Compact POS System. User Manual

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1 BEETLE /ipos Compact POS System User Manual Edition October 2005

2 Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Pentium is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation MS-DOS, Wind ows 95, Wind ows 98, Wind ows NT, Wind ows 2000, Wind ows XP and Wind ows CE are re gis te red tra de marks of the Mi cro soft Cor - poration PanelLink is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation BEETLE is a registered trademark of Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH Copyright Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH, 2005 The re pro duc ti on, trans mis si on or use of this do cu ment or its con tents is not permitted without express authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. All rights, in clu ding rights crea ted by pa tent grant or re gi stra ti on of a uti li ty mo del or design, are reserved. Delivery subject to availability; technical modifications possible.

3 Contents Ma nu fac tu rers Cer ti fi ca ti on...1 Tested Safety...1 Note on the la ser...1 FCC-Class A Declaration...1 Important notes...2 In tro duc ti on...4 About this ma nu al...4 Care of the BEET LE /ipos...5 Recycling the BEETLE /ipos...5 Warranty...6 BEETLE /ipos...8 Advantages at a Glance...8 BEETLE /ipos Peripherals...9 BEET LE /ipos in a Net work...10 Be fo re swit ching on the Sys tem...11 Un pa cking and che cking the Sys tem...11 Set ting up the de vi ce...12 Cab ling of the BEET LE /ipos...12 Disconnecting cables...15 Moun ting the Ca ble Co ver...16 Power Supply (212W)...17 Con nec ting to the mains po wer supp ly...18 Ba sic set tings...19 Adjusting the System s Loudspeaker...19 Light emit ting di ode (LED)...19 Connecting peripherals...19 Keyboard (KYBD)...20 COM1* and COM2*...20 COM3 and COM Dual Monitor...21 Network...21 Cash Dra wer...21 Modular printers...22 USB (Uni ver sal Se ri al Bus)...22

4 In stal ling Wind ows Ope ra ting Sys tems...24 Windows XP...25 BEET LE /ipos - the com po nents...26 Over view...26 Capacative Touch Screen (Option)...29 General...29 Touch Screen and Sleep Mode...30 How to Ope ra te...30 Cleaning Instructions...31 Resistive Touch Screen (Option)...32 General...32 How to Ope ra te...33 Cleaning Instructions...33 Swipe Card Reader (optional)...34 How to Ope ra te...34 Cleaning Instructions...34 Waiter Lock (optional)...35 Barcode Scanner (optional)...36 Con fi gu ra ti on va riants...37 Availability of Interfaces...37 Submodules for the CPU...38 POS Board (COM 3, COM 4, Cash Dra wer)...38 LAN Adap ter 10/100 MBit...38 PCI/ Mini PCI Adap ter with WLAN Mo dul...38 PCI CRT Con trol ler (Dual Screen)...38 Installing the Submodules...39 In ser ting a POS Board...41 In ser ting a CRT Con trol ler (wit hout POS Board)...44 In ser ting a CRT Con trol ler (POS Board exi sting)...44 Chan ge of the Hard Disk Dri ve...45 Start and ru nup be ha vi our...46 Re tail Soft wa re...48 Wincor Nixdorf Store Solutions...48 Plat forms and Pro ducts...49 Trading Post...49 TP.net...50

5 TPLinux...50 Technology evaluation...50 Ap pen dix...51 Tech ni cal Data for the BEET LE /ipos...51 Dimensions...54 BEET LE /ipos with a 12.1 screen...54 BEET LE /ipos with a 15 screen...55 Glos sa ry...56 Abbreviations...58

6 Manufacturers Certification The de vi ce com plies with the re qui re ments of the EEC directive 89/336/EEC with regard to Electromagnetic compatibility" and 73/23/ECC Low Voltage Directive. The re fo re, you will find the CE mark on the de vi ce or pa cka ging. TESTED SAFETY Tested Safety geprüfte Sicherheit The POS sys tem has been pro vi ded with the sym bol for Tested Safety. In addition, the BEETLE has received the UL symbol and cul symbol. Note on the la ser FCC-Class A Declaration This equip ment has been tes ted and found to com ply with the li mits for a Class A di gi tal de vi ce, pur su ant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. The se li mits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is ope ra ted in a com mer ci al en vi ron ment. This equip - ment ge ne ra tes, uses, and can ra di ate ra dio fre quen cy ener gy and, if not in - stal led and used in ac cor dan ce with the in struc ti on ma nu al, may cau se harmful interference to radio communications. Ope ra ti on of this equip ment in a re si denti al area is li ke ly to cau se harm ful in ter fe ren ce in which case the user will be re qui red to cor rect the in ter fe ren - ce at his own ex pen se. 1

7 IMPORTANT NOTES Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet ap pa reil nu méri que de la clas se A est con for me à la nor me NMB-003 du Canada. Important notes The com pact POS sys tem BEETLE /ipos con forms to the cur rent sa fe ty stan dards for data pro ces sing equip ment. If this de vi ce is ta ken from a cold en vi ron ment into the ope ra ting room, moisture condensation may form. The de vi ce must be ab so lu te ly dry before being put into service; an acclimatization period of at least two hours must therefore be observed. This device is equipped with a safety-tested power cable and may be connected only to a prescribed grounded-contact power socket. When setting up the device, ensure that the power socket on the device and the grounded-contact power socket are easily accessible. To disconnect the device from the supply voltage completely, switch off the device and disconnect the power plug. Whenever work of any kind is done on the device, as well as when data cables are plugged and unplugged, the device must be completely disconnected from the line voltage. To do so, turn the device off and unplug the power cord. Ensure that no foreign objects (c.g. office clips) find their way into the device, as this may lead to electric shocks or short-circuits. Never plug in or unplug data communication lines during thunderstorms. Protect devices from vibrations, dust, moisture and heat. If liquids were spilled over your BEETLE /ipos switch off the system and disconnect the power plug. Dry the device with a cloth and leave it switched off for a while. 2

8 IMPORTANT NOTES Always dispose of used parts, such as batteries, in an environmentally safe manner. The lithium battery must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations for special waste. In emergencies (e.g. damaged housing or damaged power cable, penetration by liquids or foreign bodies), the device must be switched off immediately, the power plug disconnected and the Customer Service of Wincor Nixdorf (WN) or your dealer must be notified. The device may only be repaired by authorized qualified personnel. Unauthorized opening of the device and inexpertly carried-out repairs may not only seriously jeopardize the safety of the user, but also cancel all warranty and liability agreements. If the dis play ele ment is da ma ged and the li quid crys tal so lu ti on le aks out onto your hands or clot hing, plea se wash your hands or clot hing im me di ate ly un der run ning wa ter for at least 15 mi nu tes, using soap or alcohol. If the li quid co mes into con tact with your eyes, con sult a me di cal doc tor im me di ate ly. You should connect your BEETLE or other IT-devices only to power supply systems with separately guided protective earth conductor (PE). This kind of electricity system is known as TN-S network. Do not use PEN conductors! Please also observe the recommendations of the norm DIN VDE 0100, Part 540, Appendix C2 as well as EN , Thus, you can help to avoid possible malfunctions. 3

9 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Introduction With the BEETLE /ipos Win cor Nix dorf meets the gro wing de mands of the retail market for sophisticated Point-of-Service and Kiosk system solutions. De sig ned for food and ho spi ta li ty ser vi ces, the BEETLE /ipos of fers an in - tegrated touch terminal with footprint. The innovative concept of the BEETLE /ipos in te gra tes the dis play, the cen tral pro ces sing unit and the po wer supp ly unit in one hou sing. A va rie ty of op tions such as the use as stand or wall mounting system, integrated loudspeakers, integrated scanner and printer enable the performance of a comprehensive range of features. About this manual This ma nu al des cri bes the com pact POS sys tem BEETLE /ipos. This do cu men ta ti on is in ten ded to help you to work with the POS sys tem and to ser ve as a re fe ren ce work. The de tai led tab le of con tents helps you find the desired information quickly and easily. The first section describes everything you need to do before switching on the POS system and how to connect peripherals to the BEETLE /ipos. The second section contains the in stal la ti on of Windows operating systems. The third section provides a brief overview of the Power Managementsystem. The fourth sec ti on con tains a brief overview of the components of your BEETLE system. The five section provides the possible configuration variants of your BEETLE /ipos Section six a brief overview of the Wincor Nixdorf Retail Software. 4

10 CARE OF THE BEETLE /IPOS The Appendix contains the most important technical data, a glossary and a list of abbreviations. No tes in the ma nu al are mar ked by this sym bol. This sym bol is used for war nings. The type and sco pe of ap pli ca ti on pro grams de pend on the cus to mer s own selection; therefore, software will not be discussed further in this manual. Separate manuals are included in the scope of the connectable peripherals. For this rea son, a more de tai led des crip ti on of the se de vi ces will not be pro - vided here. For more information see the relevant manuals. Care of the BEETLE /ipos Cle an your BEETLE /ipos at re gu lar in ter vals with a suit ab le plas tic-sur fa ce cleaner. Make sure that the po wer plug is dis con nec ted, con nec tor ca bles are un - plug ged and that no li quid finds its way into the de vi ce. The glass sur fa ce of your Touch Screen should be clea ned with a mild, commercially available glass cleaning product. All ph neutral materials (ph 6 to 8) are good for clea ning. Recycling the BEETLE /ipos Environmental protection does not begin when time co mes to dis po se of the BEETLE; it begins with the manufacturer. This product was designed according to our internal norm Environmental conscious product design and development. The com pact BEETLE /ipos sys tem is ma nu fac tur ed wit hout the use of CFCs and CCHS and is pro du ced main ly from reu sa ble com po nents and materials. 5

11 RECYCLING THE BEETLE /IPOS The pro ces sed plas tics can, for the most part, be re cy cled. Even the pre ci - ous me tals can be re co ver ed, thus sa ving ener gy and cost ly raw ma te ri als. Plea se do not stick la bels onto plas tic case parts. This would help us to re-use components and material. You can pro tect our en vi ron ment by swit ching on your equip ment only when it is ac tu al ly nee ded. If pos si ble, even avoid the stand-by-mode as this was - tes ener gy, too. Also switch your equip ment off when you take a lon ger bre ak or fi nish your work. The re are still some parts that are not reu sa ble. Win cor Nix dorf gua ran tees the environmentally safe disposal of these parts in a Recycling Center, which is cer ti fied pur su ant to ISO 9001 and ISO So don t sim ply throw your BEETLE sys tem on the scrap heap when it has ser ved its time, but take ad van ta ge of the en vi ron men tal ly smart, up-to-date recycling methods! Plea se con tact your com pe tent branch or the Re cy cling Cen ter Pa der born (for Eu ro pe an coun tries) for in for ma ti on on how to re turn and re-use de vi ces and disposable materials under the following mail address: [email protected] We look for ward to your mail. Warranty Wincor Nixdorf guarantees generally a warranty engagement for 12 months be gin ning with the date of de li very resp. the date of acceptance. This war - ranty engagement covers all those damages which occur despite a normal use of the pro duct. Damages because of improper or insufficient maintenance, improper use of the product or unauthorized modifications of the product, inadequate location or surroundings will not be co ver ed by the war ran ty. 6

12 WARRANTY For de tails plea se con sult your con tract do cu ments. All parts of the pro duct which are sub ject to wear and tear are not in clu ded in the warranty engagement. Plea se or der spa re parts at the Win cor Nix dorf cus to mer ser vi ce. 7

13 ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE BEETLE /ipos Advantages at a Glance Ergonomic Terminal Workplace Designed for Touch Operation 12.1 /15 TFT Flat Screen (Capacative or Resistive Touch Technology) Splash proof Design Multimedia Capabilities Magnetic/ Smart Card Reader User Identification with waiter lock Motion and Proximity Sensor Stand or Wall Mounting Options Hard Disk or Flash Disk Intel Processor Pentium 4 mobile Technologie As the re is this great deal of sco pe for im ple men ting the BEETLE /ipos, it can be ap plied in all tra de mar ket seg ments like spe cia list re tai lers, de part - ment sto res, self-ser vi ce sto res or in res tau rants and pubs. The il lu stra tions be low show you how your com pact POS sys tem can grow - from a scan ner to in te gra ti on in a net work. 8

14 BEETLE /IPOS PERIPHERALS BEETLE /ipos Peripherals Cus to mer Display Scale Keyboard Monitor Cash Drawer Scanner Printer 9

15 BEET LE /IPOS IN A NETWORK BEET LE /ipos in a Network Ethernet 10/100 Base T Server 10

16 Before switching on the System Un pac king and chec king the Sys tem CAB LING OF THE BEET LE /IPOS Un pack the parts and check to see whet her the de li very mat ches the in for - mation on the delivery note. The car ton con tains the ba sic unit and a coun try-spe ci fic ac ces so ries kit. Some ordered composition may be installed. If da ma ge has oc cur red du ring ship ping or if the pa cka ge con tents do not match the de li very note, prompt ly in form your Win cor Nix dorf sa les out let. Please indicate the number of your delivery ticket and delivery ticket position and se ri al num ber of the re spec ti ve de vi ce. The se ri al num ber can be found on the la bel il lu stra ted be low which is lo ca ted at the rear of the hou sing; it may be necessary to remove the cable cover. Wincor Nixdorf BEETLE /ipos P4m V / V 50/60 Hz 5/3 A WN Made in Singapore The se ri al num ber is lo ca ted on the la bel be low the bar code. 11

17 CAB LING OF THE BEET LE /IPOS It is ab so lu te ly ne ces sa ry to check the functi on of the ori gi nal equip ment be - fo re you per form any chan ges (e.g. by in stal ling an ex pan si on card). Only then is it pos si ble to ac cept a functio nal defect as a claim. Trans port the de vi ce only in its ori gi nal pa cka ging (to pro tect it against im - pact and shock). Set ting up the de vi ce Set up the BEETLE sys tem whe re it will not be ex po sed to ex tre me en vi ron - mental conditions. Protect the device from vibrations, dust, moisture, heat and strong mag ne tic fields. If the equip ment is to be fit ted, you must en su re that the spe ci fied mi ni mum distances are maintained and constant ventilation is provided. The minimum distance upwards is 10 mm. The immediate ambient temperature of the sys - tem must not ex ceed 40 C/104 F. The se re qui re ments are met, for example, if the equip ment is not built into an en clo sed pie ce of fur ni tu re. Cab ling of the BEET LE /ipos Al ways make sure that the sys tem is swit ched off when you do cab ling works. In stall the sys tem by fol lo wing the steps des cri bed be low: The cable cover must be removed, if present. Un lock the ca ble cover. 12

18 CAB LING OF THE BEET LE /IPOS Press on the cen ter of the ca ble co ver and push it backwards (1). Take off the co ver (2). Re mo ve the port co ver on the bot tom side of the BEETLE sys tem: Tilt the screen backwards. First remove the co ver of the loud - spea ker. Now you can easily reach the ports. 13

19 CAB LING OF THE BEET LE /IPOS Pull the co ver in your direction and take it off. Plug the ca bles. In this case: the keyboard cable. Lead the ca ble through the back cen ter so that af ter completing the connection of the ca bles all can fit un der the ca ble cover. Plug one end of the po wer ca ble into the so cket of the BEETLE /ipos. Clo se the ca ble co ver. 14

20 0 1 DISCONNECTING CABLES Switch on the power supply. Clo se the ca ble co ver and mo ve it from the rear to the front side. Lock the ca ble cover. Con nect the ot her end of the po wer ca ble to the main po wer supp ly. Ne ver con nect data ca bles or po wer supp ly ca bles with the sys tem swit ched on (exception: USB cables)! Disconnecting cables Ne ver un plug a ca ble by pul ling the ca ble but take hold of the ac tu al plug it - self. Follow the procedure below when disconnecting cables: Turn off all power and equipment switches. Remove the cable cover. Unplug all data communication cables from the sockets of the data networks. 15

21 MOUN TING THE CA BLE CO VER Unplug all power plugs from the grounded-contact power sockets. Unplug all cables from the devices. With MINI-DIN plugs, the plug re mains in ser ted until released. Pull the plas tic co ve ring from the con nec ting so cket with your thumb. The lock is re lea sed. The me tal of the plug is vi si ble. RJ12 and RJ45 plugs lock in when you in sert them. To re lea se them push the latch un der the plug to the top. The D-sub typ con nec tor is used for par al lel or serial interfaces. Release the connector by loo se ning the two screws. Take hold of the USB con nec tor hou sing and release the connection. Moun ting the Ca ble Co ver BEETLE /ipos is de li ver ed with a ca ble co ver. You should have laid the ca - bles be fo re ap ply ing this ca ble co ver on the back of the de vi ce. No tools are re qui red, the co ver can be re lea sed ma nu al ly. 16

22 BA SIC SET TINGS Pla ce the ca ble co ver on the foo ted stand (1). Clo se the ca ble co ver by mo ving it from the rear to the front (2) side. Lock the ca ble cover. Power Supply (212W) De pen ding on the con struc ti on le vel the BEETLE /ipos is de li ver ed with a 212 W po wer supp ly unit. The po wer supp ly unit au to ma ti cal ly ad justs it self to the par ti cu lar vol ta ge (115/230V), the re fo re the dispatcher is missing. At the front side of your BEETLE sys tem you will find the ON but ton which will turn on the sys tem. Pus hing the ON but ton (ap prox. 5 sec.) again will turn the sys tem into the stand by mode. 17

23 CONNECTING PERIPHERALS The po wer cord re cep ta cle, the po wer out put so cket for the mo ni tor and the po wer so cket for the prin ter are lo ca ted on the back of the BEETLE /ipos V/ 2A max V/ 1A max No Cash Drawer! Con nec ting to the mains po wer supp ly All de vi ces be lon ging to the com pact BEETLE /ipos sys tem that have a se pa ra te po wer ca ble must be con nec ted to the same elec tric cir cuit. Make sure that all data cables on the system unit and peripherals are connected correctly. Plug all power cables belonging to the BEETLE and the peripherals into the grounded-contact power sockets. Switch on the power supply under the cable cover. You can now switch on the BEETLE /ipos by pus hing the ON-but ton at the front of the box. On Button 18

24 Pus hing (ap prox. 5 sec.) the but ton again will lead to a stand by mode. To disconnect the device from the supply voltage completely, disconnect the power plug. Basic settings Ex works, the BEETLE /ipos is con fi gu red to your or der. Your con fi gu ra ti on must be subsequently adapted to support supplementary devices such as scan ners. For more in for ma ti on, con tact the WN branch office re spon si ble for your area. Adjusting the System s Loudspeaker You can set the vo lu me as de si red by me ans of a menu des cri bed in the ma nu al BEETLE POS Mot her bo ard, chap ter BIOS Se tup. Light emit ting di ode (LED) CONNECTING PERIPHERALS The LED green (POWER) lights when the BEETLE /ipos is swit ched on and chan ges to yel low in stand by mode. Connecting peripherals The pe ri phe rals men tio ned here are avai la ble as op tions and are not part of the basic configuration. A separate manual is provided for each of the con - nectable components. For more detailed information, please consult the re - levant documentation. The fi gu re shows the back pa nel of the BEETLE /ipos with the lo ca tions of the con nec ting so ckets and con nec ting plugs. If you wish to con nect a mo ni - tor, ho we ver, you must also have a vi deo board. You must not con nect pe ri phe rals with the sys tem swit ched on. (Ex cept for peripherals with USB-connectors). DC Power In LPT1 USB MIC CASH DRAW KYBD USB COM1* COM2* LAN/ASYN SPK 19

25 CONNECTING PERIPHERALS Keyboard (KYBD) The BEETLE /ipos has a 6-pin mini-din jack for con nec ting a key bo ard. Make sure that the con nec tor is plug ged firm ly into the so cket to pre vent mal functio ning. Po wer is supp lied to the key bo ard via this so cket. If you wish to con nect an ol der stan dard PC key bo ard with DIN con nec tor, you must use a spe ci al adap ter ca ble, ob tai na ble from the WN branch office responsible for your area. You can con nect a mou se in par al lel via a Y-ca ble. COM1* and COM2* De vi ces wit hout an in de pen dent po wer supp ly are con nec ted to the COM1* or COM2* serial interface, depending on the systems configuration. COM1* and COM2* are de sig ned as 9-pin D-sub jacks. Following devices can be connected: Scanner Customer display Cashier display Hyb rid card rea der Each port will pro vi de 12V with max. 600mA, 5V with max. 300mA. When an on bo ard TFT adap ter with Touch Screen functi on is in stal led, one of the COM in ter fa ces for ex ter nal con nec tions is wit hout ef fect. If a POS board is in stal led, the four COM in ter fa ces are usa ble. Make sure that the con nec tors are plug ged se cu re ly into the so ckets to prevent possible malfunctioning. 20

26 CONNECTING PERIPHERALS COM3 and COM4 The op tio nal POS-Board pro vi des a COM3 and a COM4 in ter fa ce, wit hout power supply. It is possible to install standard peripherals with separate po wer supp ly, like a sca le, a prin ter or a mo dem. Dual Monitor If a CRT adap ter is in stal led, you can con nect a mo ni tor to the sys tem via the 15-pin D-sub jack on the CRT adap ter. The po wer of the mo ni tor is supplied by a separate power cord. Network If a 10/100 Ba set net work board is in stal led, the sys tem can be con nec ted to a net work (LAN) at the POS ter mi nal back pa nel. You can in stall alternativelly a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b). You must only use shiel ded twis ted pair ca bles. Cash Dra wer The BEETLE /ipos has one RJ12 so cket at the POS-Board, when this board is in stal led. 21

27 IN STAL LING WIND OWS OPE RA TING SYS TEMS Make sure that the con nec tor is plug ged firm ly into the so cket to pre vent mal functio ning. RJ12 plugs lock in when you in sert them. Po wer is supp lied to the cash dra wer via this so cket, +24V +5% / -10%. Con nec ting dai sy chai ned cash dra wers and 12V OEM-dra wers is prohibited! Modular printers The standard parallel interface LPT1 is intended for connecting a printer. USB (Universal Serial Bus) To this USB in ter fa ce you can con nect a va rie ty of USB-pe ri phe rals, e.g. scan ners, sca les and mou ses. 12V 24V Only con nect de vi ces equip ped with a shiel ded ca ble to the USB in ter fa ce. 22

28 0 1 IN STAL LING WIND OWS OPE RA TING SYS TEMS The re are four USB in ter fa ces pro vi ded at the bot tom side of the BEETLE /ipos. Two of them are re ser ved ones, one ser ves for the USB hub and one is for a DVD dri ve. DC Power In LPT1 USB MIC CASH DRAW KYBD USB COM1* COM2* LAN/ASYN SPK Con nec tor so cket for a DVD drive and for an USB hub Four more USB in ter fa ces are pro vi ded abo ve the po wer supp ly unit un der - ne ath the ca ble co ver in the foot. 12V 12V 12V 24V 23

29 IN STAL LING WIND OWS OPE RA TING SYS TEMS Installing Windows Operating Systems To in stall the Re tail ver si on of Wind ows from USB CD-ROM dri ve you need eit her a boo tab le flop py with USB-CD-ROM dri ver or a boo tab le CD-ROM with USB-CD-ROM dri ver. Ge ne ra te a Win98 BOOT flop py with SYS A: with an exi sting Win98 sys tem. Copy the fol lo wing fi les to the flop py (in ge ne ral C:\Wind ows): HIMEM.SYS MSCDEX.EXE SMARTDRV.EXE Copy the fol lo wing dri ver for the USB CD ROM dri ve USB_CD.SYS The dri ver is de li ver ed with the CD ROM dri ve. Fi les also nee ded are CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT with fol lo wing entries: CONFIG.SYS DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF DEVICE=USB_CD.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT SMARTDRV.EXE MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDI BIOS set tings: USB Legacy Support= enabled BOOT sequence: 1. Removable device 2. CD-ROM 3. HDD 24

30 POWER MANAGEMENT Windows XP After you have finished the activities as described above, the following pro - cedure installs the operating system BOOT from the prepared DOS-BOOT-CD or flop py dri ve If a boo tab le CD is used, re mo ve CD and in sert Win XP installation CD Chan ge prompt to CD (e.g. D:) Change to folder i386 Run WINNT.EXE to start installation 25

31 POWER MANAGEMENT BEETLE /ipos - the components Overview The fol lo wing fi gu res show the BEETLE /ipos, 15. LED (PO WER) Soft On Button Brightness Volume (Loudspeaker) Re ver se or der of bright ness and vo lu me thumb wheels with the 12.1 mo ni - tor. Hand hold at both si des of the BEETLE /ipos 26

32 OVERVIEW The fi gu re be low shows the in si de of the BEETLE /ipos. Air Duct Hard Disk TFT Adap ter (in ternal) Loudspeaker POS Board 27

33 OVERVIEW In the fol lo wing plea se find some add-ons to your BEETLE /ipos BEET LE /ipos with swi pe card rea der... with cus to mer dis play w/o loudspeaker BEET LE /ipos with wai ter lock... with bar co de scan ner 28

34 Capacative Touch Screen (Option) General CAPACATIVE TOUCH SCREEN (OPTION) The TFT Touch Screen works ac cor ding to the prin ci ple of a chan ge in ana log ca pa ci tan ce. It has a glass screen with a trans pa rent, thin-film over - lay on the sur fa ce. This is ful ly sea led and pro tec ted by a furt her lay er of cle - ar glass. Elec tro des on the ed ges of the screen pro vi de a uni form low-vol ta ge field. As soon as you touch the screen with your fin ger the contact point is recognized by the change in capacitance. Be cau se this ta kes pla ce very quick ly - 15 mil li se conds af ter being tou ched - the Touch Screen is op ti mal ly equip ped for a num ber of dif fe rent re qui re - ments and applications. 29

35 CAPACATIVE TOUCH SCREEN (OPTION) Pro tec ti ve Noi se Shield Con duc ti ve Coa ting Cle ar Tek Glass Over co at Anti Re flec ti ve Et ched Sur fa ce and pro tec ti on The pro gram ming in ter fa ce of the screen is iden ti cal to the mou se in ter fa ce. Touch Screen and Sleep Mode Using the Touch Screen with a BEETLE Pen ti um CPU, an en try via touch du ring sleep mode may lead to a faul ty in put. Du ring sleep mode not hing can be read from the LCD flat screen. En tries via tou ching the screen will still be pro ces sed by the sys tem, but wit hout the sys tem wa king up. For the se rea sons it is not re com men ded to set the sleep mode. For de tails plea se read the chap ter BIOS Se tup in the user gui de POS Mot her bo ard. How to Ope ra te The Touch Screen re sponds to the slightest con tact, the re fo re you do not have to ap ply much pres su re when wor king with the screen. This does not only safe time, but is also kind to your joints! Tou ching the touch glass has the same ef fect as clic king the left mou se but - ton. You only need to ap ply a litt le pres su re with the fin ger tip. In this ca pa ci - ti ve pro cess only fin ger tip con tact is re cog ni zed. The screen does not re act in any way if tou ched, for ex am ple, with a pen cil or a glo ve. 30

36 CAPACATIVE TOUCH SCREEN (OPTION) Be fo re ad ju sting the screen an gle switch off the sys tem! Cleaning Instructions Al ways turn off the sys tem be fo re clea ning. The glass sur fa ce of your Touch Screen should be clea ned with a mild, commercially available glass cleaning product. All ph neutral materials (ph 6 to 8) are good for clea ning. Clea ners with ph va lu es 9 to 10 are not re - commended. Cleaning with water and isopropyl alcohol is possible as well. Do not use sol vents con tai ning ace tic acid. Use a soft, fine-mes hed cloth to cle an the sur fa ce. Dam pen the cloth slight ly and then cle an the screen. 31

37 RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN (OPTION) Resistive Touch Screen (Option) General The re sis ti ve TFT Touch Screen is con struc ted of a hard-coa ted po ly es ter tops heet that is over laid on a con duc ti ve ly-coa ted glass lay er. Vol ta ge is ap - plied to the tops heet. As the user tou ches the screen, the tops heet com - pres ses into con tact with the glass lay er, and cur rent flows to the four cor ners in pro por ti on to the dis tan ce from the edge. The con trol ler then cal - cu la tes the po si ti on of the fin ger or sty lus, ba sed on the cur rent flow. Be cau - se the con trol ler de ri ves both the X and Y touch coor di na tes from the sta ble glass lay er, the ac cu ra cy and ope ra ti on of the touchs creen is unaf fec - ted by da ma ge to the tops heet cau sed by ex ten ded use or ne glect. 32

38 Construction of the resistive Touch Screen: RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN (OPTION) Hard-coated polyester topsheet Adhesive Glass sub stra te with spa cer Dots How to Ope ra te Tou ching the touch screen has the same ef fect as clic king the left mou se but ton. You only need to ap ply a litt le pres su re with the fin ger tip. In this re - sis ti ve pro cess not only fin ger tip con tact is re cog ni zed. The screen does re - act in any way if tou ched, for ex am ple, with a sty lus. The re com men ded ma te ri al for a sty lus is po ly ace tat. The sty lus should have a mi ni mum sphe - ri cal ra di us of 0.8 mm and con tain no sharp ed ges or burrs that may cau se da ma ge to the tops heet. Be fo re ad ju sting the screen an gle switch off the sys tem! Cleaning Instructions Al ways turn off the sys tem be fo re clea ning. The sur fa ce of your Touch Screen should be clea ned with a wa ter-ba sed solvent or a non-abrasive cleaner. Do not use sol vents con tai ning ace tic acid or me thy le ne chlo ri de. Use a soft, fine-mes hed cloth to cle an the sur fa ce. Dam pen the cloth slight ly and then cle an the screen. 33

39 SWI PE CARD REA DER (OPTIONAL) Swi pe Card Rea der (optional) The swi pe card rea der can read three ISO tracks si mul ta ne ous ly in one single swipe. The MSR mo du le is fit ted on the right-hand side of the screen mo du le. The connection is made via the keyboard interface (see manual swipe card rea - der). How to Ope ra te Run the swi pe card through the slit of the swi pe card rea der from top to bot tom in a quick and stea dy mo ve ment. Make sure that the mag ne tic strip is to the right. When using swi pe cards, the fol lo wing should be ob ser ved: swi pe cards should ne ver be al lo wed to come into con tact with li quids. swi pe cards should not be bent or fol ded in any way. swi pe cards should not be al lo wed to come into clo se con tact with a magnetic field. Swi pe cards should only be in ser ted in the top of the spe ci al ly de sig ned slit of the rea ding de vi ce. If the card is in ser ted in anot her pla ce, the rea ding head could be da ma ged. Cleaning Instructions In or der to gua ran tee good rea ding re sults over a lon ger pe ri od of time, the swi pe card rea der should be clea ned once a week. This is car ried out by using a spe ci al clea ning card that can be pur cha sed from Win cor Nix dorf International GmbH. Cle an the sur fa ce of the swi pe card rea der with a suit ab le com mer ci al ly available surface cleaner. Make sure that the po wer plug is dis con nec ted, con nec tor ca bles are un - plug ged and that no li quid finds its way into the de vi ce. 34

40 WAI TER LOCK (OPTIONAL) Wai ter Lock (optional) Each transaction is cor rect ly as signed to the personell by using the mag ne tic key. The mag ne tic keys are avai la ble in 10 different co lors. The mag net keys are wa ter pro of, shat ter pro of and by the 16-digit key num ber also safe for cle ar identification. The ope ra ti on of the sys tem is very simp le, the key is pla ced onto the magnetic probe (see figure). The key is held mag ne ti cal ly to the pro be and trans mits the data by an electrical RS232 interface. The readout of the data may be in te gra ted easily in a soft wa re ap pli ca ti on. 35

41 BARCODE SCANNER (OPTIONAL) Barcode Scan ner (op tio nal) The bar co de scan ner is as sem bled in the front side of the BEETLE /ipos. The innovative, state of the art scan engine incorporates two scan motors, that deliver the power to generate 3 different scan pattern: 1-D-linear, 2-D raster and omni-directional. La ser be ams As omnidirectional laser scanner which di rect the la ser beam in all di rec tions by me ans of a ro ta ting mir ror, the scan ner is used whe re ver the per for man - ce of a hand-held scan ner needs to be ex cee ded and the point of sale only of fers re stric ted and litt le room for scan ning. Bar co des are read sim ply by being gui ded to the scan ner wind ow. 36

42 AVAILABILITY OF INTERFACES Configuration variants Availability of Interfaces The first line con tains the stan dard BEETLE/ ipos sys tem with the avai la ble ports, each fol lo wing line the stan dard sys tem (S) with add-on mo du les. The in ter fa ces mar ked with a dot indicate the availability. Dual Screen ipos Configurations COM1* COM2* COM3 COM4 LPT1 PS/2 USB A+B cashd LAN CRT TFT SPK MIC Standard (S) S+ Touch S+ POS Board S+ POS Board+ Touch S+ CRT S+ TFT S+ CRT+ Touch S+ TFT+ Touch S+ POS+ CRT S+ POS+ TFT S+ POS+ CRT+ Touch S+ POS+ TFT+ Touch S+ WLAN S+ WLAN+ Touch S+ POS+ RF S+ POS+ RF+ Touch 37

43 AVAILABILITY OF INTERFACES Submodules for the CPU Va ri ous con trol lers can be plug ged in on the CPU. In the fol lo wing plea se find a brief des crip ti on of the avai la ble op tions. POS Board (COM 3, COM 4, Cash Dra wer) The POS board pos ses ses two more in ter fa ces, COM 3 and COM 4, which are not po wer supp lied. Fur ther mo re it pro vi des a RJ12 so cket as cash dra - wer interface. The COM2* in ter fa ce is use ab le in case of a con fi gu ra ti on with touch screen functions and POS board as in ter nal ly anot her COM in ter fa ce for the touch screen is made avai la ble. LAN Adap ter 10/100 MBit Ex works the BEETLE /ipos is equip ped with the LAN adap ter 10/100 Mbit for wor king in an Ether net Net work. PCI/ Mini PCI Adap ter with WLAN Modul The adap ter is an al ter na ti ve of the LAN adap ter 10/100 Mbit. PCI CRT Con trol ler (Dual Screen) The PCI CRT Con trol ler is anot her screen con trol ler. A se cond mo ni tor can be con nec ted to this board. All kind of flat screen or CRT mo ni tors can be con nec ted to this con trol ler, if they have a stan dard CRT in ter fa ce (ana log interface). The other monitor works independently, supported by the opera - ting sys tem, for ex am ple Wind ows 98, Wind ows 2000, Wind ows XP and Li - nux. 38

44 SUBMODULES FOR THE CPU Installing the Submodules First en su re that the sys tem is swit ched off and that the po wer con nec tor is disconnected. Re mo ve the co ver of the loud spea ker and the co ver of the ports. Loo sen the screws (see ar rows) at the bot tom side of the screen. Push against the rear side of the screen (1) and pull it to the bot tom (2). Tilt it to the front. Now you re ach the cable connectors inside. 39

45 IN STAL LING THE SUB MO DU LES Remove the three cable connectors. At first the dis play data ca ble (1). Push the plug so cket a litt le to the front (see ar rows) and pull the ca ble out of the socket. Remove the other cables (2+3). Lift the screen mo du le out of the guidance. 40

46 IN STAL LING THE SUB MO DU LES In ser ting a POS Board Be fo re in stal ling a POS board the hard disks have to be re mo ved! Loo sen the screws of the co ver pla te on which the TFT Display adapter is mounted. Disconnect the adap ter from the motherboard (1). Push the adap ter through the slot (2). Bre ak away the me tal pla te that co vers the con nec ti on. Push the COM3 and COM4 con nec tions through the brea kouts. 41

47 IN SER TING A POS BOARD Pull the air duct upward (3). Tilt the me tal cage and the hard disk up ward (4). Remo - ve them and put them asi de. Disconnect the cable. Re mo ve the me tal pla te for the cash dra wer con nec ti on. Then in sert the POS board and con nect it with the mot her bo ard. You can now see the connecti on for the cash dra wer. 42

48 IN SER TING A POS BOARD Push the adap ter back through the slot again and con nect it to the motherboard. Con nect it to the COM3 and COM4 port on the POS board COM3 COM4 43

49 IN SER TING A POS BOARD In ser ting a CRT Con trol ler (wit hout POS Board) Remove the metal plate covering the connection for the controller. Insert the CRT controller and pin it to the motherboard. In ser ting a CRT Con trol ler (POS Board exi sting) Loosen the TFT adapter from the motherboard Disconnect the COM3 and COM4 port Push the TFT adapter, the COM ports and the cables through the slot. Remove the COM4 interface. Re-insert the cable connection and the adapter. Push the CRT controller from inside into position and connect it to the motherboard. Tighten the controller connection. 44

50 Chan ge of the Hard Disk Dri ve To chan ge the hard disk dri ve open your BEETLE /ipos as des cri bed above. IN SER TING A CRT CON TROL LER Pull the air duct upward (1). Tilt the me tal cage and the hard disk up ward (2). Re mo - ve them. Disconnect the cable. Remove the cable connection of the hard disk. and put it asi de. Ex chan ge the unit and in sert the me tal cage and the air duct at the cor rect positions. 45

51 CHAN GE OF THE HARD DISK DRI VE Start and runup behaviour Af ter in stal ling the BEETLE /ipos, plug in the mains po wer cord and switch on the POS sys tem using the ON/OFF but ton on the front pa nel. The sys tem first per forms an au to ma tic self-test to test its ba sic functions. For example, you may see the following message (irrespective of processor type) on the four-line cas hier dis play or on the mo ni tor: WN BAS xx/xx Date xx/xx is the pla ce hol der of the BIOS ver si on num ber The sys tem then de ter mi nes the me di um from which the ope ra ting sys tem and POS ap pli ca ti on are to be boo ted. Each me di um is as sig ned a lo gi cal drive according to the configuration of your BEETLE /ipos. The fol lo wing me dia can be as sig ned a dri ve: Disk Network Hard disk CD ROM The lo gi cal dri ves are de sig na ted A:, B:, C: and D:. If the sys tem is to be boo ted from disk, this me di um must al ways be as sig - ned dri ve A:. The net work is al ways as sig ned to the C: dri ve du ring the ru - nup pro ce du re. The hard disk can be as sig ned to the C: or D: dri ve. The sys tem can only be start ed from the hard disk if the disk has been con fi gu - red as the C: dri ve. Corresponding to the BIOS Setup configuration the compact BEETLE /ipos can be boo ted from the fol lo wing dri ves: Floppy disk via USB Hard disk in drive C: Network adapter C: USB-CD-ROM 46

52 Plea se mind that the sto ra ge me di um must be sys tem-boot-ca pa ble. The prio ri ties can be set in the BIOS: Network (C:) Hard disk (C:) USB-CD-ROM / FD disk START AND RUNUP BEHAVIOUR De pen ding on the set ting in the BIOS the POS sys tem ac ces ses from the hard disk or from the flop py. Automatically continues the loading process from drive C:. If dri ve A: con tains a disk on which no ope ra ting sys tem is sto red, the POS sys tem can not be boo ted. In this case, eit her re pla ce the disk with one that is system-boot-capable or remove the disk altogether. If the ope ra ting sys tem has start ed up wit hout er ror, the POS ap pli ca ti on software is automatically booted if necessary. A mes sa ge is dis play ed as soon as the BEETLE /ipos is rea dy for ope ra ti - on. For more detailed information, see the description of your application program. 47

53 START AND RUNUP BEHAVIOUR Retail Software The mar ket for re tail sto re so lu tions pre sents a bro ad ar ray of re qui re ments for the functions in the se so lu tions as well as for the soft wa re tech no lo gies used. Moreover, the software and hardware is used internationally, and must meet a wide ran ge of re gio nal re qui re ments. This me ans, for ex am ple, that solutions that fulfill the regional requirements of Central Europe may turn out to be ina de qua te for Asia or La tin Ame ri ca. Win cor Nix dorf pro vi des customers worldwide with standard products appropriate to the commercial and technical complexity of their organizations. In keeping with this strategy, Wincor Nixdorf has defined a portfolio of in-store solutions that accommodates this variety of requirements. The portfolio offers in-store solutions for the different operating system platforms that are prominently used worldwide (Microsoft and Linux), and also offers varying degrees of solution complexi - ty. Be si des de man ding pro ducts that will re main vi ab le in the fu tu re, to day s retail customers also require that a solution provider offer other services, such as project management, customization and integration services, as well as ad vi ce in the se lec ti on of ba sic core tech no lo gies. Wincor Nixdorf Store Solutions As an international product provider, we are oriented to market develop - ments and stan dards that are avai la ble world wi de, al lo wing us to of fer our customers open solutions and services with guaranteed viability into the fu - ture. Soft wa re must of cour se meet the cus to mers needs, and the se can of ten vary gre at ly. But for the soft wa re to be a long-term suc cess, its de sign and implementation must also take into account the fundamental trends and stan dards that are emer ging in the mar ket. Only if you stay open to the dy - na mics of re tail, it can be en su red that new com mer ci al trends will be re flec - ted within the scope of the solutions provided. To accommodate these dynamics, Wincor Nixdorf must have the appropriate technical expertise. When working on product development, projects or consulting, this expertise is essential to effectively meet current as well as future requirements. 48

54 RETAIL SOFTWARE Platforms and Products Solution platforms today are expected to utilize state-of-the-art, standardi - zed ope ra ting sys tems. Some of the de ci si ve fac tors in se lec ting an ope ra - ting sys tem in the re tail tra de in clu de: An operating system should provide software administration mechanisms to help minimize the total cost of ownership The flexibility of an operating system for use with different hardware and peripherals Global availability to ensure complete coverage, as well as Scalability with regard to user requirements. In light of the se cri te ria, the Mi cro soft ope ra ting sys tems have estab lis hed them sel ves in the mar ket, and the Mi cro soft Wind ows plat form is now po si - tioned as an important technological factor. However, the growing discussion of operating system scalability, as well as the de mand for con ti nu ed re duc ti on of the to tal cost of owners hip, have led to the emer gen ce of ot her ope ra ting sys tems. The stron gest trend has been to Li nux. Re gard less of the in du stry in vol ved, Li nux of fers it self as an in ter - esting supp le ment to the world of Mi cro soft. In view of this trend, Win cor Nix dorf has de fi ned a soft wa re stra te gy that ac - commodates both Linux and the popular Microsoft platform: Trading Post Tra ding Post pre sents it self as an ob ject-ba sed POS so lu ti on which uses the Microsoft Windows operating system throughout. With standardization concepts for interfacing POS peripherals (OPOS), an innovative, modular customizing concept and a graphical user interface at the POS terminal, Trading Post is positioned in markets with demanding requirements for system architecture and application versatility. Mi cro soft plat forms and tech no lo gies are used in the de ve lop ment of Tra - ding Post. With its ba sic stan dards and tech no lo gies - such as the ARTS data mo del, the XML In ter net stan dard, the OPOS pe ri phe ral con trol con - cept and the Tra ding Post ar chi tec tu re - Tra ding Post is a soft wa re so lu ti on that satisfies the needs of international retail companies oriented toward technology and architecture. Trading Post provides plug-ins for the Cash & Carry and General Merchandise segments. 49

55 RETAIL SOFTWARE TP.net TPLinux TP.net com bi nes Tra ding Post s ba sic tech no lo gies and con cepts (e.g. Mi - crosoft operating systems, ARTS, Microsoft databases, XML or OPOS) with Microsoft.NET technologies and extensive functionality. This functionality can easily be extended with the aid of sophisticated customizing and tailo - ring mechanisms. Plug-in components meet national or custom require - ments wit hout ha ving to re lin quish the ad van ta ges that a stan dard pro duct has to of fer. This fea tu re en ab les Win cor Nixdorf s of fi ces and soft wa re de - ve lop ment part ners to hand le soft wa re pro jects on their own. In the me di um term, Mi cro soft.net technology will make it possible to run the same application on mobile devices. CALYPSO/TPLi nux runs un der the Li nux ope ra ting sys tem both on the sto re ser ver and on the POS sys tem. This ho mo ge ne ous ope ra ting sys tem en vi - ron ment me ans that the ap pli ca ti on can be de ploy ed in a client/ser ver en vi - ron ment at hy per mar kets or on a stand-alo ne sys tem. In ad di ti on, using Li nux on POS sys tems not only supp orts in ter na tio nal retailers IT mi gra ti on stra te gies but is also ideal for pro vi ding de di ca ted add-ons such as a POS-touch-GUI and ex ten ding the pro duct on the ba sis of sta te-of-the-art technologies. Wincor Nixdorf has demonstrated this with TPLinux which is the di rect suc ces sor to CALYPSO. Fea tu ring new tech no lo gies (XML in ter - fa ces, Java, Web GUI for the back sto re, and re la tio nal da ta ba ses), this pro - duct is the foun da ti on for a new ge ner ati on of Li nux front sto re soft wa re that unites innovative technologies, CALYPSO s internationally proven functionality, and great flexibility in communicating with other systems in a given retail IT infrastructure. Technology evaluation The further development of Wincor Nixdorf retail solutions takes place in di - alog with its cus to mers. Be fo re being in clu ded in exi sting pro ducts, new trends and tech no lo gies are ca re ful ly exa mi ned with re gard to their rea di - ness for the market. To ensure market acceptance and market orientation in the selection of technologies, Wincor Nixdorf conducts technology evaluati - on pro jects with its cus to mers and partners. This significantly reduces technological risks. 50

56 RETAIL SOFTWARE Appendix Technical Data for the BEETLE /ipos Box 12 Width, Depth, Height 318 x 345 x 379 mm 15 Width, Depth, Height 390 x 345 x 438 mm Weight 12 approx. 12 kg 15 approx. 14 kg Climatic category Operating IEC Class 3K3 +5 C to +40 C Transport IEC Class 2K2-25 C to +60 C Storage IEC Class 1K2 +5 C to +40 C In put vol ta ge Current Consumption Max. po wer con sump ti on Noise Development VAC VAC 3A/5A max. 1A: V max. 2A: V Acc. to GPSGV 70 db(a) or less 51

57 TECHNICAL DATA E1 Basic Motherboard Architecture PC compatible and POS specific units Chip Set Intel 845GV Microprocessor Intel Pentium 4- M with 400 MHz host bus speed, Mobile Intel Celeron processor with 400 MHz host bus speed RAM bus frequency 266 MHz BIOS 512 MB Flash Memory, Phoenix BIOS 4.06, PnP Rev. 1.0A, DMI Rev. 2.3 Interface Parallel 1 x IEEE1284 compatible COM COM1*, 2* (mit Spannungsversorgung) + 12V/900mA (max. in Summe), 600 ma max. pro COM + 5V/500mA (max. in Summe) USB (Universal Serial Bus) 6 x USB 2.0 PS/2 -keyboard or PC compatible (6pin Mini DIN plug) keyboard and mouse signales PS/2 - mouse via a Y cable connected with the keyboard PCI PCI Rev pin connector for the Retail specific POS Board 80 Pin connector for Plug in Moduls MIC, Speaker E-IDIE ports for microphone and loudspeaker 2 x 1.25 Watt/8 Ohm volume adjustable via system software for internal 2.5 hard disk 52

58 TECHNICAL DATA Screen 12.1 (SVGA) 15 (XGA) Resolutions Horizontal Verti cal LCD Technology Surface w/o touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen Data trans fer (Touch Screen) (Screen) TFT, 18 Bit Glass anti-reflection, Polyester topsheet Bi-directional, asynchronous, Xon-Xoff protocol, RS232, COM5/COM2, 2400 Bd, 8bit PanelLink Interface Frequencies 12.1 (SVGA) 15 (XGA) horizontal (Khz) vertical (Khz) Brightness (with/ w/o Touch) approx. 190/230 cd/m² (center LCD) 53

59 TECHNICAL DATA Dimensions BEET LE /ipos with a 12.1 screen 294 mm ,5 mm 345,4 mm 379 mm ,5 mm 116 mm 345,4 mm 54

60 DIMENSIONS BEET LE /ipos with a 15 screen 345,4 mm 333 mm ,5 mm 438 mm ,5 mm 116 mm 345,4 mm 55

61 GLOSSARY Glossary Bit A bit is a bi na ry di git (0 or 1). It is the smal lest unit used in data Ser ves to con trol data in put and out put in a data pro ces sing sys tem or bet ween a computer and the connected peripherals. CPU Abbreviation of central processing unit. It includes the main components of a data pro ces sing sys tem. The CPU mo ni tors all ope ra tions and pro vi des data and pro grams. It com pri ses the con trol unit for in put and out put, the com pu ter and the main me mo ry, di vi ded into ROM and im me di ate ac cess storage. Interface Designates the transition point between different hardware units and software units or bet ween hard wa re and soft wa re units of com pu ters or their pe ri - pherals. JEIDA Abbreviation of Japan Electronic Industry Development Association. Indu - stry stan dard for me mo ry cards. Operating system Re fers to all pro grams that are a com po nent of a com pu ter and are re qui red for operating the system and executing application programs. PCMCIA Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Industry standard for memory cards. Plug and Play (PnP) PnP means the automatic recognition of hardware components by the system. Thus the installation, integration and configuration of new components is made substantially easier. Pe ri phe rals Devices serving as an input/output device or storage for a computer. This includes, for example, document readers, keyboards, printers and disk sto - rage. 56

62 GLOSSARY Server This is a com pu ter con nec ted to a lo cal net work and who se ser vi ces are avai la ble to all of the net work sub scri bers, e.g. a print ser ver for prin ting the data from all of the net work sub scri bers on the prin ter con nec ted to the ser - ver. VGA Stands for Vi deo Gra phics Ar ray and is the in ter fa ce for con nec ting co lour monitors. 57

63 ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations AT ATA BIOS COM CPU CRT cul DIMM ECP EPP EPROM FD GS HDD HFT HSF IDE ISA ISO JEIDA LAN LBA LED LPT OEM PCI PCMCIA PnP RAM ROM SCSI SD RAM SIMM SRAM SVGA TFT UPS UL USB Advanced Technology AT-Attachment Basic Input Output System Communication Port Central Processing Unit Cathode Ray Tube canada Underwriters Laboratories Dual Inline Memory Module Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Floppy Disk Geprüfte Sicherheit (Tested Safety) Hard Disk Drive High Frequency Table Hash File Access Method Integrated Drive Electronic Industrial Standard Architecture International Standardization Organization Japan Electronic Industry Development Association Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Line Printer Original Equipment Manufactures Peripheral Component Interconnect Personal Computer Memory Card Intern. Association Plug and Play Random Access Memory Read Only Memory Small Computer Systems Interface Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Single In Line Memory Module Static Random Access Memory Super Video Graphics Array Thin Film Transistor Uninteruptable Power Supply Underwriters Laboratories Universal Serial Bus 58