USER'S MANUAL, NP10, NP20, NG10 (ALL NEO SYSTEM MODELS)
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
FOR EXTERNAL USE
Document No. 10071753
Rev. 02
Page 10 of 28
2.0
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
2.1
EAS Features
2.1.1
Radio Frequency Band
Detection Limited to 8.2 MHz
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No “Application Based Detection Mode” (7.6, 9.0 detection).
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NEO is tuned to achieve detection of HF targets at 8.2MHz ±5% radio frequency.
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Tags tuned to other frequencies may or may not produce the alarm; expect a noticeable drop in
performance for any non 8.2 tag.
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By product management and design team choice, working from voice of customer, the feature was
removed intentionally. Now the only supported band is 8.2 - different from Evolve/Liberty Systems.
Currently for NEO Antennas, please consider alterative tuning & dual frequency no longer supported.
2.1.2
Electronic Mode of Operation
Detector mode was introduced first. PAB/SAB mode is now available. The two available Electronic Modes
of Operation are described below. Both modes are considered Pulse Listen technology, but mode selection
will cause TX/RX differences described in more detail below.
Any PRI model antenna should run in "Detector" mode, whereas a PAB should run in "PAB/SAB."
The NEO System Controller and EAS Sensor require minimum Software, Firmware and FPGA version to
support PAB/SAB. New supported FPGA version(s) will also support the alternate mode which is Detector.
Please note a physical PAB is technically allowed to operate in "Detector" mode (and a PRI model could
run in PAB/SAB), and when the result is a System running in the non-standard mode—whether the FS
Technician does so intentionally or unknowingly—this does NOT cause a regulatory compliance issue,
but it is expected that system performance would suffer. Therefore, always install the recommended FPGA
(Software/Firmware package) and set up your pedestals in the mode which supports your hardware use case.
2.1.3
Configurable alarm sound/light color
Using DMS (see
), the Field Service Technician is able to choose from a set of pre-loaded Sound
Files (.mp3 format) or otherwise import a file, a replacement sound requested by the customer, then assign it
as the default EAS Alarm sound. The color is also selectable from a range of visual colors and patterns.
