User's Guide

GPScanID 100 User Operational Manual
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4.1.3 How to Read a Tag
The reader will read tags if they are scanned in the proximity of its antenna. See diagram
below.
Item
Legend
Comments
1
METISID Reader
2
Antenna
3
RFID Implant
4
RFID Ear Tag
5
Best Orientation
Best orientation of ear tag for antenna
6
Reading Zone
Area in which ear tags and implants can be read
Once you are in a new or saved session, you can start to read tags by pressing the red
Read button. The following screen is displayed while tags are reading.
If a valid tag is read the following will occur:
 Backlight on the display lights up
 Green LED to the bottom right of the display flashes twice
 Reader emits 2 short beeps and 1 short vibration
 ID number will display on the screen and will be saved into reader’s memory with
its timestamp (and GPS location, if GPS is enabled)
 the reader counter and location counter will both increment to the next number
Invalid tags are tags that have already been scanned in the same session (i.e. they are not
a duplicated tag reading) or tags that fail to read.