Files
QBPOS-Help/backups/backup_html_20260109_181155/shipping_shipmgr_scale.htm

122 lines
5.8 KiB
HTML

<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 2019">
<title>Shipping Manager: Use an Electronic Scale</title>
<link rel="StyleSheet" href="../qbpos.css" type="text/css">
<style type="text/css">
/* FORCE ALL FONTS TO 12PT */
* { font-size: 12pt !important; }
body, p, li, ol, ul, div, span, td, th, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-size: 12pt !important; }
</style>
<style title="hcp" type="text/css">
<!--
img.hcp1 { border:none; }
tr.hcp2 { vertical-align:top; }
td.hcp3 { padding-right:10px;
padding-left:10px; }
span.hcp4 { font-weight:bold; }
ol.hcp5 { list-style:decimal; }
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../ehlpdhtm.js" language="JavaScript1.2"></script>
<p class="Help-Heading-1">Shipping Manager: Use an Electronic Scale</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a class="dropspot" href="javascript:TextPopup(this)" id="a4">How Do I? <img src="../image/expand_icon.GIF" alt="Click to expand/collapse topic list" title="Click to expand/collapse topic list" width="11" height="11" border="0" class="hcp1"></a></p>
<div class="droptext" id="POPUP242449962" style="display: none;">
<table style="vertical-align: top;" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFEC">
<col style="width: 100%;">
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="shipping_info.htm">Enter shipping information on sales receipts</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="shipping_shipmgr_estimates.htm">Enter shipping estimates on customer orders</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="../qbpos_basic_procedures/printing/basic_printing_shippinglabels.htm">Print shipping labels</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="shipping_editordelete.htm">Edit or delete shipping information</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="../qbpos_basic_procedures/sales_tax/basic_tax_shipping.htm">Collect tax on shipping</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hcp2">
<td style="width:100%;" class="hcp3">
<p><a href="shipping_report_track.htm">Track Shipping Manager shipments</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="Help-Text">&#160;</p>
</div>
<div>
<p style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: right; color: #800000;">Pro</p>
</div>
<p class="Help-Text">Shipping Manager supports the use of an electronic scale. This allows Shipping Manager to pull the shipping weight from the scale when attached &#160;to the Point of Sale workstation via a USB connection.</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><span class="hcp4">Supported Scale</span>: &#160;Mettler Toledo PS60 USB</p>
<p class="Help-Text">&#160;</p>
<p class="Help-Note"><span class="hcp4">Note:</span> This scale integrates with Shipping Manager only; it is not supported in Point of Sale inventory or on transaction documents. The instructions given below come from Shipping Manager and since hardware compatibility or setup instructions may change from time-to-time you should consult the help system within Shipping Manager to ensure you have the latest information.</p>
<p class="Help-Info-Line">To set up the scale in Shipping Manager:</p>
<ol class="hcp5">
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Attach the scale to an available <a href="javascript:void(0);" id="a1" onmouseover="if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 &amp;&amp; typeof(BSPSPopupOnMouseOver) == 'function') BSPSPopupOnMouseOver(event);" class="BSSCPopup" onclick="BSSCPopup('../qbpos_equipment/equip_illus_usb.htm');return false;">USB port<img src="../image/yellow_up.gif" alt="Click to display a popup topic" title="Click to display a popup topic" width="10" height="12" border="0" class="hcp1"></a> on the workstation running Shipping Manager.</p>
</li>
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Turn on the scale and test that the scale correctly displays a known weight.</p>
</li>
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">From the Point of Sale menu, select <span class="hcp4">QuickBooks Shipping Manager</span> and then <span class="hcp4">UPS Shipping Options &gt; Settings</span>.</p>
</li>
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Select Scales from the Setting menu.</p>
</li>
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Select the check box to <span class="hcp4">Use Electronic Scale</span> and select <span class="hcp4">USB-connected scale</span> as the model.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p class="Help-Indent"><img src="../image/shipmgr_scalesettings.gif" alt="Shipping Manager Scale Settings" title="Shipping Manager Scale Settings" width="391" height="112" border="0" class="hcp1"></p>
<ol start="6" class="hcp5">
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Select <span class="hcp4">Test</span>. The weight from your scale should be displayed.</p>
</li>
<li class="p-Help-Steps">
<p class="Help-Steps">Select <span class="hcp4">OK</span> to save your settings.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p class="Help-Text">&#160;</p>
<p class="Help-Heading-2">Note:</p>
<ul style="list-style: disc;">
<li class="p-Help-Bulleted" style="margin-left: -20px;">
<p class="Help-Bulleted">When <a href="shipping_info.htm">shipping from a sales receipt</a>, put the package on the scale before selecting <span class="hcp4">Ship These Items</span>. When the Shipping Manager form comes up the weight will be pre-filled in the <span class="hcp4">Weight</span> field.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="Related-Topics">Related Topics</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="shipping_shipmgr.htm">Shipping Manager Overview and Setup</a></p>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">//<![CDATA[
if( typeof( TextPopupInit ) != 'function' ) TextPopupInit = new Function();
TextPopupInit('a4','POPUP242449962');
//]]></script>
</body>
</html>