User's Manual

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MARS-24ATRUser Manual
6. WORKING WITH TAGS
Do not stack Magellan ItemTags on top of each other or allow them to touch or overlap. Only Magellan StackTags can
be stacked, overlapped or allowed to touch each other.
Single-axis antennas are tag orientation sensitive. Refer to the Tag-to-Reader/Tag-to-Antenna section of this
document.
Reading and writing speeds depend on reader-tag communication speeds, the number of receiver channels, the
amount of information to be read and/or written and the number of tags presented at a the same time. The number
of tags and the amount of information to be read and especially written, slows down the read-write communication
speed. Please consult Magellan regarding these issues for your specic application.
Be aware that tags and readers can be incompatible with each other. Larger tags can work with all types of readers
and antennas. Smaller tags require higher eld strengths and as a result they may not operate with some reader/
antenna combinations or have to be closer to a reader antenna to operate. Refer to the Reader-Tag Compatibility
section of this manual.
Magellan StackTags delivered on a roll are always fully powered (ST normal power mode or 6000 mode). Fully or normal
powered tags are ON all the time and reply to each reader command providing they are in the eld of the reader
antenna.
To reduce the risk of tag replies clashing and to increase anti-collision and stackability for some applications the tags
can be recongured by end-users to a ¼ low power mode (ST ¼ normal power mode or 2000 mode). This means that
tags in the ¼ low power mode are muted ¾ of the time and do not reply to the reader commands instantly.
Tags can be recongured individually (one by one) or en masse (many at once). Before reconguring tags make sure the
ReaderManager software has been installed and upgraded to the latest version, the reader is running and the reader is
Connected to the ReaderManager software.
6.1 hoW to reconfigure tAgs individuAlly or en mAsse
1. In the ReaderManager go to Tools -> System -> Console. Click with the right mouse button and tick Show
Tag Replies.
2. Then go to
Reader Conguration and choose Cong_Normal_Powered_Tag or Cong_Quarter_Powered_Tag
(for the ReaderManager version 2.12 or higher).
3. Place a single tag or multiple tags into the reader antenna eld.
4. Remove the tag(s) from the eld.
5. Follow the step 3 to 4 for a new batch of tags.
6. Once completed go to
Reader Conguration and click on Clear All.