Scanner

1. Open the Back Office.
2. Click Settings.
3. Select System Devices.
4. Click the Terminals tab.
5. Click the Scanner tab.
   

Scanner Type
The type of scanner that will be interfaced with the software. Select a Scanner Type from the drop down.

Keyboard Wedge: The Keyboard Wedge option allows the user to connect their barcode scanner via the keyboard port of their device. This option supports most keyboard wedge scanner types including the MagTek Bullet and the ID Tech Shuttle MSR devices.

Metrologic MS23xx Stratos H Serial: Allows the user to connect the Metrologic MS23xx Stratos H Serial scanner to FPOS. See Serial Scanner Settings below for information on configuring serial scanner settings.

Serial: Allows the user to connect a serial scanner to FPOS. See Serial Scanner Settings below for information on configuring serial scanner settings.

Serial Scanner Settings

Users will need to configure the Comm Port, Baud Rate, Parity, Bits, and Stop Bits settings if the Scanner Type selected is a serial scanner (Metrologic MS23xx Stratos H Serial or Serial options).

Comm Port
The communication port that the scanner will interface with.

 

Baud Rate
The transfer bit rate. This setting is unique to the Scanner Type selected from the drop down. The documentation that accompanies the scanner should be referenced for the recommended baud rate setting.

 

Parity
The parity setting of the serial port. Parity is a method of detecting errors in transmission that when used with a serial port, allows the serial port to detect errors passed by the scanner. The documentation that accompanies the scanner should be referenced for the recommended parity setting.

 

Bits
The number of data bits to transfer at one time. This setting will be unique to the Scanner Type. The documentation that accompanies the scanner should be referenced for the recommended data bit setting.

 

Stop Bits
The number of stop bits transmitted at at one time. Stop bits are sent at the end of every character to allow the hardware to detect the end of a character. The documentation that accompanies the scanner should be referenced for the recommended stop bit setting.

 

Don't Expand UPC-E (6 Digit UPC's) to 12 Digits
If this is selected, UPC-E’s (6 digit UPC) are not expanded to 12 digits prior to searching for them in the item file.

 

Price Embedded Barcodes
Check digits are mathematical algorithms designed to identify human transcription errors when entering barcode digits.

Price Check Digit is the First Digit of the Item Price

Uses the first digit in the barcode as the check digit to verify the barcode's validity.

 

Ignore Price Check Digit

Uses no check digit.