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Site Controller III
Page 10 MDE-4315 CFN Series CFN III Manager’s Manual for Windows NT · August 2004
SC III are the Check Point and/or Profit Point consoles.
The consoles combine pump control and cash-register functions. They allow
you to turn on pumps and accept cash or other payment. They are used at sites
that do retail business, accept cash or credit cards in the store. The Check Point
and Profit Point manuals describe console operations.
Readers
Readers are devices that communicate with the CFN system and allow input
from the end user. They can activate pumps, display messages, and print
receipts. Readers can consist of any combination of a customer display, keypad,
card reader, and receipt printer. Some readers are “in dispenser” and are
specifically assigned to a single pump. Stand-alone readers can represent
multiple pumps and require a pump selection from the user. To obtain a receipt
from these readers, the user must return to the reader after completing a fuel sale
and re-swipe the card or enter the pump number that was used.
The Log Printer
Another device, the log printer prints a continuous record of transactions and
may also be used to print reports. Every site needs some type of printer. It is
important to know how to read the information that comes out of the printer,
since it includes data about completed sales and messages about any errors that
have occurred.
The log printer generates an on-going record on paper of important events at the
site. These include sales transactions and system messages generated when
certain commands are run or when errors are detected during operation.
The log printer, such as an Okidata ® 184 plain printer, should be located where
site personnel can read its output. The output of the log printer serves both as a
maintenance log and an audit trail. For example, the log printer records an entry
as each sale is concluded and also any time a problem is detected in an attached
pump, island card reader, or other device. Since the printed log is an important
business record, it is important not to let the log printer jam or run out of
paper.
In order to print, the log printer must be in the state called on-line or ready. This
is usually indicated by a light on the front panel of the printer. The log printer
normally goes off-line automatically when it jams or runs out of paper. You can
take the log printer off-line to load paper. Most printers have a switch labeled
on-line or select for taking them on- and off-line.
A properly connected and configured log printer will notify the SC III whenever
it goes off-line, so that no data will be sent to it until it is again ready to print.