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Front Service

Lesson 1 | Quarter 1
Objectives
▹ identify FOS tools, equipment, and
paraphernalia applicable to a specific job; 2

▹ use FOS tools, equipment, and


paraphernalia ; and
▹ conduct self-evaluation on the required
performance.
Using Tools, Equipment
and Paraphernalia
Room rack
Key Rack
Reservation Racks 4

Information rack

Folio Tray
Account posting
machine
Voucher Rack
Cash Register
Telephone equipment
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Credit Card Imprinter

Magnetic strip reader

Time stamp recording

Multi Zone Clock


Room rack
▹ is where registration records are
kept.
▹ It is considered as the most 6

important piece of front office


equipment.
▹ When key slots are added to the
room rack, it can serve as a
combination of room and key rack
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Key Rack
▹ is an array of numbered
compartments used to store
guestroom keys. These are often 8

placed in front desk drawers to


ensure the safety and security of
guests.
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Reservation Racks
▹ are special board or series of
pigeonholes where cards are 10

placed to show which room have


been booked.
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Information rack
▹ It is commonly used to assist from
office employees with proper 12

routing of telephone calls, mails


and others.
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Folio Tray or
folio bucket
▹ is where the guest folios are 14

stored and arranged by guestroom


numbers.
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Account posting
machine
▹ is used to post, monitor, and 16

balance charges and credits to


guest accounts.
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Voucher Rack
▹ is a container for storing vouchers
for future reference and 18

verification during the night audit.


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Cash Register
▹ is used to record to cash
transactions and maintain cash 20

balances.
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Telephone Equipment
▹ consists of call accounting
systems, automatic call 22

dispensing, telephone / room


status system, fax machine and
call detection.
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Credit Card Imprinter
▹ presses credit card voucher
against a guest credit card. 24
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Magnetic strip reader
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▹ magnetically encoded and stored
on magnetic tape strip on credit
card.
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Time stamp
recording
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▹ is important for establishment of
chronology of events.
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Multi Zone Clock
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▹ is an indicator of the time at
different time zones across the
world.
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Thank you! 32

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