Specifications

LR-2000 Manual V1.4 Page 9 of 20
6 INSTALLING THE CREDENTIALS
6.1 GENERAL RULES
1. The relationship between the reader’s location and aiming, and the location of the credentials (cards or tags) inside or outside
the vehicle, is important for good performance. Plan the installation considering these factors before installation starts.
2. Start by testing the LR-2000 reader using the LR-2000KIT’s test unit and the hand-held test credentials, with no vehicle
present at the reader. When good read range has been proved, proceed to mounting the cards and tags in or on the vehicles.
3. The “sweet spot” for reading a credential in or on the vehicle is typically 10 feet to 15 feet, measured between the face
of the reader and the location of the credential. Note: The sweet spot is shorter than the credential’s rated “read range”,
which is the total distance between the reader and the farthest point at which a hand-held credential can be detected.
4. At the sweet spot, the credential should face the reader, with clear line of sight (through the windshield is OK) to the reader,
and with the credential and the reader about parallel to each other. Aim the reader at the sweet spot.
5. Orientation of a credential may be “portrait” or “landscape” or diagonal. Reading will be most active when either long edge
of the credential is closest to the reader as the tag approaches the sweet spot.
6. Keep the hand and the body away from the cards and tags, to avoid blocking or reducing the card’s or tag’s RF field.
7. Before attaching WS-UHF tags to the windshield, clean the windshield near the tag, inside and outside.
8. To attach tags to side windows, select a window that does not lower into the door frame. Align tags with a reader at the side.
9. If necessary, turn off RF sources on the vehicle, such as anti-collision sensors and UHF communications gear.
10. Prevent buildup of snow over the tags. Use windshield wipers to remove water from the windshield. Near the ocean,
wash the windshield near the credential to remove salt coating.
11. Prepare instructions for the users’ staff member who will oversee tag installation. Copy the suggestions in the sub-sections
below for the appropriate card or tag, and copy the sub-section in Section 9 – Applications that matches this installation.
6.2 VT-UHF-0-0 VISOR TAGS
1. Mount the reader, usually over the driver’s side of the vehicle, or at the left side of the lane.
2. With the visor raised, clip the tag over the upper edge of the visor. The tag faces the driver.
3. As the vehicle approaches the reader’s sweet spot, lower the visor so that the tag faces the reader and is parallel to the reader.
4. When the gate or door operation starts, swing the visor back to its raised position.
6.3 HT-UHF-0-0 HANGTAGS
1. For hanging tag, mount the reader over the center of the lane. For hand-held tag, mount the reader at the left side of the lane.
2. Hook the hangtag over the stem that fastens the inside rearview mirror to the windshield. Either side of the hangtag
may face the windshield.
3. The hangtag may be read either by leaving the tag hanging from the mirror’s stem, or by holding the tag between the fingers
at the hook-end of the tag, with the tag facing the reader.
6.4 CS-UHF-0-0 CLAMSHELL BADGE and GR-UHF-0-0 GRAPHICS CARD
1. Mount the reader so that it faces the card when the driver holds it in the sweet spot.
2. Present the card to the reader. Keep the fingers at the edge of the card. Hold the card parallel to the face of the reader.
6.5 RV-UHF-0-0 REARVIEW MIRROR TAG
1. Peel off the label that covers the tag’s adhesive backing. Attach the tag to the housing of the inside rearview mirror,
facing the windshield, at the driver’s side of the stem that supports the mirror.
2. Mount the reader so that it is aimed at the tags at their “sweet spot”. The reader’s face should be about parallel to the tags.
6.6 WS-UHF-0-0 WINDSHIELD TAG
1. Mount the reader so that it faces the WS-UHF tag at the “sweet spot” reading location. See Figures 4 and 5 for typical uses.
2. Move the vehicle so that the windshield is at the reading distance. Press the plastic-film side of the WS-UHF tag flat against
the inside of the windshield. Use a hand-sized block of plastic foam (flexible but firm), 2 inches thick, to press the tag.