SCANTECH ID (Champtek company) Discovery SG-20 - Manual (Page 122)

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Does the Discovery have an internal memory for an article database?
No, we have chosen not to do this for the following the reason:
It is crucial that the information given to the consumer on the Discovery display
is correct. The best solution to achieve this high level of data integrity is to draw
the information from ONE central source: The article data-base on the store’s
Back Office computer.
In case the Discovery terminal would contain a local database,
this needs permanent maintenance, generating lots of data traffic.
A local database memory will significantly increase the unit hardware costs.
How can I give a quick demo?
To make your live easier, we’ve given I-Start a data-base with maximum 50 demo
articles.
Once you have installed I-Start, you can define several Barcodes with their price
and description to fill the demo database.
If you like a good show you can personalise the system further with some self
made full screen bitmaps.
Also U-Start has a small demo-facility, however this is limited to only four fixed
barcodes. Just to get the idea.
Via the Windows route: “Start/Programs/Discovery SG-20/Test bar codes” open
the document containing the barcodes. Just print the document and look how it’s
working.
H-12 BARCODES
Which barcode symbologies does the Discovery accept?
Basically all popular symbologies as accepted by the integrated Scantech
scanner: EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC A, UPC E, Add-ons, Code/EAN 128, Interleaved
2/5, Code 39 (full ASCII), Code 32 and Codabar.
H-13 SERVICE
Is the Discovery hot swappable?
Yes, always of course configure the replacing Discovery similar to the old one