Freedom Scientific ScanTalker 2.0 Manual de usuario
ScanTalker™
2.0
Bar Code Reading
Solution
Quick Start Guide
Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC
March 2006
Document Number 440315-001
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Table of Contents
Congratulations!...........................................3
Features ....................................................3
Benefits......................................................4
What's in the Box?.....................................4
Using ScanTalker with PAC Mate..............5
Scanning for the First Time...................6
Adding a Product to the Database........9
Enabling Quick Scan Mode.................10
Quitting ScanTalker ............................11
Scanning Tips..........................................11
Troubleshooting.......................................13
Bar Code Scanner Calibration.................15
Connecting the Scanner to
a PAC Mate.........................................15
Scanning Bar Codes...........................16
For More Information...............................21
Contacting Freedom Scientific.................21
Corporate Offices................................21
Technical Support...............................22
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Congratulations!
ScanTalker™ 2.0, designed specifically for the
PAC Mate™, is a bar code reading program
that identifies more than 1 million products,
such as grocery, entertainment, and drugstore
items. Now you can access important product
information such as directions, facts, and
ingredients or use the pre-printed bar code
labels to help identify your personal items.
ScanTalker works in tandem with the optional
Metrologic MS6720 hand-held bar code
scanner. It ships from Freedom Scientific pre-
configured and ready for operation. Simply plug
in the scanner, insert the supplied
CompactFlash® card, and begin scanning. The
scanner can be used freely in your hand or
placed into the convenient desktop stand.
Features
ScanTalker supports numerous databases that
recognize over 1 million products. The
following are a few examples.
•Product database of over 285,000 grocery
and over-the-counter pharmaceutical items
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•Product database of over 90,000 health and
beauty aids
•Product database of over 320,000 audio and
video compact discs and DVDs
•Product database of over 500,000 general
merchandise items
•Expandable databases that allow you to
enter or edit product information
•Quick Scan Mode for fast item searches
Benefits
•Quick identification of products and items
•Access to additional product information
•Simplifies activities of daily living
What's in the Box?
The ScanTalker package includes the following
items. If you find that you are missing any of
these components, please call Customer
Service at (800) 444-4443.
•CompactFlash card (includes ScanTalker
application and databases)
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•100 pre-printed bar code labels to use on
your personal items
•ScanTalker Quick Start Guide in print
•Documentation CD
•Metrologic MS6720 hand-held bar code
scanner (optional)
•Metrologic bar code scanner cable (optional)
•Desktop stand (optional)
•USB adapter with an A connector and a
mini-A connector (optional)
Using ScanTalker with PAC Mate
To use ScanTalker, first connect the bar code
scanner cable to the USB adapter, and then
plug the adapter into the PAC Mate's USB port.
Next, insert the ScanTalker CompactFlash card
into your PAC Mate, and, when prompted,
begin scanning.
The following scenarios are described for using
ScanTalker:
•Scanning for the First Time
•Adding a Product to the Database
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•Enabling Quick Scan Mode
•Quitting ScanTalker
Scanning for the First Time
Use the following procedures to test and verify
that your scanner operates properly with
ScanTalker.
1. Turn on your PAC Mate.
2. Connect the supplied USB adapter to the
scanner's USB cable connector, and then
plug the adapter's mini-A USB connector in
to the PAC Mate's USB port.
The scanner emits a beep tone indicating
that it is connected to the PAC Mate and
turned on.
Caution: Do not point or look directly into the
scanner’s laser beam.
3. Insert the ScanTalker CompactFlash card
into an available CompactFlash slot on the
PAC Mate.
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The PAC Mate speaks the contents of the
View License Agreement dialog, which gives
you the option of listening to the ScanTalker
license agreement.
•Choose Yes to hear the license
agreement.
Note: The FSEdit application opens so that
you can read the license agreement.
When it is finished, press ESC on the
PAC Mate QX (F1 on the PAC Mate
BX) to return to the View License
Agreement dialog. Next, select No to
start ScanTalker.
•Choose No if you do not wish to hear the
license agreement, and you want to start
ScanTalker.
Note: For future reference, if you do not want
to hear the license agreement
announcement the next time you use
ScanTalker, use the TAB key (DOTS 4-
5 CHORD on the BX) to navigate to the
“Don't Show Me This Again” check box,
and press the SPACEBAR to select this
check box.
4. After choosing No, ScanTalker automatically
starts and announces that it is in UPC Edit
mode.
UPC Edit mode means that ScanTalker is
ready to scan an item.
5. Scan the following bar code.
Verify that the PAC Mate’s response is,
“Ragu – Pasta Sauce. Chunky Garden Style
Tomato, Garlic, and Onion.”
6. Press ENTER (DOT 8) to place ScanTalker
in UPC Edit mode and scan the following
bar code.
Verify that the PAC Mate’s response is,
“Welch’s Frozen – Juice Cocktail. Concord
Grape Frozen Concentrate.”
If the two bar codes are correctly identified,
your scanner is ready for use. Press ENTER
(DOT 8) to place the scanner into UPC Edit
mode, and scan an item when you are
ready.
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If a bar code was not correctly identified, go
to the Bar Code Scanner Calibration
procedures to calibrate your scanner for use
with ScanTalker.
Adding a Product to the Database
You can easily add a product to the database if
it is not recognized by ScanTalker. When this
occurs, the PAC Mate announces that the item
is not recognized and asks if you want to
create an entry for it. To create an entry, do the
following:
1. Choose Yes. The Edit Item Info dialog
opens.
2. Type the product name into the Product
Name Edit text box, for example, Joe's
Soda. Press TAB (DOTS 4-5 CHORD).
3. Type a product description into the Product
Details text box, for example, Joe's orange
soda in a 12 ounce can. Press TAB (DOTS
4-5 CHORD) to move to the OK button.
4. Choose OK to add the product to the
database. The PAC Mate announces that
the Freedom Scientific ScanTalker dialog is
open and states the product's name.
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5. To scan another item, press ENTER (DOT
8) to open UPC Edit mode.
Note: Make sure that you exit ScanTalker by
pressing ESC (F1). If you simply
remove the ScanTalker CompactFlash
card, your changes will not be saved.
Enabling Quick Scan Mode
Quick Scan mode allows you to scan a number
of items without having to press ENTER (DOT
8) between product scans. When using this
mode, if an item is not recognized, you are not
prompted to add it to the product database.
To turn on Quick Scan mode, do the following:
1. Press TAB (DOTS 4-5 CHORD) until you
hear, "Quick Scan checkbox not checked,"
and then press SPACEBAR to select the
checkbox.
2. Press ENTER (DOT 8) to open UPC Edit
mode.
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