Technical Note: 20011004062

SHARP 5300 Setup

(Maitre'D 2002, through Maitre'D 2003 Service Pack 2)

Installing the SHARP 5300 as a Maitre'D Workstation.

The Maitre'D software requires the following hardware for installation.

The SHARP 5300 already comes with:

Hardware needed to install the SHARP as a workstation

What you will need to install the SHARP UP-5300 as a workstation
(1) APLD cable or a standard null-modem cable.
Optional Hardware components from SHARP

Preparing the Workstation for APLD

Connect APLD cable

Select from the Back-Office PC which COM port (1 or 2) you will use to load the workstation and connect the APLD cable to it then plug the other side of the cable to the COM port 1 of the workstation.
Set the SHARP 5300 in APLD mode. To do so, you need to set the dip switches as follow:
WARNING: When you set dip switches, the SHARP 5300 must be shut down to prevent any damages to the unit.
When dip switches are set, start the SHARP, it will boot in APLD mode. The message Command Waiting will be prompted to you waiting for download.
Creation of the Workstation LAN disk

Workstation setting

P.O.S. Control / Workstation / Options
Program the different devices that are use by that workstation.
Under the advanced Tab:

Workstation LAN Disk

Server Control / Workstations / Make boot Disk
Select the workstation number:
Click on OK to accept that selection, Maitre'D will create a LAN boot directory for the SHARP
When the program is ready to download, the following screen is displayed asking you which COM port of the Back-Office PC you will use to APLD the workstation:
Select the proper COM port and click OK to continue.
Then select PSRAM DISK from the choice of start up drive for the workstation and click OK to continue.
The Back-Office will start loading the workstation. When the APLD program will be finish, a status screen will be prompted to you letting you know when the download is completed:
Click OK to continue.
Another screen will tell to shutdown and restart the workstation in order for the changes to take effect:

Booting the SHARP for the first time

Set back the workstation to operation mode. To do so, set the dip switches as follow:
Disconnect the APLD cable, connect the SHARP to the network and restart the workstation.
WARNING: When you set dip switches, the SHARP 5300 must be shut down to prevent any damages to the unit.
Using the Build in Printer
You need to define a new printer type as:
In the workstation Port Configuration page, set the receipt as the following screen: