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Connect the Antenna(s) to the Reader
Note
Use only authorized antennas and cables to maintain FCC approval. See
A: Mercury4 Antenna Information
Connect antennas to the ports before applying power to the reader. Any port not
having an antenna connected to it will be disabled when the reader is powered on.
See
Appendix A: Mercury4 Antenna Information
for details
on antennas.
Up to four antennas can be connected to the reader. Each antenna has two ports
which are connected in pairs to the reader: one for transmitting, the other for
receiving.
While either port can be used to transmit or receive, for best performance we
recommend using the top port for Transmit and the bottom for Receive. See the
figure.
bottom port
top port
Transmit
Receive
bottom port
top port
Transmit
Receive
bottom port
top port
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