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With Timely, you can scan the barcodes on your retail stock and assign them to products you have set up in your account. This means, when you are checking out a client - you can scan the barcodes on any products they are purchasing to effortlessly add them to the sale; creating a seamless client experience. In this guide, you will learn how to configure your barcode scanner.
How to configure your barcode scanner
To get your barcode scanner working with Timely when selling products, it needs to be configured so that it does not add on any suffixes or end characters to the barcode. If you have the user manual for your scanner, then there is usually a barcode that you can scan to configure your scanner so that it removes all suffixes.
The following barcode scanners are compatible with the web version of Timely when connected to a computer. Some models have been tested by Timely, while others are expected to work based on their setup requirements and compatibility:
Motorola Symbol LS2208
- Open the Quick Start Guide
- Find the page restore default barcode to reset all parameters to default settings
- This page would need to be printed so the barcode can be scanned
Opticon - various models
- Download and print this page
- Scan the barcodes from the top to the bottom
- From the Timely iOS app, you can How to set up the SocketMobile scanner for your iOS device
SocketMobile SocketScan S700
The SocketMobile SocketScan S700 is compatible with the setup requirements for the web version of Timely and can be configured by following the instructions in SocketMobile's user guide.
Important note: While this specific model has not been tested by Timely, similar SocketMobile scanners have been shown to work well with Timely.
If you are getting the error shown in the screenshot above, then you can configure the scanner by:
- Turn off Bluetooth on your computer
- Scan the barcode labelled data as is in their programming guide.
- Then turn on Bluetooth on your computer and ensure that the scanner is paired.
Timely note: to scan the barcodes generated from your clients' mobile phones when using Afterpay, an imaging scanner such as the SocketScan S700 would be required.