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Optipay
™
CC
A-66 Coin Changer
Section 4
4 FUNCTIONS
This section describes the main functions of the
Optipay™ CC A-66 Coin Changer with particular
emphasis on:
•
Filling and emptying the change tubes
•
Considering the maximum number of coins
configured for the change tube
•
Considering the configured security stock of
tube coins
•
Inhibiting certain coin types
•
Disabling the inventory keys
•
Configuring tokens
•
Sending the telephone/currency code to the
Vending Machine control
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Correcting the tube counter automatically
•
Resetting the tube counter
•
Considering the individual wake-up time
•
Accepting and converting a second currency
coinage (optional)
•
Minimizing string manipulation (optional)
Only these functions will be described in this
section. If adjustable functions require changing,
see section 7 "Operation" for direct Coin Changer
adjustments, and section 11 "Configuration" for
using the configuration tools to reset them.
Filling and Emptying Change Tubes
The simplest and quickest way to fill and empty the
tube cassette is to remove the cassette (See Figure
4-1 ). This allows for coin sorting or the removal of
several coins at once.
If the correct number of tube coins is required to
simplify coin management, the change tubes can
be filled by inserting individual coins into the Coin
Changer one at a time. The tube counters register
every coin inserted or paid out when activated by
the keyboard (see section 6 "Energizing" and
section 7 "Operation").
The tube cassette can also be both filled and emp-
tied in this manor with the help of the PC software
or the Palm Pilot
®
handheld software (see section
11 "Configuration").
Coins can vend individually, (e.g. for test pur-
poses), consecutively for inventory purposes, or
before device transportation.
If the tubes must always be filled or emptied to a
certain capacity by service personal, a “float level”
can be configured (see section 11 "Configuration").
This filling capacity is irrelevant for normal use
and only guarantees that a known number of coins
is present for accounting purposes. If the “float
level” function is activated, Cash Box coins will
not be accepted. Consequently, the Cash Box must
not be emptied prior to refilling the tubes because
the unaccepted coins will not be counted during a
refill.
Configuring Change Tube Coin
Maximum
The Coin Changer can be configured so each
change tube will accept a fixed number of coins.
When this fixed number is reached in a tube, all
subsequent coins destined for this tube will be
automatically directed to the Cash Box. Only when
coins have been vended from this tube, will more
coins be allowed to enter it. (See section 11 "Con-
figuration").
If this function is unused, the full sensor located at
the top of the tube determines when the coins will
be directed into the Cash Box and no longer into
the coin tube, irrespective of the number of coins
inserted.
Figure 4-1 Tube Cassette Removal
