
Sharp Electronics Corporation
XEA 201 & XEA 401
QUICK PROGRAMMING GUIDE
Additional support in programming your XEA 201 or XEA 401 Cash Register may be obtained from the
Customer Assistance Center ( 800-237-4277 ) or via email at cbpsupport@sharpsec.com
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XEA201
Reset Procedure…………………………………………………………………..……….3
Date and Time Programming……………………………………..………………………4
Tax Programming……………………………………...………………………………….5
Department Key Programming…………………………...…….………………...……….6
Text Programming…………………………………………………………………….…..7
Logo Programming………………………………………….…………………………….8
Miscellaneous Text Programming…………………………..………………………….....9
Preset Unit Price Programming……………………………..………….….………….…10
Price Lookup Programming….……………………………...……………….……….….10
Percent Key Programming…………………………………...……………………..……11
X1/X2 Report………………………………………………...……………………..……13
Table of Contents
Z1/Z2 Report………………………………………………...………………………..….13
XEA401
Reset Procedure……………………………………………………………………….…..3
Date and Time Programming…………………………………………………………..….4
Tax Programming………………………………………………………………………....5
Text Programming………………………………………………………………………...7
Logo Programming……………………………………………………………………..…8
Miscellaneous Text Programming…………………………………………………..…….9
Preset Unit Price Programming………………………………………………………….10
Price Lookup Programming………………………………………………….…………..10
Percent Key Programming…………………………………………………….…………11
Department Key Programming……………………………………………….………….12
X1/X2 Report……………………………………….……………………………………13
Z1/Z2 Report………………………………………………………………….………….13
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XEA-201 Reset
There are 2 resets for the XEA-201. The first one is a basic “initialization” and the
second one is a master reset. The first steps below should always be done first before
the master reset.
The initial procedure is below. You should not lose your programming information doing
this reset.
• Unplug from the electrical outlet
• Wait over 1 minute for unit to discharge
• Put the register in PGM mode
• While holding down the “feed” key, plug in the unit.
If this procedure does not reset unit please try the following. *
• Make sure register is plugged in
• Put register in REG mode
• Take out the batteries
• Unplug the register from the electrical outlet
• Wait 1 minute for unit to discharge
Plug unit back in
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*Note: This is considered the Master Reset and should reset the unit to factory settings.
XEA-401 reset
There are 2 resets for the XEA-401. The first one is a basic “initialization” and the
second one is a master reset. The first steps below should always be done first before
the master reset.
The first procedure is as follows: this should always be done first. You should not lose
your programming with this reset.
• Unplug the unit from the electrical outlet
• Set the mode switch to PGM position
• While holding down both “journal feed” key and “Receipt feed” key, plug unit back in.
If this procedure does not work, proceed with the Master Reset below.*
• Unplug unit from electrical outlet
• Set the mode switch to PGM mode
• While holding down both the “journal feed” key and the “CL” key, plug the unit back in.
* Note: This procedure is considered the Master Reset and should reset to factory settings
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XEA-201 and XEA-401 date and time
It is required to program the date, time and tax before proceeding with sales
transactions.
Programming information for date:
The format is MM/DD/YYYY
• switch to PGM mode
• enter the date (MM/DD/YYYY)
• press #/TM/SBTL key
Programming information for entering time: Use Military time.
• Switch to PGM mode
• Enter time in Military time (Ex: 2:30 p.m. is 1430)
• Press #/TM/SBTL key
To check the time put until in REG mode and press the #/TM/SBTL key. The date cannot be checked with
this procedure.
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