ELA Active RFid User manual

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SCIEL SEEKER
QUICK START
POWER ON :
Press briefly ON button
Init information displayed within 4 bip sound
POWER OFF :
Automatic
After 6 minutes without using
Manual
Press ON & MENU buttons at the same time
Press OK button for « Yes » to message « Turn Off ? »
Critical when battery is empty
Message: Low (charging battery required)
Message :LOW (impending shutdown)
(see Charging paragraph at end of document)
DISPLAY
OR
Hexadecimal Decimal
1st Line :
Radio level (maximum level when displayed on all the screen)
2nd Line :
Example
05AB78 Tag ID detected –Hexadecimal value
or
05 - 43896 Tag ID detected –Decimal value (facilities n°: 05 and ID code: 43896)
Hexadecimal or Decimal display:
Starting by pressing briefly ON button
Hold ON & MENU buttons withing the bip sound and release them all after the last bip
Press MENU button to select « Next » option till message « Display ID? »
Press OK button to select « OK »
Press MENU button to select « Incr » and change ID display : « DEC » decimal or « HEX » hexadecimal
Press OK to save settings
Niv 123 : value of reception level
Min = 255 (tag very far) to max = 0 (tag very close)
Bip sound on reception of code ID displayed
[05AB78] Lev123
05-43896 Lev123

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Example: Tag far and away
OR
Example: Tag nearby
OR
*automatic scale display
TAG SEEKING
While device powered on, hold MENU button
Release MENU button when entering menu « Configuration Menu»
Display « Tag ID to seek? » Press OK button to confirm Tag seeking operation
Last ID code displayed and blinking of 1st digit
Increase 1st digit value by pressing OK button (circular value from 0 to F)
Next digit by pressing MENU button (Next) notice : no back to previous setting operation available
After last digit setting, press MENU button to confirm ID code and start seeking operation
Resume operation if necessary for error on ID code or changing ID code
OR
hold ON button
All detected tags are sequentially displayed on right bottom screen
Dotted are displayed on left bottom screen
OR
During operation different radio levels are displayed according to the tag detected
Bip sound to each tag detection
Release ON button to display of ID code of the sought tag
*NO TAG RECEPTION
OR
Only dotted are displayed for radio level
Last ID code and level detected
_ _ _ _
[05AB75]Lev156
[05AB78] Lev123
[05AB78]Lev196
05-43896 Lev196
05-43896 Lev123
_ _ _ _
05-43896 Lev156
[ - - - - - - ] [02EB46]
- - - - - - 02-60230
05AB78 (05AB78)
1 > Incr 2 > Next

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No more Bip sound
This tag may be out of range or turned off
* a short interference or fast direction changing may cause a temporary lost of detection. Move a little to recover signal.
TAG SEEKING METHOD
General :
Antenna direction to 45° elevation
Approach searching with maximum radio level displayed
Decrease sensivity detection level while approaching the target in order to get maximum level display all along the operation
Precise :
Remove antenna when nearby the target
Approach searching with maximum radio level displayed
Decrease sensivity detection level while approaching the target in order to get maximum level display all along the operation
CONFIGURATION MENU :
While device powered on, hold MENU button
IDR = Device n°
SEU = Sensitivity level (operational from 120 à 195 )
CKS = Checksum ou contrôle de transmission (000 par défaut)
MSK = Temperature sensor display (On / Off)
While device powered on, hold MENU button to enter Configuration Menu
See below the 6 available steps in this configuration menu.
1 - Message to search a tag with its ID code 
2 - Message to adjust sensivity of reception
(operational value from 120 à 195 ) 
3 - Message to select RFID data format
(16bit or 24bit, default value: 24 bit) 
4 - Message to modify checksum matching Tag checksum
(from 0 to 254, default value: 0) 
5 - Message to allow displaying Temperature value of sensor Tag 
(default value: Off)
6 - Message to Exit the Configuration Menu 
IDR SEU CKS MSK
001 160 000 Off
Tag ID to Seek ?
1->OK 2->Next
Threshold 1 ?
1->OK 2->Next
Tag ID Length ?
1->OK 2->Next
Delta CKS ?
1->OK 2->Next
Parse. Temp. ?
1->OK 2->Next
Exit ?
1->Yes 2->No

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BATTERY CHARGING:
Message « Low » indicates to charge the appliance.
Plug the *Dc power bloc provided (12Vdc / 800 mA)
Time full loaded: 4 hours
Message « En charge » is displayed and remain a tenth minutes after unplug
* Do not use other device