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for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP
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FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale for Windows transforms a PC into a powerful point-of-sale cash register for retail sales, service, and rental businesses. No limitations are placed on the number of products that can be stored in the system. FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale works with or without bar code scanning equipment.
During a basic transaction, product codes are entered or scanned into the transaction and the screen instantly displays the quantity, price, and product description. When completed, the transaction is totaled, sales tax is applied, change is computed, the cash drawer is opened, a receipt is printed, and inventory and sales records are updated. Many options are available to the cashier during a transaction making FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale a complete and powerful point-of-sale system.
We can divide the FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale System into six functional areas:
The FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale Cash Register — is used as a cash register for day to day operation and sales.
Code Name: Zebra Bar Code Printing for Windows — prints bar code labels to place on items not already coded. The program prints on standard labels using a standard laser or ink jet printer.Credit Card Processing software is included with FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale. You may also use your existing terminal equipment or another credit card processing software (PC-Charge).
FastSell Deluxe Touch Screen Version –the Touch Screen Version is 100% compatible with the regular version of FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale and included with the system if you prefer to use touch screens. You may use either version or both. Networked users can use the touch screen version at one station and the regular version at another station.
FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale Installation
First close any programs that may be running on your computer.
Select Start, Run and type D:\setup (where D is the letter representing your CD-ROM drive). For downloaded copies, simply double click the file you downloaded.
Follow the on screen installation commands—generally choose the default selections.
When installing the evaluation version for the first time, select “Single User or Network Server (Install New Empty Data Files)”.
There is no difference between a Single User installation and a Network Server installation. You can begin using FastSell Deluxe as a single user, then later, easily add stations as your needs or business expands. To learn how to add a station/client, see the network setup instructions in Appendix 1 to the FastSell Deluxe POS Manual.
After installation you will have Icons on your screen for both the standard and touch screen cash registers and for the FastSell Deluxe Office. To access other parts of the program (i.e. bar code printing program, FastSell Deluxe Data Integrator) select Start, Programs, FastSell Deluxe POS, then select the program you want off the menu. If you will be using these programs frequently you may create shortcuts by right clicking a program, selecting Create Shortcut, then dragging the shortcut onto the desktop.
Recommended Equipment
A PC with a Pentium-Class processor recommended. Most Windows PC computers of 3 or less years old should work fine, whether it is Pentium or not.
Approximately 20 Mbytes of disk space for the software, with room to grow. Most current hard drives far exceeed this. Each day you use the software, the data that it generates will grow a little. You may be surprised at how much after a year. This is your most valuable asset of data; virtually every stroke and every thing that has happenbed in your store. Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP. *Windows has different memory requirements for each version, unless you will be running other programs at the same time, usually the requirements for your version of Windows will suffice for FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale.
Optional Recommended Equipment
Printer(s) (for receipts and reports)
Bar Code Scanner
Customer Pole Display
Electronic Cash Drawer
Magnetic Card Reader (for processing charge cards)
Touch Screen Monitor if using the touch screen version.
Keyboard and/or Mouse Operation
Using a mouse at the cash register is a matter of preference—and FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale lets you decide. The FastSell Deluxe Cash Register has been specially designed to allow for easy operation with or without a mouse.The software has been designed the Cash Register to use the function keys, arrow keys, page keys, Escape key, and Enter key to make the Cash Register easy to operate even in a mouseless environment. For those who will be using a mouse, mouse operation is standard. You will find the special programming for operation of these keys greatly simplifies getting around in the FastSell Deluxe Cash Register--with or without a mouse.
RegisteringOnce you decide FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale is right for your business, you may begin immediately. You simply purchase the full network site license registration number on line or call us on the phone. Your registration number will be emailed back within 1 business day (usually sooner during business hours). You can download it with no shipping for immediate use (32.9 Meg) or we can send a CD.After your purchase enter your registration number into FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale; select Help off the top line menu, then Registration. Enter the 16-digit code and that is it, FastSell Deluxe POS will be fully registered for use as a single user or full network. For networks, only the server needs to be registered; stations do not require registration.
Versatile Cash Register Screen Preferences
Versatile cash register screen preferences allow for function key icons, standard mouse icons, an on-screen customer display, or touch screen interfaces.
Standard Screen Mouse Interface Screen
Customer On-Screen Display Touch with Numbers Only
Touch Programmable Menu Touch Screen with Letters
Setting Your Sales Tax Rate
Click on the FastSell Deluxe Office Icon to enter the FastSell Deluxe Office.
Select Setup|Sales Tax Setup from the FastSell Deluxe Office menu.
On the Tax One Tab set the first line to ON (Apply Tax). If your area is not subject to sales tax, set the option to OFF and exit the setup utility.
Enter your state's sales tax rate (we entered 7.75).
For most states, leave the Minimum Taxed field at zero.
Move down to the line that reads “Display On Receipts:” enter "Sales Tax", or whatever you wish to call the tax. Some like to enter the rate, such as "7.75% Sales Tax", it’s up to you. Your choice will precede the sales tax on the screen and on your receipts. The choice is not permanent, you may return here and change it whenever you like.
Select how you want your sales tax to round. We selected "Round .5 and above up".
Select OK to return to the FastSell Deluxe Office menu. If the Cash Register was open (on the task bar), it must be closed (File, Exit) and reopened to pick up these new tax settings.Your First Transaction
The Basic Transaction
Click on the FastSell Deluxe Cash Register Icon to start the Cash Register.
If you did not install the test data with FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale, then you will need to go to the next section to enter some products in your database for testing.
Enter from the keyboard, scan with a bar code reader, or use the "Lookup" feature to enter test product code: 1
Now enter test product codes 2 and 3. Your screen should appear as above (this will vary by tax options you’ve made). Continue entering more products if you desire.
Press F8 or click the “Tender” Icon to tender/total the transaction.
The Tender Window appears, enter a cash amount or select the Exact Cash Icon (or press F3) from the tool bar. Select OK or press ENTER.
There are many, many possible variations to this Basic Transaction, however, most transactions will be as simple as this.
Entering A New Product
There are several methods to enter new products into the product (inventory) database. We will use the utility specially designed to make entering new products fast and easy. This form can be adjusted so that just the fields you will be using can be visible. Products can also be entered “On-the-Fly” in the cash register, directly into the database grid (spreadsheet style), or imported from an existing database. Our example uses Kleenex Facial Tissues as the new product, you may enter one of your own:
From the FastSell Deluxe Office menu select Utilities, then Quick Product Add/Edit.
In the Enter/Scan Product Code box, enter the bar code number for the Kleenex Tissues, 03600027710, then press Enter.
Enter “Kleenex Facial Tissues” in the Description One box.
We entered 10 in the Inventory Qty box.
We entered 1.49 in the Standard Price box.
Enter a Tax Code of 1 to make it taxable.
Select Save (F2). Either Cancel to exit or add some more products.
That’s all there is to it. Now go to the cash register and try it out. You can use the lookup feature, scan a bar code, or enter the product code right from the keyboard.
Endless Reports and Data Access
The database grid provides a spreadsheet style access to all databases maintained by the FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale system. For those of you familiar with Microsoft Access, this grid is very similar. All databases have full query (SQL) capabilities so you can update data and design the reports you need.
The grid lets you design reports by simply dragging the columns into the order you want, then hiding the columns you don’t want. After a report is designed, that format can be saved and recalled whenever necessary. There is no limit to the number of reports you can design. The system comes with many common reports already pre-designed A large portion of the FastSell Deluxe Point-of-Sale Manual is dedicated to using this grid.
The primary inventory database is the Product1 database table. To open it with the grid, in the FastSell Deluxe Office select File, Open Database Table, then select Product1. The Product database can also be selected using the P1 icon on the toolbar.
