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System Administrator’s Guide
Classification: Avery Dennison – Public
S e t t i n g t h e W ri t e P o w e r
The write power setting increases the strength of the RF Field emitted by the printer’s antenna.
The amount of power to encode (program) the RFID inlay. The range is -15 to 23.
The default is -15. You
must
change the default setting – the default write power is not strong
enough to program an inlay.
We recommend using Auto Calibrate Power initially. If the auto power values do not work,
adjust the write power by one decibel at a time. Additionally, the
RFID Printer Setup Utility
is
available on our web site to determine the optimal read power. Enter the value at the printer.
Select
To
Decrease the
setting
Decrease the setting.
Increase the
setting
Increase the setting. The higher the value, the greater the power of the
RF Field. If the W rite power setting is too high, you may change the
data that was programmed into adjacent RFID inlays.
Use caution when increasing or decreasing the Read and W rite Powers because the RFID
tags may become non-functional!
R e a d T ag
Use this option to read what is programmed into an RFID tag.
Before you can read a tag, you must set the read power. The default read power is not strong
enough to read an inlay. To read a programmed inlay:
1.
Lay the programmed RFID tag inside the printer’s supply path as shown.
2.
Close the cover.
P rogram m ed RFI D tag
