Sometimes, when trying to scan a bag of, let's say, potato chips, the bar
code is placed right near one end of the bag, and the end of the bag is sort
of bent so that it blocks the scanner's view of the bag. So you have to
make sure that the end is moved away from the bag.
I also find that, at times, I am moving the machine a bit too fast, and miss
the bar code. And it sometimes works better from a distance of about 8
inches or so. Be careful, though, that there isn't another product nearby
that has a bar code that might be picked up by the scanner. When scanning 4
or so bottles of pop, I've found that mistake. It scanned the bottle next
to the one I wanted instead of the right one. Oops?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Dickhoner" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Summit I.d. mate
I have some trouble with scanning as well. you have to kind of play around
with it. You have to move the scanner, and you have to turn the box or can
different ways to get a reading.
This might also help you. If you scan a box or package, and there is no
reading you won't get a beep or speech. This is because there is no bar
code. Not all packages have a bar code.
If you hear product information is not available, this means that there is
a bar code, but the product isn't in the data base.
I hope this helps.
Tom Dickhoner from Cincinnati, Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Fallin" <[email protected]>
To: "Cooking in the Dark" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:48 PM
Subject: [CnD] Summit I.d. mate
Hi everyone,
We just got our Summit IddD mate and we like it, but we're having trouble
with scanning. I've tried to scan a cereal box and I can't get it to
show a reading, let alone read the package info. Any tips and tricks by
those of you who use it would be appreciated. Is it better to move the
scanner or the thing to be scanned? Thanks for any help.
Allison Fallin
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