Phd features, Phd task commands – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Appendix E Using a PHD+, PHD+ II, or PHD Laser+

PHD features

Feature

How it works

Additional data entry line

at end of file

When you are at the end of the file, the bottom of the screen

displays an empty line for entering data.
If you try to move forward past the last entry in the file, the END

OF FILE message appears.
If you try to move backward past the first entry in the file, the

BEGINNING OF FILE message appears.
Note: Press D for

EXIT

to return to the data entry screen.

Memory message

When the PHD memory is full, the message MEMORY FULL apĆ

pears. You cannot scan any more barcodes until you upload the

current barcode list to the computer and erase the PHD file.

Power saver

Automatic off: If you do not touch the PHD+ keypad for one minĆ

ute, the unit automatically turns itself off. This is a special feature

designed to conserve battery power.
Automatic return at on: The PHD remembers where it was when

it went off. The next time you turn it on, the PHD returns to that

point in the application.

Scan key and backlight

key (PHD Laser+ only)

The PHD Laser+ has a scan key and a backlight key under the

display and above the keypad.

PHD task commands

While you're in a PHD data file, use the keypad commands in the following table

to do file maintenance tasks such as checking the number of barcodes scanned or

making corrections before transferring the data to the computer.

PHD task commands for file maintenance

Task

How to do it

Check the number of barĆ

codes scanned

To see how many barcodes you've scanned, press

O

for Status.

Correct a typing mistake

Press

A

(Backspace) to move backwards, deleting characters as the

cursor moves to the left. Correct the error before pressing

ENTER

.

Note: Once you press

ENTER

, the barcode number is saved. It can

be deleted but not changed.

Delete a barcode number

already entered

At a data entry screen, press

A

until the number you want to deĆ

lete appears. Then hold down

I

(Delete) until you hear three beeps,

indicating that the number is deleted.
Note: To go back to a barcode you've passed, press

"

.

Enter a barcode

To enter title record barcodes, type the barcode using the keypad

numbers, and then press

ENTER

.

To enter patron record barcodes less than 7 digits in length, press

SHIFT

, press

P

, and then press

SHIFT

again. Type the barcode using

the keypad numbers, and then press

ENTER

.

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