Monster Media 1994 #2/Monster Media No. 2 (Monster Media)(1994).ISO/business/vmsys30.zip/V.HLP

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Welcome to Vehicle Management System Plus (VMSYS PLUS)
VMSYS PLUS will keep track of gas mileage, oil
changes, repairs, warranties and trip logs.

Context sensitive online help is always available at
the press of the "F1" key.

Gas mileage and miles driven can be viewed in a bar
graph format with the scale of the Y-AXIS adjustable.

Various reports include vehicle listings, repairs, oil
changes, estimated service, fuel receipts and trip
logs.

In order to fully utilize the features of VMSYS PLUS,
you must keep accurate logs of gas mileage. Simply
record the odometer reading when filling the tank. You
MUST fill the tank so that the MPG figures will be
accurate.

Press the HELP KEY "F1" for context sensitive on-line
help similar to the help you are currently viewing.
This is always available at ALL prompts. Use the UP,
DOWN, PGUP, PGDN arrow keys to move within the help
screen.

The SAVE SCREEN KEY "F2" makes a copy of the screen in
the file "screen.sav". The screens saved can be
printed using the PRINT SCREENS MENU.

The "ESC" key is used as an escape hatch from anywhere
in VMSYS PLUS. Use it to escape to the previous menu
or prompt.

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The "VEHICLE MENU" is where you have access to each
VEHICLE. It is from this menu that you can add, delete
and modify the vehicles on file.

Once the vehicle has been added to the database, the
ODOMETER can only be changed through the FUEL RECEIPTS
menu. Make sure that both ID and ODOMETER are correct
when adding a new vehicle.

You may want to give your vehicles ID's which can be
sorted easy. For example, trucks could start with
T001, T002, T003, etc.

The graphs, calendars and fuel history logs are
accessed from this menu. Press the "LEFT" and "RIGHT"
arrow keys or enter the first letter of the PAGE name
to access each page.

Once inside the menu, the "UP" and "DOWN" arrows can
be used to access each vehicle. Or enter the first few
characters of the vehicle ID. To update the vehicle
press the "ENTER" key from the HEADER PAGE.

Access to each vehicle is possible by entering the
first few letters of the ID field. For example to find
the "Fordtruck" simply enter "fo" at the prompt.

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The REPAIR/EXPENSE MENU allows you to view and enter
repairs. While in the REPAIR/EXPENSE MENU, press the
UP and DOWN arrow keys to view different repairs.

The repairs are sorted by "vehicle ID", but can be
sorted by "repair date".

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The FUEL RECEIPTS menu will prompt you for the vehicle
id, odometer reading, total cost of fillup and the
amount of fuel consumed.

It is assumed that the fuel purchase date occurs
sometime in the "current" month (the month that
appears in the upper right corner of the screen)

"NOTE: In order for VMSYS PLUS to accurately log miles"
"per gallon (MPG) the fuel tank must be FILLED on each"
"purchase. Failure to do this will make the MPG figures"
"unreliable."

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The OIL RECEIPTS menu allows you to enter the last oil
change. A history of the last 6 oil changes is kept
which will appear in the HEADER PAGE.

The oil changes should be entered in chronological
order.

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The MISCELLANEOUS MENU contains the SYSTEM SETUP MENU
the PRINTER SETUP MENU.

Use the setup menus to set up customized printer and
system parameters.

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This menu will allow you to delete old fuel receipts
by vehicle by date.

The "deletion" is "permanent". Once the fuel receipts
are deleted, you can no longer run a fuel report to
view the previous receipts.

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Select what will be printed.

  "Both report and graphs" - the report will be printed
 first.  After the report, the graphs will be printed.

  "Reports only" - prints only the report

  "Graphs only" - the report portion will NOT be
 printed.  Only the total graph will be printed.

If you select graphs, up to 3 graphs (where
appropriate) will be printed after the report has been
printed including:

   DAY graph (Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat)
   MONTH graph (18 months of history)
   MONTH graph (18 months of financial totals)

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The "FUEL MAINTENANCE" menu gives you the opportunity
to correct data entry mistakes. "Warning": you should
"only" use this menu when you detect data entry errors
or you need to adjust an odometer reading. This menu
should "NOT" be used casually.

You can recall the particular fuel receipt and change
the following items:

o Fuel ticket date

o Odometer reading for fuel ticket

o Miles driven on fuel ticket
   (normally this is a field that is "calculated"
    from the FUEL RECEIPT MENU)

o Amount of fuel purchased

o Total cost of fuel purchased (total cost, not
  per gallon cost).

You may also elect to delete an old fuel ticket.

You may "NOT" add new fuel receipts from this menu.
That function is only allowed in the "FUEL RECEIPT"
menu.

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The TRIP LOG MENU is where all trips are recorded for
tax purposes. The date, from, to, start odometer, end
odometer and number of miles are all recorded here.

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There are two dates for the most current driver of
each vehicle in the DRIVER PAGE.

The number of days that the driver has been on the job
is computed by subtracting the START date from the END
date.

In order to maintain the accuracy of the number of
dates this menu will update the "END date" of the top
driver of each vehicle to "TODAY".

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The codes used for shortcuts in entering new trips are
modified here. Up to 15 different codes are available
in this menu.

Each code denotes a one way trip from the source to
the destination points.

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Temporarily change the current date using this menu.
The date will be used on all screens and reports.

Estimated service and warranty dates will be based on
today's date as set here.

This will NOT set your computer's internal DOS date.

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Use this menu to enter a new month. This menu MUST be
used in order to change the date to a new month.

The LONG PAGE mileage and cost figures will be shifted
down one month. The oldest month will be discarded to
make room for the new month.

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Enter "y" to exit VMSYS PLUS. Press "ESC" or enter "n"
to return to the MAIN MENU.

"DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE EXITING VMSYS"
"PLUS. DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE DATA FILES!"

If the data or index files are corrupted, run the VFIX
program.

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Print screens saved using the SAVE SCREEN function key
"F2". Screens will be properly paginated for 66 lines
using F2 instead of pressing SHIFT PRTSCR.

Each screen is saved in the file "screen.sav"

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Discard screens saved using the SAVE SCREEN function
key "F2".

The file "screen.sav" will be cleared out.

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Change custom printer parameters from this menu. If
your printer is IBM/EPSON compatible set the parameter
from this menu.

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Change system settings from this menu. System settings
to change include error bells, color or mono display,
default mechanic name ...

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Enter "y" to add this new vehicle to the database.
Enter "n" and the vehicle will not be added.

Once the vehicle has been added to the database, it
will not be possible to change the ID or the ODOMETER
from the HEADER PAGE.

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Enter "y" to save all changes made to the vehicle.
Otherwise, enter "n". The changes will be discarded.

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Enter "yes" to actually delete this vehicle from the
database "permanently". This is the only prompt in VMSYS
PLUS which requires all three letters "y", "e" and "s"
to be entered.

All repair, fuel and trip log records associated with
this vehicle will also be deleted. Once the deletion
process has started it cannot be interrupted so be
careful.

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Enter a short id of the vehicle. The vehicle will be
identified using this id in all reports and screens.

Examples:

    Toyota
    truck
    Saturn
    ADM-1
    PD-44

If you wish to categorize the vehicles by department
or function, use the first few characters of the id.
Thus it is easy to select vehicles by department in
the reports section.

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Enter a descriptive name of the vehicle.
Examples:

    1983 Ford Cargo Van
    1990 Plymouth Duster
    1995 Chrysler New Yorker

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Enter the vehicle license number. This is simply an
informational field. VMSYS PLUS doesn't currently use
it for any calculations.

The field will be automatically capitalized.

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Enter the type of meter installed on this vehicle.

The system allows odometer readings based on mileage
and meter readings based on hours of use.

For hour meters, instead of asking for MILES during
fuel receipt input, you will be asked for HOURS (taken
from the meter reading). Instead of calculating MPG,
the system will calculate GPH (gallons used per hour).
In the metric mode, it will calculate LPH (liters used
per hour).

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Enter the purchase cost of the vehicle. The purchase
cost can be used in computing depreciation on the
vehicle.

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Enter the value of the vehicle one its fully
depreciated. This value may be 0 or something lower
than the original purchase price.

This value is used in the depreciation schedule on the
VALUE PAGE.

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Enter the depreciable lifetime of the vehicle in
years. The actual lifetime may be longer than the
depreciable lifetime.

Enter a value from 0 to 28 years.

In order for the depreciation schedule to print, the
lifetime and the purchase cost must both be non-zero
values.

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Enter the normal location where this vehicle is filled
up. During data entry the fuel receipt will
automatically be loaded with this default.

i.e.  Shell St
      IntrChng
      Mobil#44

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Enter the octane or type of fuel normally used for
this vehicle. During data entry the fuel receipt will
automatically be loaded with the default.

i.e.  Low
      Medium
      High
      Diesel
      Other

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How is the fuel normally paid for? Enter the default
value here for quick data entry.

i.e.  Cash
      Check
      Visa
      M/C
      Amex
      Account

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Enter the "minimum cost per gallon" expected to pay
for fuel. This figure will be compared to the figure
entered in the FUEL RECEIPTS MENU.

This entry will be used in preventing data entry
errors. The system will prevent you from entering a
fuel receipt where the cost per gallon is "less" than
the minimum value entered here.

Set the minimum and maximum fuel cost to the same
amount and VMSYS PLUS will automatically calculate the
total fuel cost once the mileage has been entered in
the FUEL RECEIPTS MENU.

Enter the amount in dollars.  For example:

     95 cents per gallon - ".95"

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Enter the maximum cost of fuel expected to pay at the
fuel pump for this vehicle.

This entry will be used in preventing data entry
errors. The system will prevent you from entering a
fuel receipt where the cost per gallon is "more" than
the maximum value entered here.

Set the minimum and maximum fuel cost to the same
figure and VMSYS PLUS will automatically calculate the
total fuel cost once the mileage has been entered in
the FUEL RECEIPTS MENU.

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Enter the minimum number of miles expected between
fillups for this vehicle.

This entry will be used in preventing data entry
errors. The system will prevent you from entering a
fuel receipt where the number of miles traveled between
fillups is "less" than the minimum value entered here.

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Enter the maximum number of miles expected between
fillups for this vehicle.

This entry will be used in preventing data entry
errors. The system will prevent you from entering a
fuel receipt where the number of miles traveled between
fillups is "more" than the maximum value entered here.

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Enter the minimum number of gallons used between
fillups. This parameter is used to verify the accuracy
of data entry while entering fuel receipts.

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Enter the maximum number of gallons used between
fillups. This parameter is used to verify the accuracy
of data entry while entering fuel receipts.

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Enter the approximate date of purchase. For example:
to enter a vehicle bought 5 years ago:

     "-5y"

Other examples:

   To select a date of Nov 23, 1981
   Simply enter: "23Nov81", or "112381".

If the month but not the day is known, simply enter
the 1st of that month.

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Enter the initial odometer reading. It is only
possible to change the odometer when first adding the
vehicle to the system. Any changes to the odometer in
the future must be done through the FUEL RECEIPTS
menu.

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The header page contains general information about the
vehicle.

Press one of the following:

    "A"     - add a new vehicle
    "D"     - delete the displayed vehicle
    "ENTER" - update the vehicle
    "F9"    - display view screen
    "ESC"   - return back to MAIN MENU

The ODOMETER cannot be changed from this page once the
vehicle has been entered into the system. You may only
change the initial ODOMETER reading when first adding
the vehicle to the database.

To access a particular vehicle without having to press
the UP and DOWN arrow keys, enter the first few
letters of the ID. For example to find the "FordTruck"
enter "fo" at the prompt. This capability is available
under ALL PAGES under the VEHICLE menu.

Press the UP and DOWN arrow to access the other
vehicles. Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to access
the other PAGES.

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Press "ENTER" to update the vehicle information.

When finished making your changes, press "ESC" to
save or abort the changes.

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This page is a depreciation schedule of the vehicle
currently displayed. There are four commonly used
methods of depreciation that can be displayed:

   o Straight line
   o Declining
   o Double declining
   o Sum of the years

Press "ENTER" to see how the different depreciation
strategy will affect the current value of the vehicle.

In order for a depreciation table to appear, both the
COST and LIFETIME of the vehicle must be non-zero.

The columns have the following meanings:

 DEPREC: The actual amount being depreciated per
         year.

  CUMUL: The cumulative amount of depreciation.

 REMAIN: Initial cost less salvage value less the
         cumulative depreciation amount.

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To change the depreciation method simply press:

   "1" Straight line
   "2" Declining
   "3" Double declining
   "4" Sum of the years

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A list of the most recent 15 oil changes is available
here. No more than 15 oil changes per vehicle can be
stored. If you run out of space, start re-using old
oil changes. Because of this, you might want to add
oil changes to the REPAIR/EXPENSE MENU at the same
time if you wish to record oil changes historically.

"NMILES" is the number of miles logged between oil
changes. "NWEEKS" is the number of weeks between oil
changes. Since the oil changes will be sorted by date
it's important that the odometer readings are correct.

The topmost oil change is the most recent oil change.

To add or modify an oil change, press "ENTER".

To delete an oil change, blank out the "Where" field.

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To add a new oil change select the "add" option.

Otherwise to delete or modify an existing oil change
select the "Modify/delete" option.

To delete an oil change, blank out the "Where" field.

Press "ESC" to cancel.

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Where was the oil changed? Alternatively, enter the
name of the person who changed the oil.

This field MUST be non-blank to add a new oil change.

You may also want to enter "oil added" if you didn't
do an oil change but simply added oil.

To delete this oil change press "Ctrl-X" then "ENTER"
on the "Where" field.

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When did the oil change take place? You can enter a
date in the past. When you press "ESC' the oil change
will automatically be sorted by date.

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Enter where the oil change was performed. This is a
mandatory field.  If unknown, enter "unknown".

To delete an oil change, blank out this field by
pressing "CTRL-Y" or "CTRL-X" followed by "ENTER".

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What kind of oil was used during the oil change?

i.e.  "15W40"
      "15W30"
      "Synthtc"

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What was the odometer at the time of the oil change.

This is critical to displaying the number of miles
between oil changes.

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This page is a list of the last 15 drivers of this
vehicle. The initials of the driver, start and end
dates, and a note are available.

The most recent driver appears at the top of the page.

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Enter the initials of the primary driver of this
vehicle.

Up to three alphanumeric characters are valid.

To delete the driver clear out the ID field by
pressing "SPACE" then "ENTER".

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Enter the starting date when this driver started
driving this vehicle.

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Enter the ending date when the driver finished driving
this vehicle. If the driver is still driving the
vehicle, simply set the "End" date to the same date as
the "Starting" date.

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Enter the full name or any other pertinent information
on the driver here.

i.e.   "Sally Smith - 10-year veteran"
       "Bob Wallace"
       "Andrew Flugelhorn"

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This page is a history of the last "15 FUEL RECEIPT"
entries. Everytime a new fuel receipt is entered, it
will be stored here with the oldest receipt
disappearing.

ALL fuel receipts are stored in the fuel database and
may be retrieved using the FUEL REPORT or via the FUEL
MAINTENANCE MENU. However, this page only displays the
most "recent" 15 fuel receipts.

The MILES, GALLONS and COST field is entered and the
MPG field is calculated.

It is from this page that the AVERAGE MILES PER DAY
figure, as shown in the ESTIMATED SERVICE and WARRANTY
PAGE, is calculated.

The average number of miles traveled per day is
calculated by summing up the miles over the last 14
days on this page and dividing by the number of days
in the total interval.

This page is for display only. The "ENTER" key will
not allow changes.

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The LONG PAGE displays a history in text format of the
last 13 months. Note that this month last year is
displayed.

Different columns will display depending on the type
of meter installed in the system - HOURS or ODOMETER.

ENTERED VALUES
   "HOURS" - number of hours used in the month
   "MILES" - number of miles traveled
   "GALS"  - number of gallons of fuel used
   "COST"  - cost of fuel for the month

COMPUTED VALUES
   "GPH" - gallons per hour
   "MPG" - miles per gallon
   "CPG" - cost per gallon

AVERAGE PER FILLUP
   "MILES" - average miles traveled between fillups
   "GALS"  - average gallons used between fillups
   "COST"  - average cost of fuel between fillups

Press "ENTER" to change the range of months displayed.

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Press one of the following:

   "Up-Arrw" : next month
   "Dn-Arrw" : previous month
      "PgUp" : next year
      "PgDn" : previous year
      "Home" : current year

Press "ESC" to stop scrolling.

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Two bar graphs are available:

   1) Miles traveled per month or
      Hours used per month (hour meter)

   2) MPG per month or GPH per month (hour meter)

To view a different set of months outside of the
current listing of 13 months press "Enter".

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Press one of the following:

  "Up-Arrw" : next month
  "Dn-Arrw" : previous month
     "PgUp" : next year
     "PgDn" : previous year
     "Home" : current year

Selecting "SystemMax" will change the maximum value
displayed on the "Y-axis" to the system setting in the
SYSTEM SETUP menu.

Selecting "VehicleMax" will adjust the maximum value
to reflect the maximum value for the 13-month period
on the graph.

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Use this page to record service that needs to be done
to this vehicle based on the calendar.

Unlike the "Estimated Service Page", the services are
"not" based on mileage. Instead they are based on the
actual date that the service is due.

This is also a good place to put in items such as
"insurance due", "registration due", etc.

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A bar graph displaying the amount of fuel used by the
vehicle on a month by month basis is presented.

To view a different set of months outside of the
current listing of 13 months press "Enter".

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Two bar graphs are available:

   1) Cost of fuel used per month

   2) CPG (cost per gallon) per month

To view a different set of months outside of the
current listing of 13 months press "Enter".

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The "Estimated Service" page allows the entry of
regularly scheduled maintenance items such as oil
changes, tune ups, tire rotations and so on based on
mileage.

An estimate of when the scheduled service is made from
this page based on the number of miles driven and
amount of miles until the scheduled service is to be
done.

The "ODOM" field is the odometer reading the last
time this service was performed.

The "INTRVL" field should be set to the number of
miles the service should be repeated. For example,
this would be set to 4,000 for oil changes.

The "TARGET" field is computed. It is the odometer
reading when the service should be completed. This
will blink when the service is due.

After completing the service, you will want to update
the ODOM field to reflect the fact that you performed
the service.

The "WHEN" field is the number of months or days in
the future when the service is due based on the
average miles traveled per day. If the service is past
due, the word "DUE" will flash.

To delete an entry, simply press "CTRL-X" and "ENTER" on
a highlighted entry.

For example: If the vehicle was last serviced at
10,000 miles, enter 10,000 here and use the INTERVAL
field to record 10,000 for the next scheduled service
at 20,000 miles.

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The six month calendar gives you a quick view of
previous oil changes, fuel fill ups, warranty
expiration, and scheduled maintenance. Dates with
scheduled maintenance will be blinking.

To view different months press the "ENTER" key, then the
arrow keys.

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Warranties and services will appear on the one-month
calendar for each vehicle.

Oil changes and fuel fill ups are shown as well.

To view different months, press the "ENTER" key then
the arrow keys.

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Enter the "id" of the vehicle you wish to enter a fuel
receipt or press "F10" for a popup.

The following items should be recorded when filling
the tank:

    amount of fuel purchased
    odometer reading
    total cost

If the tank isn't filled the MPG calculations will be
inaccurate.

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Enter the odometer reading when the vehicle was filled
with fuel.

The odometer reading must fall within the range of
miles as specified in the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM MILE
parameters in the HEADER page for the vehicle.

If it doesn't the system will think you are entering a
reading for a vehicle where the odometer has been
replaced with a different odometer.

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Enter the amount of fuel required to fill up the
vehicle. The number of gallons must be between the
minimum and maximum number of gallons parameters in
the HEADER page for the vehicle.

If the computed MPG is 5 miles less than or greater
than the average MPG as computed from the last 15 fuel
receipts, a blinking message - "Suspicious Reading" will
appear. This message indicates that the data may have
been incorrectly entered. However, VMSYS PLUS will not
prevent the entry of that transaction.

Examples:

    "10.45"
    "8"

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Enter the location where the fuel was purchased. The
default will be used if set in the vehicle HEADER
page.

Press "F10" for a list of choices.

This is an optional field.

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Enter how the fuel was paid for. The default will be
used if set in the vehicle HEADER page.

Press "F10" for a list of choices.

Examples:
    "Visa"
    "M/C"
    "Amex"
    "Cash"

This is an optional field.

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Enter the octane of the fuel. The default will be used
if set in the vehicle HEADER page.

Press "F10" for a list of choices.

Examples:
    "Low"
    "Medium"
    "High"
    "Diesel"

This is an optional field.

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Enter the name of the driver of the vehicle.

Press "F10" for a list of choices.

The default will come from the TOP entry on the list
of drivers in the vehicle DRIVER page.

This is an optional field.


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Enter the "TOTAL COST" of the fuel. The per gallon cost
will be computed by dividing the total cost by the
number of gallons purchased.

The TOTAL COST of FUEL must fall between the "minimum"
and "maximum" fuel cost parameters set in the SYSTEM
SETUP MENU.

If the TOTAL COST falls outside of the range, check
the figures for accuracy.

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Enter "y" to record this entry. The fuel entry will be
posted to the SHORT PAGE and be combined with the
appropriate month in the LONG PAGE.

Enter "ESC" or "n" to abort.

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Enter the id of the vehicle to enter an oil change.

The vehicle must be on file or the message

   "xxx not on file"

will appear.

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Enter the odometer reading at the time of the oil
change.

Do not enter commas or decimal points.

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Enter the date of the oil change. You may enter the
oil change at any time, just make sure that each oil
change is entered in chronological order.

Examples:

   To select a date of Nov 23, 1989
   Simply enter: "23Nov89", or "112389".
   If the current year is 1989, simply enter
   the month and day.  If the current month
   is November as well, only enter "23".

SHORTCUT FORMAT EXAMPLES
    "."    - today
    "+1"   - tomorrow
    "-1"   - yesterday
    "+1w"  - one week from today
    "-1w"  - today last week
    "+thu" - next Thursday from today
    "-wed" - last Wednesday
    "+1w"  - next week
    "-1w"  - last week
    "+wed" - next Wednesday
    "-tue" - last Tuesday

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Enter the date of the fuel receipt. Normally, VMSYS
PLUS expects the fuel receipts to be entered in
chronological order. This is the only way that
accurate MPG readings can be attained.

If you enter a date in the past, the system will NOT
do error checking on the ranges (i.e. minimum/maximum
gals, odometer, etc.)

Press "F10" for a popup calendar or enter a date using
date arithmetic or enter the day (without the month
and year).

SHORTCUT FORMAT EXAMPLES

    "."    - today
    "+1"   - tomorrow
    "-1"   - yesterday
    "5"    - the "fifth" of the month
    "14"   - the "fourteenth" of the month
    "+1w"  - one week from today
    "-1w"  - today last week
    "+thu" - next Thursday from today
    "-wed" - last Wednesday

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Enter the kind of oil used.

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Enter "y" to actually record this
oil change entry. Enter "n" or press "ESC" to discard.

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The following keys will scroll through the calendar:

   Up-Arrw:  Previous year
   Dn-Arrw:  Next year
   Lt-Arrw:  Previous month
   Rt-Arrw:  Next month
      Home:  Current month

Press the "ESC" or "ENTER" key to return to the prompt.

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Enter "y" to add this new repair record. Enter "n" to
abort.

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Enter "y" to save the changes made to the repair
record. Enter "n" or press "ESC" to discard the
changes.

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Select one of the following:

   "Y"   - actually delete the repair record

   "N"   - do not delete

   "Esc" - do not delete

Once deleted, the repair record CANNOT be retrieved.

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Enter the id of the auto being repaired. This id must
match the id specified in the VEHICLE MENU.

Press "F10" to retrieve the vehicle ID popup window.

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Enter the odometer reading at the time of the repair.

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Press "Y" to view or edit any additional notes for the
repair.

A single note of 500 characters is available (10 lines
by 50 characters) for a narrative. Press "ESC" to close
the note field.

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Enter the date of the repair.

Examples:

   To enter a date of Nov 23, 1994
   Simply enter: "23Nov94", or "112394".
   If the current year is 1994, simply enter
   the month and day.  If the current month
   is November as well, only enter "23".

SHORTCUT FORMAT EXAMPLES
    "."    - today
    "+1"   - tomorrow
    "-1"   - yesterday
    "+3w"  - three weeks from today
    "-3w"  - three weeks ago
    "+thu" - next Thursday from today
    "-wed" - last Wednesday
    "+1w"  - next week
    "-1w"  - last week
    "+wed" - next Wednesday
    "-tue" - last Tuesday

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Enter the name of the mechanic or company doing the
repair work. This field can be set as a default in the
SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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This field can be used for anything. Examples: a note
as to the check number used or notes on the service.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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Enter a number specifying the quantity.

For example:

     "1"  tune up
     "4"  spark plugs
     "4"  tire stems

The quantity field will be multiplied by the UNIT
COST.

To delete a line, press the SPACE bar then the "ENTER"
key or enter a "0" in the QTY field.

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Enter the description of the work done. Labor or parts
can be entered here.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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Enter the cost of the work performed. The cost will be
multiplied by the quantity field.

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This page displays all repair records for each vehicle
in the database.

Press one of the following keys:

      "Up" : access previous repair record
      "Dn" : access next repair record
      "F9" : browse a list of repairs
       "A" : "add" a new repair record
   "Enter" : "modify" repair record
     "Esc" : exit this screen

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Press "ENTER" or "ESC" to continue.

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Enter "m" if you have a monochrome screen and the
shades that VMSYS PLUS is using are not acceptable.

Enter "c" if you have a color screen.

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Type "y" to turn on VMSYS PLUS's error bell - it will
beep at you if you make an input error.

Type "n" to turn off this bell.

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If you experience a snow effect on the screen. Enter
"y" to this question. VMSYS PLUS will try to draw the
screen to limit the snow effect.

This may occur on some CGA monitors.

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The "printer end-of-line" is used to control the
printer output at the end of the printed line. There
are 4 options to set depending upon your printer. You
may have to do a little bit of experimentation with
this to get it right. Once it is set correctly, it
will not have to be changed (as long as the switch
settings on the printer do not change).

   "NL"     newline  character
   "CR"     carriage return  character
   "NL/CR"  newline then carriage-return character
   "CR/NL"  carriage-return then newline character

1) Output is double spaced - try setting option to
"cr".

2) Output is overprinting or printing on one line -
try setting the option first to "nl" and if that
doesn't work, try out the options "nl/cr" or "cr/nl".

3) Output is jagged like: This is
       an example  of
                     a jagged line.

Try changing option to "nl/cr" or "cr/nl".

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Press "ENTER" to see all reports on the screen.

Select the "printer" to send the reports to a printer
- directly.

Select "capturefile" to send the output to an ASCII
file. The output will be appended to an existing file.

While the report/form is printing you may press SPACE
which will pause the printer, or "ESC" which will
abort the printout.

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Enter "y" to change the information on this page.

Press "ESC", press "ENTER", or enter "n" to return to
the "MISCELLANEOUS MENU".

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Type "y" and the changes made to the parameter page
will be saved into VMSYS PLUS's data files.

Type "n" and the changes will be discarded and the old
values will be retained.

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Enter the full name of the file you want to save the
output of the report to.

Examples:    report1.out
             a:\\reports\\mar.87

If the file exists and is ASCII, VMSYS PLUS will
APPEND to it. If it isn't ASCII, you must make another
selection.

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VMSYS PLUS cannot make contact with your printer.

VMSYS PLUS is set up to talk to the LPT port specified
in the PRINTER SETUP MENU.

Check and make sure that the printer is online and has
paper.

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The output file "screen.sav" has been printed. Press
any key to continue.

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The output file "screen.sav" has been cleared. Press
any key to continue.

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Enter "y" to delete the screens previously saved in
the file "screen.sav". Otherwise, enter "n".

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Enter the sequence of decimal codes that will place the
printer into the mode desired (e.g. 16 pitch or "NLQ" -
Near Letter Quality) See your printer manual for ASCII
control codes.

For example: sending 'ESC F' to the IBM Proprinter
will turn EMPHASIZED PRINT ON. This would correspond
to entering decimal 27 then 70 into the printer setup
string.

  printer setup  : [ 27] [ 70]  [  ]  [  ]

What follows is a short, incomplete list of common
ASCII decimal codes.

COMMON DECIMAL ASCII CODES:

   27 - ESC        32 - SPACE      8 - BACKSPACE
    9 - HORZ TAB   10 - LN FEED   12 - FORMFEED
   13 - CAR RET    14 - SO        15 - SI
   33 - '!'        34 - '"'       35 - '#'
   36 - '$'        37 - '%'       38 - '&'
   40 - '('        41 - ')'       42 - '*'
   43 - '+'        44 - ','       45 - '-'
   46 - '.'        47 - '/'       60 - '<'
   61 - '='        62 - '>'       63 - '?'

  1  - 'CTRL-A'   65 - 'A'    97 - 'a'   48 - '0'
  2  - 'CTRL-B'   66 - 'B'    98 - 'b'   49 - '1'
  3  - 'CTRL-C'   67 - 'C'    99 - 'c'   50 - '2'
  4  - 'CTRL-D'   68 - 'D'   100 - 'd'   51 - '3'
     ...           ...         ...        ...
 25  - 'CTRL-Y'   89 - 'Y'   121 - 'y'   56 - '8'
 26  - 'CTRL-Z'   90 - 'Z'   122 - 'z'   57 - '9'

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If you wish to send an initialization string to the
printer every time a report is printed answer "y" to
the question.

If you answer "n", VMSYS PLUS will not send a printer
string.

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Enter "1" - for LPT1:, "2" for LPT2: or "3" for LPT3:
as a printer port.

VMSYS PLUS doesn't support a serial printers. However,
you can direct the output of the report using the
"capturefile" option and print the report from DOS
upon exiting VMSYS PLUS.

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Enter the number of columns that you want the printer
to start printing. i.e. if you enter 5, VMSYS PLUS
will advance 5 spaces on each printed line.

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Enter a new date for the system. This date should
match today's actual date.

VMSYS PLUS has the ability to process dates using date
arithmetic as well as accepting dates in a variety of
formats.

The quotes in the examples that follow are not to be
entered into VMSYS PLUS, they are there to highlight
the proper response.

Examples:

   To select a date of Nov 25, 1994
   Simply enter: "25Nov94", or "112594".
   If the current year is 1994, simply enter
   the month and day.  If the current month
   is November as well, only enter "25".

SHORTCUT FORMAT EXAMPLES
    "."    - today
    "+1"   - tomorrow
    "-1"   - yesterday
    "+1w"  - one week from today
    "-1w"  - today last week
    "+3w"  - three weeks from today
    "-3w"  - three weeks ago
    "+thu" - next Thursday from today
    "-wed" - last Wednesday
    "+1w"  - next week
    "-1w"  - last week
    "+wed" - next Wednesday
    "-tue" - last Tuesday

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Enter "y" if you have an IBM/EPSON compatible printer.
If you do, VMSYS PLUS will save the screens using the
line drawing character set instead of dashes "-", plus
symbols "+" and pipe symbols "|".

Your saved screens may look more attractive using this
option. If the line drawing characters appear as a
string of MMMMMMMMMMMM's, you will want to enter "n"
at this option.

To see if it works on your printer do the following:
    0)  Set this option to "y"
    1)  Discard previous saved screens
    2)  Call up a calendar page
    3)  Enter F2 to save the screen
    4)  Print the saved screen
    5)  Check the printed output

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Enter the name of the mechanic you normally use.

When a new repair record is added, this name will
automatically be entered in the MECHANIC NAME field.

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Enter the maximum MPG value you expect to see for the
entire vehicle database. The MPG bar graph will be
scaled accordingly.

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This number should reflect the maximum number of
miles traveled in a month for "ALL" vehicles in the
database.

The MILES GRAPH will be scaled according to the value
you select.

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Enter a reasonably large value reflecting the largest
monthly amount spent on fuel. The COST GRAPH will be
set so that the bars will be scaled to the value you
choose.

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Enter the highest value for Cost Per Gallon expected
for all vehicles in the database.

The CPG graph will be scaled accordingly.

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Enter the highest value for number of hours used on
hourly metered vehicles on a per month basis.

This affects "hourly metered" vehicles only.

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Enter the highest value for gallons per hour used on a
monthly basis.

This affects "hourly metered" vehicles only.

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Enter the odometer reading in which to base the
INTERVAL mileage reading. Do not use commas.

Examples:
If we have a new car and our maintenance manual says
to check the oil at 4,000 miles and every 3,000 miles
thereafter. The BASE odometer reading would be set to
4,000 and the interval set to 3,000.

We did a valve job at 60,000 miles and wish to check
the valves thereafter at intervals of 10,000 miles the
BASE odometer would be set to 60,000 and the INTERVAL
set to 10,000.

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Enter the INTERVAL mileage. Do not enter commas.

Examples:

If we wish to check the brake linings every 15,000
miles enter 15,000 in this field.

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Enter a short (10 character) memo which will be
printed on the 1 month calendar page when the reminder
date appears.

Examples:

    chk valves
    oil change
    tune up

To delete a service, press the SPACE bar followed by
the "ENTER" key.

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Repair and vehicle reports are accessed from this
menu. The vehicle, repair, fuel and trip log databases
can be accessed from these reports.

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This report is a standard listing of each vehicle in
the database. The ID, description, license, current
odometer and purchase date are all printed in a 80
column format.

All reports are printed in an 80 column report format.
Suitable to fit in a briefcase.

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This report is a summary listing of the repair
records.

A selection menu is displayed which gives the option
of selecting particular vehicles, repairs less than or
greater than some cost, and repairs done between
certain dates.

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This report is a detailed list of repairs - similar to
the information displayed in the REPAIR MENU.

A selection menu is presented allowing various
different combinations.

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The OIL CHANGE REPORT details the current odometer of
each vehicle, when the last oil change was done and
the mileage at the last oil change.

The number of weeks and miles since the last oil
change are also displayed.

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This report lists the minimum and maximum data entry
parameters for each vehicle in the database.

The minimum and maximum miles/gallons/hours/cost are
used to validate data input.

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All oil changes for each vehicle are printed.

This is the same information that is displayed on the
OIL CHANGE PAGE of each vehicle.

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The current asset value of each vehicle is displayed.

The current asset value is determined by depreciating
the vehicle using the initial cost, the age of the
vehicle and the depreciation method.

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All drivers present and past of each vehicle will be
printed.

This report is the same information displayed on the
DRIVER PAGE.

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This report will print out worksheets to be kept in
each vehicle for fuel fillup.

One page per vehicle will be printed.

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This report prints out worksheets for the trip log.
The trip log worksheet should be kept inside each
vehicle.

One page per vehicle will be printed.

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The last page of the report has been printed. Press
any key to return back to the reports menu.

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Enter "V" to sort the fuel receipts alphabetically by
vehicle ID, or "F" to sort by fuel date.

After making your selection, press "ESC" to print the
report.

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Enter "O" to select those vehicles with "odometer"
meters based on miles. Otherwise enter "H" to select
vehicles equipped with "hour" meters.

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Enter the level of detail on the report.

"Values only" - prints a single entry per line.

"Include where/driver/octane/paid" - prints the
location, the driver, the octane and the method of
payment for each fuel receipt.

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Filter your the fuel receipts by "where" the fuel was
purchased, the "octane", the "driver" or the method of
"payment".

Only those receipts matching the filter will be
printed. For example, you may wish to get a listing of
all fuel receipts were the fuel was purchased at

    SHELL #4

Or you want a listing of all fuel receipts from driver
"Joe Schmoe".

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Enter the first few letters of the filter you wish to
select.

i.e. to select "high" octane, enter "high".

If you're searching for a substring use the asterisk
character "*" around the selection:

I.e. Selecting "*jam*" will match on

         "Jam"es Doe
         Bill "Jam"es
         Roger I"jam"mer

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Enter "V" to sort the repair records alphabetically by
vehicle ID, or "R" to sort the records by repair date.

After making your selection, press the "ESC" key
to print the report.

The earliest dates appear first in the list if sorted
by date.

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Enter "y" if you wish to print out a subselection of
vehicles.

Enter the first few characters (upper or lower case)
of the vehicle ID you wish to select after entering
"y" at the field.

For example, if you wish to print out the "car1"
repair records enter "y" at this prompt and enter
"car1" at BOTH the "From vehicle" and "Thru" prompts.

If you enter "n", then ALL vehicles will be selected.

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Enter the first few characters of the vehicle ID to
print.

For example, if we wish to print all vehicles starting
with the letter "J" and ending with "K". Enter "J" at
the From prompt and "K" at the Thru prompt.

If you're searching for a substring use the asterisk
character "*" around the selection:

I.e. Selecting "*AUD*" will match on

           "Aud"it Dept
           DEL"AUD"
           "Aud"rey

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Enter the first few characters of the ending vehicle
(in alphabetical order) to select.

For example, if we wish to print all vehicles starting
with the letter "J" and ending with "K". Enter "J" at
the From prompt and "K" at the Thru prompt.

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If you wish to select records falling within a certain
specified range of dates (i.e. month of January,
quarter of Jan through end of March), enter "y" at the
prompt.

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Enter the starting date to select records.

For example, to print out records for the months of
January through March enter "01 01" in the "FROM DATE"
prompt and "03 31" at the "THRU" prompt.

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Enter the ending date to select records. Those records
with dates falling within the range of dates specified
will be printed.

For example, to print out records for the months of
January through March enter "01 01" in the "FROM DATE"
prompt and "03 31" at the "THRU" prompt.

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If you wish to select the repairs by individual line
item, enter "Y" at the prompt. Then at the FROM and
THRU fields you can enter the memo you wish to select.

For example:  To select all repairs containing the
line item "TIRE", enter "TIRE" in both the FROM
and THRU prompts.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the memo. For example, to search
for repairs with "TIRE" in the memo field enter the
following in the FROM prompt:

    "*TIRE*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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Enter the starting string (in alphabetical order) of
the line item you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the memo. For example, to search
for repairs with "TIRE" in the memo field enter the
following in the FROM prompt:

    "*TIRE*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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Enter the ending name (in alphabetical order) of the
line item you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the memo. For example, to search
for repairs with "TIRE" in the memo field enter the
following in the FROM prompt:

    "*TIRE*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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If you wish to select the repairs by memo, enter "Y" at
the prompt. Then at the FROM and THRU fields you can
enter the memo you wish to select.

For example: To select all repairs containing the memo
"ACCOUNT", enter "ACCOUNT" in both the FROM and THRU
prompts.

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Enter the starting memo (in alphabetical order) of the
repair you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the memo. For example, to search
for repairs with "ORDER" in the memo field enter the
following in the FROM prompt:

    "*ORDER*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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Enter the ending memo (in alphabetical order) of the
repair you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the memo. For example, to search
for repairs with "ORDER" in the memo field enter the
following in the FROM prompt:

    "*ORDER*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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If you wish to select the repairs by mechanic, enter
"Y" at the prompt. Then at the FROM and THRU fields you
can enter the name of the mechanic you wish to select.

Otherwise, enter "N".

For example: To select all repairs done at HALLS AUTO
enter: "HALL" in both the FROM and THRU prompts.

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Enter the starting name (in alphabetical order) of the
mechanic you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the mechanic name. For example,
to search for mechanics with TUNE in their name enter
the following in the FROM prompt:

    "*TUNE*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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Enter the ending name (in alphabetical order) of the
mechanic you wish to select.

If you use the wildcard characters "*", you can search
for substrings within the mechanic name. For example,
to search for mechanics with TUNE in their name enter
the following in the FROM prompt:

    "*TUNE*"

It is important to enclose the string you are looking
for in asterisk characters. If you use the "*" search
character, you can only enter the name in the FROM
prompt.

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Enter the cost range in which to select repair
records.

For example, to print out all repair records that are
higher than $50.00, enter "50" at the prompt and "g"
at the "relation" prompt. Note that to include $50.00,
you would enter "49.99" at the prompt instead.

To select ALL repair records, enter a SPACE at the
prompt.

Do not enter commas or dollar signs at the prompt.

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Enter "l" for less than and "g" for greater than.

For example, to find all repairs with a TOTAL cost of
less than $35.00, enter "35" at the previous prompt
and "L" at the current prompt. Note that to include
$35.00, enter "35.01".

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Enter "y" to actually print the report now.

Press "ESC" to return to the REPORTS MENU and press
"ENTER" to continue to make choices in the SELECTION
MENU.

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Press any key to view the next page of the report or
press "ESC" to stop the report.

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This report details each scheduled service for each
vehicle in the database. The scheduled services are
printed from both the "mileage service" page and the
"calendar service" pages.

From this report you can view all estimated scheduled
services for the month of March or for the period from
March 1 through June 1.

The NEXT SVC DATE column is the estimated date of
service based on the average number of miles traveled
per day as calculated over the last 15 fuel receipts
(see SHORT-VIEW PAGE)

The NEXT SVC ODOMETER column is the mileage at which
to target service.

The NUM WEEKS column is the number of weeks between
the last fuel receipt and the next service date.

The NUM MILES column is the number of miles until the
service should be done.

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The FUEL RECEIPT REPORT is a log of the fuel receipts
for any particular vehicle. Fuel receipts can be
printed for any arbitrary time period.

The DATE when the fuel was purchased is printed
along with the number of gallons purchased, number of
miles since the last purchase, and total cost.

From these figures the MPG and COST PER GALLON can be
computed.

A bottom line with totals for the number of gallons
miles and cost is displayed along with the average
MPG, minimum MPG and maximum MPG.

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The TRIP LOG REPORT is a summary of all trips as
recorded in the TRIP LOG MENU. The starting point,
ending point, type of trip (commute, business,
personal), starting odometer, ending odometer, number
of miles and date of trip are all printed.

You may selectively print out trips for business,
personal or commute purposes by date and by code.

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Select which scheduled services will be printed. Both
the services entered on the mileage service page and
on the calendar service pages will be printed.

Select one of the following options:

 "No" - do not filter out services by particular
      dates.  "Prints everything".

 "Overdue" - print only those services that are due
           in the past

 "Dates" - select the range of dates "FROM" and
         "THRU" where services are scheduled

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Enter the starting date in which to select scheduled
service. All scheduled services within the dates
specified will be printed.

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Enter the ending date in which to select scheduled
service. All scheduled services within the dates
specified will be printed.

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Enter a 10 letter description of the starting point of
the trip.

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Enter a 10 character description of the ending point
of the trip.

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Enter a 30 character note describing the purpose of
the trip.

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Enter the number of miles between the starting and
ending points of the trip. This should be one-way
miles only.

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Select one of the following:

    "C" for COMMUTE
    "B" for BUSINESS
    "P" for PERSONAL

Each mileage log will be categorized according to type
of trip. Categorizing by business, personal, and
commute will allow you to easily compute mileage for
tax purposes.

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Select one of the following:

    "C" for COMMUTE
    "B" for BUSINESS
    "P" for PERSONAL
    "A" for ALL codes

Each mileage log will be categorized according to type
of trip. Categorizing by business, personal, and
commute will allow you to easily compute mileage for
tax purposes.

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Select one of the following:

  "Yes" to save the changes made to this page.

  "No/Esc"  to discard changes.

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Enter a letter between "a" and "o" denoting the code
of the trip (from the codes menu).

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From this menu you can enter new mileage logs. Each
mileage log is saved and the number of records in the
database is displayed in the top left corner -
"20 Records".

Press the UP or DOWN arrow to access different
records. Enter "a" to add a new mileage log and "d" to
delete an old mileage log.

After entering "a" to add a new mileage log, the
current date will be filled in. Place the highlight
next to the CODE prompt to change the trip.

If you're entering many trips to the same destination,
use the CODES MENU to save those trips. Thus a simple
code letter will fill in the "ODOMETER" readings, "FROM",
"TO" and "PURPOSE" fields automatically.

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Enter the "ID" of the vehicle. The vehicle must
already be entered into the system.

Press "F10" for a list of popup choices.

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Enter the date of the trip. Trips can be entered in
any order.

Press "F10" for a popup calendar.

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Enter a single letter from "A" - "O" denoting a trip
record. The corresponding code as entered in the CODES
MENU will extract the following fields: FROM, TO,
MILES, PURPOSE and TYPE.

Enter an "UPPERCASE" letter to swap the FROM and TO
destinations.

If you do not have the trip recorded in the
"CODES MENU", use a "?" question mark.

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Enter:

    "c" - commute
    "b" - business
    "p" - personal

The trip must fall into one of these categories.

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Enter the odometer reading at the start of the trip.
The starting odometer reading will be automatically
set to the last odometer reading recorded in VMSYS
PLUS for your convenience.

Enter the mileage for "one-way".

Do not enter commas in the odometer reading.

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Enter the odometer reading at the end of the trip. The
number of miles in the trip will be automatically
adjusted to reflect the difference between the start
and end odometer.

The trip should be "one-way".

The ending odometer must be greater or equal to the
starting odometer.

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Enter the number of miles in the trip. The ending
odometer reading will be adjusted to reflect the
number of miles in the trip.

The trip should be "one-way" miles.

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Enter a 10 character description of where the trip
started from.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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Enter a 10 character field denoting where the trip
ended up.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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Enter the purpose of the trip. This field is for
informational purposes only and may be necessary for a
tax audit.

Press "F10" for a popup list of choices.

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Press one of the following:

   "Up/Dn" : arrow keys to move from record to
           record

   "Lt/Rt" : arrow keys to view different
           information for each vehicle

   "S"     : search for a particular vehicle

   "P"     : print the list of vehicles

   "ENTER" : select the vehicle

   "Esc"   : abort the view screen

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Type in the first few letters of the vehicle to
select. Press "ENTER" when finished.

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Select one of the following:

   "Yes" : Print all vehicles in the format that
         they appear on the screen

   "No"  : Don't print the vehicles

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Enter "y" to backup the data files.  It is important
that you backup the system every time you make
significant changes to the database.

The batch file VBACKUP.BAT will be started. First the
database will be compressed into one file, then you
will be prompted to place a formatted floppy into
the backup drive specified in the "SYSTEM SETUP".

We recommend alternating backup disks on odd/even
days, and periodically replacing them with fresh
disks.

You may customize the VBACKUP.BAT file if you wish to
use a different compression program.

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The WARRANTY PAGE keeps track of up to 13 items on the
vehicle under warranty. There are two warranty dates:
one that is entered (actual) and one that is estimated
based on the number of daily miles traveled.

The earliest expiration dates will appear in the 1
month and six month calendars.

Press the "ENTER" key to update. Press the "UP" and "DOWN"
arrow keys to view the next and previous screens.

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Enter the item under warranty. There can be up to ten
characters for each item. To delete an item, press the
SPACE bar then the "ENTER" key. The expiration dates
will appear in both the 6 month and 1 month calendars.

Examples:
    windshield
    tires
    alternator
    brake job

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Use the info field to record general information about
the warranty in text form.

Examples:
    24mo/24,000
    12mo/12,000

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Enter the odometer reading when the warranty begins.
Do not enter commas.

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Enter the odometer reading at expiration. There are
two ways to enter the odometer reading, you may enter
a value LESS than the starting odometer reading or the
actual odometer reading. By entering an expiration
odometer reading less than the starting odometer, the
value entered will be ADDED to the starting odometer
reading.

For example if the current odometer is set at 45,000
and the number of miles left on the warranty is 12,000
enter:

    Current odometer: 45,000
    Warranty miles:   12,000
    Expire odometer:  57,000

You may enter 12,000 or 57,000 at the prompt. You may
find that entering 12,000 will save you from having to
add 12,000 to 45,000.

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Enter the date when the warranty expires. You will
want to use date arithmetic in this field for
convenience. For example:

WARRANTY                 YOU ENTER
24 months from today     ".+24m"
12 months from 21 May    "12 may + 12m"
48 months from 1st May   "1may + 48m"

The earliest expiration date - estimated or actual
will be highlighted.

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Press the "F10" key to summon the shortcut popup menu
for this prompt.

Enter "ESC" to discard the popup.

Enter an option letter or use the "UP" and "DOWN" arrow
keys to position to the option desired then press
"ENTER" to select that option.

Press the "LEFT" or "RIGHT" arrow key to ignore the popup
and move on to the next field on the page.

To modify an option on the POPUP MENU, position the
highlight bar over the field to modify then press the
"F10" key. Make your change then press "ENTER" for the
change to take effect. The changes to the popups will
automatically be saved in the parameter file when you
exit VMSYS PLUS.

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If you have a Microsoft-compatible mouse installed in
your system answer "yes" here. Contact Plus will then
enable you to use the mouse in addition to the cursor
keys.

The DOS mouse driver must be installed for this to
work properly. See your mouse manual.

The "LEFT" mouse button will act as the "ENTER" key and
the "RIGHT" mouse button as the "ESC" key.

If the mouse movement is too fast, set the SPEED
parameters to a large number (i.e. 99).

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Enter a number from "1 ... 99" as a measure of how
mouse sensitivity. Higher numbers will slow the mouse
down.

This "X-SPEED" parameter will adjust the sensitivity of
moving the mouse from "right to left".

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Enter a number from "1 ... 99" as a measure of the
mouse sensitivity. Higher numbers will slow the mouse
down.

The "Y-SPEED" parameter will adjust the sensitivity of
moving the mouse on "up" and "down" movements.

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If you have an "EGA" or "VGA" card and monitor and wish
to display "43" lines of text for an EGA and 50 lines
for a VGA during the report browse and through the VIEW
screen, select "yes" at the prompt. You can turn this
off if you don't care for the 43/50 display.

This option only works for computers with EGA/VGA
monitors. Unpredictable results will occur if tried on
non EGA/VGA monitors.

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Enter a new date for the fuel receipt. This date can
be "no later" than the latest month (as shown in the
upper right corner of all screens).

You can change the date to a date in the "past". You
cannot enter a fuel receipt for the "future". Keep in
mind that you may botch up your data if you are not
careful. VMSYS PLUS keeps your fuel receipts in date
order when you them in the FUEL RECEIPT menu.

VMSYS PLUS also keeps your odometer readings proper
from fillup to fillup. By entering a fuel receipt
entirely out of sequence, the mileage information may
no longer appear correct.

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Enter a new odometer reading for this fuel receipt. If
this is the latest fuel receipt, you may reset the
odometer reading now (in cases where you had to
replace the odometer and had to set it back to 0).

Use this procedure with caution as you VMSYS PLUS will
not check for inconsistencies.

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Enter the number of miles traveled between the "last"
"fillup" fuel receipt and the current fuel receipt.

Normally, VMSYS PLUS keeps calculates the number of
miles between fillups using the odometer readings,
however, you may need to adjust this number due to a
data entry error.

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Enter the amount of fuel purchased for this fuel
ticket. This number will be divided by "total" fuel
cost to calculate the "cost per gallon" or "cost per"
"liter".

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Enter the "total cost" of this fuel ticket. The cost
per gallon/liter will be computed.

Beware, VMSYS PLUS will not prevent you from entering
numbers that are out of bounds from this menu. Fuel
receipts are normally entered from the "FUEL RECEIPT"
menu and the data is cross checked for accuracy.

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The repairs are normally indexed by "vehicle id",
meaning that as you press the UP/DOWN arrow keys the
repair records will appear "in order" by "ID".

You may change the index to "repair date" which will
enable you to quickly find a repair based on the date.

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This page displays the fuel receipts for each vehicle
in the database. The fuel receipts are stored in "date"
"order". If you wish to look up a particular fuel
receipt, you must first know the date of the fuel
receipt. You can enter the date here using date
arithmetic (see the manual for more information on
date arithmetic) or by entering a date in the format
"MMDDYY".

"IMPORTANT NOTE:"

This menu is solely to correct data entry errors. It
should "not" be used to enter new fuel receipts. You
should enter new fuel receipts from the proper "FUEL"
"RECEIPT" menu, as that menu will automatically help
you keep from making mistakes.

You can delete a fuel receipt if necessary or change
the date. You "cannot" add a new fuel receipt from this
menu.

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Enter "S.I. Metric" if you wish to input values in
"kilometres" and "litres".  Fuel economy will be
calculated using standard "l/100km" measurements.

Otherwise, enter American and the screens will be
formatted for "gallons", "miles" and "MPG".

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Press the letter of the floppy disk you are going
to use for backups.

Typically this will be either floppy "drive A" or
floppy "drive B".

The compressed backup file will be COPIED into the
disk drive you specify when you exit the system and
answer "YES" to backup the database.

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