COMMUTATION TICKET ISSUING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operating rate by instructing by the other key for instructing a prescribed condition when one key for instructing the prescribed condition is broken so as to prevent the disabling of issuing commutation ticket due to the fault of a start key. SOLUTION: A connecting and getting on/off station setting part consists of a start key 11 instructing the start of issuing a commutation ticket, station name keys 12 for each line section of kinds of company line, and null keys 12. Then, at the time of not selecting manually in alternative processing with the fault of the start key 11, the null key 13 is used alternatively for the start key 11 to display start at the part of the null key 13. Namely, when the start key 11 is broken, the key is replaced with the other key 13 and the start key 11 is turned into the state of displaying a fault or the alternative key is changed to be a color, a size and a shape different from the other keys so as to know a place which is no longer usable and a changed place at a glance.