User Guide for the TagMate USB
®
Handheld Reader/Starter
Setup and Operating Instructions – Version 2.3
Table of Contents
Overview ........................................................................................... 3
Operating Modes of the TagMate USB
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.............................................. 5
Power-Up ................................................................................................ 5
Activity Logging ...................................................................................... 5
The Standby State ................................................................................... 6
ToggleTag™ Mode Selection Tags............................................................ 7
AC Line Powered Operation..................................................................... 8
Bar Code Scanner Operation ................................................................... 8
Tag-Processing Operations................................................................ 9
Positioning the Tag and Reader for Processing ..................................... 10
Tag START Operations ..................................................................... 11
Start-Only Mode .................................................................................... 11
Start-Config Mode ................................................................................. 11
Creating TagMate
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Configuration Tags.................................................. 12
Creating TagMate
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Clock Setup Tags..................................................... 13
Tag READ Operations...................................................................... 14
Read-Only vs. Read-Stop Mode ............................................................. 14
READ Outcomes .................................................................................... 14
Tag Data Files.................................................................................. 15
Bar Code Scan Data ............................................................................... 15
File Management Processes .................................................................. 15
Files Transferred Into TagMate USB
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.................................................... 16
Reading Tags in Continuous Mode ................................................... 16
Configuration Parameters in Continuous Mode...................................... 16
Data Outputs in Continuous Mode ......................................................... 17
Possible Operations with CM Tags......................................................... 18
Battery Replacement ....................................................................... 19
Appendix A – Processing CFR Tags .................................................. 20
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