1. Configuration Guide
  2. Banquet Guest Check Printing
  3. Adding a Banquet Guest Check Printer and Various Print Settings

Adding a Banquet Guest Check Printer and Various Print Settings

Configuring a Custom Page Printer

  1. A Printer driver must be installed on the workstation.

  2. Enter the host name of the printer.

    Figure 34-27 Add a Printer on the Workstation


    This figure shows the printer setup from a workstation.

  3. Select the property, click Setup, and then click Printers.

  4. Configure a network banquet printer. In the Printer Type field, select Custom Page Printer from the drop-down list.

    Figure 34-28 EMC Printers Module


    This figure shows the network printer setup in the Simphony EMC Printers module.

  5. Enter the network printer name in the Name field and Save.

    Note:

    The Name field entry must be the physical printer’s name as seen on the network and the Printer Host's IP address in the Printer Configuration section’s Address field.

    Figure 34-29 EMC Printers Module (continued)


    This figure shows additional network printer setup in the Simphony EMC Printers module.

  6. Select the property, click Setup, and then click Workstations.

  7. Select the banquet printing workstation record, and then click the Printers tab.

  8. Click Select, and from the drop-down list, select the output printer in the Banquet Check Printer field (should be the Custom Page Printer type), click OK, and then click Save.

    Figure 34-30 Workstation Module - Assigning the Banquet Check Printer


    This figure shows assigning the banquet check printer in the Simphony EMC Workstations module.

Configuring a Tender Media Deposit

Users can post a Deposit Payment amount on a Banquet Check. If configured, the deposit tender amount prints in a special location on the Banquet Check.

  1. Select the Enterprise level, click Configuration, and then click Report Groups.

  2. Insert a new record, name it, and then from the Type field, select Tender/Media from the drop-down list.

    Figure 34-31 Report Groups Module


    This figure shows configuring the Report Groups module and setting up a Tender/Media deposit field for printed banquet checks.

  3. A Deposit Payment Tender is linked to a Report Group by enabling the 5 - Deposit Type of Tender Media option. From the Options field, click the ellipsis (…) to open the Report Group Tender Media Options screen. Select option 5, click OK, and then click Save.

  4. Users can add an advance deposit payment against the Banquet Check by configuring a new payment tender.

    Figure 34-32 Tender/Media - Advance Deposit Payment


    This figure shows a Tender/Media Payment type record used for collecting advance deposit payments for banquets.

Configuring Tender/Media Printing on Banquet Checks

To print a Banquet Check prior to finalizing the transaction, you can create a Tender/Media record configured as a Service Total type. You can also use a Payment type to print a Banquet Check when the transaction is tendered or finalized.

Figure 34-33 Tender/Media - Print Banquet Check Service Total


This figure shows a Tender/Media Service Total type record used for printing banquets checks prior to finalizing the transaction.

  1. Before printing a Banquet Check, select the Enterprise or property level, click Configuration, and then click Tender/Media.

  2. Select the Printing Options tab, enable the 90 - Print Banquet Check option, and then click Save.

Configuring Page Margins for Banquet Check Printing

  1. Select the property, click Setup, and then click Printers.

  2. Select the Banquet Check printer record.

  3. Enter the values for the top, bottom, and left margins, and then click Save.

    Figure 34-34 Formatting Banquet Check Page Margins


    This figure shows the Banquet Check Printer record where you configure the margins for the printed banquet check page.