User's Manual

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MARS-24ATRUser Manual
CONTENTS
REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
About this manual ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Meaning of Alert Symbols and Signal Words .........................................................................................................................................................5
Important Information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................
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2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................
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2.1 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................................................................................................................
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2.1.1 Power Pack ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.1.2 Data Communication Cables .....................................................................................................................................................................
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2.1.3 CD-ROM .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.2 Recommended System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................................
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2.3 Reader Mounting Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................................
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3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................
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3.1 MARS-24ATR
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4. INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................................
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4.1 Quick Start Guide ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.2 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.2.1 Connecting to a power supply ..................................................................................................................................................................
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4.2.2 User I/O Interface Connector .....................................................................................................................................................................
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4.2.3 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB .................................................................................................................................
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4.2.4 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet ........................................................................................................................
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4.2.5 Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network ...............................................................................................................................
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4.2.6 Connecting External Antennas .................................................................................................................................................................
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4.2.7 Antenna Matching, Tuning and Testing ................................................................................................................................................
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4.3 ReaderManager Software Installation ....................................................................................................................................................
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4.3.1 Installation and Functionality Test ..........................................................................................................................................................
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4.3.2 Upgrading software ......................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.4 Connecting to a Reader using ReaderManager ..................................................................................................................................
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4.4.1 Getting an IP address using Ethernet .....................................................................................................................................................
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4.4.2 Getting an IP address using USB ..............................................................................................................................................................
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4.4.3 Getting a Reader connected using the ReaderManager .................................................................................................................
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4.5 Communication Test .....................................................................................................................................................................................
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5. WORKING WITH ANTENNAS ................................................................................................................................
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5.1 Materials ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.2 Antenna Separation ......................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.3 Cables .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.4 How to shield antennas ...............................................................................................................................................................................
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5.5 Antenna Maintenance (Tuning) ................................................................................................................................................................
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5.5.1 Equipment and Software Required for Antenna Tuning and Testing ........................................................................................
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5.5.2 Tuning Instructions .......................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.5.3 Optimisation of Antenna Performance ..................................................................................................................................................
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6. WORKING WITH TAGS ...........................................................................................................................................
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6.1 How to reconfigure tags individually or en masse ............................................................................................................................
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6.2 How to check a tag configuration mode ...............................................................................................................................................
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6.3 How to check a Tag Chip Type (IT or ST) ................................................................................................................................................
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6.4 Tag-to-Antenna Orientation
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