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Printable wake-up labels

A sheet of QR codes for Orbit Alarm’s barcode challenge, one for each spot in your home. Name them, print them, stick them up. Every sheet gets its own codes, made in your browser.

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Print at 100% scale. To keep a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” as the printer.

Bathroom

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Kettle

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Medication

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Front door

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Desk

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Washing machine

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Wardrobe

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Bins

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Setting up

From paper to alarm in three steps.

  1. 01

    Stick it where the task is

    Put each label somewhere you have to walk to: the bathroom, the kettle, the front door. For alarms, somewhere out of reach of your bed is the whole point.

  2. 02

    Save it in Orbit Alarm

    Open Settings › Codes Storage, type the label’s name, then tap SCAN TO CAPTURE and scan the label (or type the code printed under it), and tap STORE.

  3. 03

    Attach it

    In an alarm, switch on OVERSLEEPING COUNTERMEASURES, choose Wake up QR / Barcode Scan and pick the code. (Full guide.) For a task, turn on Require barcode scan. Timers and the Stasis Pod bedtime signal can use codes too.

Printing tips

  • Print at 100% scale, on matte paper if you can. Glossy paper and lamination can glare under bright light.
  • Make sure there’s some light where the label goes. Codes are hard to scan in the dark.
  • Keep a spare copy somewhere safe in case a label gets lost or damaged. Just not on your bedside table, which defeats the point.

Frequently asked questions

Do these codes work with other alarm apps?

They’re standard QR codes, so any app that can register and scan a QR code can use them. The setup steps on this page are for Orbit Alarm.

Is it a problem if someone else has the same code?

No. Orbit Alarm keeps your codes on your phone, and only the codes you’ve saved can switch off your alarms. Each code on your sheet is different from the others, which is what matters.

What’s the text under each code for?

It’s the value inside the QR code. If you’d rather not scan when you set things up, you can type it into Orbit Alarm instead. You still have to scan the label to switch an alarm off.

I lost or damaged a label. What now?

Print a new sheet, register the new code in Codes Storage, and pick it for the alarm or task instead. For alarms, Emergency Dismiss is there if you really can’t reach a code.

Is anything I type here sent to you?

No. The codes and label names are made in your browser and never leave your device.

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Need a different kind of code? Try our free QR code generator or barcode generator, or print a code for every item on a list with the bulk generator.