Gasboy 1000 Series Technical Reference Manual - Manual (Page 13)

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Section 1
INTRODUCTION
USING THIS MANUAL
Purpose This manual is provided to assist you in selling and ordering the GASBOY Series
1000 Fuel Management System. Use it as a reference for answering the general
questions which arise during the selling process. Special questions, not covered
by this manual, should be addressed to your GASBOY sales representative.
This manual contains a system overview and a general hardware description for
the Series 1000 itself. Later sections cover the features of the three possible
system types individually. These sections are followed by installation
specifications, communications wiring, and additional products that can enhance
the system.
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Users GASBOY’s Fuel Management Systems are used in thousands of locations by
municipalities, utilities, oil marketers, transportation companies, and a wide range
of private businesses. They have found it to be a streamlined, cost-efficient way
of providing 24-hour, unattended, access to fuel dispensing equipment. A large
number of standard system features, along with a wide range of optional
enhancements allows each customer to build a system package custom-tailored
for his needs.
If your potential customer is currently using a manually-controlled fuel
disbursement system, he has probably experienced problems with incomplete
transaction information, lost or misplaced forms, unauthorized access, and lack of
quantity control. GASBOY’s Series 1000 automates the fueling process keeping
detailed transaction records, immediately accessible, to ensure controlled,
consistent inventory management. Access to fueling equipment is restricted to
those users possessing valid cards, vehicle numbers, or keys, depending on the
system type. Users can be restricted as to the type and quantity of fuel available
to them and can be locked out from the system at a moment’s notice if necessary.
System Types The GASBOY Series 1000 Fuel Management System is a microprocessor-based
fuel control and data acquisition system. It is available in three types:
•
Card - where access to the system is controlled by magnetic or optical
cards. Commercial Fueling Network systems allow only magnetic cards.
•
Cardless - where access to the system is attained by entering a valid
vehicle number.
•
FleetKey - where access to the system is controlled by encoded data keys.
Throughout this manual, references are made to each of these system models.
Be sure to read the information for the pertinent system type.