Ring Menu Items

Ring Menu Items

To ring up an order:

1. From the main order screen, select one of the Category buttons (e.g., Beers, Entrées, Sides, etc.) at the bottom of the screen.

Touch keys are dynamically generated and displayed in the work space above the Category keys. Scroll bars allow the user to view any items which may not fit in the immediate viewing window. As an additional visual aid, the

generated keys are color-coded to match their parent Category.

2. Select a menu item. The quantity, item description, and price are added to the check detail area. A running total displays in red below the check.

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Selecting Open-Price Menu Items

Open-price menu items have no fixed price, but prompt the user for an entry at the time they are ordered.

Open pricing is used for menu items whose availability is based on current market prices (e.g., Lobster, Catch-of-the-Day). It can also be used to price special orders that are not on the menu, but which the restaurant agrees to sell (e.g., “Yes ma'am, I'm sure the chef can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for your little boy.”).

To ring an open-price menu item:

1. Press the menu item key. A dialog box will be displayed, prompting for the price of the menu item.

2. Specify an amount and press the

[Enter] key. The open menu item and

price are added to the check detail. Alternatively, the user could:

1. Enter the menu item price, using the touchscreen’s numeric key pad. Be sure to enter the correct number of digits and decimal places for the active currency.

2. Press the open menu item key. In this

case, the dialog box is bypassed and the menu item description and price are added to the check detail.

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For more information on Reference Entries, refer to the section beginning on page 3-35

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Selecting Multiple Menu Items

Multiple quantities of a menu item can be ordered by pressing the same touch screen key several times. A separate check detail line will be added each time the key is pressed.

To save keystrokes, a quantity can be entered before the menu item is selected. 1. Enter a number from the numerical keypad in the lower left corner before

touching the menu item key. The quantity amount will be shown in the information area at the top of the screen.

2. Select the menu item. The quantity (e.g., 2 Fries) will be displayed in front of the menu item description in the check detail along with the adjusted price.

Using the [@/For] Key

The [@/For] function key provides another way to enter a quantity of the same menu item. Typically, it is used with open-price menu items, which require the

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Choosing a Menu Item (Container) Size

When members of a menu item category are available in more than one size, a row of Container tags (e.g., small, medium, large) is displayed above generated menu item keys.

1. To specify a size (e.g., Pitcher Beer), select a Container button.

Menu items not available in the selected size will be darkened automatically and will not respond to touch-selection.

2. Selecting the menu item. The size will be added to the description in the check detail and priced appropriately for the size selected.

Posting a Menu Item by Weight

Menu items sold by weight can be placed on a scale and weighed automatically or a menu item’s weight can be manually entered by an employee using a weighed menu item key.

Using a scale:

1. Place the menu item on the scale. 2. Press the menu item key. (Ex. [Lobster])

3. The item’s weight (less the tare weight), price, quantity, and name posts to the check.

Entering weight manually:

1. Press a weighed menu item key. A dialog box displays, prompting the user for the weight of the item.

2. Enter the gross weight of the item. The gross weight includes the weight of both the container and the item itself. Partial units should be entered as decimal values (e.g., 2 lbs, 8 oz. = 2.5 lbs).

3. Press [Enter]. The price is calculated and posted to the check detail. If a tare weight was programmed for this item, the system automatically subtracts that value from the entered weight before calculating the price.

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Scanning a Barcode

Menu item selections can be added to a check by scanning them with a barcode reader. If the system is configured properly, the user simply runs the UPC barcode label over the scanner device to post the item information to the check detail. Occasionally, the system may have difficulty reading the label. When this happens, the user can manually enter the barcode as follows:

1. Pick-up or begin a check.

2. Using the numeric touch keys, enter the barcode number printed on the menu item.

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