I have a used Samsung 6500 cash register. After having done an all clear procedure, I have added my PLUs. I have to enter in a price for each each time I ring it up. I believe I need to change the PLU from open to fixed, however the PLU programming just seems to program the HALO. Do I need to change the status of the PLU? If so, how do I do so? The directions in the Programming and Operating manual are less than clear (and I'm a computer geek!).

Lisa, November 2009

Yes, you're correct. To make a PLU with a fixed (preset) price you need to set the PLU status value appropriately. In particular digit 8 of the status value determines whether a PLU is open or preset. The status value is a decimal (octal, actually, sort of) representation of a bit mask; note the use of the values 1, 2 and 4.

For example, to make a PLU non taxable with a preset price, you would use a status value of 00000001000000. Note that when entering status values you can leave off any leading zeros. For the previous value you could just enter 1000000. The value of a particular digit is the sum of the desired values for that digit. For example, to make a PLU preset but also disable the Promo feature for that PLU you would use a 5 for digit 8 --- 1 (for preset price) + 4 (to disable promo) = 5.

Hope this helps ...

Steve, November 2009