Checking Out an Item Using Horizon Self-Serve Checkout

 

This explanation covers only Horizon Self-Serve Checkout. If you have a third-party self-check system (such as 3M), see the documentation for that self-serve product.

Horizon Self-Serve Checkout lets borrowers check out items themselves. If you want to, your system administrator can set up Horizon Self‑Serve Checkout to require a borrower to enter his or her borrower code for each item checked out in a single session. This prevents another borrower from checking out an item using the previous borrower’s barcode. Your system administrator must set this up. (For instructions, see “Requiring a Borrower Barcode for Each Self-Serve Transaction” in the “Using Self-Serve Checkout” section of the Circulation Setup Guide.)

If a borrower waits too long after entering a borrower code to enter other information or execute an action (such as clicking OK), Horizon displays a time‑out message. The message states the number of seconds that the borrower has to press any key to continue the session. (The default is ten seconds.) If no key is pressed within that time, Horizon returns to the initial borrower login window at which the borrower must again scan or enter their borrower ID. Your system administrator can adjust the time-out period. (For instructions, see “Adjusting the Time-out Period for Self-Serve Checkout” in the “Using Self-Serve Checkout” section of the Circulation Setup Guide.)

After you start the Horizon Self-Serve Checkout process, the borrower can do the rest of the steps in this task.

To check out an item using Horizon Self-Serve Checkout

1 Start the Self-Serve Checkout process.

The default location of this process is the Circulation folder on the navigation bar.

Circulation opens the Self-Serve Checkout workspace with a window to enter the borrower ID:

2 Scan or type in the borrower ID and click OK.

Horizon displays a window with the name and ID number of the borrower and a barcode field to enter the item’s barcode:

3 Scan or type in the item’s barcode and click OK.

Horizon displays a window showing the title of the item checked out and its due date:

4 Click OK.

If the borrower has any block fees (for example, Rental Fees), the Session Payment window will appear (for details, see Using Session Payment).

5 If you have additional items to check out, do one of these options:
If Self-Serve Checkout is not set up for single-use checkout, repeat step 3 for each item.
If Self-Serve Checkout is set up for single-use checkout, repeat steps 2 through 4 for each item.
6 Click Quit to end your checkout session, or do nothing and the process will time out.

The Self-Serve Checkout workspace returns with the borrower ID window open.

7 When you are ready to close Self-Serve Checkout, do these steps:
a Right-click the Windows taskbar and choose Task Manager.

Windows displays the Windows Task Manager window.

b In the Task window of the Applications tab, highlight Self-Serve Checkout and click End Task.

Windows closes Self-Serve Checkout.

c Close the Windows Task Manager window.

 


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