In this article, you will learn how to set meal time limits. Managing the dining area effectively during peak hours or specific holidays is crucial. This feature allows you to limit dining times, enabling more customers to be served. Additionally, in karaoke parlors and buffet restaurants, this feature helps manage table or room usage time more efficiently.
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Note: When the meal time limit setting is enabled, it will only affect subsequent orders; tables ordered before this change will remain unaffected.
📖 Tutorial
How to Set Meal Time Limits
Click on [Settings] on the POS main page.
Click on [Dining Time] on the settings page.
Enter the PIN code with the appropriate permissions.
For unlimited dining time, click [Unlimited].
When the dining time is [Unlimited], the [Number of Guests] page will pop up when a table is opened.
Customize Dining Time:
① Click [Custom] to set custom meal time
② Click [Dining Time Reminder Method] to choose a reminder option. There are two reminder methods, both of which are enabled by default.
③ Turn on [Dining Time Advanced Reminder] if you want to set how long in advance you want to remind the customer.
④ When the dining time is [Custom], you can choose a dining time for different situations on the right side of the [Number of Guests] page when you open a table. If the existing options are not suitable, click [Custom] to enter the desired time. (Note that the time is measured in hours.)
Set Fixed Dining Time:
① Click [Fixed] to set a fixed meal time.
② Set a time in [Auto-apply Fixed Dining Time], and all future tables opened will use this fixed dining time.
When the dining time is [Fixed], the [Number of Guests] page will pop up when a table is opened.
Table Service Page
Table Color | Indication |
White | White indicates a table that has not been opened. |
Green | Green indicates a table with normal dining time. |
Orange | Orange indicates a table nearing its time limit. |
Red | Red indicates a table that has exceeded its time limit. |
When the dining time for a table expires, a pop-up window will appear. If the customer has not finished eating, you can click [Extend Time] to grant additional dining time.
Enter the extension time and click [Done].