Mobile UHF Reader Quick Guide CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. Mobile UHF Reader Quick Guide (Rev1) P/N: 8012-0064000 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the partresponsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receive is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines. Use of accessories that contains metal may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. NON-MODIFICATION STATEMENT Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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RoHS WARNING AND CAUTION 1. Take any metals into contact with the terminals in connectors. 2. Use the scanner where any inflammable gases. If following condition occur, immediately power off the host computer, disconnect the interface cable, and contact your nearest dealer. 1. Smoke, abnormal odors or noises come from the scanner. 2. Drop the scanner so as to affect the operation or damage its housing. Do not do behavior below. 1. Put the scanner in places excessively high temperatures such as expose under direct sunlight. 2. Use the scanner in extremely humid area or drastic temperature changes. 3. Place the scanner in oily smoke or steam environment such as cooking range. 4. Be covered or wrapped up the scanner in bad-ventilated area such as under cloth or blanket. 5. Insert or drop foreign materials or water into scanning window or vents. 6. Using the scanner while hand is wet or damp. 7. Use the scanner with anti-slip gloves containing plasticizer and chemicals or organic solvents such as benzene, thinner, insecticide etc to clean the housing. Otherwise, it could not result fire and electrical shock but housing may be broken and injured. 8. Scratch or modify the scanner and bend, twist, pull or heat its interface cable. 9. Put heavy objects on interface cable. Do not stare the light source from the scanning window or do not point the scanning window at other peoples eyes or eyesight may be damaged by direct exposure under the light. Do not put the scanner on an unstable or inclined plane. The scanner may drop, creating injuries. Once the interface cable is damaged such as exposed or broken copper wires, stop using immediately and contact your dealer. Otherwise, it could result fire or electrical shock.
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Do Not OUT OF THE BOX INTRODUCTION Function Button Trigger Button LED Indicator 1 Mobile UHF Reader Quick Guide 2 Mobile UHF Reader Quick Guide USB Charger Cable Neck Strap
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Micro USB port SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Standard Read Range Memory Housing Weight Profile/Interface Battery Life Charge Time Radio Radio Coverage Operating Temp 915 MHz (US)/ 868 MHz (EU) EPC Gen2/ ISO 18000-6C Up to 100CM (3.3ft.) 2MB PC + ABS 103.5g (w/ battery) BT HID, BT SPP, USB HID, USB VCP 6000 scans 4 hours (fully charged) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Class2) 10M/33ft. (line of sight)
-10 to 40C (14F to 104F)
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BEEPER INDICATION Single long beep Power up Single beep Two beeps ii. The reader successfully enters or Good read i. Wireless connection exits configuration mode Wireless disconnection Three beeps Three short beeps The reader reads a tag while disconnected. Four beeps (Hi-Lo-Hi-Lo) Out of range/Poor connection Five beeps Low power LED INDICATION Off Flashing Blue Green for 2 sec Flashing Red Solid Red Standby or Power off Disconnected or Discoverable Good Read Low power Charging
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READING RFID TAGS Below figures show the optimal orientation of reader and RFID Tag for reading. 90 Reading Distance ( > 100cm) RFID Tag RFID Tag 30 Reading Distance (60 ~ 80cm) Reading distance may be impacted by the type of tag and environmental conditions. Above is based on Alien 964X Higgs-3 tag and tested in an office environment (25C) CHARGING THE BATTERY 1. Flip open the micro USB port on the reader. 2. Plug the micro USB connector into the port on the reader and USB A connector into a USB port on the host PC or power adapter. 3. Please fully charge the reader for 4 hours (or until the red LED indicator turns off) before use.
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POWER UP Press the Trigger Button for 2 seconds. The unit will emit one (1) long beep and light the LED red as confirmation that the reader has successfully powered up. SHUT DOWN METHOD 1:
By default, the unit shuts down automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. METHOD 2:
Using a needle or paper clip, press the Reset Button located at the bottom of the reader once. This will force a shut down. Trigger Button Function Button DISCONNECT/ CLEAR PAIRING RECORD STEP 1:
Remove/Forget the the UHF RFID reader from the Bluetooth device list on your host device. STEP 2:
Long press on the Function Button for 5 seconds without releasing. The unit will emit three (3) beeps and the blue LED will start flashing as confirmation that the reader is discoverable. Reset Button
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GETTING CONNECTED Connecting to a PC/ Notebook 1. Press and hold the Trigger Button for 2 seconds to power up the unit, after which the blue indicator LED will flash continuously. Connecting to an Apple iOS Device 1. Press and hold the Trigger Button for 2 seconds to power up the unit, after which the blue indicator LED will flash continuously. 2. Enter the PC/Notebooks Bluetooth application, and click Add a Device. 2. On the Apple iOS device, go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn on Bluetooth. 3. In the Add a device window, double click UHF RFID Reader to connect. 4. When successfully connected the reader will emit two short beeps, and the blue LED indicator will shut off. 5. Launch a program that can accept HID keyboard input, such as Notepad. RFID Tag data read by the reader will output to that program. 3. In the discoverable devices list, select UHF RFID Reader. 4. Upon establishing connection the reader will emit two short beeps and turn off its blue LED indicator. Also, the UHF RFID Reader will list as Connected in the Apple iOS devices Bluetooth devices list. 5. Launch an app that can accept HID keyboard input, such as Notes. RFID Tag data read by reader will output to that app. 6. If a virtual keyboard is required, please press the Function Button once. At this moment the reader will emit one short beep, and the Apple iOS devices virtual keyboard will pop out.
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GETTING CONNECTED Connecting to an Android Device 1. Press and hold the Trigger Button for 2 seconds to power up the unit, after which the blue indicator LED will flash continuously. 2. On the Android device, go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn on Bluetooth. 3. In the available devices list, select UHF RFID Reader. 4. Upon establishing connection the reader will emit two short beeps and turn off its blue LED indicator. Also, the UHF RFID Reader will list as Connected in the Android devices Bluetooth devices list. 5. Launch an app that can accept HID keyboard input, such as ColorNotes. RFID Tag data read by reader will output to that app. 6. If a virtual keyboard is required, please do the following:
(1) Enter Settings
(2) Enter Language & Input
(3) Tap on Default keyboard
(4) Turn off Physical keyboard, or turn on On-screen keyboard and the Touch Keyboard will function properly again. Slide to turn on/off
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RFID UTILITY RFID Utility enables you to configure the reader with your PC/Laptop via USB connection. For more information on RFID Utility
, please contact your local distributor. DEFAULT RFID SETTINGS Operation Mode
= Trigger Mode Read Tag Mode Tag Info Tag List Counter Operation Timer Session Time Delay Time
= Single Tag
= EPC Code
= 64
= Disable
= Disable Scheme and Filter EPC Scheme Tag Accepted Filter Rejected Filter Affected Scheme Filter = SGTIN-96
= All
= Disable
= Disable RF Parameters RF Output Power
= Low
= Simple Cascade Data Output Format
= Disable Time Log Data
= Disable RSSI Data
= Disable EPC Scheme Data EPC Code Data
= Enable EPC Code Caption = Disable
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