Testing the Guest Experience: Adding a Secondary Display to Your Emulator 🖥️🤝
One of the best features of NX Restaurant is the Customer Facing Display (CFD), which shows guests their order totals and NX Pay Flex pricing in real-time. If you are using Android Studio, you can actually emulate this secondary screen right on your computer!
This is perfect for seeing exactly what your guests see during the checkout process.
Why Emulate a Secondary Display? 💡
By adding a secondary display to your emulator, you can:
Verify NX Pay Flex Disclosure: Ensure your dual pricing or fees are clearly visible to the guest.
Review Item Graphics: See how your menu images and descriptions look from the customer's perspective.
Staff Training: Show your team how to guide guests through the payment and tipping flow on the CFD.
How to Enable the Secondary Display 🛠️
Secondary display emulation is an optional feature available through the Extended Controls in Android Studio. Follow these steps to set it up:
Launch Your Emulator: Start the virtual device you created using our recommended settings.
Open Extended Controls: Click the three dots (...) at the bottom of the emulator toolbar.
Navigate to Displays: In the left-hand menu of the settings window, select Displays.
Add a Secondary Display: Click the button labeled "Add secondary display (Max 3)."
Configure the Screen: To match a standard customer-facing screen, enter the following "Custom" settings:
Height (dp): 576
Width (dp): 1026
Dpi: 213
Apply: Click the Apply Changes button at the bottom right.
Viewing the CFD 📱
Once you apply the changes, a new, smaller window will pop up next to your main emulator.
Automatic Sync: As you ring up items on the main "Terminal" emulator, the secondary "Guest" window will automatically update with the cart details.
Payment Flow: When you hit "Pay," the secondary display will show the guest their total, tax, and any Flex fees or discounts applicable to their order.
Need Help? 💡
The secondary window didn't appear.
Make sure you clicked Apply Changes! If it still doesn't show up, try restarting the emulator. Note that this feature is exclusive to Android Studio and may not work on simpler "app player" emulators.
The content looks blurry or cut off.
Double-check the Dpi (213) and dp dimensions. If those numbers are off, the NX app might not recognize the screen as a Customer Facing Display, and the layout won't look right.
Can I interact with the secondary screen?
Yes! You can use your mouse to click buttons on the secondary display (like "Confirm" or "Email Receipt") just like a guest would use their finger on a real CFD.