Cash register "AMS 100K" in the domestic market is one of the most common cash registers. The predecessor of this model is considered the device "AMC 100". It was produced in the 90s of the last century at the telegraph equipment factory in Kaluga. It is worth noting that the first modifications were not even equipped with a fiscal memory unit.
History of creation
The AMS 100K cash register was launched in 2004. It is still being produced, and its feature was the introduction of a protected control electrolyte. The device can be used in any retail outlets, including the service sector, cash payments for products of the oil and gas industry and placement of materials in open areas or under a canopy.
In the process, modification changed in everything except appearance. She remained modest and expressionless. The device is powered by AC power (220 V). Grounding recommended.
Cash Register "AMS 100K": characteristics
In the front of the device is a keyboard. Here the keys are placed according to their intended purpose:
- function block with letter designation;
- sectional panel with numbers and letters;
- auxiliary buttons.
The keys are pressed quite softly, which is quite normal for a working device. At the same time, the keyboard itself is resistant to pollution, however, it is afraid of moisture. The inscriptions on the buttons are distinct, there is no backlight.
In the review of the cash register "AMC 100K" consider the display. The screen of the device is made in a dual configuration (according to the principle of “customer monitor”). It displays information on the back facing the consumer, and in the seller’s main window. In working order, the screen with seven segments is able to accommodate twelve familiarity.
The advantages of this solution include the ability to function in poor lighting conditions with simultaneous intelligibility of numbers. In addition, the unit is durable and has high maintainability rates. Among the minuses - a limited set of characters, which leads to a low level of performance.
Printing device
If you study the instructions for the AMS 100K cash register, you can find out that the printing mechanism has not changed from the very beginning of the serial production of the device in question. In fact, this part is a thermal printer. Printing occurs as directed heating of special paper. The width of the check tape is 5.7 cm. The “delay” in the development of the node in question does not mean that the developers have no other ideas. The fact is that such a design has proven itself on the positive side, distinguished by practicality and reliability. Such printers break very rarely, do not require special care.
The only detail that has been upgraded is the print head. Despite the fact that it has a low cost, the quality and reliability of operation are much less than foreign analogues. The printer mechanism is accessed by opening the protective cover. It is equipped with a special metal element for even tearing off the check.
Options
On the right side of the housing of the AMS 100K cash register, connectors are provided for connecting electronic computers and a barcode scanner. On the back there is a cash drawer slot. If there is no connection, the device will not open automatically when reading reports and issuing checks.
The money box is made of metal, equipped with a pair of constipation. The mechanical lock is opened with a key, and the electromagnetic analogue - with the help of a command from the KKM electrical circuit. The inner insert is made of plastic, equipped with four compartments for notes and five sections for coins. You cannot disconnect this node yourself.
Functional
Technical capabilities of the AMS 100K cash register are listed below:
- training and main (fiscal) mode of operation;
- the possibility of simultaneous interaction with 8 cashiers;
- the number of purchases per shift - 200;
- there is a clock of the current time;
- accounting for one tax charge and eight programmable fees;
- when connected to a computer, the number of recorded goods is infinite;
- there is a function of compressed printing of all documentation, including reporting materials;
- withdrawing and depositing receipts;
- fixing "cash" at the box office;
- multiplying the mass of goods by price with the issuance of the final result in the check;
- display of date and time in a control tape and receipt;
- indication of text information;
- design cliches of the beginning and end of the check;
- the formation and recording on the tape of information regarding the return and the number of purchases in each compartment, with the subsequent display of this in the check;
- calculator;
- availability of an interface for aggregation from a PC and electronic scales;
- work with bar codes and their recognition;
- organization of automated accounting of the movement of products;
- a display to show information to the buyer and seller;
- fiscal memory;
- interaction with network cards like HUB-RS232C.
Operating Instructions Cash Register "AMC 100K"
The working design of this model is time-tested, it is quite effective now. A simple and reliable device is easy to use, corresponds to the concept - "everything ingenious is simple." Before you begin, you must install a check ribbon. The process consists of simple steps:
- the printer compartment rises;
- the end of the paper sensor is attached;
- the working head is retracted;
- a roll is installed by threading the edge of the tape under the rubber shaft;
- the "tongue" of the sensor is laid with the subsequent pressure of the head;
- the printer cover is put in place with a preliminary pass through it of the receipt tape.
Recommendations
When working with the "AMS 100K", care must be taken. It should be remembered that the printer uses thermochemical paper, which must be correctly placed in relation to the active layer. That is, the glossy part should contact the cashier. This is not difficult to check - they are carried out with the fingernail, after which the darkening should remain at the point of contact. If you make a mistake in this, the required information will not be printed on the check. It is also necessary to pay attention to the clamping springs. They should be in the middle of the bracket, having a U-shaped configuration.