Team Howard Micros FAQ

1	Should I turn off my Micros terminals at night?
2	Should I clean the touchscreen and operator display?
3	Can I put the kitchen printer in the dishwasher?
4	What should I do during a power outage?
5	After a power outage one of my terminals will not power on, what can I do?
6	One of my terminals is displaying “Failure Communicating with Terminal #2”, what does that mean?
7	When using the Micros terminal the display shows “AUTHORIZATION, ENTER ID NUMBER”, what does that indicate?
8	The Micros terminals are displaying “No Response from Controller”, what does that indicate?
9	The upper screen looks like it has two screens, can I fix that?
10	The cash drawer is not opening, what should I do?
11	Will the Micros 2700 automatically update the time for daylight savings?
12	How do I change the date and time on the Micros 2700?
13	The employees have been training on the Micros 2700 and ringing up lots of sales, can I reset all totals before we open our doors?
14	How do I clear/erase the guest check file on the Micros 2700?
15	How do I clear/erase “all totals” on the Micros 2700?
16	How do I clear/erase all time clock information on the Micros 2700?
17	The Micros 2700 terminal displays “failure reading time clock detail”, what does that mean?
18	How do I manually take a labor report (time clock totals) for one or a range of employees?
19	How can I stop something from printing?
20	How can I broadcast the entire menu item file to all of the terminals in my system?
21	Is there a safe way to interupt a file broadcast I began by mistake?
22	The thermal printer is advancing paper but there is nothing printed on it?
23	The upper screen is hard to read, is there any way to adjust it?
24	How do I assign a magnetic card to an employee?
25	How do I print out a list of current employees in my Micros?

1.	Q:	Should I turn off my Micros terminals at night?
	A:	NO. Do not turn off any POS equipment at night.
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2.	Q	Should I clean the touchscreen and operator display?
	A:	YES. Use a regular non-bleach glass cleaner and be very careful. NEVER spray any liquid on the screen itself, spray the cleaner on the clothe, then wipe off the screen. ALWAYS wipe the screen with a dry clothe when done cleaning.

3.	Q:	Can I put the kitchen printer in the dishwasher?
	A:	NO. This will ruin the printer. Clean the printer off with a non-bleach household cleaner. Use a scrubbing pad for tough stains. ALWAYS wipe the printer off with a dry clothe when done cleaning.
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4.	Q:	What should I do during a power outage?
	A:	We suggest you unplug the power cables from the wall outlets and wait until power is restored. Wait a few minutes after power has been restored before you start plugging equipment back in. Most power damage occurs when power comes back on. After you have everything plugged back in sign onto any terminal and verify the terminals are all communicating. You do that by checking the “comms status” and making sure all terminals are “active”. Keyboard/Touchscreen users: - Sign on with a Mgr # - Press [MGR FUNCTIONS], press [2] (Procedures) - Press [12] (change system unit comms status) - Press [1] repeatedly until all terminals are “active” and then save changes, (holding down [SHIFT] and pressing the [DOUBLE ZERO] button will save changes) If the terminal returns to the Mgr Procedure screen it means that the terminal was successful communicating to the other terminals, you can now press clear and sign off.
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5.	Q:	After a power outage one of my terminals will not power on, what can I do?
	A:	Always verify that there is indeed power to the outlet that the Micros terminal is plugged into, don’t assume there is power. If the outlet does have power but your Micros terminal doesn’t power up and you have verified that by turning it on and off then call Team Howard for service. There is a good chance that the power supply in the terminal is damaged it will not power up.
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6.	Q:	One of my terminals is displaying “Failure Communicating with Terminal #2”, what does that mean?
	A:	Terminal #2 is no longer communicating with the other terminals. General troubleshooting techniques should begin. - Sign on a Mgr #, use Mgr procedure #12 to set all terminals to active and save changes, continue to next steps if this does not fix it - Perform a “SYSTEM RESET” at terminal #2 - Disconnect and reconnect all communication cables - Use Mgr Procedure #12 to check comms status If the above steps do not fix the communication condition; - Perform a “SYSTEM RESET” at all terminals - Disconnect and reconnect all communication cables - Use Mgr Procedure #12 to check comms status If the above steps do not fix the communication condition; - Use Mgr Procedure #12 to set the terminal in question “inactive” and call Team Howard for service. By setting a terminal inactive you remove it from the network. If that terminal happens to have the CIB board installed in it, you may lose comms to the kitchen printers as many Micros configurations are using a CIB board as the gateway to the kitchen printers, or any remote devices for that matter IE: video displays, bar printers, salad printers etc.
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7.	Q:	When using the Micros terminal the display shows “AUTHORIZATION, ENTER ID NUMBER”, what does that indicate?
	A:	The function(s) that you are attempting is Mgr privileged and requires that you input a valid Mgr # when prompted OR perform the function(s) with the Mgr signed on rather than the server or bartender.
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8.	Q:	The Micros terminals are displaying “No Response from Controller”, what does that indicate?
	A:	The Micros terminal(s) can not communicate with the CIB board or with the terminal where the CIB resides. You are experiencing a communication problem(s), use the troubleshooting techniques described above to resolve

9.	Q:	The upper screen looks like it has two screens, can I fix that?
	A:	YES. Use/print the “Video Reset” procedure described in our “Micros Support” area.
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10.	Q:	The cash drawer is not opening, what should I do?
	A:	Use the cash drawer key to manually open the cash drawer as needed while troubleshooting, you also may consider removing the cash till entirely while you troubleshoot the problem. NEVER plug a cash drawer in while the Micros terminal is powered on. Check to be sure the cash drawer is plugged into the terminal. There are two cash drawer ports on the back side of the terminal. They are round and located closest to the power switch, the port closest to the power switch is cash drawer #1, and other is cash drawer #2. If you find the cash drawer is unplugged, power off the Micros terminal, plug the cable into the proper port (#1 or #2) and then power on the terminal. Perform a NO SALE to check the drawer. If the above steps do not fix the cash drawer condition; Put the Micros terminal into DIAGNOSTICS to check the cash drawer function. - Insert MGR key and turn clockwise - Power off terminal - While holding down [ENTER], power on the terminal You are now in diagnostics. - Move cursor to “OUTPUT” and press [ENTER] - Move cursor to “CASH DRAWER” and press [ENTER] - Select CASH DRAWER 1 by pressing [ENTER] Did the cash drawer open? If it did, perform a “System Reset” to exit diagnostics If the cash drawer did not open, did you hear a click? If there is no click then it is most likely that the cash drawer fuse is blown. The click you should hear is the cash drawer selonoid firing. Unfortunately the fuse is a soldered fuse on the motherboard of the Micros terminal. Call Team Howard for service if you do not hear a click If you do hear a click but the drawer does not open you may have one of two conditions; the first condition may be that the cash till (the till holds the money) inside the cash drawer may have stuff underneath it making it sit higher than normal, so high that the till catches the cash drawer itself and will not allow it to open. If this is the case you just need to remove the stuff under the till. If you can’t find a cash drawer key however you may need to try to open the drawer with butter knives. Simutaneously insert two butter knives (or very flat objects) at the “upper” opposite corners of the cash drawer and slowly slide them towards eachother (the middle). Quite often the knives will catch the top of the till and force it down, opening the cash drawer in the process. The 2nd condition is the drawer selonoid is broken apart and not functioning, if you are a natural DIY’r you could attempt to remove the drawer bottom and replace the “plastic/rubber” clip on the selonoid that has broken. We replace the plastic/rubber clip with a metal clip which will last much longer. A thick metal hanger could be cut to length, approx 1” and then bent into shape for this purpose. Once the selonoid clip is replaced, you can carefully re-assemble the drawer and test it. Back to Top
11.	Q:	Will the Micros 2700 automatically update the time for daylight savings?
	A:	No. You must manually adjust the date and time. Back to Top

12.	Q:	How do I change the date and time on the Micros 2700?
	A:	Keyboard users: 1. Sign on Mgr 2. Press [Mgr Functions] button 3. Index [2] for Procedures 4. Index [14] for Set Date and Time 5. Index correct date MM/DD/YY 6. Index correct time (Military Time) 7. Confirm and update other terminals by pressing [2] Touchscreen users: (can also use steps above) 1. Sign on Mgr 2. Press [PROCEDURES] 3. Press Set/Edit Date and Time 4. Index correct date MM/DD/YY 5. Index correct time (Military Time) 6. Confirm and update other terminals by pressing [2] Back to Top

13.	Q:	The employees have been training on the Micros 2700 and ringing up lots of sales, can I reset all totals before we open our doors?
	A:	Yes. Bear in mind however that if you have “Time Clock” totals that you need, print out all labor reports before resetting or clearing “all totals” because once they are gone… they are gone forever. Use the steps outlined for the question “How do I clear/erase “all totals” on the Micros 2700?” Back to Top

14.	Q:	How do I clear/erase the guest check file on the Micros 2700?
	A:	Be aware that once you clear the guest check file it is permanently erased from that terminal. This procedure only erases the guest check file in the terminal you perform this function at, other terminals are not affected. If necessary, repeat this procedure at all terminals on the system. Be careful, this procedure does not print any information, it only deletes it. 1. Sign on Mgr 2. While holding down [SHIFT], press the [ENTER] button (the operator displays shows 1-Systems Reports, 2-System Configurator) Index the following [2] - System Configurator [4] - Utilities [3] - Clear [2] - Guest Check Totals [2] - Yes Back to Top

15.	Q:	How do I clear/erase “all totals” on the Micros 2700?
	A:	Be aware that once you clear all sales totals, they are permanently erased from that terminal. This procedure only erases sales totals in the terminal you perform this function at, other terminals are not affected. If necessary, repeat this procedure at all terminals on the system. Be careful, this procedure does not print any information, it only deletes it. 1. Sign on Mgr 2. While holding down [SHIFT], press the [ENTER] button (the operator displays shows 1-Systems Reports, 2-System Configurator) Index the following [2] - System Configurator [4] - Utilities [3] - Clear [1] - All Totals [2] - Yes Back to Top

16.	Q:	How do I clear/erase all time clock information on the Micros 2700?
	A:	Be aware that once you clear all time clock totals, they are permanently erased from that terminal. This procedure only erases time clock totals in the terminal you perform this function at, other terminals are not affected. If necessary, repeat this procedure at all terminals on the system. Be careful, this procedure does not print any information, it only deletes it. 1. Sign on Mgr 2. While holding down [SHIFT], press the [ENTER] button (the operator displays shows 1-Systems Reports, 2-System Configurator) Index the following [2] - System Configurator [4] - Utilities [3] - Clear [1] - Time Clock Totals [2] - Yes Back to Top

17.	Q:	The Micros 2700 terminal displays “failure reading time clock detail”, what does that mean?
	A:	That means trouble. The time clock file has become corrupted in one of the Micros terminals. Watch the screen during the time clock report, see if you can determine which employee number it is on when the error comes up. Sometimes if you can determine the employee # it is hanging up on you can manually take the labor reports and skip that employee. If that is successful, you can then “clear/erase” the time clock files in all terminals and start fresh. See next ? Back to Top

18.	Q:	How do I manually take a labor report (time clock totals) for one or a range of employees?
	A:	Use steps below: 1. Sign on Mgr 2. While holding down [SHIFT], press the [ENTER] button (the operator displays shows 1-Systems Reports, 2-System Configurator) Index the following [1] - System Reports [1] – Single Report [10] – Employee Labor Detail [2] Range Index the beginning employee # and press the [ENTER] button. Index the ending employee # and press the [ENTER] button. IE: for one employee #4, press 4 - ENTER, 4 - ENTER IE: for a range of employees from #8 to #20 press 8 - ENTER, 20 - ENTER The Micros 2700 terminal will now take you thru a few steps (questions) that you must answer. Don’t worry, use common sense. Don’t press the [ENTER] button after making a selection as you will skip the next question, just press the appropriate # (answer) for each question. The possible answers appear in the upper right corner of the operator display. Question Hints; Period 1- Current 2- To Date Most likely #2 “To Date” Reset 1 – No 2 – Yes Use #1 “No”, if successful you can “reset” totals when all is said and done but don’t take a chance of resetting totals w/o printing them first. Print/Display 1 – Print 2 – Display Use #1 “Print”, always print time clock totals. Choosing #2 “display” is only suggested for single or small ranges of employees.
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19.	Q:	How can I stop something from printing?
	A:	Hold down the [SHIFT] key, while holding it down press the [0] "single zero" key to cancel any print job.
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20.	Q:	How can I broadcast the entire menu item file to all of the terminals in my system?
	A:	Sign on a Manager
		While holding down [SHIFT], press the [ENTER] key (Top screen displays 1-System Reports, 2-System Configurator) Index 2-1-2-2-3-2, press [ENTER] Twice, Press [2] for yes (the terminal will now show the menu items being broadcast to all terminals) NOTE: Visit and print out our "Quick Steps" cheat sheet.
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21.	Q:	Is there a safe way to interupt a file broadcast I began by mistake?
	A:	Yes. Perform a "System Reset" NOTE: Visit and print out our "System Reset" cheat sheet.
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22.	Q:	The thermal printer is advancing paper but there is nothing printed on it?
	A:	Check the paper, most likely the wrong paper is in the printer, it must be thermal paper to work properly.
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23.	Q:	The upper screen is hard to read, is there any way to adjust it?
	A:	Yes. If your database was designed by Team Howard, then it is most likely you have screen adjustment keys on your "Special Function" screen in the upper right corner, go there to adjust OR You can use Diagnostics. Learn how to enter "Diagnostics" here. Use the buttons in the upper right corner (Touchscreen) to adjust the upper screen or follow the prompts under output button for Keyboard users..
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24.	Q:	How do I assign a magnetic card to an employee?
	A:	Follow steps outlined 1. Sign on a Manager Depending on how your database was set up, you may have any combination or all 3 of the following choices. 2. Press [Edit Empl File] or Press [Procedures] or Press [Mgr Functions] Use whichever options you are accustomed to when accessing the employee file. 3. Index the employee # that is getting a card and press [ENTER]. (if you don’t know the #, you can find it on any printed checks, server reports etc. plus you could print out an employee list (Mgr Procedure #2) and see it there as well). 4. Press [Line Down] twice. 5. Your cursor is now on the employee ID# field (if not, use your navigation buttons to move the cursor to the employee ID# field). When the cursor is on the ID# field, swipe the magnetic card. Be sure, mag stripe is facing up and towards the right side of the reader. Remember, the reader will read the card on the way out, insert the card all the way and remove. The employee # should now appear in the ID# field and the cursor will move to the next field. Press [Save Changes]. All other terminals on the network will be updated automatically. Press the clear button to back out of the edit employee procedure.
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25.	Q:	How do I print out a list of current employees in my Micros?
	A:	Follow steps outlined 1. Sign on a Manager Depending on how your database was set up, you may have any combination or all 3 of the following choices. 2. Press [Print Empl File] or Press [Procedures] or Press [Mgr Functions] You have to choose Mgr Procedure #2, how you get to Mgr procedure #2 it may vary, Team Howard databases tend to have this button on the Mgr screen or Procedures screen. On all databases however, you can press [Mgr Functions], Press #2 for Procedures, Index #2 (Print employee list) and press [ENTER]. If you want the entire list, press [ENTER] twice to except the defaults of lowest to highest. If you want a range of employees, then indicate so by indexing for IE: 10 [ENTER] 30 [ENTER]. Note: only employees with ID #’s will print on the list, if the ID# is all zero’s, the employee will not appear on this list.
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