Barcode app

Barcode app

If you have a Cisco Wireless Phone 840S or Cisco Wireless Phone 860S, it includes a barcode scanner and Barcode app.

Your administrator controls the settings for the Barcode app. Among other features, the administrator controls the symbols set up, the intensity of the scan light, and the audible sounds with scan completion.

Your administrator may also do a test scan of a barcode.


Caution

The LED light is bright, but not a laser. Don't stare at the light or let it shine into the eyes.
Figure 1. Barcode scanner on the Cisco Wireless Phone 860S
Angled view of an 860S phone with a scanner light emitting from the top of the phone to read a barcode.

Test scan a barcode

Before you use the barcode scanner for the first time, check that the scanner is properly configured to scan your barcode type.

Before you begin

  • Use the small tab to remove the plastic cover on the barcode scanner.

  • Use the Buttons app to program a button as the Scanner.


    Note

    By default, the top-left button of the Cisco Wireless Phone 860S is set to Scanner.

    By default, the bottom-left button of the Cisco Wireless Phone 840S is set to Scanner.

Procedure

Step 1

Access the Barcode app.

Step 2

Tap the Overflow menu.

Step 3

Tap Test scan.

Step 4

From the Barcode screen, tap the barcode scanner button.

Step 5

Point the barcode reader 1–18 inches (2.5–46 centimeters) from the barcode that you want to scan.

Step 6

Press and hold the programmed Scanner button with the light shining across the entire barcode symbol until the light turns off and you hear a beep.

The Barcode type and the Scanned barcode data appear on the Barcode screen. The barcode search button is enabled.

Step 7

Tap the barcode search button to find data about the scanned barcode.

The search results appear in the default browser on your phone.

Scan a barcode

The barcode reader is on the top rear of the handset. It takes longer to scan large 2D barcodes. For example, it may take the scanner several seconds to read a large 3000 character barcode.

The scanner lights for the Cisco Wireless Phone 840S are white and green.

The scanner lights for the Cisco Wireless Phone 860S are red.

Before you begin

  • Before first use, use the small tab to remove the plastic cover on the barcode scanner.

  • If not already done, use the Buttons app to program a button as the Scanner.


    Note

    By default, the top-left button of the Cisco Wireless Phone 860S is set to Scanner.

    By default, the bottom-left button of the Cisco Wireless Phone 840S is set to Scanner.

  • If not already done, and if available, perform a test scan of a barcode.

Procedure

Step 1

If your phone is password protected, unlock the phone.

Step 2

Point the barcode reader 1–18 inches (2.5–46 centimeters) from the barcode that you want to scan.

Step 3

Press and hold the programmed Scanner button with the light shining across the entire barcode symbol until the light turns off and you hear a beep.

Clean the scanner window

If the scanner isn’t working properly, clean the scanner window.


Caution

Don't spray cleaner directly on the scanner window.

Note

You may also clean the scanner with a monitor wipe.

Procedure

Step 1

Spray glass cleaner onto a soft cloth.

Step 2

Wipe the scanner window.