Adam Equipment NETS ME Price Manual page 47

this is a sign that the scanner is functioning properly; most if not all
scanners should be able to read any barcode printed by the NETS.
Because of this, the scanner should never be the source of barcode
troubles unless the output data of the scanner is being rejected by the
ECR/POS system; in which case, you must coordinate your scanner
with your ECR/POS system.
One last tip regarding POS systems:
personal computers that "look like" ECRs; whereas, ECRs are
hardware devices that are dedicated to ECR use and are not as
flexible and upgradeable as PCs. Because POS systems are PCs in
disguise, they need an operating system (like Windows
application (like Microsoft
There are a very large number of applications or "software packages"
that are available for POS systems and these are not always written by
big companies that have vast experience in the POS field. Because of
this fact, you may need to check with your software supplier/publisher
for support regarding further scanning errors.
like to mention that most if not all scanning troubles are due to
improper scale programming and improper ECR/POS programming;
the later being the more common.
To modify Barcode Settings:
1. Follow steps 1 to 3 of entering Main Menu.
2. Press
5
3. Select the barcode style that you need: Press
for UPC-B,
2
4. Press PRINT . The next screen shows you the barcode format string.
This string defines what the numbers in the barcode represent. The
default strings are: "2IIIIIVPPPP", "02IIIIIVPPPP", "008IIII"
and "DDIIIIPPPPPP" for UPC-A, UPC-B, EAN-8 and EAN-13
respectively. We suggest that you only use these format strings
because they are the most prevalent formats in use.
5. Press PRINT
Initial State, or if you need to change the string, simply type the string
you want and then press PRINT
the entire field: UPC-A must be 11 characters long, UPC-B must be 12
characters long, EAN-8 must be 7 characters long and EAN-13 must
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Word) that allow it to function as an ECR.
.
6
for EAN-8, and
3
SET to save the format and return to the
ESC
POS systems are usually
4
SET . The strings must fill
ESC
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In closing, we would
for UPC-A,
1
for EAN-13. .