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2. The Distribution System 3. Individual Stations and the Gun The Future Links 6400 System does not require a computer system to operate. The system is configured upon installation and the individual independent gun station monitor themselves. Any changes to the mix, shot or brand configurations are done by a Tru-Measur service technician. However, The Future Links 6400 System can be interfaced with any IBM-compatible personal computer. TMI will provide the software, and the training to allow you to reconfigure your system and also most importantly to generate the reports that help you manage you business more effectively. The Future Links 6400 System is controlled by one circuit board with one hundred and twenty five different personalities. This one board does the work of as many as six boards from other manufacturers. If a chip happens to fail on the one circuit board the other components keep the system up and running while the board is repaired. The simple fact that The Future Links 6400 System runs on one board instead of six is a testimony to the cost effectiveness of the system. The maintenance of all of the control components of the system are all in one easy to access location. 2. The Distribution System The central liquor pump area is any back room set aside for the storage of the bottles and the pumps and solenoids that bring liquor to the gun stations. Your liquor bottles are organized in special racks, called wells. These wells provide the reserve capacity of your system. Upon a request from the gun station, a pump pressurizes the liquor line at which time the solenoid opens to allow liquor to flow from the well rack through the lines to the gun station. Pump room electronics safeguard against unrequested liquor flow. The system is not constantly pressurized (there is not always liquor in the line)therefore there is no danger of "runaways". If there is a damaged line the only loss is the liquor in the line itself during a pour. The distribution system pipes up to sixteen brand of liquor to each liquor dispensing gun. Up to four guns, a total of sixty four brands, can be installed per station. The liquor is pumped through FDA approved plastic tubing that will last countless years. 3. Individual Stations and the Gun Each individual gun station dispenses up to sixteen brands of liquor and can deliver sixteen automatically measured mixed drinks, including normal shot, short shot, and long shot delivery. Each hand-held gun has 16 buttons for the dispensing of either a single shot or an automatically measured mixed drink. The gun can pour up to five liquors at one time, as well as an equal number of mixes. This means The Future Links 6400 System pours five times as fast as any other system available. The lights on the gun inform the bartender if a mixed drink is being poured, a shot is being poured, and if the pour is in progress. A light will also indicate if a well rack of a specific brand is empty. The clear button on the keypad stops whatever pour is in progress. The subtotal and total buttons allow the bartender to subtotal a wait persons order and deliver a total without putting the gun down or turning to a point of sale terminal to process the order. Each station operates independently, allowing for different pour sizes and mixed drink combinations. For example a service bar that serves a large percentage of complimentary drinks may be configured to pour slightly smaller shots than an upscale bar that is primarily cash revenues. Also a bar that caters to a younger clientele may be programmed to pour an entirely different set of mixes than a bar that caters to an older crowd, all on the same system. |
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