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title: "Customizing Your Barcode Scanner Settings"
slug: "customize-your-barcode-scanner-settings"
updated: 2025-06-16T21:06:39Z
published: 2025-06-16T21:06:39Z
canonical: "learn.helcim.com/customize-your-barcode-scanner-settings"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Customizing Your Barcode Scanner Settings

This article explains how to customize the beep, vibrate, or flash settings for your barcode scanner within the Helcim app.

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**In this article**

- [Accessing barcode scanner settings](/v1/docs/customize-your-barcode-scanner-settings#accessing-barcode-scanner-settings)
- [Changing the scan mode](/v1/docs/customize-your-barcode-scanner-settings#changing-the-scan-mode)

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## Accessing barcode scanner settings

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Open the Helcim Payments app on your iOS or Android device.

Tap the **Hamburger Menu** icon (three horizontal lines) in the bottom right corner.

![Menu bar showing the 'More' option.](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Menu-bar.png)

Tap the **Settings** icon.

![Settings tile in the More page.](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/More-settings-button.png)

Select **Peripheral Settings**

![Peripheral settings option](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Peripheral-settings-annotated.png)

Then, select **Barcode Scanners**.

![Barcode scanners option](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Barcode-scanners-tile.png)

| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/sparkle.png) | On Android, you may be prompted to install the Socket Companion app if it is not already installed |
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## Changing the scan mode

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Within the **Barcode scanners** settings, you can adjust the settings to control whether the scanner beeps, vibrates, or flashes after each scan.

Select the mode you want, and then press the **back** arrow to save your setting.

![Barcode scanners page for selecting barcode mode.](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Barcode-settings-cropped.png)