Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide a quick start guide for CV Products with a MinusForty cabinet.

Process

Startup Procedure for Units with a Pico Device - Stockwell, CV Cooler, Ambient & Freezer

1. For the upright cabinet, the Pico will need to be installed on the bracket.
   1. Plug the right-angle COM cable into the black port, the thin ethernet cable into the silver port, and finally power into the 6-pin connector.
      
      
   2. Mount the Pico onto the bracket with the provided screw.
      
2. Plug in both cabinet and technology power cables.
   1. Compressor and technology will begin their startup process.
   2. Interior lights will illuminate. (If the lights do not come on, check the switch under the front panel.)
      
      
3. Enable the Health Safety Delay. You’ll notice your cabinet beeping.
   Hold the U & Down Arrow buttons together until you hear a final beep, and the words Health Delay scroll on the controller.
   
   
4. The Pico device will go through its start-up phase, displaying a yellow banner.
   1. During start-up, the cabinet cannot be unlocked with the 365 Ops App or Pico device.
      During this process, you can use the cabinet key to unlock the doors to begin stocking.
      
5. Once the start-up phase completes, the Pico will display a message with a red banner.
   Now hold just the Down Arrow button until you see “- - -” on the cabinet controller.
   A few seconds later, the red banner will disappear. Do a test transaction and confirm both doors open and lock once both doors are closed.
   You are now open for business!
   
   
   

Local Network - Ethernet Connection Setup

• To hardline to your local network is also quick and easy.
  Connect an ethernet cable to the hardline ethernet port found on the back of the CV Cooler or Freezer and then connect into an ethernet port.
  • CV products cabinets come with a failover router that will swap between cell and ethernet. The cellular function will activate if the unit loses connection to your local network. Cellular will deactivate once your local network connection is restored.

Stockwell Ethernet Coupler

Ethernet Coupler on Cabinets with a Pico Device

CV - Cooler & Freezer Add-on Setup

1. Power off your Primary unit. (Primary unit has the Pico Device.)
   
   
2. Remove the back technology cover with a Philips Head screwdriver.
   1. Carefully place the cover on top of the PicoCooler Vision unit; the OptConnect antenna cables are attached to the cover.
      
      
3. Move your Ambient Standard or Wide body cabinet to the left of your Primary unit, the PicoCooler Vision shown in the picture below.
   
   
4. Next, take the bridge cable on the back of your Ambient Standard or Wide body unit and connect to the bridge cable into the female, 8-pin connector found on the back of the Primary unit.
   1. Standing behind the primary cabinet, the female 8-pin connector will be located on the bottom right of the Primary unit.
      
      
5. Take the 4 camera cables from the the Ambient unit and connect them to any of the open USB ports on the PC.
   
   

Bracket Without Side Cable Openings

Carefully bundle the camera cables from the Ambient unit and secure them to the power cable as shown in the image below.
This will assist with keeping the cables together and allow you to easily re-attach the technology cover.

New Bracket with Camera Cable Openings

Please Note: Starting late June 2025, PicoCooler Visions started to ship with new technology brackets, which have openings on the side for Add-on Camera Cables.

1. Remove the back technology cover with a Philips Head screwdriver.
   
   
2. Carefully place the cover on top of the PicoCooler Vision unit; the OptConnect antenna cables are attached to the cover.
   
   
3. Take the 4 camera cables from the the Ambient unit and connect them to any of the open USB ports on the PC.
   
   IMPORTANT: Since the unit was unplugge,d you will need to go through the initial startup process.
   
   
4. Plug power cables back in and allow the store 4-6 minutes to boot up.
   
   
5. After Startup completes, you will see an error saying “Cooler Safety checks have failed.”
   
   
6. Below the Pico, at the bottom of the Store, use the controller to clear the error by holding the down arrow button for 5 seconds. You will see “- - -” when the error has been cleared.
   

Test New Setup with Add-on cabinets

• Check that both PCV and new ambient cabinet lock lights are blinking, 1 light will be green and 1 will be red.
  • This confirms the locks are active and working, if these lights are NOT both on something was wired incorrectly.
    
• Run a transactions and wait for the doors to open.
  
  
• Open the Cooler door.
  
  
• Open the Ambient door.
  
  
• Close the cooler door while keeping the ambient open.
  • The Cooler door should not lock. (If it does, you have a wiring issue.)
    
    
• Close the Ambient and open the cooler door to confirm the Ambient door does not lock when the cooler door is open
  • The Ambient door should not lock (If it does, you have a wiring issue.)
    
    
• Close both doors; the locks should activate and you are ready for business.