User's Manual

C827 REFERENCE MANUAL
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2.2 C827 ANTENNA DIRECTION
The C827 Reader/Writer with integrated read head, has two possible antenna orientations;
emitting from the face (horizontal) or emitting from the top (vertical). Your unit is set by the
factory to be emitting from the horizontal location. To change the read head to vertical
emitting you must remove the head and change a jumper position.
2.2.1 Changing the C827 read head orientation
CAUTION: The following procedure exposes sensitive components to possible damage due
to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Disconnect all power from the unit and take proper
grounding precautions to eliminate potential ESD.
Begin by unfastening the four captive screws holding the read head to the controller block
(see Figure 2-6).
Figure 2-6. Removing the read head