The bar code is often right near the seam in the bag, so make sure the seam isn't blocking it. Simply move it aside slightly so the Summit can locate the bar code.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allison Fallin Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Summit I.d. mate What do you mean by So you have to make sure that the end is moved away from the bag. How can you move the end away from the bag when the end is part of the bag? Allison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected] To: <[email protected]>,"Tom Dickhoner" <[email protected] Date sent: Tue, 22 May 2012 10:27:10 -0500 Subject: Re: [CnD] Summit I.d. mate 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? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! are! finished! ----- 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 _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
