Scangenius Barcode scanner User manual

User Guide - Scanner

The Scanner

Scanner Home Page

Navigating the Scanner

The power on and off button (A) is located on the top right of the handheld.

The orange button (B) in the center and two black buttons on the sides of the Scan-

ner will activate the bar code reader.

Two short cut buttons (C) that launch Scan Genius are located to the right and left

of the orange scan button.

Turn on the scanner by pushing the red button on the upper right. The scanner will

display the most recently accessed screen. The scanner automatically shuts itself off

to conserve battery power.

Tap the screen with the stylus or your finger to navigate the scanner.

Press the house button (D) on the bottom left of the screen to access the Scanner

home page (E).

D C

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The Scanner

Scanner Home Page

Charging the Scanner

The battery icon (A) on the Scanner home page indicates the amount of battery

charge available. When fully charged, the scanner will operate for eight hours.

If the battery is charged less than 25 percent, return the scanner to the cradle. If

you run out of battery power, the information on your scanner will be erased. There

is no need to run the battery down before recharging, and you cannot overcharge

the battery by leaving it in the cradle.

Accessing the Scan Genius Menu

Tap the Scan Genius icon (A) on the Scanner home page or push one of the

two shortcut buttons to open the Scan Genius menu (B). You are given four

options: Inventory/Ordering, Scan Now, Shelf Tags and Edit Shelf Data. (Note: If

you press the “-“ to the right hand side of the orange bar, it will quick launch

ordering software)

After choosing one of these options, exit is always displayed in the upper right

corner of each screen. Tap Exit to return to the previous screen.

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The Scanner

Ordering

Navigating the Ordering Screen

Tap Ordering (A) on the Scan Genius menu. Ordering displays the suppliers you have

loaded onto the scanner. If you have scanned your order, the total cost of the order is

displayed (B).

Use the scroll bar (C) to see any suppliers that might be hidden.

Tap a supplier’s name to highlight an order. The number of that supplier and the

total number of suppliers on the Scanner is displayed in the bottom right corner (D).

Tap Exit (E) to return to the Scan Genius menu.

Note: *Asterisk indicates supplier has LN exclusive deals.

See the LN Exclusive deals under the Scanner Menu section for more information.

B C

The Scanner

Ordering

Vendor

Tap a supplier to highlight. Tap Vendor (A). The supplier information screen

displays contact information for that supplier. Minimum order information and the

current order number are also displayed. To view the previous or next supplier on

your list, tap the arrows (B).

Memo

Tap Memo (C) to view the order’s description if you added one using your PC.

See Orders under the Orders Action Menu in the Orders Menu section for more

information.

Tap Exit (D) to return to the Inventory/Ordering screen.

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The Scanner

Ordering

A F

C D B

Defaults

Tap Defaults (A) to change the scanner’s settings.

Default Scan Field

The default scan field is the field your cursor will populate after you scan a product.

Front is the amount of inventory you have on the shelf. Back is the amount of

inventory you have in back-stock. Order is the amount you want to order.

Tap Front, Back or Order to set your default scan field (B). You should tap Front or

Back if you want to use the algorithm function.

Auto addition

Check the auto addition box (C) to allow cumulative scanning by adding the

current user input to previously scanned quantities.

Increment quantity on screen

Tap the increment quantity on scan check box (D) to activate single click scanning.

Each scan will automatically order a single unit. Each repeat scan of a product will

increase the order quantity by one unit.

To return to normal scan mode, uncheck the box to deactivate single click

scanning.

Primary distributor

The primary distributor you assigned on the PC will be set as default. Click the box

Change Primary Distributor (E) to open a window to choose which distributor is set

as primary. Scanned items that are common to both distributors will automatically

be assigned to the primary.

Tap Exit to return to the Inventory/Ordering screen.

Scan SKU

Highlight the distributor you want to scan by SKU.

Tap the Scan SKU check box (F) to activate. A check mark will appear. Note: You can

switch between UPC and SKU while scanning without changing a setting from the

Scan screen.

You may only scan by SKU for one supplier at a time. To scan by SKU for a different

supplier, highlight the other supplier. The Scan SKU box will be empty. Tap the

check box to activate Scan SKU for the new supplier.

The Scanner

Ordering

Stocked

To check for items that are stocked but were not scanned, highlight the supplier

and tap Stocked (A).

If the supplier has categories, a list of categories will appear (B). Tap a category to

view the items stocked but not scanned in that category. To view all of the

categories, tap All Categories (C) to view all items stocked but not scanned for

that supplier.

If the supplier does not have categories, the screen will automatically display all of

the items that are stocked but not scanned (D). The number not scanned is listed at

the bottom of the scroll bar (E).

A B

To order the item, tap on the product name. The order screen will appear. Enter the

quantity. Tap exit to return to the Stocked Not Scanned list or scan the next

product to continue ordering.

C D

The Scanner

Ordering

List Items

Highlight a supplier. Tap List Items (A) to display all the items ordered for that

supplier. The quantity ordered is displayed next to the item (B).

To highlight any item, tap the product name. The number of the item highlighted

and the total number of items ordered is shown on the bottom right of the screen

(C). Use the scroll bar to view any items that might be hidden.

The order total is shown at the bottom (D).

E B

F G D C

Show SKU

To view items by SKU, check the Show SKU box (E).

Delete

To delete an item, highlight the item. Tap Delete (F). Tap Yes in the confirmation

box.

Edit

To change the quantity ordered of an item, highlight the item. Tap Edit (G) to open

the Scan screen.

Enter the new quantity and tap Exit to return to the items list.

Page Partitions

If you have page partitions enabled for the supplier, the list defaults to page 1. To

view another page, tap the arrow (H). Tap the page number you want to display or

click all. Each page will only display the items assigned to it. If you choose to view

all of the items, the item’s page number will be to the left of the item name.

Tap Exit to return to the Inventory/Ordering screen.

The Scanner

Ordering

Scan

Tap Scan (A) to go directly to the Scan screen.

See Scan Now in the Scanner section for more information.

The Scanner

Scan Now

Navigating the Scan Screen

Tap Scan Now (A) on the Scan Genius menu. You can also tap Scan on the

Inventory/ Ordering screen. Note: After you begin ordering, you will never see

“Ready to Scan.” The screen will default to the last item scanned.

The Scan screen (B) will default to the highlighted supplier on the Ordering screen.

However, you can scan products for any supplier you have loaded on the scanner.

The system will automatically put a scanned product in the correct supplier’s order.

The supplier will appear on the top left. The default scan field is highlighted.

Tap Order, Front or Back to highlight the field. Use the keypad to enter the

quantity in the highlighted field. Tap CE to clear all digits entered into the

highlighted field. Tap the arrow to delete the last digit entered in the highlighted

field.

Order

A B Order is the amount of the item you want to order.

Front and Back

Front is the amount of the item you have on the shelf. Back is the amount of the

item you have in back-stock.

Minimum

The minimum order to purchase is displayed and highlighted on the scanner. If an

order amount is entered that is less than the required minimum, the minimum field

will remain highlighted.

PrevOrd

PrevOrd shows how many, if any, of the item was ordered in the previous order.

PrevInv

PrevInv shows how many, if any, of the item was previously inventoried.

Page

Page partitions mimic old MSI scanners for participating suppliers. Page partitions

must be enabled on the PC to be operate on the scanner. The scanner defaults to

page 1. Pages are displayed on the Scan screen on the left of the 7 key. To set a

page for a department or aisle, tap the down arrow. To select a page, tap the arrows

to find the page number. Tap the page number. Scanned products will then be

stored on that page. Up to 30 pages are available.

See Supplier under the Orders Action Menu in the Orders Menu section for more

information.

Cost/Ea or Cost/Cs

The cost for each UPC is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Total

A running total for the supplier order is shown underneath the item cost.

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