VCC Controller Manual
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1. Note If this value is set to DEFAULT then the login text will be generated automatically based on the Authentication method s selected in the Summary tab ext device msg select account The text to display when choosing the account to charge The text will be automatically wrapped on the display To force text to a new line use n Default Select account n Use UP DOWN to select ext device msg select account code The text displayed to select account using a code pin Default Select account n Using pin code ext device msg select account list The text displayed to select account from list Default Select account n Choose from list ext device msg select account personal The text displayed for the personal account Default My personal account Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 18 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 6 2 Configuring a local IP address for VCC connections This configuration is only required when the server running PaperCut is assigned multiple IP address and all communication to the VCC devices must use a specific IP address An example of where this might be used would include when running PaperCut on a cluster and all communications to the VCC should use the cluster IP address not the physical IP address NOTE On most clusters the cluster IP address will be configured as the default IP address2. when the particular node is active so this configuration is not required To force VCC devices to use a specific local connection 1 Login to the PaperCut admin interface 2 Navigate to the Options tab and choose Config Editor Advanced from the actions links on the left 3 Scroll to the bottom of the page to the Add new section and add the following name ext device vcc local ip address set the value to the IP address you want to use 4 Press the Add button And confirm the new entry appeared by searching for the entry For this setting to take effect PaperCut needs to re establish the connections to the VCC devices The simplest way to achieve this is to restart the PaperCut application server service 6 3 Configuring Swipe Card Readers Swipe cards contain numbers which are used to identify users according to the card number configured in the User Details screen under Card Identity number Some readers report information in addition to the number encoded on the card such as checksums PaperCut can treat these cases in two ways e Atypical case is the checksum being reported after the card number separated by an equals sign such as in 5235092385 8 PaperCut can handle this case by default it will extract the number before the equal sign as the card number 5235092385 e For some cases a regular expression may be required that will filter the card number from the complete string of character
3. for the device and set the paper size color and duplex option for each of the price lines NOTE Some copiers and the terminal hardware may not make use of all available price lines This is dependent on the capabilities of the copier and terminal hardware NOTE 2 If using a Virtual Cash Controller VCC this is configured to only use 2 price lines by default If your copier and harness support more price lines the VCC steering mode must be enabled This can be done by setting the ext device vcc vend params to 1 0 0 in the device s Advanced Config tab as described in Virtual Cash Controller Configuration below You may also need to make some jumper setting changes on the VCC hardware itself See the VCC hardware documentation for more information 5 3 1 Copy pricing The next step is to define the costs Costs are defined using the standard PaperCut cost models For example the default simple cost model assigns a cost per page which is the same for all types of copying color duplex different paper sizes etc To change the cost models and pricing select the Advanced Charging tab on the device details screen The options are self explanatory but if more information is required see the documentation on configuring printing costs Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 10 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 5 4 Configuring the T
4. station for printers associated with the terminal then all those jobs will be released when the user logs in to the terminal 5 5 Configuring User Identity Numbers To allow the user to authenticate at the terminal hardware a unique number may be assigned to each user The number might represent a student identity number a secret ID number only known to the user or a serial number of a swipe card This number must be entered in the Card Identity Number field in the User Details page It is also possible to bulk import these numbers using the Bulk User Import tool See the section Batch User Import and Update in the user manual If an attempt is made to login to a terminal and there is no matching card identity number in the system the user will be show a message notifying them that their identity could not be determined Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 11 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 The exception to this will be for card login when self association with existing user is enabled In this case there will be prompt to associate the card with an existing user account Authentication methods V Username and password Identty number V Swipe card Automatically login as use Figure 6 Swipe card self association 5 6 User Charging Options When a user performs a print job they have the option to charge printing to their own personal acco
5. the copier device Please contact the manufacturer supplier for details For more information see the VCC documentation which is available from http www virtualcash biz downloads vcc_manual pdf Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 6 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 5 Setup Phase 2 PaperCut Configuration Once the terminal devices are connected to the network some configuration changes are required in PaperCut to enable terminal device integration 5 1 Enable External Device Integration By default PaperCut is configured to monitor printers To enable integration with external terminal devices Navigate to the Options tab Select the Advanced tab Enable the Enable device integration for supported devices only option PSN ER Press the Apply button When enabled PaperCut adds new features to the user interface to support external device integration For example a Devices tab will appear across the top of the admin interface 5 2 Connecting to a Device Devices are configured in PaperCut in the Devices tab If a device is used to monitor photocopying then it is treated as a virtual printer PaperCut devices are conceptually similar to printers because they monitor copying jobs performed by users and allow the administrator to configure copying costs etc This also means that you can make use of all of the built in reports and ensure that
6. they have access to e If the selected account has credit available the copier is enabled Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 3 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 e The user performs copying until they cancel their session or run out of available credit e PaperCut then logs the copy details in its database and deducts the cost from the selected account Some terminals may also support release station functionality This is similar to PaperCut s Release Station software however the interface is provided by the terminal avoiding the need for a dedicated release station PC located next to the printer copier In the case of using a terminal as a print release station the following process occurs e User is requested to login to the terminal using a swipe card account number or user name password If an account number is used then it must match the Card Identity Number field in the user s PaperCut User Details e The user is presented with a list of print jobs being held by the release station e The user selects which jobs to print and PaperCut will allow these documents to be printed e The user is charged for the print jobs and the print job details are logged in the database For multi function devices MFD that act as both a printer and a copier the process works in a similar way however after logging in the user must select whether they want to perform
7. ISO_A3 Grayscale Duplex Cost 0 18 Line 7 A3 ISO_A3 Color Single sided Cost so 40 Line 8 A3 ISO A3 Color Duplex Cost 0 38 Figure 4 Terminal copier configuration Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 9 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 The per page costs are also listed to the right of the each price line The cost is calculated using the costs defined on the device The costs options can be modified on the Advanced Charging tab The mapping between price lines and these attributes varies between the terminal device the copier used and the way they are connected The terminal vendor can usually provide this information If the price line mapping is not known then it is easy to determine it through experimentation To do this 1 Enable the Debug mode displays price lines counts in copy log option This will log the line counts in the copy logs 2 Press Apply to apply this setting change 3 Perform a test copy using of one type of copy e g LETTER Grayscale Single sided on the connected device 4 Check the logs for the device on the Recent Jobs tab The line count information will be logged in the document name column 5 Make a note of the price line for this set of attributes and repeat for other copy attributes e g color duplex or different paper sizes 6 Go back to the configuration page
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9. The four values are sense time blind time reset time eject delay These times are specified in 100 of seconds in 0 05 second increments E g the last significant number must be either a 0 or 5 The maximum value for these timings is 3000 which represents 30 seconds See VCC documentation for more information Default 5 5 50 50 ext device vcc vend timing 2 See above same as vend timing 2 Default 5 5 50 50 ext device msg code parent The text displayed when entering the parent account code Default Account code ext device msg code sub The text displayed when entering the sub child account code Default Sub account code ext device msg enter code parent The text displayed to prompt user to enter the parent account code Default Enter the account code ext device msg enter code sub The text displayed to prompt user to enter the sub child account code Default Enter the sub account code ext device msg login id number The text to display when the ID number is entered using the keypad Default ID Number Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 17 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 ext device msg login prompt The text to display when requesting login The text will be automatically wrapped on the display To force text to a new line use n Default DEFAULT
10. conds to create the connection Press the Refresh link to see the updated status If PaperCut fails to connect to the device troubleshooting will be required to determine the cause Some suggestions include e Check that the terminal hostname IP address is correct e Check that firewalls are configured to allow connections to the terminal ports 1234 and 1235 e Try pinging the terminal device from the PaperCut server E g ping 192 168 1 50 e Try connecting to the terminal device on the port the terminal is listening on E g telnet 192 168 1 50 1234 5 3 Configuring the Terminal Device for Copying Once the device is created and PaperCut is connecting to the device additional configuration can be performed It is important to configure how each price line maps to physical attributes of the copy job Each price line represents a particular set of attributes See screenshot below e Paper size e Color grayscale e Duplex single sided Device function e g copy print release etc V Track amp control copying Page cost 0 20 by category Device price line configuration Maps price lines to copy details Line 1 A4 ISO_A4 Grayscale Single sided Cost 0 10 Line 2 AA ISO_A4 Grayscale Duplex 7 Cost 0 08 Line 3 A4 ISO AA Color Single sided Cost 0 20 Line 4 A4 ISO_A4 Color Duplex Cost 0 18 Line 5 A3 ISO A3 Grayscale Single sided Cost 0 20 Line 6 A3
11. copier and printer management is consolidated in one view PaperCut creates printers automatically because it knows which printers exist on the system Terminal devices however need to be manually created and configured by the administrator Important Before setting up the terminal in PaperCut it is important to setup the terminal and attach it to the network and assign the device a network address To perform photocopier monitoring the terminal must also be connected to the copier A quick start guide for connecting terminal devices is outlined in Setup Phase 1 above To create a new device inside PaperCut 1 Confirm that the terminal is set up as per the manufacturer s directions The device will need an IP address assigned and should be reachable from the PaperCut server 2 Navigate to the Devices tab 3 Click the Create Device action link on the left see screenshot below 4 Complete the details of the device a Device name unique name of the device b Hostname IP the address of the device on the network c Location Optional describes where the copier device is located Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 7 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 d Type the type of device There are 2 types of VCC controllers supported i VCC Controller Standard for the standard controller ii VCC Controller Touchscreen for the Alpha touchsc
12. copying or printing Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 4 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 4 Setup Phase 1 Device Hardware Setup To use devices with PaperCut they must first be setup and connected to the network The specific configuration steps required depends on the terminal device being used but it usually involves e Connecting the device to the photocopier if monitoring photocopying e Connecting the terminal device to the network and assigning it a network address Once the terminal device is configured and on the network proceed to Setup Phase 2 to setup the terminal device within PaperCut The remainder of this section provides a quick start guide for specific hardware terminals It is not intended to replace the documentation provided by the hardware terminal manufacturer supplier but is intended to streamline the setup of the terminal devices for use with PaperCut 4 1 Networking Firewall Configuration Ensure that your networking firewall configuration allows outbound connections from the PaperCut server to the VCC devices on ports 1234 and 1235 Note The Windows Firewall does not block outbound connections so no configuration is required 4 2 IP Address Allocation The VCC terminal is a server It connects to the network and then accepts connections from the PaperCut system In this respects it is very similar to a network server For securi
13. d credit to their account in PaperCut They can have coin and or note acceptors to allow user to Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 2 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 add value to their accounts 3 How copier tracking integration works This section provides a high level introduction to how the copier tracking works which will give the administrator a better grounding to configure the system and diagnose any problems that arise A hardware device referred to as a terminal is connected to both the copier MFD and to the network LAN PaperCut communicates with the terminal via the TCP network In turn the terminal communicates with the copier ensuring copying only takes place under controlled use Application Server Hardware Printer Copier Terminal Figure 1 Hardware terminal integration An example of what occurs during the copy process is e The user walks up to the copier and is requested to login at the terminal using the organization s preferred authentication method usually a swipe card an account number a unique identity number or a username and password If a unique identity number is used then it must match the Card Identity Number field in the user s PaperCut User Details e If the user has access to charge to Shared Accounts they are prompted to select either their personal account or a shared account
14. edit Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 12 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 By default PaperCut will not deduct the escrow amount from the user s account at the beginning of a copier transaction This means that it is possible for the user account to go into a negative balance if they are printing at the same time as copying PaperCut can be configured to deduct the escrow amount from the user s account at the start of a copier session This amount will be returned to the user less the cost of the copying at the end of the session When this is enabled users will not be able to print while they are copying To change the configuration to deduct the escrow at the start of the copier session Navigate to the Options tab Select the Config Editor advanced action from the top left Edit the config key ext device deduct escrow and set the value to Y Press the Update button next to the key Pu GS SER Copyright O 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 13 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 6 Advanced Device Configuration Third party terminals sometimes require some additional configuration or may offer additional feature configuration For example changing timeout parameters or settings to change how the device interacts with the copier The following section describes various vendor specif
15. erminal Device for Release Station If the terminal device is connected to an MFD that also acts as a printer it may be desirable to also use the terminal as a release station interface In this mode it is necessary to tell PaperCut what printers the terminal acts as a release station for See the printer selection control shown in the screenshot below Normally the terminal will only act as a release station for the queue associated with the attached MFD however in may be advantageous to assign queues of other nearby printers Y Enable print release Displays jobs for release from the selected queues desktop peter BrotherHL 4040CN desktop peterFX AP II C2200 PCL desktop peterHP Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP 8B378E desktop peterHP Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP POLO desktop peterHP Designjet T1120ps 44in PSS Enable find me printing support Users have permission to release their own print jobs X Automatically release user s jobs upon login Figure 5 Release station configuration for the terminal Multiple printers should be selected when the terminal is acting as a release station for multiple printers or even for multiple print queues that send jobs to the same printer When a user logs into a release station terminal the terminal will show jobs held for that user on the print queues that have been selected in the device configuration If Automatically release user s jobs upon login is checked and a user has jobs held in release
16. ic configuration settings To edit the settings for a particular device 1 On the Devices tab select the device to configure 2 Select the Advanced Config tab 3 Find the property to edit change the value and press the Update button 6 1 Virtual Cash Controller Configuration The default settings for the Virtual Cash Controller are usually sufficient The more technical settings are documented in more detail in the VCC documentation and it is recommended to review this before make changes Configuration Setting Description ext device card no regex See chapter 6 3 Configuring Swipe Card Readers ext device card self Select whether user self association should association use secondary card occupy the primary or secondary card number number It overrides the global setting unless the keyword GLOBAL is specified This is useful when there is a mix of different non configurable card readers that read different numbers from an ID card Set to Y to use the secondary card number N to use the primary card number Default GLOBAL to defer to the global configuration option Copyright O 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 14 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 ext device vcc account code keypad mode Determines whether the user can enter numeric or alphanumeric character for account code entry e 0O numeric o
17. nly e 1 alphanumeric starting in numeric mode e 2 alphanumeric starting in lowercase alpha numeric e 3 alphanumeric starting in uppercase alpha numeric Default 0 numeric only NOTE On the Alpha Touchscreen modes 1 amp 2 start show the qwerty keyboard in lowercase mode ext device vcc copier timeout secs Specifies the time in seconds of how long a copier session will be kept open when no copying is occurring The maximum value is 3200 seconds Default 60 ext device vcc copier warmup Secs Specifies the time in seconds for the copier attached to the terminal to warm up Values should be in the range of 0 to 90 in increments of 10 seconds Default 40 ext device vcc login keypad mode Determines whether user can enter numeric or alphanumeric characters for the login Valid values are e 0 numeric only e 1 alphanumeric starting in numeric mode e 2 alphanumeric starting in lowercase alpha numeric e 3 alphanumeric starting in uppercase alpha numeric Default 0 numeric only NOTE On the Alpha Touchscreen modes 1 amp 2 start show the qwerty keyboard in lowercase mode Copyright O 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 15 0f 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 ext device vcc release job desc format Defines the format of the job description used for the release station jobs The format may contain the follo
18. reen controller e Function choose whether this device is a copier or a print release station Only the functions supported by the selected device type will be listed 5 Press the OK button and the device will be created External Device List m Quick find Create device ne 3 Cop pe den device device Staff room copier Figure 2 Create device action Create Device Device PRS Tip VOC Controller Standard creation of an external device Device name e g Staff room copier Library cash like loader photocopier 7 terminal z rd hardware is LocationDepartment Optional required Hostname IP Function V Track amp control copying E Enable pant release Additional configuration is available after the device is created 0 nl Figure 3 Create device screen Once the device is created check that PaperCut has successfully connected to the device The Device Status is displayed on the Device List page or at the bottom of the External Device Configuration section for the device In the event that a connection could not be Copyright O 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 8 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 established an error is displayed in this status display If the device connects successfully the status will display text Started Awaiting user login NOTE It may take to 30 se
19. s no credit available If the copier is also a printer e g a multi function device then PaperCut also makes it possible to use hardware terminal devices as a print release station avoiding the need for dedicated PC based release stations NOTE PaperCut will only work with supported copier terminal hardware For more information on supported hardware please contact support 2 Terminology Term Description Terminal Refers to the third party hardware terminal connected to the copier or multi function device Terminals are represented in PaperCut as virtual printers and can be configured as usual via the Printers or Devices tab Multi function A device that performs both printing and copying These devices can device MFD optionally use a terminal as a print release station Escrow An escrow is the amount of credit that is temporarily transferred from a PaperCut account to the terminal device This credit is then used during the copier session and the unused proportion is transferred back into PaperCut at the end of the session An escrow defines the maximum amount of copying that can be performed in a single session Price line Different types of copying can be categorized by attributes such as paper size duplex and other settings Each attribute combination is assigned to a price line similar to an item code for goods in a shop Value Loader Value loader is a device that allows a user to ad
20. s reported by the card reader Documentation on regular expressions can be found on the Internet e g at www regular expressions info o The regular expression must be fashioned so that the card number is returned as the first match group o Usually one regular expression will be used for all the devices managed by PaperCut this must be entered in the Config editor Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 19 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 advanced which you will find on the Options tab under Actions The key is called ext device card no regex o The global setting however can be overridden on a per device basis The key ext device card no regex can also be found on the Advanced Config tab in the device details screen This setting will override the global setting unless the keyword GLOBAL is specified o PaperCut developers will gladly assist in producing a regular expression when supplied with a few sample outputs from your card reader Please contact PaperCut support o If you would like to write your own regular expressions here are some examples Use the first 10 characters any character 10 Use the first 19 digits d 19 Extract the digits from between the two characters in 123453 292929 1221 d d d un Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 20 of 20
21. scersesssersessecersecsecer sees 2 a 12 5 7 Copier Session Behavior sccccccssscecesssccesscssscrsssssccetecsaccesscssccetecscarsecsacertessec ome 12 6 Advanced Device Configuration ccccsscccssecssecesssecsseecseeeessaeeesseecseeeesseesesaeeseseeeseesess 14 6 1 Virtual Cash Controller Configuration ccccccsscccsscecssecesseceeseecsseeesseessseeesseeessas 14 6 2 Configuring a local IP address for VCC CONNECTIONS rrrrrnnvvranvvrronvrrrnvvrrnnvnrrnnvrrnnn 19 6 3 Configuring Swipe Card Readers rrnnrrranvrrnnvvrnnnvnrsnvvrrnvvrrnnvnrsnnnrrenversarnrsnnvsrsnnnsrnnn 19 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 This manual covers the VCC Cash Controller setup For general PaperCut MF documentation please see the PaperCut MF manual 1 Introduction PaperCut provides the ability to monitor printing by integrating with the print queues hosted on servers in the organization Many organizations also like to monitor walk up photocopier usage and manage this in the same quota charging environment provided by PaperCut If PaperCut is used to monitor both print and copier usage it provides a consolidated view of print and copy activity Unlike printer monitoring that can be done in software copier monitoring requires the use of third party hardware terminal devices connected to the copier PaperCut connects to these devices to determine how much copying is performed and deny copier usage if the user ha
22. t step is to assign the device a network address You must assign a static IP address to the device see IP Address Allocation section above Put the device into offline mode by unplugging the Ethernet cable Swipe the Parameters card that came with the terminal device The display will read Enter offline Set IP Use the Up Down keys to select Set IP and press Enter Use the keys to select Static IP and press Enter Enter the IP address of the PaperCut server and press Enter If this is not set correctly PaperCut will not be permitted to connect to the device Enter the network subnet mask and press Enter Enter the network gateway IP if required to communicate with the PaperCut server If a gateway is not required set this to 255 255 255 255 Then press Enter Enter the IP address to assign to this device see IP Address Allocation section above and press Enter If prompted for the reader and controller ports leave the default values 1234 and 1235 respectively by pressing Enter for each The device will then prompt with the message Press Enter or C CE to Exit Press Enter to confirm the changes The device will reboot to make the requested changes Reconnect the Ethernet network cable and check that the green LED it lit Also verify the IP address is set correctly by pinging the device from the PaperCut server E g ping device ip To monitor photo copying the VCC terminal then must be connected to
23. ty reasons and in line with network server best practice the terminals should be allocated a static IP address We recommend selecting the addresses carefully and following the same checks and procedures as you would for any server e Ensure the address is outside your IP DHCP allocation range e Ensure the IP is not and will not be used by any other device e Follow the same procedure and care as used when allocating IPs to other servers such as file servers Larger networks with many terminals should consider e Hosting terminals on a separate detected IP subnet range simplifies management and avoids collisions e Carefully recording the IP addresses allocated and where the corresponding terminals are physically located Copyright 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 5 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 4 3 Virtual Cash Controller VCC Quick Start Guide This quick start guide describes how to connect the VCC devices to the network It does not cover connecting the VCC to a photocopier 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Plug in the VCC Controller into the power supply When powered and completed start up the device s display should show Temporarily off line waiting for network Plug in the Ethernet network cable to the back of the device If the device connects to the network a green LED on the terminal will light VCC Only The nex
24. unt or allocate it to a Shared Account e g the Science Department The options available on the copier terminal mirror the options presented to the user in the popup window displayed during standard PC printing By default users can only charge to their own personal account To change the options available to the user the Account Selection options should be changed for the user These options are discussed in the Shared Accounts section of the PaperCut manual 5 7 Copier Session Behavior When PaperCut starts a copier session the default behavior is to allow the user to use their entire balance in a single copier session In most circumstances this is the most logical behavior however sometimes administrators want to set an upper limit on the amount of copying that can be done in a single session so that the copiers can be shared fairly between waiting users This amount is referred to as an Escrow To set an upper limit on the amount of credit that can be used in a single copier session 1 Navigate to the Options tab Select the Config Editor advanced action from the top left 3 Edit the config key ext device max escrow and set the maximum amount of credit for a copier session Values less than or equal to zero indicate that the user s entire balance is available 4 Press the Update button next to the key NOTE This does not apply to unrestricted accounts as these have an unlimited amount of cr
25. wing replacements e docname the document name e username the user that printed e client the client workstation e cost the cost of the job e printer the printer name e pages the number of pages e datetime the date and time of job e time the time of the job The default format is VCC cost docname Alpha docname To use the default set to DEFAULT ext device vcc use encryption Determines if encryption is enabled between the server and the terminal Y N Default Y ext device vcc vend params Sets the Vending Interface Parameters on the device The 3 comma separated values can be 0 or 1 and represent the standard steering mode and leading trailing edge settings for relays 1 and 2 In standard mode the controller can only record monitor two copier price lines In steering mode the controller can monitor up to 8 price lines The choice of these modes depends on how the controller is interfaced with the copier The VCC supplier can assist with this configuration To change to steering mode set the first zero to 1 Please see the VCC documentation for details Default 0 0 0 Copyright O 2008 2013 PaperCut Software International Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved 16 of 20 PaperCut VCC Controller Manual 2013 10 03 ext device vcc vend timing 1 Comma separated list of timings used to interface with the printer
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