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 ### Scan mode
 
-On top of the screen you can select **Scan mode off** or **Scan mode on**. The intention is to make it fast to purchase an item with a scanner. For scan mode to work as intended:
-- best before date must be filled with a default value or disabled in the config.
+On top of the screen you can select **Scan mode off** or **Scan mode on**. The goal of this feature is to make purchasing an item with a scanner as straightforward as possible. For scan mode to work as intended:
+- best before date of the product you scan must be filled with a default value or disabled in the config;
+- the setting *Default amount for purchase* (under *Stock settings*) must be set to a non-zero value;
+- the stock unit of the product you scan should be uniform rather than variable (think cans or bags, rather than grams or ounces).
 
-**Note:** Price will not be entered (if it is enabled)
+**Note:** Price (if it is enabled) will not be entered unless you enter it before scanning.
 
-When you purchase with scan mode it will purchase one of the purchase unit.
+When you purchase with scan mode, if the barcode you scan contains an amount, the registered purchase will be for a number of items equal to that amount; if the barcode you scan does *not* contain an amount, then the purchase will be for a number of units equal to the *Default amount of purchase*.  E.g., if you scan a barcode of a product with purchase unit "cans" without an amount attached to it, and your *Default amount for purchase* is *2*, then the recorded purchase will be for *2 cans*.
 
 ## Consume