Star Micronics Scanner
GrownBy Register is integrated with select Star Micronics hardware, and specifically hardware that can connect via Bluetooth.
Here is the eligible model:
BSH-20B Bluetooth Barcode Scanner
Connecting Scanner to GrownBy Register
- Charge scanner by connecting included USB cord to printer (and plug in the printer)
- Put mini USB device, included with your Scanner, into the Printer (underneath in port)
- Scan Scanner Manual in the following order
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"Enter setup" (Scan code)
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"3.2 @INTERF10 Bluetooth Dongle POS" (Scan code)
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Scan QR code on Mini USB (while plugged into printer). Scanner should then buzz and turn solid blue.
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Open GrownBy Register
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Click or press Scanner symbol
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Adding Product Codes to Products
- Navigate to Product list
- Click on Product
- Click in Product Code field
- Scan product Code
- Click Save
Why you might use a Scanner at market or at a farm store
Speed
The most obvious reason to scan products on checkout is speed. Compared to manually entering products by name and typing several characters out, the scan is instantaneous. This is particularly important for farms and stores offering many products, and many similarly named products (types of jam, for instance).
Customers are often in a rush and are sensitive to a checkout experience that feels disorganized or slow. A scanner can help to speed and professionalize checkout providing a better customer experience.
Accuracy
If you're offering many type of products and varieties of the same product, it can be easy for you or your employees to enter the wrong product on checkout. Entering products incorrectly is problematic for 1) your inventory 2) the customer's sense of trust 3) accuracy of your sales records.
By adding product codes to your GrownBy Register database and implementing a scanner, you'll put your store on track for more accurate and fast checkout experiences.