Thanks for the word of caution, Sieghard! Harry
> On 16 Nov 2013, at 05:53, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Harry, > > What you describe is a Flashlight and it basically turns on the iPhones LED > Flash permanently, well, until you turn it off again anyways, and it is > meant as an emergency flashlight for sighted people. Like maybe somebody > drops something in the dark as they walk along and they of course are not > likely to have a flashlight along, but most people would have their phone. > Anyhow, be careful you don't turn this on and leave it on as it would > seriously suck battery. > > Regards, > Sieghard > for > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Harry Bell > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:36 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: red laser > > Flash is in the control Centre reached when swiped up from the bottom of the > screen. It's at the bottom left of the screen when you've got the control > Centre up. > Harry > > > >> On 16 Nov 2013, at 04:11, Wayne gmail <ewaynebrum...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Today we were unpacking stuff we had bought at Sam's and we came across a >> large plastic jar which were a bit unsure of. I scanned it with the Id >> Mate Summit and it said "item not found". I decided to try Red Laser and >> easily found the bar code. It immediately recognized it as maraschino >> cherries and told me of a place where it was on sale. >> I am a little puzzled about the flash though. How does one turn it on. > I >> saw a post describing a place near the top right of the screen but I can't >> find it. Is that a switch within Red Laser or a system level switch. > Could >> Siri turn it on? >> >> Regards, >> Wayne >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Alex Hall >> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 2:14 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: red laser >> >> It really depends on the actual product. For example, the code on a >> one-pound box of pasta is usually along the long, thin edge. For a box of >> cereal, it might be in one of the corners. The best thing that I can >> recommend is to find a sighted person, have them tell you where the codes > on >> a few items are, and then practice scanning those codes. Red Laser is > smart >> enough to pick up the code in passing, so you don't need to precisely > center >> the code or focus the image. That means that you can just move the phone >> over the code, and it should be picked up. It takes some practice, which > is >> why I recommend using the app on a few products whose coat placement you >> already know. >>> On Nov 15, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Lea Langley <wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi, thank you for the response. Now when you say on the back of the >>> product if it is a box, is it the big part of the box, is it near the >>> corner of a box, or exactly where perhaps in the middle? I am sorry >>> for so many questions but I really could not get it to work and I >>> tried and tried. Thank you so much for all of your help and for your >>> patience. God bless, Wren >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2013, at 2:02 PM, "isaac" <isaac.heb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Some times the bar code is on the back of the product >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lea Langley >>>> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 2:01 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: red laser >>>> >>>> hi all, I got RedLaser this morning, but how do you find a barcode >>>> when you don't know where one is? I'm not trying to be a smart mouth >>>> it's a very serious question. It says center the barcode then tap to >>>> focus well if you don't know where the code is how do you find it? I >>>> am by myself and don't have cited help very much. Thank you for any >>>> and all help. God bless, Wren >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Nov 15, 2013, at 10:47 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> First, be sure you have the flash on, as this seems to help a whole > lot. >> Second, try different distances. My iPhone5 seems to like six to ten > inches >> away, but different cameras may need slightly different distances. If >> possible, get an item and have someone tell you where the code is, then >> practice scanning that so you can get a feel for where the phone needs to > be >> to get a good scan. >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Jerry MAder <managem...@maderradio.net> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Where can I find a bar code, or qr code on say, a bottle of >>>>>> flavored creamer? I want to see if Red laser picks it up. DO I move >>>>>> the phone around to find the code or move the bottle keeping the phone >> steady? >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Jerry Mader >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Alex Hall >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:57 PM >>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: red laser >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually, you're in the right place. I don't know what multi scan >>>>>> is, so I leave it off, but now your phone is looking for a code. >>>>>> Just show it a bar code and you should be off and running. >>>>>>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Patti Johnson <pattigj1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No, it's red Laser, it talks about adding favorite store, sounds >>>>>>> are on, >>>>>> cards, cscan, more nearby stores, back it up, top coupons, etc, in >>>>>> the home screen. whem I tap on the navigation button it seems to take >> a few seconds. >>>>>> which I just did; now it says home, search, scan, favorites, lists, >>>>>> history, qr codes, store alerts, settings and a bout inhelp. >>>>>>> If I go into scan which by the way none of these options say >>>>>>> button; I >>>>>> hear cancel button, light off, which I assume needs to be on; multi >>>>>> scan, switch button off, which I again assume needs to be on; then >>>>>> it says center to barcode then tap to focus, avoid glare and shadows. >>>>>>> Sounds like I really goofed this app up. >>>>>>> Patti >>>>>>>> On 11/12/2013 5:56 PM, Sandratomkins wrote: >>>>>>>> Patti, >>>>>>>> I know this will sound really stupid, but are you actually using >>>>>> RedLaser? What you seem to be describing is TapTapSee. Is it >>>>>> possible you are loading the wrong app? >>>>>>>> Sandy >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 12 Nov 2013, at 22:37, Patti Johnson <pattigj1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> how do you get it to go back to where it says video or still >>>>>>>>> camera? 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