(This feature is available in PPSS Diamond and 24karat.)

With the New-Pawner Screen open, click in the Drivers-License Box and scan a drivers license to auto enter the pawner's name, address, license number and date of birth. (PPSS 24karat edition only for these states: AR, AK, CA, CO, FL, IA, KS, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NM, OH, PA, SC, VT)

Setup Bar Codes

Generally scanners can be used 'out of the box'. Scanners are shipped with a manual which explains how to configure the scanners, but it does not explain what a particular setting might be for.

Margin Settings

Select Labels on the Main Menu, then Inventory. Use the Left and Top settings in the lower-left corner to adjust the print position on sheets of labels. (Bar-code setup uses inches for margins.)

Bar-Code Symbology

Bar codes are typically printed in UPC-A format (11 characters). Smaller bar codes may be used on small items (like cans) using UPC-E (7 characters). The default setting in PPSS is UPC-A but may be changed to UPC-E in Program Setup (Inventory).

Please note: If a bar code is scanned and contains 10 or 12 characters (not 11) or if the code contains spaces, PPSS will assign a new bar code when the 'Assign Bar Codes' feature is used.

How to Scan

Read Bar Codes from the Inventory Add and Edit Screens

When adding or editing an Inventory Record, click in the Bar-Code field and scan the bar code. Information about the item will be entered.

Read Bar Codes from the New-Sale Screen

On the New-Sale Screen, put the cursor in the Bar-Code-Entry Box.

If a bar code is read that does not exist in inventory, PPSS opens the new-inventory-item process. Choose the Consignor who provided the item. After the new item is entered, read the bar code again to enter the item on the New-Sale Screen.

Manual Bar-Code Entry

If a bar code fails to scan properly, enter it manually from the keyboard. Use the numbers on the keyboard that are below the function keys to enter the code in the Bar-Code-Entry Box if a new sale document is open. Do not use the numeric keypad.

If a new sale document is not open, start typing using the same keyboard numbers to enter the unreadable bar code.

Press enter when you have finished entering the bar code.

Remove Duplicate Bar Codes

Go to the Inventory Work Area and click on Assign Bar Codes in Quick Links (on the right):

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