Quick Reference Guide
3M™ SelfCheck™ System Overview
Welcome to the 3M
SelfCheck
System!
Please take the time to read this guide to help you understand how your
SelfCheck system works. Keep it accessible when the system is in use. It will
serve as a reference guide when questions arise.
The SelfCheck system allows library patrons to check out books by
themselves. The system emulates the check-in and checkout procedures
performed by a librarian. In addition, the system can operate in off-line mode
when the library's automated circulation system is unavailable.
The system can be configured with a barcode and/or an RFID scanner that
identifies items being checked out of the library. It sends this information to
the library's circulation database. A desensitizer unit then desensitizes the
security strip placed in or on the item.
SelfCheck systems can read most barcode formats used by libraries
throughout the world. The SelfCheck system barcode scanner can read up to
seven different barcode formats. Codabar and Code 39 are the most
common formats used in libraries.
Online Help
The library staff and administration can configure how the SelfCheck system
works through a utility called the 3M™ SelfCheck™ System Manager. The
SelfCheck System Manager has online assistance that includes this
document. To read this document on-screen, click
Help Topics
on the
SelfCheck System Manager
Help
menu.
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