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Groqit Owner's Manual
How to use your Groqit
Turn on your Groqit
Pressing any button longer than 2 seconds turns your Groqit on. First
the name “GROQIT” displays on screen and then is replaced
by the Main Menu, which displays two Category names.
What’s on the Menu?
As delivered, the BOOKS Category will be at the top of the display. The
second is EXAMPLE1, which will be of use to you when you take the Tutorial
on the QuickStart Guide.
Your Groqit comes preset with 8 top-level Categories and 2 Menu items we
call Functions; you can add more Categories using the CONFIGURE Function.
UP and DOWN scroll through the list.
The full list of pre-set Categories is: BOOKS, EXAMPLE1, EXAMPLE 2, GAMES,
HOUSEH~1, MUSIC, VIDEO and WISHLIST. (HOUSEH~1 is expanded to HOUSEHOLD
on the website or your computer.)
All Groqit Categories behave the same way.
In this manual, we will use the Category EXAMPLE1, but BOOKS, MUSIC or
any other of the other categories – including those you create
yourself - will function in the same way.
The OFF Function is at top of the menu list and the CONFIGURE Function
is at the end.
OFF turns your Groqit off. If no key is pressed for two minutes, Groqit
automatically turns itself off.
CONFIGURE allows you to reset the default directory, turn the beeper on
or off, and add new Categories to the Main Menu.
The full Main Menu list which you can scroll through, including
the Functions is: OFF, BOOKS, EXAMPLE1, EXAMPLE 2, GAMES, HOUSEH~1,
MUSIC, VIDEO, WISHLIST and CONFIGURE.
NOTE: Each Category is its own separate data storage area. When you are
adding a book to your database, you will want to scroll to BOOKS before
adding its barcode. That way when you search for it you will know where
to look.
Groqit’s check, add and delete functions work only within the
individual databases for each Category. For instance, if you add a book
to the database of Example1, and then check for the barcode in BOOKS,
Groqit will not find it in the BOOKS database.
What’s on the Submenu?
Each Category offers a Sub-Menu with a range of Functions. When you have
Scrolled to and SELECTED a Category, you can Scroll through a new submenu
to SELECT the Function you want.
The list of Sub-Menu Functions for the Main Menu Categories is: CHECK BARCODE,
ADD BARCODE, DELETE BARCODE and RETURN.
Those Functions lead to the next Menu of choices, when appropriate. (See
the Menu Treeon the inside cover)
All Categories support the basic inventory control Functions of checking,
adding and deleting items.
Navigating
All Navigation is done using the UP and DOWN buttons
to scroll through lists until the desired choice is displayed on the screen,
then pressing the ENTER button to SELECT it. (Or press RETURN to go back
one menu level.)
If more than one choice is available on screen, the Highlighted one is
the one you will be SELECTING when you press ENTER.
Checking Barcodes
Checking prospective purchases against your existing collection(s) is an
important purpose of your Groqit.
Select EXAMPLE1 from the Main Menu. (Scroll UP or DOWN until EXAMPLE1 appears
on the top line of the display.)
Press ENTER. The Example1 Sub-Menu appears:
EXAMPLE1
CHECK BARCODE
UP and DOWN buttons are used to scroll
through the choices of Sub-Menu Functions displayed on the second
line, as they do on the main Menu.
Scanning to see if a Barcode is on your list
Press ENTER when the CHECK BARCODE Function is selected to display the
CHECK MENU:
CHECK MENU
SCAN BARCODE
UP and DOWN buttons scroll the choices
on the second line through the three checking functions (Scanning
Barcodes, Keying Barcodes and Manual Search). Each is discussed
below.
(At the end of the CHECK MENU, there is a RETURN option, which functions
exactly the same as the RETURN button.)
With the SCAN BARCODE function displayed on the Check Menu, press ENTER.
This should display:
SCAN BARCODE
PRESS SCAN KEY
This on-screen directive is not selectable or scrollable, but indicates
that the unit is ready for you to press the SCAN button.
Pressing SCAN activates the reader and the red scan-light turns
on. When you pass the Groqit quickly over a barcode, you will
hear one or two beeps.
Scan barcode number 1 in the QuickStart Guide.
If the scan was successful, a single beep will sound and the number scanned
will be displayed:
9781577490562
SEARCH CODE
Pressing ENTER causes your Groqit to search its memory and, if the item
is in your inventory, display:
IN INVENTORY
If the item is not in your Groqit’s database for that category, it
will display “Not In Inventory”. If you have multiple copies,
the second line will display how many are in the list.
If there are read errors, Groqit will beep twice and display:
SCAN BARCODE
ERROR RE-SCAN
This prompts you to press the SCAN button and try to read the barcode again.
If you have difficulty reading codes, see Holding
your Groqit and Hints
on using the Groqit to read barcodes in the Quick
Start Guide (if you still have trouble reading, see the Troubleshooting
section on this topic).
Groqit also supports manual barcode entry and searches. See
Appendix 1, Software Keypad.
Your Groqit will stay in barcode reading mode until you press RETURN or it turns itself off after two minutes of non-use.
Adding Items
From the Main Menu, Select the Category you want to add the item to. As
an exercise, choose EXAMPLE1 and use the DOWN button on
the EXAMPLE1 Menu to display the Add Barcode option.
EXAMPLE1
ADD BARCODE
Pressing ENTER displays the Add Items Menu.
Scan Barcode
The first option is Scan Barcode:
ADD ITEMS
SCAN BARCODE
Pressing ENTER SELECTS the Scan Barcode
Function and displays:
SCAN BARCODE
PRESS SCAN KEY
Hold the SCAN button down while running the Groqit’s
tip quickly across the barcode to be added to inventory (barcode 2 on
the QSG). If the read is successful, you will hear one beep and see the
number displayed:
9780374100858
SEARCH CODE
If you press ENTER, you will briefly see a screen saying “Adding
...”
Then the confirmation message is shown:
BARCODE ADDED
If you hear two beeps, it means the scan was not successful; you can try
again.
(If you have difficulty reading, see “About
the Barcode Reader” under Important Notes and/or Hints
on using the Groqit to read barcodes in the Tutorial.)
Pressing ENTER brings you back to the ADD ITEMS Menu.
Key Barcode
The second option on the ADD ITEMS Menu allows you to “key” barcodes,
as described in the Software Keypad and Manual Barcode Entry
sections (see
Appendix 1). Selecting this option displays:
--
PRESS ENTER ADD
After keying in the number, press ENTER to add the barcode to your database.
You will briefly see a screen saying “Adding ...” and then
the confirmation message will be shown:
BARCODE ADDED
Pressing ENTER returns you to the ADD ITEMS Menu.
Multiple Scan
The third Function on the ADD ITEMS Menu supports multiple scans with only
two key presses per item. This is especially useful when building your initial
database.
ADD ITEMS
MULTIPLE SCAN
Pressing ENTER selects the MULTIPLE SCAN
option and displays:
SCAN BARCODE
PRESS SCAN KEY
Press the SCAN button and run the wand tip quickly across the barcode
(barcode 3 on QSG). If the read is successful, you will hear one beep and
see the number displayed:
9780849214066
SEARCH CODE
The Groqit checks to see if the barcode is a duplicate. If the barcode
is already in your database, you will have the option to add it a second
time, or skip it by pressing RETURN.
IN INVENTORY
PRESS ENTER ADD
In either case, if you press ENTER, you will briefly
see a screen saying “Adding
...” Then the confirmation message is shown:
BARCODE ADDED
Then the scan screen will be redisplayed for further scans.
Repeating SCAN and ENTER allows you to rapidly add many items with just
two key presses.
Deleting Items
Sometimes you may want to remove an item from one
of your lists; you might get something on your WISHLIST, for instance.
From the Main Menu, choose EXAMPLE 1 and use the DOWN key on the EXAMPLE
1 Menu to display the DELETE BARCODE option.
EXAMPLE1
DELETE BARCODE
There are two ways to enter barcodes for deletion – Scanning
and Keying.
Both options function similarly to the corresponding ADD BARCODE functions
except that there is a screen requesting confirmation before the actual
deletion from the database is final.
DOWN TO CONFIRM
ENTER TO SKIP
Press the DOWN button to confirm the deletion, unless
you feel you’ve
made a mistake. If so, press ENTER and the deletion will be aborted.
Configure Options
The last item on the Main menu will always be CONFIGURE. With CONFIGURE
selected from the Main Menu, pressing ENTER displays the CONFIGURE menu:
CONFIGURE
SET DEFAULT DIR
Pressing DOWN displays SET VOICE. If you press DOWN again, ADD CATEGORY
will be displayed. If you pass the function wanted, UP moves back up in
the list.
Pressing ENTER selects the function displayed.
Set Default Category
The first Category you see on your Groqit’s screen when it gets turned
on is your “Default Category.” You might be an avid music
collector, so you might want the Groqit to wake up with MUSIC ready to
be selected. Or not. You can decide.
BOOKS is the initial default directory in the Main Menu. Any of the Main
Menu Categories may be selected as the default, including categories you
have added.. (OFF and CONFIGURE may not.)
When you press ENTER on the Configure screen you are shown a list to SELECT
from.
SELECT
WISHLIST
UP and DOWN BUTTONS allow you to scroll
to the Category you wish to make the default.
Pressing ENTER sets whichever Category is displayed
highlighted as the default. Groqit displays a confirmation with the
name of the new default – in
this example, “MUSIC”.
DEFAULT MUSIC
PRESS ENTER
Pressing ENTER again takes you back into the CONFIGURE submenu, where you
can make other configuration changes or RETURN to the Main Menu.
The next time you turn your Groqit on, the menu will be positioned at the
new default.
Set Voice
The Groqit’s beeper is valuable in letting you know whether a barcode
has been correctly read. The Beeper can be very helpful when reading codes, but
you can turn the beeper off – and back on again.
Pressing ENTER when SET VOICE is shown on the Configure menu displays
SELECT
ON
Pressing DOWN displays OFF on line two. Pressing Up restores the
ON option to view.
Pressing ENTER confirms whichever setting you choose. Groqit will display
the confirmation “SOUND ON” or “SOUND OFF” and the
prompt “PRESS ENTER”.
Pressing ENTER again takes you back into the CONFIGURE submenu, where you
can make other configuration changes or RETURN to the Main Menu.
Add a Category
To add a new category to the Main Menu, from CONFIGURE, SCROLL down to
the “ADD CATEGORY submenu and press ENTER.
NAME MAX 8 CHAR
Enter the new name using the Software Keypad described in Software
Keypad (Appendix 1).
Pressing ENTER takes you back into the CONFIGURE Menu, where you can make
other configuration changes or RETURN to the Main Menu, where your new category
now appears in the list.
Be careful when adding categories because there is no “Delete Category” function
in the Groqit This is a safety feature. However, Groqit Membership
Services on the website will allow you to delete categories.
To Manual Page 3
Free
Services for you at Groqit.com
Benefits of Membership
Forum
Appendixes:
1 -Software
Keypad
Manual
Barcode Entry
Manual Search
2
- Manual Search - Beyond the Barcode
Groqit's
Expanded Data: organized by Files, Records & Fields
Searching
for humans
FCC Certification
Software Copyright
Warranty
Back to Page 1
Overview
Terms and Conventions
Important Notes
Cautions
About
the Barcode reader
About the USB Port
Battery
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