I totally concur with Eileen on this and I'll be writing it up and publishing it on our blog tomorrow.
But the long and the short of it is that the Staple multipurpose laser/inkjet labels don't take a good enough image to be routinely scannable at small geometries like the 5160 label. The Avery ones work much better with laser printers. I also agree with her advice on scanning -- she is using the audible feedback from the system in a very smart way and it is clearly working well. On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:31:14 AM UTC-5, Eileen wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > I decided to see if there was some consistency on where the barcodes are > located on cans, boxes, etc. For the most part, the seam overlapped to the > left, the barcode was to the left of the seam about 1/2 " from the bottom > of > the can or in the middle of the can. This is the same if the label on a > can > overlaps to the right where you can feel the edge of the label on the > right > side. Once in a while, I found the barcode in the middle of the can when > the > overlapping portion of the label was pointed to the left. This was on hot > cocoa. With boxes, I looked for the top (to open the box) where the flap > would be to get a directional sense. On the bottom of the package, it > would > be either on the left or right edge. However, I know in previous training > for myself, the barcodes could be found on one of the sides of the box. I > have more success when I move the phone slowly and wait for a click. As > Nancy said, the camera needs to focus, so I give a couple of seconds in > one > location before moving the phone. I usually wait for a click before > moving. > Remember, you need to move the phone in a vertical direction and not > horizontally. Also, I use my right thumb or index finger on the right > upper > corner of the phone to help line up the camera to make sure it is getting > the area I think the barcode is in. My case for my phone has a nice > rectangular opening to assist with lining it up with the item I am trying > to > scan. I am getting better with scanning regular objects, but like > everything > else, there will be a learning curve with it. I do advise to print out a > practice sheet to master one's style in capturing the barcode. With items > that have a label on two opposite sides, the smaller label is usually > where > one can find the barcode. If you are making audible labels, what I do is > estimate where the middle of the label is, place the phone just below the > upper edge, and then lift very slowly. I always use the right upper right > corner and line it up using my fingers with the label. Again, I usually do > not move the phone until I hear a click. This technique has help me master > capturing the label with the barcode. I would only purchase Avery labels > listed on the website, as I had problems getting Digit-Eyes to work with > Staple labels. These are just my observations and I hope it helps others > in > using this wonderful app. > > Eileen > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
