
TriCom
The ID-eOmni Program
Feature List
1. Scan/swipe license (magnetic stripe, all tr acks or barcode-1D and 2D
2. Display error s or license ho lder name and age.
3. User license expiration date option (automatically computed at do wn load)
4. Duplicate entry option
5. Tagged entry option
6. Receipt print/no print option
7. Reprint rece ipt ( whet her receipt pr int opt ion is on o r off
8. Save transactions options
9. Save tagged transactions
10. Print/Dis play ID batch
11. Print/Display tagged bat ch
12. Optional check tr ansactions
13. Optional c heck batch
14. Restaurant/r et ail option, where restaurant implies clerk number a nd name
entry, clerk # required for t r ansaction and batch in cludes clerk number, name
and count of transact ions
15. Transmit batch direct co nnect or r emot ely
16. Diagnost ics that displa y ter minal id and display card data upon swipe or scan
17. Copyright Information display
18. Optional s wipe/ scan count
19. Manual entry
20. * Charge Back - Credit card option – swipe cc, display name, account number
and expiration d a te, Print to have Customer sign or save to batch.
21. Check transactions
22. Check batch
23. Password protected download, Edit mode and Report Mode
24. Ultra-violet light scanner optio n where program wil l turn UV leds on in
scanner if license has hologr am. Also an option to alert merchant if the lice nse
being swiped/scanned has micro printing.
25. Edit mode to change:
a. Date/Time
b. Program mode l (UV ID mode o r no rmal scanner mode)
c. Optional program mode to indicate to user that license also has micro
printing
d. Merchant name, address, city, state, zip, phone #

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The ID-eOmni Program
Feature List
(continued)
e. Change manager password
f. Change report password
g. Receipt p rint
h. Save t r ansactions
i. Duplicate entry warning opt ion
j. Tag option
k. Discount age
l. “Check License” opt ion for ages under 30
m. Barcode serial port or pin pad port option
n. Age declaration receipt option
o. Custom downloadable program display tit le (line # 1,#2)
26. “Check License Photo” warning for ag es under 30
27. Barcode serial port or pin pad port option
28. Discount Age – displays a message if cardholder age is equal or greater than
discount age
29. Editing of tw o line title disp lay on main scr e en

THE ID-eOmni
Omni 3730/30LE
Omni 3740/50
USER’S GUIDE

CONTENTS
MAIN MENU................................................................3
MAG CARD TRANSACTION.................................... 4
BARCODE TRANSACTION...................................... 5
ID MENU.................................................................... ..5
MANUAL ENTRY TRANSACTION.......................... 5
REPORT..................................................................... 6
REPRINT RECEIPT................................................. ..6
EDIT FUNCTION....................................................... 7
EDIT FUNCTION SELECTIONS................................8
XMIT.........................................................................11
DIAGS........................................................................11
MORE........................................................................11
SAMPLE REPORTS................................................. 12
MAIN MENU
THE ID-EOMNI
MINIMUM DOB FOR: CC

ALCOHOL-01/01/2002
TOBACCO-01/01/1999
ID
MENU
| COUNT CHECK
The ID-eOmni main menu displays today’s required date of birth f or t he p urc has e of alc oho l and t obac c o. Depres s ing t he pur ple key
directly below ID MENU, COUNT and CHECK(optional) will cause those functions t o be perf orm ed ( des c ribed s epar at ely herein).
Depressing the F2 key directly across from CC will cause the c r edit c ard i. d. function to be performed (also desc ribed herein) .
The ID-eOmni automatically initiates an age v erification transaction from the main menu whenever; a) a magnetic st ripe enc o ded
license is swiped t hrough t he t erm i nal or, b) a barcode encoded license is scanned with t he opt ional barc ode w and.
The following describes t he ac t ion s t hat oc c ur f o r eac h t rans ac tion type. Note that whenever user input is required, T he ID-eOmni will
timeout in approximately ten seconds if no ent ry is made, dis playing NO INPUT ..... . . . . . CANCELING, and return to t he Main Menu
Screen.
MAG CARD TRANSACTION
Swipe a magnetic stripe encoded license through the terminal reader. One of the following messages will appear on the display after the
license is swiped:
INVALID CARD - This means that the license is unreadable or not a v alid license.
(name) IS (xx) YEARS OF AGE -If the word “CARDHOLDER” appears in place of (name) then the name was not availa bl e o n t he mag ne tic
stripe. This can hap pen if t he c ard i s worn or damaged. This display means that the lice ns e is v alid and no t expired. T he de t ails of t his
transaction are then saved for later retrieval and a receipt is printed if the respective option is selected. If the date of birth equals todays
date, HAPPY BIRTHDAY is displayed.
CARD EXPIRED - This means that, based upon the expiration date contained on the magnetic stripe, the license is expired and no longer
valid.
CARD HOLDER IS UNDER 21 - This is displayed if the license holder is under 21 but over 17. The display blinks and is accompanied by an

audible alarm. The same dis play will appear if t he l ic ens e holder i s under 18 (w it h 18 replac ing 21 abov e. )
INVALID XXX YYY - The ID-eOmni analyzes the details of the data contained on a license. This display is shown if any one of those
analyses finds something invalid on the license. A typical display would be where XXX = [dob] or [exp] for date of birth or expiration date
respectively and YYY =[mth] or [ day].
BARCODE TRANSACTION
Scan a barcode-encoded license with the optional barcode wand connected to The ID-eOmni. The same information will be
displayed/printed as for the MAG CARD TRANSACTION.
ID MENU
This selection causes The ID-eOmni to display various options. Depression of the key directly below ID M ENU causes the following to be
displayed:
MANUAL ENTRY>
REPORT>
REPRINT RECEIPT>
EDIT XMIT DIAGS MO RE
Depression of the F1 key to the right of MANUAL ENTRY initiates a manual transaction. Depression of the F2 key to the right of REPORT
initiates a batch report. Depression of the F3 key to the right of REPRIN T RECEIPT initiates a reprint of the last transaction. Depression of
the key directly below EDIT initiates the EDIT mode. Depression of the key directly below XMIT initiates a direct or transmis s ion of t he
batch. Depression of the key directly below DIAGS initiates The ID-eOmni diagnostics. Finally, depression of the key directly below MORE
causes the following to be displayed:
PROGRAM
DOWNLOAD MORE
Depression of the key below PROGRAM DOWNLOAD will cause a remote download to be initiated and depression o f th e k ey be low MO RE
will cause the main m enu t o again be dis played. Each of t hes e opt ions i s des c ribed in d et ail below .

MANUAL ENTRY TRANSACTIO N
This transaction is used in the event that the barcode or magnetic stripe on the license in not readable or available. If the F1 key to the right
of this display is depressed, t he f ollo w ing is dis played:
LICENSE # ?
Enter the license number ut ilizing t he ID3200 keypad. Follow the entry with a depressi on of t he ENTER key.
DATE OF BIRTH (MMDDYYYY)?
This is displayed after the license number entry. Follow the entry with a depression of the ENTER key. (Please note that a four-digit year is
required). The age is computed and the same messages appear as for the MAG CARD transaction. The transaction is optionally saved.
Please note that the manual ent ry transaction does not perform any parsing on encoded data. It simply records t he data entered and
computes age based on t hat inf orm at ion. It is for record keeping only to show law enforcement t hat t h e lic ens e w as checked.
REPORT
This selection caus es a batch report to be printed, which c ont ains a ll t he inf orm at i on s av ed f or all t rans ac t ions since the batch was last
deleted. To activat e , depres s t he key directly to the right of REPORT. This causes the following t o be di s played:
PRINT CHECK BATCH>
DISPLAY CHECK BATCH>
PRINT I.D. B A TCH>
DISPLAY I.D. BATCH>
EXIT
The check batch is optional and described later in this manul. However, that logic is the same as for the I.D. batch. Depression of the key
below EXIT will cause the program to return to the main menu. Depression of the key directly to the right of PR INT or D ISPLAY cause the
program to prompt for the report password. The default password is ‘111111’. Follow the password entry with a depression of the [ENTER]
key.

If DISPLAY is selected each saved r ec ord is dis played as follow s :
name
address
city, state
license #
expiration date
date of birth
age
EXIT NEXT
Depressing the key below NEXT will cause the next saved record to be displayed. Depressing of the EXIT key will cause the following to
be displayed:
‘BATCH DELETE?’
YES NO
Depressing the key under YES will cause the batch to be deleted. Depressing the key under NO will return the program to the main menu.
If PRINT is selected, the sav ed t r ans ac t ions are p rint ed and BAT CH DELETE disp lay shown above i s dis played when comp let ed.
REPRINT RECE IP T
This function is useful when a one-time receipt is needed when receipt printing is turned off or when during a normal receipt print the pap er
runs out or jams.
EDIT FUNCTION
If the purple key directly below EDIT is depressed, the EDIT functio n is init iat ed a nd t he f ollow ing is dis played:

ENTER PASSWORD
The manager must ent er the correc t si x-digit pass word follo wed by the ENTER key to continue. If the correc t pas sword is entered, the
information below will appear ( T he def ault pas sword shipped with The ID-eOmni is “111111”.).
In each case, if there is an option to c hange inform ation, depressio n of the blue key directly below YES will allow n ew data ent ry. That
information is entered from the keypad followed by the ENTER key which will cause the next item to be displayed. If no change is desired,
depress the blue key directly below NO and the next item will also be displayed. To return to the main menu, depress the purple key below
CANCEL.
EDIT FUNCTION SELECTIONS
Name:
(merchant name)
Change?
YES NO CANCEL
Merchant name entry/change
Addr:
(merchant address)
Change?
YES NO CANCEL
Merchant address entry/change
City, St, Zip
(merchant city, state, zip code)
Change?
YES NO CANCEL
Merchant city, state, zip entry/change
Phone:

(merchant phone #)
Change?
YES NO CANCEL
Merchant phone entry/change
CHANGE MANAGER PASSWORD?
YES NO CANCEL
This allows the manag er t o c hange t he E DIT mode pas s w or d f rom t he def ault “111111” to something more personal and privat e.
CHANGE REPORT PASSWORD?
YES NO CANCEL
The batch report function requires a password which may be different from the EDIT mode password. I t’s de fau lt val ue whe n The ID-eOmni
is shipped is “111111” (same as the EDIT mode password). The function allows the manager to change the report password to something
more personal and private.
RECEIPT PRINT ?
YES NO CANCEL
This allows the manager to “turn off” receipt printing. If turned off, only the display will show the results of the license swipe or scan. Please
note that even if this option is off, the REPRINT RECEIPT is still active.
SAVE TRANSACTIONS?
YES NO CANCEL
This allows the manage r to turn off s aving transac tions in the batc h. If NO is selected, no transactions are saved for later reporting or
uploading.
SENIOR AGE
xx
Change?

YES NO CANCEL
This allows the manager to set the age for senior discounts (usually applies to restaurants, etc.). If this feature is not desired, set the age to
99 (default from fact or y).
CHANGE DATE/TIME?
YES NO CANCEL
This function allows the manager to set the date and time in The ID-eOmni. This is only necessary if, for some reason, the date/time gets
corrupted in the terminal. Depress i ng CANCEL causes t he program to return to the main menu.
XMIT - This f unction is used to transmit the bat ch file of all the transactions to a PC running the Identicom software. Once
transmitted, the data can be used to form a customer database, etc. Once this function is selected, The ID-eOmni will be directly connect to
the PC with the serial cable provided. When the key below XMIT is depressed, DIRECT TRANSMIT is displayed, meaning the ID-eOmni is
proceeding to upload its save transactions to the PC. Please not it is more efficient to start the Identicom software befo re selecting XMIT on
the ID-eOmni. When the t rans f er is completed, the following is displayed:
BATCH DELETE?
YES NO
Depressing the key below YES will cause the batch to be deleted. Depressing the key below NO will return the program to the main menu.
DIAGS - This function is for diagnostic purposes and should only be used under the supervision and direction of an authorized DJ
Systems representative or dis t ri but or.
MORE - Depressing the key directly below this menu item causes t he f oll ow ing t o be dis pl ayed:
PROGRAM
DOWNLOAD MORE
Depressing the key below MORE caus es the program to return to t he main m enu.Depressin g the key below PROGRAM DOWNLOAD
causes the following to be displayed:
PROGRAM DOWNLOAD?

YES NO
Depressing the key below YES causes the ID-eOmni to dial a remote host computer for a new download of The ID-eOmni program. Please
ensure that a telephone line is connected to the back of the ID-eOmni in the second telephone check from the left as you look a t the back of
the terminal. When the download is complete, DOWNLOAD DONE CP will be displayed. Depress the CLEAR key twice and the ID-eOmni
will display CODE=xxxxxx. Call The ID-eOmni help desk with the xxxxxx number and you will be supplied with a passcode to allow the ID eOmni program to start .
Depressing the key below NO causes the program to ret ur n t o t he m ain m enu.
OPTIONAL FEAT URE S
CHECK
If this option is enabled, depres sing the key below CHECK on the main menu set the ID-eOmni to chec k mode. This means t hat the
following license scan or swipe will be recorded in a check batch and not in the i.d. batch.This feature is valuable for mer chants who wish to
keep a record of the i.d.’s us ed t o pay for merc handis e w it h a c hec k. B at c h report ing/displaying is also available for the check batch the
same as for the i.d. batch.
MEMBER ENTRY
If enabled, this feature allows for establishment entry restricted to members. It does this by saving licenses of tho se who are non-members,
i.e., those that m an agem ent does not want to allow in.
If this option is enabled, depressing the F1 key from the main menu enables adding or deleting a non-member from the saved file for same.
The display shows the name and age as w ith a normal transaction then displays:
ADD DELETE
MEMBER MEMBER CANCEL
Depression of the key below ADD MEMBER adds the scanned license number to the non-member file. Depressing the key below DE LETE
MEMBER will delete the scanned license number from the non-member file. Subsequent to adding a license number to the non-member
file, if that license is scanned, the display will read “NON-MEMBER NON-MEMBER, which alerts the merchant to a potentially unwanted
entry.

CC
If this option is enabled, depressing the key directly across from CC sets the ID-eOmni into Credit Card mode, meaning the very nex t s wip e
is assumed to be a credit card and the name and account number encoded on the card are display ed. This feature provides a merchant
with a second form of validation of identity. That is the name encoded on the license can be compared to the name encoded on the credit
card. Further, this feature provides a measure of credit card safety in that it will verify that the name encoded on the credit card is the same
as the name imprinted on t he f ac e of t he card.
SECURITY
If this feature is enabled, displays, receipts and reports will include additional identifying characteristics of the card h older in the form of sex,
height, weight, hair and eye color.
SAMPLE REPORTS
RECEIPT EXAMPLE
____________________
THE ID-EOMNI
JOE’S MARKET
123 ANYSTREET
ANYTOWN, CA 99999
555-1221
MID: 1234567890
DATE: 01/05/99
TIME: 11:06a
Jane Doe
444 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 43553
User Code: 123456
License #: 123457889
Expiration Date: 06/01/2002

Date of Birth: 07/17/1972
Jane Doe is 25
years of age.
Optionally prints the following lines if applic a ble:
****HAPPY BIRTHDAY****
**** S E NIO R DIS CO UNT****
******MINOR*******
BATCH REPORT EXAMPLE
_______________________
****BATCH REPORT****
THE ID-EOMNI
JOE’S MARKET
123 ANYSTREET
ANYTOWN, CA 99999
555-1221
12345678
DATE/TIME: 199703051327
JANE DOE
444 ELM STREET
DALLAS, TX 93453
USER CODE: 123456
LICENSE #: 1234556789
EXPIRATION DATE: 06/01/2002
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/17/1972
AGE: 25
_______________________

(proceeds the same for each record in the batch)
_______________________
TOTAL CO UNT = 10
UNDER 21 COUNT = 2
UNDER 18 COUNT = 5
****END OF BATCH****
3. Check License Featu re – If this feature is enabled and a license swi pe license swipe results in an age less than thirty, The IDeOmni will display “CHECK LICENSE PHOTO”. This is used to help ensure that the clerk checks the license thoroughly for anyone
near the age of 21.
4.
Count Feature – Depressing the purple key below the word “COUNT” causes a display of the total number of licenses swiped s ince
the last batch delete . T his is a m ethod of ensuring that clerks are actually using The ID-eOmni on a regular basis .
5. Check Validation Feature - Validate the i.d. for a person writing a check. If this feature is enabled, depressing the purple key below
the word “CHECK” prior to a license swipe puts the data into a Check Batch instead of the Age Verification Batch, thereby allowing
separate batch reporting of i.d.’s scanned for check cashing . Receipt printing and display are the same as for a normal i.d. scan
operation.
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
Paper Type: Thermal-sensitive roll paper, single ply / Width: 57mm / Length: 25 Meters or 35 Meters Diameter:
Outer: 47 mm for 25 meter length
Outer: 56 mm for 35 meter length
Inner: 12 mm
Thickness: 0.06 mm nominal