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User Guide - Scanner

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  • Page 1   User Guide - Scanner...
  • Page 2   The Scanner Scanner Home Page     Navigating the Scanner The power on and off button is located on the top right of the handheld. The orange button in the center and two black buttons on the sides of the Scan- ner will activate the bar code reader.

  • Page 3: Charging The Scanner

      The Scanner Scanner Home Page     Charging the Scanner The battery icon 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.
  • Page 4   The Scanner Ordering       Navigating the Ordering Screen Tap Ordering 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).
  • Page 5   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).
  • Page 6   The Scanner Ordering         Defaults       Tap Defaults 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.  ...
  • Page 7   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.

  • Page 8: List Items

      The Scanner Ordering         List Items Highlight a supplier. Tap List Item s 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).
  • Page 9   The Scanner Ordering         Scan Tap Scan to go directly to the Scan screen.   See Scan Now in the Scanner section for more information.                   9    ...
  • Page 10   The Scanner Scan Now     Navigating the Scan Screen Tap Scan Now 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.  ...

  • Page 11: Scanning A Bar Code

      The Scanner Scan Now     Scanning a Bar Code To scan orders, aim the front end of the scanner toward a bar code on the product or on a shelf tag. Keep the scanner 2-4 inches away from the barcode for best scanning results.
  • Page 12   The Scanner Scan Now     Scanning a Bar Code (Continued) Sale Items You will hear three tones if the item scanned is on sale. The scanner will display “Sale. ”   Tap the word Sale on the screen.  ...
  • Page 13   The Scanner Scan Now     Scanning a Bar Code (Continued) Discontinued Items You will hear five tones if the item scanned is discontinued. The scanner will display “Disc” (F). Discontinued items can still be ordered, but they may not ship depend- ing on the suppliers supply.
  • Page 14   The Scanner Scan Now     Scanning a Bar Code (Continued) Two Distributors Products carried by both distributors will automatically be assigned to the primary distributor unless the second distributor is assigned.   The arrow next to the pack size indicates that the product is carried by both distributors.
  • Page 15   The Scanner Scan Now     Delete To delete an item from the Scan screen, tap Del (A). Tap Yes in the confirmation box.                     While scanning, you may create a list of shelf tags or add to the list you have scanned.
  • Page 16   The Scanner Scan Now         You can look up a product by UPC or SKU number on your scanner. On the Scan screen, tap UPC (A). To look up a UPC, use the keypad to type in the number and tap Lookup UPC.
  • Page 17   The Scanner LN Exclusive Deals     LN Exclusive Deals   Top suppliers in the industry have partnered with Living Naturally to provide exclusive deals on many new and innovative products. As a Living Naturally retailer you get exclusive access to these products. To view the products with deals tap on the LN Exclusive Deals button (A).
  • Page 18   The Scanner Shelf Tags       Scanning for Shelf Tags To scan for tags with the shelf tag function, tap Shelf Tags on the Scan Genius menu to open the Shelf Tags screen (B). Begin scanning. Note: Scan the products for shelf tags in the order you want them to appear at the shelf.
  • Page 19   The Scanner Inventory     Scanning for Inventory Scan Genius provides a fast and efficient way to perform inventory in the store. Place the scanner into Inventory mode by tapping on the Inventory button (A).   This screen is very similar to shelf tags with the difference being the option to record a quantity (B).
  • Page 20   The Scanner Inventory         Log onto My Genius Central Go to www.mygeniuscentral.com and log in. Go to “Inventory Uploads” under the “Orders” tab. If you do not have an account to My Genius Central, contact support at 800-360-2231. Sign up is free.

  • Page 21: Saving The File

      The Scanner Inventory       Adjust the Vendor If you need to change the vendor association of a product you can do this with the “Vendor” drop down menu on the right. You should only need to change distrib- uted items, the system will automatically match up items with direct manufactures.
  • Page 22   The Scanner Inventory         The file is exported in a CSV file format, which is a very common type of text file. This file can be opened by many different types of programs including Microsoft Exel. The example below is being viewed in Notepad. Here you can see what data has been exported.
  • Page 23   The Scanner Edit Shelf Data         Navigating the Edit Shelf Data Screen You can edit product data including retail price, minimum and maximum on the scanner.   Tap Edit Shelf Data on the Scan Genius menu.  ...
  • Page 24   The Scanner Edit Shelf Data         Editing Products not on the Scanner You can also scan to edit shelf data even if the product catalog is not on your scanner.   When you scan, the UPC number will appear but the retail price will not. Enter the new data.