You must have an active ScoutPal subscription in order to use ScoutPalSE4:

• If you do not have a ScoutPal subscription, begin one now at: http://www.scoutpal.com/registernickname
• If this phone is to be used as a SECOND ScoutPal phone, in addition to the phone that you are currently using with ScoutPal, you will need a new, separate subscription, but good news: Add-On subscriptions are Half Price! (If you do not get an add-on subscription the server will see that you are using ScoutPal with more than one phone and cancel your subscription.) Instructions to get an Add-On subscription can be found at: http://www.scoutpal.com/sp/addonsubscription.htm

"Quickstart" Usage Summary:

• Read the "how to scan" guide:  http://www.scoutpal.com/sp/se4/instructions/howtoscan.htm
• Attach your ScannerPal (patent pending) scanner.
• Start ScoutPalSE4, and Login.
• Press and release the SCAN key once to begin a scan, or manually punch in an ISBN.
• Press FETCH to retrieve results.
• Press SCAN to scan the next book, or press BACK to scan in more than one at a time.
• Press the phone menu key and select EXIT when finished.

Attach the Scanner:

• Always attach the scanner to the phone before starting the ScoutPalSE4 Java program.
• To Attach: 
  • Turn the phone on so that you can see "attach/detach" messages display on the phone screen.
  • Fold the rubber connector cover at the bottom of the phone out and down.  Make sure that it is folded straight down so that it is completely out of the way.
  • Bend the top of the scanner clip down so that you can insert the phone into the clip as straight as possible.
  • Push the phone firmly down into the connector plug.
  • Snap the top of the clip into the slot at the top of the phone.
  • The phone will display "Device Attached" if the scanner has been properly attached.
  • If you do not see "Device Attached", remove the phone, check to be sure that the rubber plug is out of the way, and attach the scanner again.
• To Detach:
Simply unsnap the top of the clip, bend the tang down, and pull the phone straight up and out.
• The scanner comes with both a car and wall charger, so there should never be a need to remove the scanner. The charge receptacle in the scanner housing will allow you to charge the phone without having to detach the scanner.  Detach the scanner if you need to recharge the phone battery using a standard phone charger as supplied with your phone.  DO NOT plug anything into the scanner charge receptacle except a ScannerPal charger, or you will damage your scanner and/or phone.

Start ScoutPalSE4:

• The scanner must be already attached to the phone before starting ScoutPalSE4.
• Press the phone MENU key.
• Scroll to and select Java Apps.
• Scroll to and RUN ScoutPalSE4.

Login:

When the ScoutPalSE4 Login page first comes up, use the Up / Down scrolling buttons to move to and enter your ScoutPal ID and password.  It does not matter if they are entered in UPPERCASE, lowercase, or MiXedCasE.  The first time a key is pressed, it will type the first letter on the key, subsequent presses will type the letters. For example, press the "2" key three times in a row to get the letter "c", and press it 4 times to get the number "2".  To erase, press the "<*" (bottom left) key.  After LOGIN, your ID and password will be remembered, and you won't have to enter them again the next time you use ScoutPalSE4.

ScoutPal maintains two separate servers in order to provide 24x7 redundant service. If you cannot connect to the Primary server, you can use the Backup server. To select either server, start ScoutPalSE4, but do not LOGIN just yet... Instead, scroll down until the server you wish to use is highlighted, then press OK to select it. The server choice will be retained until you change it again.

Press LOGIN to continue...

Main Scan Screen:

Aim the phone scanner at a slight angle (so that the beam does not reflect back into the scanner), holding it about 4"-7" over a bar code, then press and release the SCAN key once, just like you would ring a doorbell or honk a horn.  Do not hold the SCAN key in.  The scanner beam will shoot out, and then you point the beam like a flashlight so that it shines across the entire bar code.  As soon as the bar code is captured, the digits will appear on the phone screen, and will be added to the pending scan list.  Techniques to learn with practice are how to initially aim the scanner, and how far away and at what angle to hold the scanner.

ISBNs and UPCs may also be added manually, just type in the ISBN digits, then press ADD. If the next bar code is to be scanned in, or if you are ready to FETCH, you do not need to press ADD. The phone is shifted into numeric-only mode for ease of entry. If the ISBN ends in "X", simply leave the "X" off. The last digit of an ISBN is a "checksum" digit, and ScoutPal will compute it for you. Press FETCH when ready to get the results for the scan list.

The phone will display "Connecting" as it attempts to make a cellular data connection.  If the Nextel signal is weak or non-existent (you are outside or on the fringe of Nextel coverage where Nextel data services are unavailable) the "Connecting" message may terminate with an error.  If you are within Nextel coverage, but you are in a steel building or in a basement, it may help to move closer to a door or window.  But if you are in a geographic are where there is no Nextel cellular service, you will not be able to get connected.

Identifying and Scanning Merchandise bar codes:

For important instructions on how to properly identify and scan in bar codes that can be used with ScoutPalSE4, please refer to: http://www.scoutpal.com/sp/se4/instructions/howtoscan.htm

The program is capable of scanning in up to 32 bar codes at a time. But in practice this is much more than you will want to do at once because each ISBN search can take up to 10 seconds to complete, depending on wireless connection quality and the current responsiveness of Amazon Web Services. So if you were to do 32 at once, it could take over 5 minutes to get all the results back.

The most efficient use is to scan 1-3 books at a time, and then continue looking for other books to scan while waiting for the current scan results to come back. That way you are always busy, either scanning, viewing results and making "buy" decisions, or searching through book stacks for the next candidates.

Viewing Results:

• After pressing FETCH, the server will be contacted to lookup the results. Results will be "streamed" to the phone as they are retrieved, with an indicator giving a graphical depiction of progress.
• You can press STOP at anytime if the wireless signal fades, or when there is enough displayed data to make a scouting decision.
• Press BACK to return to the Scan List, or simply scan another bar code and ScoutPalSE4 will begin the FETCH process automatically for you.
• IMPORTANT FEATURE, PLEASE NOTE: Listing Details for each lookup can be retrieved by highlighting the ISBN, and pressing the OK key. After the details are retrieved, press the BACK key to return to the primary results display.

Accessing the Options Menu:

Press the phone's menu key.  This is the key to the left of the phone cursor pad.  If the scan list is empty, you can also press FETCH to access the Options menu.  Scroll to your choice on the Options menu, and press OK to select it.

• www.scoutpal.com < -- The server you are using.  Press OK to return to scanning.
• Exit <-- Choose this when finished using the program
• Previous Scans <-- Restore your last scan list.
• Clear Scans <-- Clear out the scan list.
• Reset Scanner <-- Choose this if you have reinserted the scanner since starting the program.
• Reset Login, Exit <-- This will exit and restore the program to its initial unused state.

If you ever change your ScoutPal ID and/or password, or you have errors when connecting, you should start ScoutPalSE4, LOGIN, press Menu, and from the Options Menu scroll down to "Reset Login and Exit" and press OK. Then restart ScoutPalSE4, reenter your ID and password, and LOGIN again.

Tips and Tricks:

Here are just a few of the "custom settings" you can make on your phone.  Take some time to explore all the options on your phone, you won't hurt anything by experimenting.

Assign one of the phone navigation keys (Up, Down, Left or Right) to go directly to Java Apps or ScoutPalSE4 by performing the following steps:

• Press the phone menu key
• Scroll to Settings and press OK
• Scroll to Personalize and press OK
• Scroll to either the Up, Down, Left or Right key and press OK
• Scroll to JavaApps (or to ScoutPalSE4) and press OK
• Press BACK until you are at the main phone screen
• The selected navigation key will now display JAVA

Start JavaApps or ScoutPalSE4 automatically, when the phone is first turned on:

• Menu|Settings|Personalize|PowerUp

Set the length of time that the backlight is on:

• Menu|Settings|Display/Info|Backlight|OK|(select a time)

Reset everything back the way it was when you first got your phone.  Use this if you have experimented a wee bit too much, and simply wish to undo all of your customizations:

• Menu|Settings|Advanced|Reset Defaults
  

Maintenance and Care:

Take care that you don't scratch the window at the bottom where the scan beam exits.  Clean the window with an eyeglass lens tissue, or similar.

If the scanner ever fails to scan:

1. Check that the scanner is firmly plugged in to the phone.  Then press the menu key, scroll to Reset Scanner and press OK, or exit and restart ScoutPalSE4.

2. Clean the phone and scanner contacts:
   Exit ScoutPalSE, turn the phone off, and detach the scanner plug.  There is a row of teeny-tiny gold plated pins at the end of the plug that attaches to the phone.  Carefully push down on the pins using a sharpened, new and clean pencil eraser tip.  The pins are spring-loaded, and you want to "limber" them up so that they will make good contact.  Push down on the pins about a dozen times each.  Brush the pins carefully and lightly with a very clean, dry toothbrush, which you are prepared to throw away after use.  (It can be an old toothbrush, as long as it is clean and dry.)   Now clean the contacts at the bottom of the phone using the toothbrush.  You can be quite aggressive doing this, as the phone contacts are not that delicate.  You want those phone contacts to be bright and shiny.  With the phone still turned off, snap the scanner plug on and off the phone 5 or 6 times to ensure that it is well seated and that those pins are making a good contact.  Then turn the phone back on, and try the scanner again.

3. Reset ScoutPalSE4 from the Options Menu: (refer to options menu instructions)
   (start ScoutPalSE4) - LOGIN - FETCH - Reset Login and Exit - OK.

If you get stuck with a "Connecting" message when you try to FETCH, Master Reset the Phone:  (Similar to "rebooting" a computer.)

• Menu|Settings|Advanced|Connectivity|Master Reset
• Enter six zeroes for the "Security" code:  "000000"
• Press OK, then YES, then OK.  The phone will turn off by itself.
• Take out the battery, leave it out for 5 minutes, then turn the phone back on.
• Wait 5 minutes or more until the phone reconnects with Nextel.
• If asked to update your browser, answer "YES" and/or OK.
• Turn the phone off and then on again one more time.
• If asked to update your browser, answer "YES" and/or OK.