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    Sharp Electronics Corporation XEA 201 & XEA 401 QUICK PROGRAMMING GUIDE Additional suppor t in programming yo ur XEA 201 or XEA 401 Cash Register may be obtained from the Customer Assistance Cente r ( 80 0-237-4277 ) or via em ail at cbpsupport@sharpsec.com .[...]

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    2 Table of Contents XEA201 Reset Procedure…………………………………………………………………..……….3 Date and Time Programming……………………………………..………………………4 Tax Programming……………………………………...………………………………….5 Department Key Prog[...]

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    3 XEA-201 Reset There are 2 resets for the XEA-201. The first one is a basic “initialization” and the second one is a master reset. The first steps below should always be done first befor e the master reset. The initial procedure is below. You should not lose your programming information doing this reset. • Unplug from the electrical outlet ?[...]

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    4 XEA-201 and XEA-401 date and time It is required to program the date, time and tax before proceeding with sales transactions. Programming information for date: The format is MM/DD/YYYY • switch to PGM mode • enter the date (MM/DD/YYYY) • press #/TM/SBTL key Programming information for entering time: Use Military time. • Switch to PGM mode[...]

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    5 XEA-201 XEA-401 tax programming 4 tax rate settings are available. There are 99 department keys. Department keys 1 - 10 are taxable Departments 11 - 99 are non-taxable at default. Program TAX 1 • Switch register to PGM mode • Press the #/TM/SBTL key • Press the number 9 • Press the @for key • Press the 1 key for tax 1 (2 for tax 2, 3 fo[...]

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    6 XEA-201 department key programming There are 8 parameters for each department key. Program department keys. • Switch register to PGM mode • Set the eight parameters A-H. • Press the @/For key • Press the department key to be programmed. • Press the CA/AT/NS key Parameter A – Tax 4 status: 1 = taxable 0 = non – taxable Parameter B ?[...]

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    7 Text programming There are 2 ways to program text: • Using character keys on the keyboard • Entering character codes with numeric keys on the keyboard If you are using the characters on the Department # pad to enter your text you need to be familiar with some of the keys. SHIFT : This makes letters upper and lower case. Upper case letters are[...]

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    8 Logo print The programming procedure for inputting logo messages on the XEA 201 and 401 is a 2 step process. 1.) The customer must tell the cash register what type of logo message they wish to program. 2.) The customer actually programs the logo message. Step 1 page 51 of the XEA 201 and XEA-401 manuals Program the type of logo message format you[...]

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    9 MISC text programming Text programming can be entered for the following using the associ ated job number : Department Key Text Job code “1” PLU Text Job code “2” Function Text Job code “3” Clerk Names Job code “5”. Logo Messages Job code “4”[...]

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    10 XEA-201 and XEA-401 preset unit price and price look up The preset unit price function assigns a frequently purchase d item to a department key and enables you to enter the price by simply pressing the department key Program Preset Prices • Switch register to PGM mode • enter the price (ex: $1.00 = 100) • Press the department key you wish [...]

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    11 XEA-201 and XEA-401 percent key programming The percent key can be used to take off a preset amount or an “open” amount. This is usually used for discounts. Ex: To take 10% off Program percent key • Put register in PGM mode • Enter percent rate (ex: 10% off would be 10) • Press the %1 key • Press the CA/AT/NS key Program percent key [...]

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    12 XEA-401 Department Key Programming There are 11 parameters for each department key Program department keys. • Switch register to PGM mode • Set 11 parameters (see below) • Press the @/For key • Press the department key desired (the i s the one that you are programming) • Press the CA/AT/NS key Each parameter and definition is listed be[...]

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    13 XEA-201 and XEA-401 reports X1 Report – Full Sales Report An X report can be run anytime during the day. To run an X1 report which will not reset the sales totals follow the below procedure: • Put the register in X1/Z1 mode • Press the CA/AT/NS key Z1 Report The Z report can be printed daily. This prints the same information as the X repor[...]