Anthology OPN2001 Series Manual

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OPN2001 Rental Scanner and Visual Anthology Physical Inventory

several batches of books and save each one independently. This allows you to grab the data from a

scanner and save it off so you can focus on correcting the batch later on. This way you can have several

staff members using scanners, each dumping their scans and moving off to the next batch while one

person continues to work on reviewing the batches on the computer.

Once you receive these rental scanners, please fill out and fax back the rental agreement immediately.

You have these scanners for a pre-determined number of days from the time that you receive them.

You should already be using Visual Anthology version 7.4.133 or higher to use the PI module and these

scanners and have watched the PI training videos available on the Customer Zone. Additional individual

store training can be purchased at the discounted rate of $75/hour. Please note that weekend or after

hours pager support is not available for Physical Inventory.

For more detailed information on the scanner download the document titled "PI OPN-2001 USB pocket

scanner User Manual" from the Customer Zone.

Connecting the OPN2001 Scanners

A few days in advance to the inventory count, decide which machine will be the 'central command' station

during the PI. We recommend connecting and preparing the scanners for inventory This may be the

main cash register or any other machine that is in a convenient location for all the runners to reach. This

machine will have the one and only scanner cable connected to it. There should only be one person

using the PI module at the central station, no others may use the PI at the same time.

The OPN2001 scanner comes with a standard USB data connection cable that connects between the

computer and the scanner (mini connector).

1. If you have a Palm device docking unit, a Pole Display, or any other serial based device that is

connected to COM1 already, shut down the machine, disconnect the device, then power the

station back on. This should allow the computer to recognize the device is no longer connected.

733 E. Eighth St. Suite 103. Traverse City, MI 49686

Anthology, Inc.

Overview:

The OPN2001 series data collectors are small, lightweight, portable barcode

scanners to use in collecting for your physical inventory. The data is then

'downloaded' into Anthology via the Physical Inventory module. These

scanners are not programmable.

The Physical Inventory module in Anthology was designed so that you can scan

Toll Free: 800-819-0095

Fax: 231-933-0091

Support@anthology.com

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Page 1 You have these scanners for a pre-determined number of days from the time that you receive them. You should already be using Visual Anthology version 7.4.133 or higher to use the PI module and these scanners and have watched the PI training videos available on the Customer Zone. Additional individual store training can be purchased at the discounted rate of $75/hour.
Page 2 Note for CLOUD users: If you are a Visual Anthology Cloud user, be sure to have the scanner and cable connected to the computer before you launch your RDP icon. You may also need to right-click and Edit your RDP icon.
Page 3 By now you should have received an email from Tech Support containing an “Authorization code”. Use the steps in the email or the steps below to enable the scanner download function. 1) Open Visual Anthology, on any machine 2) Go to Inventory Control | Physical Inventory 3) Click on the Actions menu | Specify Scanner.
Page 4 PI. Do not interrupt this process. When it is finished you will see the Master PI record has a Status of Complete. 733 E. Eighth St. Suite 103. Traverse City, MI 49686 Toll Free: 800-819-0095 Fax: 231-933-0091 Support@anthology.com...
Page 5  If you have problem downloading a batch from any scanner, disconnect the scanner, close out of anthology, wait one minute and try again. If the problem persists shut down the computer for 5 full minutes and retry the download.
Page 6 Q: My store must be open during this PI, what should we know about this?  Anthology does not support or recommend doing PI during open hours. Know that most stores that attempt a PI during open hours, usually decide against this for the next PI as they find that doing a PI while open is too complex and time consuming to be cost effective or accurate.
Page 7 Q: What if I left the scanner connected for a long time after upload?  If the scanner is not responsive, close the PI, and Anthology. Try manually clearing the scanner and testing with just a couple of items. You may also need to shut down the computer for 1 minute.
Page 8 I have tried repeatedly with different scanners and am unable to download any scanners.  First, stop all scanning. Close out of Anthology, disconnect the scanner from the cable, and shut down the PI machine for 5 full minutes. ...