Owner's Manual

42 Mesa 3 Rugged Tablet Owner’s Manual
 Use copy/paste buffer: When this is set, the RFID data
(sometimes including prex/sufx data) is placed in the
copy buffer, and then a “Ctrl-V” is simulated to paste the
data wherever the user has focus.
Caution: The data is left in the copy buffer, so if sensitive
data is being scanned, use “individual keystrokes”. This
method is much more snappy.
 Use individual keystrokes: When this is set, every character
(including prex/sufx data) is sent as individual
keystrokes.
 Scan option: This is a way to test your setup. When
pressed, the Scan Data box is cleared and an RFID scan
is initiated. An alternative is to put the cursor in the Scan
Data box, and then press the button that is assigned as
the scan button (P1, P2, or P3).
Reading a Tag
Open a document to receive the tag data and put a
cursor in the proper location. For best read performance,
hold the Mesa 3 with the display facing you, and the tag
directly away from the back of the Mesa 3. The RFID reader
is internal and roughly 2” to the right of the camera when
looking at the back of the Mesa 3. The best orientation is
portrait or landscape with Mesa 3 orthogonal or normal to
the tag.
The distance required between the tag and Mesa 3 varies
depending on the tag. This is not a long range reader, so
you may need to be as close as a few inches and may be
as far as 3 feet from the tag.
Antenna for RFID Reader
The antenna is a circularly polarized antenna. This has
reduced range, but allows the Mesa 3 to be held in any
orientation (linear antennas can have longer range if held
in the right orientation).
For the EU and Australia: When the RFID is in use, cellular is
disabled. If you have a cellular connection and you hit the
scan button for RFID, the cellular connection will disappear
for 10-20 seconds.