Choose the scan value and copies

Separate printed text from scan values, inspect copies and export a reviewed scan-test sample.

For operators

Separate printed text from scan values, inspect copies and export a reviewed scan-test sample.

Read these instructions on any device. Watch or practise a chapter on a desktop or laptop, with a desktop or mobile application layout. Demonstrations use sample data and simulated scanners.

Choose the scan value and copies

  1. Choose a separate barcode value

    Choose a separate barcode value.

    The displayed location and the code returned by the scanner can be different. Review that difference deliberately.

  2. Enter the exact scan value

    Enter the exact scan value.

    The six-character value keeps every leading zero. Changing a separate value does not change the visible location.

  3. Ask for two copies of the same card

    Ask for two copies of the same card.

    Copies repeat this identity. They do not create new bin locations, and the PDF already includes both copies.

  4. Check the card and generate the PDF

    Check the card and generate the PDF.

    The real worker checks the text and barcode fit, then makes the PDF. Its preview uses those completed bytes.

  5. Review the second copy

    Review the second copy.

    Check the page mapping and copy number before printing. Print once; asking the viewer for two more copies would multiply the output.

  6. Download the checked PDF

    Download the checked PDF.

    The PDF already contains the requested pages and copies. Print it at actual size on the printing computer. Downloading it does not prove a card printed.

  7. Open the document details and scan sample

    Open the document details and scan sample.

    The scan-test file contains the selected actual identifiers. Review them before saving or sharing it.

  8. Review the selected scan-test values

    Review the selected scan-test values.

    A sample covers only the values selected. Copies of one card share one expected value.

  9. Download the reviewed scan-test sample

    Download the reviewed scan-test sample.

    Import this file into ScannerBench to compare scans with the expected values. The link alone does not send those values to another site.

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Keep exact identifiers and print at actual size. This training does not qualify physical printers or scanners.

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