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How to change the Bluetooth mode on your Scanfob® RFID reader
1.
Follow this link to download SerialMagic onto a Windows computer:
http://serialio.com/products/SerialMagic/SmSuppPlat.php
.
Run
the .exe file, and follow the on
-‐
screen instructions to set up SerialMagic.
2.
With SerialMagic running, plug in your Scanfob
®
RFID reader.
3.
SerialMagic will launch a scanner setup window.
Select “C
abled connection”
for the connection
type, and
select
“Scanfob
®
HF
-‐
UHF BB2”
in the device selection window (you will see a picture
of your Scanfob
®
).
Click “Next.”
4.
Select the COM port
through which your Scanfob
® RFID reader
is connected.
Click “Next.”
5.
Select “Like a keyboard”
in the drop
-‐
down menu.
Click “N
ext.”
6.
Check the box if you would like to use your Scanfob
®
RFID reader in constant read mode.
Click
“Next.”
7.
SerialMagic will inform you that the setup finished successfully.
Click “OK.”
SerialMagic will then
give you a summary of the setup.
Click “OK
.
”
8.
On
the main screen of SerialMagic,
click the “Start” button
(underneath the “Quit” button). You
will get a popup at the bottom of your screen informing you that SerialMagic read your Scanfob
®
RFID reader
’s Bluetooth mode successfully.
9.
Then,
click “Tools,”
and
choose “Set Bluetooth mode.”
10.
Select your desired Bluetooth mode
from the drop down menu, and
click “OK.”
You will receive
another notification from SerialMagic that your scanner’s Bluetooth mode was read successfully.
Device Specifications – Scanfob® RFID Fob
Physical Characteristics
§
Dimensions: Width, Height, Depth 6.8 x 4.
2 x 1.8 cm (2.7 x 1.7 x 0.7 in)
§
Weight: 30 g (1.06 oz)
§
Protection: IP65
Power Source
§
Internal rechargeable Lithium
-‐
Polymer battery 3.7VDC, 300mAH.
§
Expected Battery
Life: about 10,000 EPC reads.
§
Charge time approx 2
.5hrs.
§
Charges via standard USB port with supplied USB
-‐
A male to Micro
-‐
A male cable.
Bluetooth
§
Class 2 radio with
Bluetooth
(V2.1 + EDR) wireless technology has
maximum range of 30ft (10 m)
§
Supports
Bluetooth
Serial Port profile (SPP), and
Bluetooth
Human Interface Device (HID)
Operating Temp:
-‐10°C -‐ 70°C (14 to 158 °F)
Warranty:
One Year
Scanning Characteristics
§
Frequency: 860 MHz ÷ 960 MHz
§
Standard: EPC Class1 Gen2
§
Read range: 10
-‐
20 cm with TAG far
field, 2 cm with TAG near field (depending on tag and
mounting
