PSC Falcon PT40 Product Reference Manual page 38

Data Collection with PT40 Software Applications
2. Scan the bar code for an inventory item, or use the keypad to enter the
The code is entered automatically with a scanner; with a keypad, press the
<ENT>
3. The second prompt now appears on the first line of the screen, and the
4. Enter the number of individual units of the item in inventory.
5. The item number and quantity appear together on the third line of the
6. When finished collecting inventory data, press the
Refer to
The PT40 stores the collected data in a single ASCII text file. When uploading
the file to the PC, the data appears as a list. Each line in the list contains two
fields separated by a comma. The first field is the item ID, and the second field
is the number of units of that item.
uploaded from a PT40 that used
2-14
item's ID number or description.
key.
item ID appears on the third line.
QUANTITY
¤
40-000-00
F3=REV F4=EXIT
screen, separated by a comma, and the first prompt reappears on the
screen. The PT40 is ready to accept another item ID.
ITEM ID
¤
40-000-00, 25
F3=REV F4=EXIT
the application menu.
Uploading Data to the Host PC starting on page 3-2
shows part of a data file
Figure 2-9
with two prompts to collect data.
INVPRO
key to return to
<F4>
to upload your data.
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Falcon PT40