Checking in items, Collecting inventory, copy, or patron data – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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

Checking in items

1. To check in items, once you've accepted or changed the date, press

SP

(No) at

the CHECKOUT? prompt, and then press

ENTER

(Yes) at the CHECKIN?

prompt.

2. The SCAN BARCODE prompt appears. To check in a copy, scan or type its

barcode. (After typing a barcode, press

ENTER

to save it.) Repeat this step for

each copy you want to check in.

If you want to switch to checkout, press

D

(Exit) until you return to the PHD

main menu. Press

C

(Circulation) to reĆenter circulation mode, press

SP

(No) to

accept the time and date, and then continue with the previous section, Checking

out and renewing items."
When you are finished with the PHD, press

D

(Exit) until you return to the PHD

main menu, and then turn off the PHD to conserve the battery charge.

Important:

Transfer the data to Circulation Desk as soon as possible (page 176),

and then erase the scans from your PHD (page 664).

Collecting inventory, copy, or patron data

Your PHD's inventory mode lets you do much more than gather copy barcode

scans for Inventory. You can also use the inventory mode to collect patron or copy

barcodes for the PHD features in Cataloging, Patron Maintenance, and Reports.

Warning:

To avoid accidentally changing or deleting the wrong records, make

certain to erase any existing scans from inventory before you start

collecting new scans.

To collect barcode scans for any of these PHD features:
1. Turn on your PHD (see page 657). From the PHD main menu, press

I

(Inventory).

2. The SCAN BARCODE prompt appears. Scan or type each barcode you want

to enter. (After typing a barcode, press

ENTER

to save it.)

Important:

To be identified as a patron or a copy barcode, it is critical that

your barcodes contain a Type Identifier. When typing in patron

barcodes at this prompt, if you are using Follett Classic

symbologies, you must include the preceding P". If you don't,

your PHD assumes that you are entering a copy barcode.
If your library uses patron IDs rather than a defined barcode

symbology, you can type them: Press

SHIFT

.

SHIFT

(shift, period,

shift), which generates a forward slash, and then enter the ID

number.

If you are finished with the PHD, press

D

(Exit) until you return to the PHD main

menu, and then turn off the PHD to conserve the battery charge.

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