epos_lightspeed

The Lightspeed Back Office and Lightspeed Net programs will always require a mouse for their operation. They have been designed for use in the Back Office of a business, on a standard PC. On the other hand, the Lightspeed EPOS software or systems program has been designed for use with standard PCs, PC-based EPOS terminals, and also touch screen terminals. 

(a) EPOS Terminals If you are running the Lightspeed EPOS program on an EPOS terminal, you are still able to operate the Lightspeed Help without the use of a mouse. It is accessed by pressing the F1 key on the EPOS keyboard, from anywhere within the program. 

You can work the links in the Lightspeed Help Files using the TAB key. Pressing TAB will move through the links on the page, and pressing ENTER (or RETURN) will jump you to the relevant page. 

Note: pressing the TAB key will only highlight those links that are in the visible area of the page. Any links that you cannot see as you press TAB will not be accessible. To reach these links, scroll the page up or down using the CURSOR KEYS until the links are visible, then use the TAB key in the same way. 

Instead of the mouse, you should be able to use the following keys on your EPOS keyboard to operate the commands residing in the toolbar at the top of the page: 

KEY FUNCTION > Page forward < Page backwards C Access the Contents Page I Access the Index function B Return to the previous page that you viewed 

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Note: there is no guarantee that all EPOS keyboards function in the same way, and these keys may not work on all keyboards. Also, if your EPOS keyboard does not have <> keys, you will not be able to page through the Help File. 

(b) Touch Screen Terminals If you are running the Lightspeed EPOS program on a touch screen terminal, you are still able to operate the Lightspeed Help. It is accessed by pressing the special Help key at the main point of sale screen. The links between pages are then operated by by simply touching the underlined text on the screen. 

In the same way, the functions of the toolbar at the top of each page can be accessed by simply touching the relevant buttons on the toolbar. 

The only function that you will not be able to operate fully is the Index function, unless you also have access to a keyboard so that you can type in the term or key word that you are looking for. 

When you first install the Lightspeed EPOS program on a terminal, you will be presented with the following dialogue.

After pressing <OK> you are asked to type in the UNC Path that the EPOS will use. This will point to the directory where the Lightspeed Data is stored and will usually be \\<computername>\LIGHTSPEEDSERVER. Please refer to the install instructions provided with the Installation software for more details.

Once the UNC path has been accepted you will be presented with the Select Company screen similar to the following :

When you select the company, the following dialogue is displayed.

You are then taken into the POS Terminal Setup screen to allow you to configure the terminal. You must make sure that you enter a unique Terminal Number and the Printer that you are going to use at the Point of Sale before you can use Lightspeed EPOS. See Printer Setup for more details.

The first step is to enter a Terminal Number.