction File
  - The Transaction File
- How to Reset the Transaction-begin Pointer
- How to Automatically Reset the Transaction Pointer
- A More Detailed Report
11 – Proprietary Cards
- Proprietary Card Format
- How to Restrict Purchases
- Lockouts
- Bit-mapped Lockout
- How to Use Card Ranges
  - Limited Lockout
- How to Use Wildcards
  - Positive and Negative Lockout Options
- How to Select Negative Lockout
- How to Select Positive Lockout
  - Disk-based Bit-mapped Lockout
  - How to Check a Card’s Lockout Status
- How to Lock Out and Unlock Cards
- Attendant Cards
12 – Lookup Program
- Definitions
- Records
- The Menus
  - Short and Long Menus
  - Default Actions in Fields
    - Main Menu
- Update from Keyboard
- List Records
13 – Fuel Allocation and Miles-Per-Gallon
- Fuel Allocation
- How to Set Up an Allocation System
  - Allocations
- How to Initialize the Allocation File
- How to Set Up Allocation Numbers
- How to Change Allocated Amounts
  - Add to Allocated Amount
  - Subtract from Allocated Amount
- How to Print Currently Allocated Amounts
- How to Remove an Allocation Number
  - Miles Per Gallon System
- How to Set Up an MPG System
- How MPG Information Is Calculated
- How to Set Up Vehicle Numbers
- How to Reset MPG Period for All Vehicles
- How to Print MPG Report
- How to Remove a Vehicle Number
14 – Backup System Data and Disk Files
- Why Make Backups?
- Floppy Diskettes
  - The Back-up Files
- How to Back Up System Data
15 – CFN3 File System
- What Is a CFN3 File
- Filename Restrictions
- Filename Extensions
- Wildcards in Filenames
  - The File System
- Disk Drive Names
- How to Specify Files on Other Drives
  - Site Controller Files
- How to Create Site Controller Files
- How to Print the Contents of Files
- How to Remove User Files
- How to Copy Files
  - CP without Error Messages
- How to Rename Files
- How to Move Files Between Directories of the RAM Drive
- How to Set Permissions of Files
- Directory Commands
16 – Using Text Editors
- Windows NT Text Editors
- FRED
- The Editor’s Modes
- How to Change Editor Modes
- Command Mode
  - Using the Editor: the Basics
- How to Enter Text
- How to Correct Text as You Type It
- Command Case
- The Work Buffer
- How to Name Files
- How to Save New Files
- How to Resave Files
- How to Exit the Editor
- How to Exit the Editor without Saving
- How to Move the Cursor
  - Moving Rapidly Forward/Backward through File
  - Moving the Cursor to the Beginning or End of a Line
- How to Insert Text
- How to Delete Text
- How to Open a Line
- How to Undo Changes to a Line
- How to Join Two Lines
- How to Split Two Lines
- How to Copy a Line
- How to Replace One Character
  - Advanced Editing
- How to Move the Cursor to a Specified Character
- How to Move the Cursor to Specified Line
- How to Search for a Specified String
  - FIND Command
- How to Search for and Print a String
- How to Execute a Global Search and Replace
  - CHANGE Command
- How to Erase the Entire Work Buffer
- How to Delete Specified Lines
- How to Delete Up to a Specified Character
- How to Append a File to the Current File
- How to Set Tab Stops
- How to Edit a New File without Leaving FRED
- Editor Command Summary
17 – Making Your Own Commands
- Restrictions on Command File Names
- Program Space
- Search Path for Commands
- How to Execute User Command Files
- Comments in Command Files
- How to Use Terminal Input with Command Files
- Variables for Use in Command Files
18 – Advanced Command Files
- How to Use the IF Command
- How to Use Loops in Command Files
- How to Use Case Statements in Command Files
- Prompt String
- How to Set User Variables in Command Files
- ECHO with the p1 Option
- How to Use Branching and Subroutines
- How to Search for a String in a File
- Advanced Commands
19 – Automatic Cron Commands
- What Conditions Can Be Specified for cron
- Timed cron Entry
- Restart cron Entry
  - Uses of the Restart cron Entry
- Reboot cron Entry
- Transaction-memory cron Entry
  - Where To Put Command Files for cron
- How To Enter cron Commands
  - How To Keep cron Command Output from the Log
    - How To Print a Listing of cron Entries
    - How to Remove cron Commands
20 – Communications
- Remote Authorizations
- Dial-out Phone Numbers
  - How To Enter Dial-out Phone Numbers
  - How To Print Dial-out Phone Numbers
- How to Initiate a Call
  - Kermit
21 – Configuration Command Summary
- Disk-based Configuration Commands
22 – Preventive Maintenance
- How to Clean the Diskette Drive
- When Batteries Fail
- Island Card Reader
  - How to Clean the Magnetic Strip Reader
  - How to Clean the Optical Card Reader
- Console
  - Magnetic Card Reader
  - Keyboard
23 – Diagnostic Commands
- System Diagnostics
- How To Print System Diagnostics
- How to Reset System Diagnostics
- How to Reset System Diagnostics after Reconfiguration
- Diagnostic Error Codes
- How to Enable and Disable Event History
- How to Print the Event History List
- System Status
24 – Enabling and Disabling Devices
- Shut Down and Restart a Site
- How To Shut Down a Site
- Disable Pumps
- How To Do an Emergency Stop from the Terminal
- How To Do and Emergency Stop from the Console
- How To Restart a Site
- How To Restart from a Console Emergency Stop
- How To Restart a Site from a Serious Crash
- How To Reboot the Site Controller
  - Site Devices
- How To Disable and Enable a Pump
- How To Disable and Enable a Pump Control Unit
- How To Disable and Enable a Reader Terminal
- How To Disable and Enable a Console
- How to Disable and Enable a Tank Monitor System
- How to Disable and Enable a Gate Reader
- How to Disable and Enable a Fuel Point Reader
- How to Disable, Enable, and Download SDIs
- Operating Pumps Manually
25 – Invoice Printing
- Requirements and Restrictions
- Invoice Setup
- Printing an Invoice
- Sample Invoice
  - Duplicates
26 – Site Controller III Optional Packages
27 – Appendix A: SC III Ports and Switches
- Front Panel Components
- Serial/Parallel Ports
- DIP Switch Settings
- Memory Board DIP Switch SC-Memory I/O - S1
- Memory Board DIP Switch SC-Memory I/O - S2
- PC IRQ Switch, SC-COMM CPU - S1
- PC Address Switch, SC-COMM CPU - S2
- SC3 Comm Board DIP Switch CPU - S3
- Jumper Settings
  - SC-Comm CPU Board Settings
  - SC-Comm Memory I/O Board Settings
28 – Appendix B: Modem Settings and Cables
- Hayes® 1200 Modem Switch Settings
- Hayes Modem DIN Cabling
- Null Modem Cross Cable
29 – Appendix C: Printed Receipt Regulations
- EFT Regulation E
- Section 205.9(a)—Documentation of Transfers
- Section 205.9(b)(1)(iv)
  - Gasboy Receipt
30 – Appendix D: Status and Error Messages
- Messages on the Log Printer
- Name Table Reconstructed
- [Pump #] Card #XXXXXXXXXXXX denial_reason WED 11/29/97 12:34 PM
- Bank Verification Came Up
- Battery FAILED
- Battery OK
- Card Reader Terminal #X Came Up
- Card Reader Terminal #X Disabled
- Card Reader Terminal #X Paper Low
- Card Reader Terminal #X Out of Paper
- Card Reader Terminal #X Paper Refilled
- Card Reader Terminal #X Printer Down
- Card Reader Terminal #X Printer Jammed
- Card Reader Terminal #X Printer Unjammed
- Card Reader Terminal #X Printer Up
- Card Reader Terminal #X Reader Jammed
- Card Reader Terminal #X Reader Unjammed
- Card Reader Terminal #X Went Down
- CFN Verification Came Up
- CFN Verification Did Not Respond
- Check PT/Profit PT #X Came Up
- Check PT/Profit Pt #X Disabled
- Check PT/Profit Pt #X Went Down
- Data Corrupted in Table
- CARD: XXXXXXXXXX DES Not Ready
- Diagnostics Table Too Small
- Disk Full
- EMERGENCY STOP
- End EMERGENCY STOP
- Fuel Point Reader # on Loop # Went Down
- Fuel Point Reader # Came Up
- Gate # on Loop # Went Down
- Gate # Came Up
- Island EMERGENCY STOP
- Island Reader Only
- Loop Table Overflow
- Master Key Loaded
- Memory Available
- Memory Full
- No Tokheim Handler
- No Wayne Handler
- NT PC-SCIII Interface V#.# Started
- PC Not Responding
- PC Responding
- Product #XX Name Below Reorder Level
- Pump #X Disabled
- Pump #X Disabled, No Quantity
- Pump #X Disabled, No Price
- Pump #X Enabled
- Pump Control Unit #X Came Up
- Pump Control Unit #X Disabled
- Pump Control Unit #X Down, Bad Memory
- Pump Control Unit #X Found Unassigned Transaction
- Pump Control Unit #X Went Down
- Remote Command: command
- Remote Verification Did Not Respond
- SC III Vx (HHMM/MMDDYY) Router:r_name, Handler:h_name Day MM/DD/YY HH:MM AM/PM
- Tank #X Below Reorder Level
- Tank #X Fuel Leak
- Tank #X Probe Error
- Tank #X Excess Water
- Tank #X YYY Gal Delivery
- Warm Boot
- Messages in the Transaction Printout
  - error #
  - Aborted
  - Limit
  - Mem Lost
  - Pwr Fail
  - Payout
  - Prod Out
  - Pump Down
  - Refund
  - Return
  - Reversal
  - Timed Out
  - Unassigned
  - Withdrawal
    - Messages in Command Mode
  - Already exists
  - Bad Data Input
  - BAD MESS
  - Can’t activate
  - Can’t open file
  - Cannot run program
  - Card is not valid
  - Card is valid
  - Command failed
  - Device out of service
  - Does not exist
  - Error loading program
  - Invalid option
  - Manager key required
  - No more file space
  - Permission denied
  - Program checksum error
  - Pump deactivated
  - Pump is not on
  - Pump is ready
  - Site is stopped
  - Some valid, some not
  - String too long
  - Transactions in progress
  - Unknown command
31 – Appendix E: Files on the Hard Disk
- System Diskette
- Root Directory: Operating System
- BIN Directory: Disk-based Commands And Command Files
  - Disk-based Command Files
  - Miscellaneous Command Files
    - Applications Diskette
- Root Directory
- BIN Directory
  - Miscellaneous BIN Files
  - Miscellaneous Command Files
32 – Appendix F: Dialout Communications
- Types of Cards
- Credit Card Numbering
- Card Networks Certifying CFN III
  - Uppercase Error Messages
    - Modems
  - Troubleshooting - Quick Diagnostic Checks
33 – Appendix G: Trademark Information
34 – Glossary
Index