IDTECH Econoscan II Operating instructions

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1-866-468-5767 International Point of Sale
201-928-0222 555 Cedar Lane Teaneck,
New Jersey 07666
Programming Your ID Tech Econoscan II

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1-866-468-5767 International Point of Sale
201-928-0222 555 Cedar Lane Teaneck,
New Jersey 07666
This document will show you how to program your ID Tech Econoscan II scanner to read
barcodes the way they are formatted in your Corner Store POS database.
Most of your products have UPC-A barcodes that have 12 digits with 10 digits in the middle,
one in the front and one at the end. Here’s an example:
Other products have UPC-E barcodes that have 8 digits with 6 in the middle, one in the front
(usually a zero) and one at the end. Here’s an example:

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1-866-468-5767 International Point of Sale
201-928-0222 555 Cedar Lane Teaneck,
New Jersey 07666
All of these codes and more are found in the ID Tech Econoscan II user manual found here:
http://www.idtechproducts.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=435&It
emid=83
Reset to factory defaults (usually not necessary)
Before you program any configuration to your scanner you must first scan a “Start
Configuration” barcode
After you have programmed the desired configuration to your scanner you must scan a “End of
Configuration barcode
Carriage Return (simulates Enter key) - Use this if when you scan a barcode, you have to press
enter to get the item # onto the invoice grid

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1-866-468-5767 International Point of Sale
201-928-0222 555 Cedar Lane Teaneck,
New Jersey 07666
UPC-A
How to make it only output the 10 digits in the middle for a 12 digits UPC-A barcode
1. Scan Start of configuration
2. Remove the last digit
3. Remove the first digit
4. Validate action
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ii.
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5. Scan End of Configuration

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1-866-468-5767 International Point of Sale
201-928-0222 555 Cedar Lane Teaneck,
New Jersey 07666
UPC-E
How to make it output the middle 6 digits for an 8 digits UPC-E barcode
1. Scan Start of configuration
2. Remove the last digit
3. Remove the first digit
4. Validate action
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ii.
iii.
5. Scan End of Configuration