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Video Shoppe
Deluxe
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Feature |
Benefits |
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Windows Interface |
Faster training time. Clerks are generally younger and familiar with Windows
so learn the program quicker. Faster training times save you money. |
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Point of Sale with or without mouse |
Transactions can be done with or without the mouse. No need for mouse at POS
screen takes less room and aids in checkout speed. For those that like a
mouse the programs works great with it giving you super flexibility. |
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Printing Barcode * Deluxe version |
Not having to buy barcodes saves money. Barcodes are from your existing
numbering system. |
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Support by Phone |
E-mail support can be a long series of back and forth question answer
sessions. Phone support gives you answers when you need them, not after
hours or days of messages while your store is not able to use the software.
Reducing down time increases your profit. |
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9 levels of security on 97 different program areas. |
Flexible security comes with easy preset values. Allows owner to adjust
security for parts of the program the clerks and managers are allowed into.
This keeps your valuable information safe. |
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Logs keystrokes at POS screen |
Automatic log tracks what clerks are doing during transactions to give you
information you need about what your clerks are doing. Indicates possible
problem clerks. |
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Multiple invoice types |
Works with 40 column receipt printers, dot matrix printers, ink jet printers
and laser printers giving maximum flexibility. Many invoices can be
customized to make them special for your store. Saves money by using latest
technology and existing printers. |
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Do sales and rentals on same screen |
Saves time being able to sell and rent items at the same time. You can sell
almost anything eliminating the need for two software packages,
saves you
money and training time. |
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Email marketing * Deluxe version |
Email your customers late letters, overdue letters, information about new
movies. Builds customer loyalty and repeat business making you more money. |
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Age checking feature and family members with age restrictions. |
Stops minors from buying if they are not old enough. Family members are
unlimited and allow you to track everyone in one family.
Customers are happy
because you can restrict ratings their family members can watch, giving you
more repeat business. |
Below
are the main specifications for Video Shoppe Deluxe. We are always adding and
changing the program to meet industry changes.
If there is something specific you
need, please call, it may already be available.
For more
information call 1-800-457-7818 and get a full demo package or
request a demo online.
(Items marked with
an asterisk * are optional or not included in
Video Shoppe)
Please Note:
We
haven't added to this list in a very long time. Plus, the list
would be so long, that you'd get bored reading it. It goes on and
on and on and on!!!
So, think about what you need
in your store, give us a call, and we'll let you know if we have
that feature right away.
General
Rental Specials
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Offer rental discounts using prepaid coupon feature. |
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Real time coupon lets you give a free movie coupon for promotions. |
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Free movies given after XX number of
rentals or by purchase amount.. |
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Package Price Specials - 3 Movies, 3 Dollars, 3
Days, etc. |
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Movie can be a different rental
price every day, or the same. |
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Pricing can be different for special
kinds of members, like seniors (unlimited). |
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Different kinds of movies can be
rented for a different number of days. |
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Prices for one kind of movie can change depending on number rented at one
time. |
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Netflix type
memberships possible. |
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Rent # of this kind
and get the next # of this kind for $. |
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Call and ask....
there are many ways to set up rental pricing. |
Sales Features
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Quantity tracking for re-order. |
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Minimum Quantity on Hand to let you know when
to re-order. |
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3 variable quantity price breaks. |
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4 customer levels for price breaks. |
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Sell any kind of inventory item, popcorn, candy,
drinks, party goods, etc. |
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Automatic pricing using set prices, markups,
or discounts. |
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Receive button lets you receive quantities of
inventory by unit price or total price. This will automatically
add to your quantity, and update the cost fields (last cost,
average cost, highest cost, lowest cost). |
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Select a simple screen or a more detailed
screen for editing sales inventory. |
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Add sales inventory 'on the fly' at the POS
screen. |
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Discount individual items or all items at once
on the POS screen. |
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Optionally add unlimited serial numbers for
sales items. This is great for selling things like DVD players.
It can also help with theft problems, Serial numbers are
recorded in the customers history for future reference. |
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Bottle deposit feature for states that have
bottle deposits. |
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Age checking feature. Stops minors from buying
if they're not old enough. Simply put in the age in the
inventory item. |
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Several Inventory stock reports. |
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Re-order reports by type, vendor, one vendor,
or name. |
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Sales history reports. |
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Many new sales features... a complete POS
system! |
ON / OFF features examples
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Early return credit.
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Rewind Fee. * |
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Auto amount
tendered, no need to type it in. * |
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Hourly rentals for
renting items by the hour, or minute. * |
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Default city, state,
zip automatically entered in customer add wizard. * |
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Auto Assign customer ID# (in
customer add wizard). * |
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Use Customer add wizard. * |
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Use Inventory Add Wizard for
even faster inventory entry. * |
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Rent 2 movies and
get one free special. * |
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Alert to movies previously rented to a customer.
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Alert to Birthday. * |
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Alert when customer owes money on
credit account. * |
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Alert for expired credit card. * |
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Alert for expired membership. * |
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Alert to Reservations at Rental Screen.
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Many more options are available in the company
setup screen. |
Standard features
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2 built-in Report writers for
custom invoices, reports, barcodes. |
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Pop up windows for wizard entry of customers,
inventory, specials, and more!. * |
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Quick search to see if a title is in or out and when it's due back. |
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Simple addition of multiple family members at
rental time. |
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Family member feature has rental restriction and rental history shows who
rented. |
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Rating check on family members keeps
them from renting certain ratings. |
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Handles customer rentals, sales,
tans, etc. simultaneously from 1 screen. |
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Do rental, sales and returns with or without the mouse
or a combo of both. |
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One work screen for all rental/sales transactions. |
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Find movies by Star or director. * |
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Instant Search for customer
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ID Number (normal)
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Last Name (incremental)
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Drivers License
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Phone Number
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Family Member Number |
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Query search by first name, address, city, zip
code, and more. |
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Graphic bar chart program shows when a title makes profit and when rentals
stop. |
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Employee time clock
built in and Employee Scheduling. * |
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Transactions are recorded with clerk
name for tracking. |
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Flexible tax percentage .001 to 99.999%. |
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Multiple Taxes. Example; State tax and
City tax, one or both. Canada; works with both taxes! |
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Special timed late charge before standard late
charge gives late charge flexibility. |
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Reservations and waiting List available
from work screen. |
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View customer rental history from
rental screen
and print if desired. |
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Drivers license search for
customers. |
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Tracks customer rental history. |
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Can use a standard retail industry UPC barcodes
or alpha-numeric Code 39. |
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Complete Barcode Printing Utility. * |
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Cash register functions, including end of day
with full financial transaction report. |
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Customers limited only by hard disk size. |
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Unlimited inventory in deluxe version. (
3000 or Unlimited Video Shoppe ) |
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Unlimited format categories, VHS, Beta, Laser,
DVD, Etc. |
Security
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9 levels of security in each of 97 different areas keep clerks out of important areas,
or allow them in, your choice.
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Security levels are preset, so you only have to
worry about the ones you want to change.
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Assign a user name and/or a password to each
clerk. You may also enter other pertinent clerk information here
such as SSN, DOB, full name, wages, etc.
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Password levels are pre-set for different areas
in the program assuming a level 9 for the owner, 7 for managers,
and 5 for clerks. Then you can customize where you want to allow
your managers and clerks to have access to by simply changing the
security level for any particular area.
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NEW: Keystroke logging at the POS/Rental screen.
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All reports have security, even customizable
reports.
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Pressing the change clerk button lets you walk
away from the computer so you or another clerk must login to
access.
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Areas of security are categorized to make it
easy to find any particular area. For instance, select Financial
reports to see only the reports in that category.
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Printing Invoices
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Print invoices on plain paper, or pre-printed
invoices. ( Multiple invoices to choose from. ) |
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2 different report writers to allow you to
customize windows invoices. |
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Print invoice on dot matrix, 40
column, ink jet, thermal, or laser printers. |
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Customize your invoices with the report
writer. |
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Customize your credit card slips with the
report writer. |
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For 40 column printers you can print any
number of invoices, as well as 1 credit card slip for you, and 1
for your customer, all automatically. |
Returns
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Return tapes from the rental screen,
all for one customer or just one. |
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Bulk returns for fast check in with or without
barcodes. |
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Automatically brings in late charges owed. |
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Instant notification of duplicate drivers license when adding a new customer. |
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Reservation alert. |
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Global Rental Quantity Limit. |
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Customer Tax Exempt option. |
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Discount feature for sales items on POS Screen. |
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Supports Serial Numbers on Sale Items. |
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Has custom customer agreement forms. |
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Membership Subscription option. |
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Sounds alert when item is returned
correctly or not. |
(Items marked
with an asterisk * are optional or not included in
Video Shoppe)
REPORTS - This is only a partial
listing. There are over 100 Standard Reports.
The built in report writer has over 25 customizable reports, or write your own.
There are not 1, but 2 report writers available.
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Report writer for
custom invoices or reports. |
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Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly financial
transactions. |
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Income by sales/rental categories. (New,
regular, etc.). |
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Rental/Sale Item Performance, with turns. |
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Performance by type (New Movies, Regular, etc.) |
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Performance by Class (Drama, Action, etc.) |
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Employee commission reports. |
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Exception report records prices that
are changed by clerks. |
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Daily Reservation List. |
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Waiting List. |
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Date Selectable due list. |
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Customers with late charges. |
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Physical Inventory report. |
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Physical Inventory for one type (New, Regular,
etc.) |
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Complete Title list. |
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Videos bought, by date, with performance. |
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Late rentals. |
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History of one video. |
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Print customer history. |
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Category totals, new movies, regular movies,
pop, candy, etc.. |
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Customer list by name. |
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Customer list by ID#. |
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Sales Tax report. |
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Statements for people with overdue
movies or late charges. |
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Late letters with detail
of late movies. |
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Movies Due letters with detail
of movies due back. |
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Most reports have a media filter to
print reports on DVD, VHS, Etc. |
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Top xx customers |
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Bottom xx customers |
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FORM LETTERS |
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Create any number of custom letters which can be
used at any time. |
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Choose existing letters from pop up window. |
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Choose one or more customers from pop up
windows, or choose to send to all customers. |
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Letters are pre-formatted to be sent to
customers. |
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Customer name and address, store return name and
address are automatically printed. |
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Use letters to notify customers of new specials,
late charges, or almost anything. |
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Automatically select customers with late movies. |
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Automatically make mailing labels for customers
you have printed letters to. |
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Print mailing labels for all customers. |
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Prints bar codes on ink jet or
laser.* |
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Prints DVD or VHS case covers.* |
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Allows you to make a custom ink
jet or laser invoice. |
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and More!!!! |
Barcode Reading.
All versions of Video Deluxe for Windows work with USB or Keyboard wedge barcode
readers. You do not have to have a barcode reader, but you can add one at any
time.
The
Inventory Utility
program prints barcodes for labels and has a built in report generator to print
barcodes to labels, make dvd or vhs cases, or any kind of report for
inventory utilizing barcodes, and almost any kind of label.
The
Inventory Utility Software is standard with the
Deluxe Version of Video Shoppe, (optional
with Video Shoppe).
The inventory utility allows easy manipulation of your rental and sales inventory. The
inventory utility software allows you to change the price of all of one kind of movie at
once, transfer a group of movies from one type to another, delete a group of
movies, change rating types, transfer a group of movies to sales, and much more...
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Make all of one
item type taxable, or non-taxable. |
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Make all of one
item type eligible to rent free. |
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Transfer selected rentals to sales automatically. |
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Change all the settings for one type of
item pricing at once.
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Move blocks of one kind of
item to another. |
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You can use your laser or
ink jet printer to print Barcode labels/name labels DVD covers. |
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Select Inventory by individual id number (or barcode), type,
class, location, format, ID number range, rented or not... and
at the same time filterable by date bought and/or last rented
date. |
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After items are selected they can be printed, changed, deleted,
or copied. |
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Count your
inventory one item type or classification at a time by scanning
in a certain item type or classification, then running the built
in missing inventory checker. It will compare your rental
inventory to items scanned and let you know what is missing. It
accounts for items checked out. This way you can do your New
releases one night, Action the next night, drama the next, etc. |
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Use the
inventory utility in combination with the Vidport import/export
program to help with your racking, so you can move rentals from
one store to another. |

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Computer:
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Pentium 500 MHz or faster
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Workstation Pentium 500 MHz or faster.
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Printer:
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Ink Jet or Laser for reports.
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For receipts, 40
Column printer, Dot matrix, like Epson FX-800 or Okidata 320 or Ink Jet or Laser
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For Barcode
printing, Eltron Omega or Ink Jet/Laser using our Utility program.
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Memory:
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64MB RAM or more.
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Disk Space:
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120 MB for program, Recommend at least 4GB
or better hard drive.
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Operating System:
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Windows 98se, Windows NT, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
XP Pro, Vista.
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We recommend XP Pro.
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Networking Software:
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* Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP.
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* Install person
(of network) should be trained in networking.
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We recommend XP
Pro.
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Options:
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Keyboard wedge or USB interface barcode
scanner.
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Web Camera for Photo ID, USB interface.
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Pole Display, RS-232 ( Serial ) interface
(Emax Compatible).
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All specifications subject to
change without notice.
Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.
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