User's Manual

Introduction
matches one in the list the user receives an audible ale
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Patron
erver. The Patron Self-Checkout Station can be configured to support multiple
languages. With multiple languages, a language selection screen is presented to the patron to
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d the status of RFID tagged items that have been processed by
the assistance of the library staff. The Patron Self-Checkout Station can be
The ILS Intelligent Sensor protects Exit/Entry aisles against unchecked library
the secured area by determining whether tag
unchecked (non-authorized/alarm) events.
Patron Self-Checkout Stations combine patron card readers, a RFID Circulation Circuit
interrogator, touch screen monitor, and printer in one compact unit. This provides the patron w
library transaction capability without any librarian assistance. A patron can scan the RFID
Card and library materials, identifying the patron and linking the library materials to the
individual through a communications session with the Library Circulation System via the
Application S
select a language for the self-checkout tran
The optional Circulation Circuit Programming Station allows libraries to read and create their
own RFID Circulation Circuit tags and print barcode labels. This can also be used to convert
library materials with barcodes to RFID tags programmed with the barcode value. A tag format
file (created by Checkpoint field service staff using the Tag Designer software) is used to
program the tags in a compatible format. Tags are programmed by passing them over the
Circulation Circuit Programming Station.
1.5. Component Descriptions
The following sections describe in detail each of the ILS system components.
1.5.1. ILS Intelligent Sensor
The ILS Intelligent Sensor provides security at library exits and corrals. It generates a magnetic
field that activates a tag and can receive the tag information from a distance up to 24 inches. Tw
intelligent sensors are used to form a secure aisle with up to 48 inches of tag detection range.
Additionally the interrogator can communicate with the library circulation system via the
Application Server in real-time, determining whether an item or items being interrogated have
been checked out. Enunciators are alarmed if items in the interrogation field are not properly
checked out.
1.5.2. Staff Station Reader
The Staff Station Reader is an interface for library personnel. The pad reads RFID Circulation
Circuits (tags) when a book is placed on the pad at up to 12 inches from the pad in the vertical
direction. The pad communicates through data links directly with both the library circulation
system and the ILS. This provides the library with a means to perform typical functions with the
system and RFID tagged items. It also allows the ILS system to request information from the
circulation database in order to fin
the library circulation database.
1.5.3. Patron Self-Checkout Station
The Patron Self-Checkout Station provides a library patron the ability to checkout library
materials without
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