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ZKAM20 & ZKAM20A User Manual
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3.1.5 Power Connection
Plug and play, no setup required.
3.1.6 The Deactivator Uses
The deactivator has hard tag recognition. When an undecoded soft tag is used to enter the decoding area
of the deactivator, the buzzer will send out Di-Di-Di (three short beeps), and the decoding is successful. If
the hard tag enters the decoding area, the buzzer will beep (long tone) and give an alarm.
3.1.7 Precautions for the Use of Deactivator
• Do not put liquids or soluble solids directly on the surface of the deactivator, and it should be
wrapped to prevent liquids from invading the deactivator and burning the circuit board.
• When the UPS is connected, if the AC power is not inverted to 50Hz to 60Hz, the deactivator board
system will not work.
3.1.8 Precautions for the Use of Soft Tags
There are three main factors that cause the soft tag to fail to alarm normally: metal shielding, human
shielding and wrong use of tags. Therefore, the following details should be paid attention to in the use of
soft tags:
• To protect the product, the soft tag must be attached to it.
• The soft tag's placement must be based on the principle of not damaging the product. Soft tags
cannot be attached to leather or other materials due to their high stickiness.
• Do not press hard on the soft tag, as this will cause the tag to fail.
• Soft tags cannot be directly attached to metal products, tin foil-wrapped products, etc. Metal will
directly shield the soft tag signal, resulting in no alarm.
• The tag cannot be used on the human body, nor can it be used on meat packaging, such as ham
sausage, frozen meat, etc. The flesh and the human body will directly shield the soft tag signal,
resulting in no alarm. At the same time, the electrostatic effect of the human body will also cause the
soft tag to fail directly.
• The soft tag's sticking position must be flat, and the sticking curve must be as small as possible. It is
not possible to fold it for usage. If the tag is bent too much, the frequency will change but no alert will
sound.
• Soft tags cannot be attached to plastic bottles or glass bottles with liquids because most liquids
contain trace metal particles, that will block the signals of soft tags. At the same time, the process of
attaching the soft tag to the bottle will cause the tag to bend, which will also make the alarm
impossible.
• Soft tags cannot be overlapped (more than two) and placed. The whole roll or the whole box cannot
be used for the alarm, and it needs to be used in a single sheet, otherwise it is invalid.










