Bowling centre operators will greatly appreciate the Switch® scoring software, with its refined, high -tech ‘operator main screen’. The control panel, which operators will be using for hours each day, has a clean and sophisticated look. Since each screen moves independently and has a unique size and on-screen position, it is also easy to use. Bowling centres can now ensure the very best service to customers, the bowlers. To operate the system, each operator must ‘check in’. There are two ways to do this, either by a very fast swipe of the operator’s magnetic card or entry of a personal password. The card gives each operator associated to their photo a number of security levels - set by the owner or manager – at which they are allowed to operate. To facilitate this procedure, the Switch® system generates ‘user groups’, placing operators with similar security levels into groups, such as manager, assistant, cashier and mechanic. All custom preferences can be easily added, modified and saved with the Switch® preference screen. The people behind Switch have learned from 30 years of worldwide experience that every centre must be configured in a unique way. It has been a goal at Switch® to make this easy–to-use system available. Now, navigating through many features can be done with little to no effort. At Switch, we put experience to work.
The Switch® bowler’s archive is a one of a kind feature. In just a few seconds, bowling centres can capture photos and complete bowlers’ details. The system automatically recognizes bowlers each time they bowl and logs all their activities; money spent, games bowled, scores and averages. The Switch bowler’s archive provides the highest degree of detail, even storing splits left and picked up and whether spares are closed or not.
Switch® offers a wide range of payment methods, such as pay per game, per hour, post-pay or pre-pay mode. The numerous rate possibilities, whether or not they are discounted, are all easily configured. This is tied-in with the unique bowler’s archive, since every bowler entered in the archive is automatically detected by the system. The system will also allocate a pre-defined rate to the bowler. Also included is a loyalty programme, defined by the number of games bowled. The Switch® system automatically keeps track of all activity … a great marketing tool.
Food and beverage sales are easily handled by the Switch® system, whether selling items to lane accounts or over the counter. Bowlers can even order specific food and drinks directly from the bowler console. All product images can be imported from any computer or even captured by the main desk webcam. This handy Switch system will certainly help raise in house sales. Profit from Switch®.
The centre’s non-bowling activities, such as billiards, darts, laser tag, table tennis and foosball are managed with extreme simplicity and refined imaging. With Switch®, any game or activity on offer is customized. Detailed reports of use and time management are available at any time
Easy-to -use Switch® advanced booking, using colour-coded bookings, show at a glance which lanes and times have been booked. Operators can take credit card deposits over the phone and the Switch® scoring system will apply the deposit to the account when needed. In fact, operators are now almost totally paper free. They can track and trace every activity, book multiple lanes for groups and pre-enter names to save time when they are due to play.
On busy weekend nights, the Switch® electronic waiting list not only accelerates the handling of customers, it provides an ideal time to take bowlers’ pictures and add them to the archive. In just seconds, the Switch® integrated webcam allows operators to take a picture and insert all the relevant data. With Switch®, speed is a way of life.
Switch® bowler console commands are the clearest and easiest to use in the industry. Bowlers no longer waste time with long lists of functions. Now, simple commands grouped into specific areas give bowlers more enjoyable game time. They can also place bar and snack bar orders, change a line up, correct a score or even select a preferred theme to show on lane monitors. Bowlers will find the system’s flexibility a great advantage. Switch® – a great time saver for everyone.
Switch® has an impressive number of on-lane themes and variation of images. The system makes it easy to set up themes into groups, including or excluding any images. For special events, a theme can be made readily available so no time is wasted. There are themes to suit every taste, from Halloween and Wild West to car races on ice. At Switch®, creative ideas are always on the move.