User's Guide

Operation
5 Operation
5.1 Reading Books on a Shelf
The L-HR1 Reader is primarily used to read the smart labels in books on library shelves.
1. Verify that the L-HR1 is correctly connected to the PDA and turned on (see Section 4.3,
“Connecting the L-HR1 Reader to the PDA”).
2. Start the application on the PDA.
3. Place the antenna of the reader against the spine of the books to be read as shown in Figure 7.
Start reading a few centimeters before the books and stop a few centimeters after the books.
For best reading results, it is recommended that a space of 50 mm. (2 in.) be allocated
between each side of the shelf and the books.
Figure 7: Optimal Reading Position
CAUTION: Do not bend the antenna at an angle greater than 110°. Do not bend the antenna
where it comes out of the plastic reader device.
4. Place the bottom edge of the antenna on the shelf and slowly swipe the reader across the book
spines. Refer to Table 2 for the optimum reading speed.
It is best to perform this operation twice (once in each direction) in order to verify that the same
number of smart labels is detected each time. This will ensure a correct inventory count.
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