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Application Configuration

Activa Direct Wash Arming

Use Activa Direct arming to control the car wash through a direct wired connection to the Activa's I/O terminals.

Log into the Activa using the technician login. (The owner login does not have access to modify this.)
Touch the System Setups button.
Touch the Carwash Options button.
Touch the Arming tab.

Select Activa Direct as the Arming Option. This reveals four new settings to tune Activa Direct to your specific car wash interface.

The Out-Of-Service when setting defines what kind of signal from the car wash indicates that it is out of service. The choices are:

• Controller Power Off
  The Controller Power signal is also called “Control Power Input”, “fault”, or “trouble” by various car washes. Select this option if the absence of this signal from the car wash indicates that it is out of service. (This is the recommended setting.)

• Controller Power On
  As with above, but in this case an active signal from the car wash indicates that it is out of service. This is often called a “fault” signal from the car wash.

• Busy Signal Blink
  Some car washes don't have a separate fault signal, but instead generate a pattern on the wash busy (or in-use) signal of off, on, off, and stay-on in one second transitions. The signal then remains on until the fault condition clears.

• Busy Signal Blink or Power Off
  Combination option. The busy signal blink indicates a fault, while a signal must be received on the Controller Power input to indicate that the car wash is turned on.

This is the number of seconds that the Out-Of-Service condition must remain in effect before it takes effect. Some car washes have their Controller Power or fault signal twitch a bit at the beginning or end of a wash. This delay allows for this without indicating that the wash is off line every time.

Different car washes require that the arming signal be held for different periods of time. The two most common requirements by car washes are a two seconds pulse and “until the car enters the bay” (at which point, it becomes busy). Additionally, a timeout is required should the car never enter the bay.

To hold the signal until the car enters the bay, set this to 900 which is 15 minutes. (You can reach 900 either by pressing the up arrow for a while, or pressing down from 1.) The arming signal will thus be dropped after the car enters the bay or after a 15 minute timeout.

Many other possible values between 1 and 900 are available. The default is 2.

Time to wait for wash to begin

Selecting which outputs are activated when a wash package or additional service is armed is very much like any other arming system. When editing a package or additional service, the Wash Options tab displays the list of eight available Activa Direct outputs. (The last two are intended for use by the Additional Services, but that is not required.)

Presently, Output 1 must be included in every wash package if wash codes from the Site Controller are being used. Nothing needs to be wired to this output.

A typical car wash simply sets Output 1 and Output 2 to arm wash package #1 (with Output 2 being wired to the car wash), Output 1 and Output 3 to arm wash package #2 (with Output 3 wired to the car wash), and so on. However, any combination of outputs may be used for a single package.

The interface on the Site Controller is currently incomplete. It will always show the car wash as being Offline. Additionally, when setting the Wash Key Net Arming, it will show the Ryko names for the arming outputs. Simply ignore these names and all outputs above number 8, and numerically select the same arming outputs as on the Activa.

The “Wash Option” arming outputs and other signals correspond to terminals on the inside back wall of the Activa as shown in the following table:

Output to car wash	Terminal
Arming Output 1	711
Arming Output 2	712
Arming Output 3	713
Arming Output 4	714
Arming Output 5	715
Arming Output 6	716
Arming Output 7 / Option 1	717
Arming Output 8 / Option 2	718
Arming Output Common wire	719
Input from car wash	Terminal
Busy or Wash-in-Use Input	720
Control Power or Fault Input	721
Input Common wire	722

How to setup RykoNet over IP

Introduction

Choose the RykoNet Server Computer

Set Static IP on the server

Selecting a Static IP

1. If the site's network is actively managed by the operator, then request an IP address to use.
2. Check the router's DHCP settings. Choose an IP in the same subnet but outside of the range used by DHCP.
3. Do not assign the computer to statically use the IP that it was given dynamically! The router could give that IP to another device, resulting in a conflict.
4. Ping the IP that you plan to use, to ensure that nothing is already there.

Setting a Static IP on Windows XP

1. Bring up the Control Panel.
2. Double click on Network Connections.
3. Scroll the window sideways and identify the connection with a Device Name of RealTec.
4. Right-click on the connection and select Properties.
5. Scroll down on the item list to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and double-click on it.
6. Click on the bubble to the left of Use the following IP address.
7. Fill in the IP address (which you choose), Subnet mask (usually 255.255.255.0), and Default gateway (the nearest router).
8. Fill in the Preferred DNS server. Use the router address again if you don't know of any other.
9. Click on the OK button. (If you are running this remotely, you will be disconnect and need to VNC back in after some delay.)
   
10. Click on the next OK button.

Configure the non-server device

Configure the Activa Virtual Attendant to use the Site Controller as the server

• Log in to the Activa maintenance mode.
• Go to the RykoNet tab by:
• Touch the System Setups button.
  
• Touch the Software Setups button.
  
• Touch the RykoNet tab.
• Use a keyboard (real or on screen by pressing the ABC button) to change the Connect To field to the static IP of the Site Controller.
• Touch the Accept button.
• Touch the Close buttons until the system returns to the idle screen.

Configure the Site Controller to use the Virtual Attendant as the server

• From the main application screen, touch the Setup Menu button.
• If the Setup Menu button is grayed out, you will need to Login first.
• Touch the RykoNet button.
• Touch the Setup tab.
• Use a keyboard (real or on screen by pressing the ABC button) to change the Connection field to the static IP of the Virtual Attendant.
• Touch the Accept button.
• Hold down the Windows key (it looks like a four-sectioned waving flag), press the  e  key, and then release the Windows key.
• Windows Explorer should appear, showing My Computer.
• Stop the EPI Server and WashTrax:
• In the notification area on the bottom right of the screen, next to the clock, are small icons of programs running.
• EPI Server looks like a red notebook with a hand holding a pen.
• Right click on the EPI Server icon and click on Exit.
• WashTrax looks like a blue-handled magnifying glass over two tire tracks.
• Right click on the WashTrax icon and click on Exit.
• Use the tree view on the left pane to navigate to C:\Program Files\Ryko\EPI Server\Setups
• Right click on the EPIServerSettingns.xml file, and click on Edit.
  
• Find the part that says <RykoNetHost>localhost</RykoNetHost> and change the localhost part to the static IP of the Virtual Attendant.
• Save the file and exit Notepad.
• Use the tree view on the left pane to navigate to C:\Program Files\Ryko\WashTrax
• Double-click on the WashTrax.ini file.
  
• On the ninth line it says Host=localhost . Change the localhost part to the static IP of the Virtual Attendant.
• Save the file and exit Notepad.
• Close the Windows Explorer window.
• You should be returned to the Setup Menu.
• Touch the red Exit button.
• On the next screen, touch the green Start button.

How to change activa video to "no pump" version

How to adjust Activa display brightness and contrast

1. Exit the application, to the O/S.
   
2. Right click on the Intel Extreme Graphics icon on the task bar. (Blue trapezoid on the far right.)
3. Click on Graphics Properties.
4. Click on the Color Correction tab.
5. Adjust the settings as desired, clicking the Apply button to see the result.
6. Click OK when done.

Activa Operations Manual

Use $1 Coins

1. Login to Maintenance mode.
2. Touch the System Setups button.
3. Touch the Hardware Setups button.
4. Touch the Coin Dispenser tab.
5. Enter 1.00 in the Coin Value field.
6. Touch Accept.

1. Login to the Code-a-Wash application.
2. Touch the Setup Menu button.
3. Touch the Coinbox button.
4. Touch the Currency tab.
5. Set Change Value to 1.00.

Set Escrow Video

1. Log into your Activa and touch System Setups followed by Exit to Boot App.
2. Touch Exit to OS.
3. Copy the video files(s) from a flash drive or web site to C:\Program Files\Ryko\Activa\MPEG2\English\
   
4. Close all windows and double-tap CbxBoot on the desktop.
5. Log into your Activa and touch System Setups followed by Software Setups.
6. Touch the Escrow Video tab.
7. Touch the Play Video button as needed so that it reads ENABLED.
8. If you want the video to play repeatedly until the car wash is ready, touch the Loop Video button as needed so that it reads ENABLED. Otherwise touch it as needed so that it reads DISABLED.
9. Select your video file from the list on the right.
10. Touch the Accept button.
11. Touch the Close button.
12. Touch the Close button.

Set Escrow Video - ssh method

1. Rename your local copy of the video files to something no more than roughly 25 characters in length.
2. scp the video files(s) to the teller.
   
3. ssh into the teller.
4. mv the video file(s) to /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Ryko/Activa/MPEG2/English/
5. Copy and paste the following command-line, replacing filename.wmv with the actual video file name to use:
   
• osql -U sa -P rykosa -d Coinbox -Q "UPDATE TAB_Setups SET EscrowVideoName='filename.wmv',PlayVideoInEscrow=1 "
6. If you want the video to play repeatedly until the car wash is ready, copy and paste the following command-line:
• osql -U sa -P rykosa -d Coinbox -Q "UPDATE TAB_Setups SET LoopEscrowVideo=1"
7. If you want the video to play only once while waiting for the car wash, copy and paste the following command-line:
• osql -U sa -P rykosa -d Coinbox -Q "UPDATE TAB_Setups SET LoopEscrowVideo=0"
  

How to setup Activa Frequency Code

Introduction:

Program Creation:

• Offer a one-time use discount to customers who return soon.
• Setup a Tracking program with a discount on one or more wash packages.
• Set the Total Use limit to 1. (Or more!)
  
• Provide a loyalty code.
• Setup a Tracking program that offers a free wash after x purchases with the code.
• Set the Total Use limit to x + 1, so that the code only works for one free wash in the end.
  
• Provide a donation to a charity when customers return soon.
• Setup a Tracking program with a donation on one or more wash packages.
• Set the Total Use limit as desired.
• Buy one, get one free.
• Setup a Prepaid Wash program with a single wash package designated.
• Set the Total Use limit to 1.

Configure the Activa(s):

• Minimum Purchase
• Codes will only be issued to customers who purchase a wash with cash, credit, WashMax Value card, or a wash code whose value is at least this amount.
• Set it to at least $1.00 to prevent issuing codes to customers who are receiving a free wash. (This includes those redeeming other Marketing programs.)
• Set it higher to only issue a code to customers who choose higher value washes.
• Days until code Expires
• Every code issued with the Frequency Code feature is assigned an expiration date this many days beyond the current day.
• The code is good until the end of the expiration date. This date will be printed on the code receipt.
• Use the up/down arrows to select any number between 1 and 93.
• Odds of Receiving
• Set this to 100% to issue the code to all qualifying customers.
• Lower the odds to randomly issue the code.
• An example is to set this to 20% and pair it with a Prepaid Wash program to run a "One out of five gets a free Works wash!" promotion.
• Code Length
• The code issued may be between 4 and 8 digits long.
• Shorter codes are easier for customers to enter, but if you issue many codes and/or they have long expiration periods, it can become easy to randomly enter short codes and find a valid one.

Code Issuance:

Code Redemption:

Program Maintenance: