If you prefer not to utilize a Zebra printer for printing your heat seal barcodes, you have the option to use pre-printed heat seal barcodes instead.
🪄 Tip: Discover in this guide how heat seals optimize workflow efficiency, offering permanent barcode solutions for order processing and seamless tracking.
Activation Steps for Pre-Printed Barcodes
Navigate to Settings → Hardware → Heat Seals.
Enable the 'Use Pre-Printed Heat Seal Labels' checkbox.
Enter the first digit of the barcode (e.g., '1').
Note: The first number cannot be 0.
Press 'Update'.
Barcode Lengths
Pre-printed barcodes must adhere to lengths of 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 digits. However, CleanCloud strongly advises using barcodes of a consistent length, preferably 10, 11, or 12 digits.
Maintaining a consistent length is essential to prevent issues with barcode variation. For instance, if your current barcodes are 8 digits long, and you reorder with a different length, such as 10 digits, this transition might not be seamless.
If a supplier requests a symbology code, their standard one is suitable.
Starting Digits
Ensure that the first digit is not '0'.
For multi-store setups, it is recommended to assign unique starting digits for each store. For instance, Store A can have all starting digits as 1, and Store B can have all starting digits as 2.
Alternatively, CleanCloud offers the option of a shared heat seal database, where a consistent starting digit can be applied across all stores. However, this requires a shared product database and activation request to CleanCloud.
🗒️ Notes:
Once activated, refer to our Assembly and Racking section for guidance on using heat seal barcodes.
When switching to CleanCloud, we can import your heatseals! Be sure to inform your Sales Representative.
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