
3M
™
SelfCheck
™
System
R-SeriesModels8420and8422
Owner’sManual

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3M
SelfCheck
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SystemR-SeriesModels8420and8422Owner’sManual78-8129-4301-3B
3M,Tattle-T ape,SelfCheckandDualLockaretrademarksof3M.MicrosoftandWindowsareregistered
trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
TheoriginalinstructionsinthisdocumentwerewritteninU.S.English.Allotherlanguagesarea
translationoftheoriginalinstructions.

Contents
Safetyinformation..........................................................................................................................1
Intendeduse.................................................................................................................................1
Explanationofsignalwordconsequences.......................................................................................1
Explanationofproductsafetylabelsymbols....................................................................................1
Warning........................................................................................................................................2
Caution.........................................................................................................................................2
Labellocations..............................................................................................................................3
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3M
SelfCheck
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3M
SelfCheck
Regulatorycompliance...................................................................................................................5
FCCRadioFrequencyRulesandRegulations.................................................................................5
FCCintentionalradiatorcertification...............................................................................................5
IndustryCanadaradiofrequencyrulesandregulations....................................................................5
EMCcomplianceEurope...............................................................................................................5
Australia.......................................................................................................................................5
Japan...........................................................................................................................................5
Introduction....................................................................................................................................6
Keyattributes................................................................................................................................6
SelfChecksystemcontrolsandconnections....................................................................................7
Systemsoftware............................................................................................................................8
Introducingthesystemtolibrarystaffandpatrons...........................................................................8
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SystemR-SeriesModel8420(kiosk)................................................................3
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SystemR-SeriesModel8422(tabletop)............................................................4
Operations......................................................................................................................................9
Turnthesystemonandoff.............................................................................................................9
Loadprinterpaper.........................................................................................................................9
Cleansystemcomponents.............................................................................................................10
Adjustthetouchscreenmonitor.....................................................................................................10
Adjustaudiovolume......................................................................................................................10
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................11
RFIDtagreadingproblems............................................................................................................11
Barcodescannerproblems............................................................................................................11
Specifications.................................................................................................................................12
Dimensions...................................................................................................................................12
Electricalrequirements..................................................................................................................12
Environmentalrequirements..........................................................................................................12
Networkrequirements....................................................................................................................13
Orderingsupplies...........................................................................................................................14
Warranty.........................................................................................................................................15
3MService......................................................................................................................................16
Informationtogather.....................................................................................................................16
3MServicephonenumbers...........................................................................................................16
3MLibrarySystemsWebSite........................................................................................................16
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C o n t e n t s
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Safetyinformation
Read,understand,andfollowallsafetyinformationcontainedintheseinstructionsbeforeinstallingandusingthe3M
SystemR-SeriesModel8420or8422.Retaintheseinstructionsforfuturereference.
Intendeduse
The3M
inandoutwithoutassistancefromlibrarystaff.Thesesystemsareintendedforuseinanindoorlibraryenvironment,andhave
notbeenevaluatedforotherusesorlocations.
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SelfCheck
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SystemR-SeriesModels8420and8422areintendedforusebylibrarypatronsincheckinglibrarymaterials
Explanationofsignalwordconsequences
WARNING
CAUTION
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeath
orseriousinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminor
ormoderateinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
Explanationofproductsafetylabelsymbols
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SelfCheck
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Attention:Readaccompanying
documentation
Riskofelectricshock
Displayunit:Mercurydisposalhazard
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S a f e t y i n f o r m a t i o n
Warning
WARNINGT oreducetherisksassociatedwithhazardousvoltagecontainedwithinthepowersupply,which,
ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury:
•DonotuseSelfCheck
•DonotuseSelfCheck
•Useapprovedsystemcomponentsinstalledby3Mservicepersonnelonly.
•DonotattempttoserviceorrepairSelfCheck
—contact3MServiceforrepair.
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Systemifapowersupplycaseorpowercordaredamaged.
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Systeminoutdoororwetenvironments.
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Systeminternalcircuitryorpowersupplies—nouserserviceablepartsinside
Caution
ToreducetheriskassociatedwithenvironmentalcontaminationduetotheincorrectdisposalofthelithiumbatteryinPC,
mercuryinmonitor/display,and/oranycircuitrythatcontainsleadinthesolder:
•Attheendofservicelife,disposeofallcomponents(touch-screenmonitor,PC,case,reader,pad,scanner,appliancecoupler,
etc.)inaccordancewithfederal,stateandlocalrequirements.
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S a f e t y i n f o r m a t i o n
Labellocations
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3M
SelfCheck
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SystemR-SeriesModel8420(kiosk)
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S a f e t y i n f o r m a t i o n
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SelfCheck
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SystemR-SeriesModel8422(tabletop)
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Regulatorycompliance
FCCRadioFrequencyRulesandRegulations
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedina
commercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanemitradiatedradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled
andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationof
thisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrect
theinterferenceathisownexpense.
NOMODIFICATIONS.Modificationstothisdeviceshallnotbemadewithoutthewrittenconsentof3MCompany .Unauthorized
modificationsmayvoidtheauthoritygrantedunderFederalCommunicationsCommissionandIndustryCanadarulespermitting
theoperationofthisdevice.
FCCintentionalradiatorcertification
Model8420–Model8422—FCCID:DGFTTS810
ThisequipmentcontainsanintentionalradiatorapprovedbytheFCCundertheFCCIDnumbershownabove.Thisdevicecomplies
withPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
IndustryCanadaradiofrequencyrulesandregulations
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
CetappareilnumeriquedelaclasseAestconformealanormeNMB-003duCanada.
IndustryCanadaRadioEquipmentCertification
Model8420–Model8422—IC:458A-TTS810
EMCcomplianceEurope
ThisequipmentcomplieswiththerequirementsoftheEMCandR&TTEdirectives.
Australia
ThisunitcomplieswiththeEMCrequirementsforAustralia.
Japan
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Introduction
Keyattributes
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3M
SelfCheck
8422(tabletop)enablelibrarycustomerstoeasilycheckoutand
checkinmaterials.Keyfeaturesincludethefollowing:
•Easeofuse,enablingmanycustomerstoachieveself-service
usageratesupto100%
•Patronassurancethatitemsarecheckedin/outcorrectly
•Abilitytoreadbarcodesand3M
•Real-timee-mailnotificationifthecirculationsystemgoes
offlineortheprinterisoutofpaper
•Check-in/checkoutratemonitoring
•Troubleshootingandstatisticsaccessfromvirtuallyany
location
•Integrationwith3M
•Optionalintegratedpedestalwithlockingcabinetspace
availableforModel8422(tabletop)
TabletopModel8422
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SystemR-SeriesModels8420(kiosk)and
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RFIDtags
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CommandCenter
KioskModel8420
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SelfChecksystemcontrolsandconnections
8420controlsandconnections
I n t r o d u c t i o n
8422controlsandconnections
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
Systemsoftware
The3M
softwarealreadyinstalled.
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SelfCheck
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SystemR-SeriesModels8420(kiosk)and8422(tabletop)areshippedwith3M
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SelfCheck™System
Introducingthesystemtolibrarystaffandpatrons
Theintroductionofaself-servicesystemfundamentallychangesmaterialflowwithinalibrary,so3Mstronglyrecommendsthat
yourentirestaffshouldbeinvolvedduringthepreparationphase.Althoughthesystemisdesignedforintuitiveuse,yourstaff
shouldbepreparedtoassistlibrarypatronsduringsystemintroduction.
3Mrecommendsusingthismanualforperiodictrainingsessionswithlibrarystaffsinceitcontainssafetyinformation,machine
specifications,commonlyusedprocedures,andotherinformationusefulduringday-to-dayoperations.Also,pleasemakethis
manualaccessiblewhenthesystemisinusesoitcanserveasareferenceguideduringoperation.
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Operations
Turnthesystemonandoff
UsethepowerswitchtoturntheSelfChecksystemon.Forinformationonshuttingthesystemdownandonrestartingthesoftware,
seetheSelfCheckManagerUserGuide,whichisincludedontheuserdocumentationCD.
Loadprinterpaper
Usethefollowingproceduretoloadanewrollofpaperinthe
printer.
1.OpentheprinteraccesscoverattherearoftheSelfCheck
usingthekey.The3M
thecoveropen.
2.Swingthepaperretainertoggletotheunlockedposition
and,ifpresent,removetheusedpaperspoolandanypaper
remnantsintheprinter.
3.Withthepaperrollpositionedtounrolltowardtheprinter
asshown,slidethenewpaperrolloverthetoggleandonto
thespool,thenswingthetoggleintothelockedposition
asshown.
™
DualLock
™
anchorswillsecure
Opencovertoaccessprinterandpaperrollspindle
4.Withprinterpoweron,feedthepaperendintotheslotnear
thetopoftheprinter.Theprinterwillautomaticallyload,
align,andcutthepaper .
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Toggleoperation:lockingandunlocking
Notetheslotshapeandorientationinthelockedandunlocked
positions.Thetogglemustbesnugagainstthepaperroll(no
gap)inthelockedpositionforproperprinteroperation.
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O p e r a t i o n s
Cleansystemcomponents
Usetheinformationinthissectionforsystemandcomponentcleaning.
CAUTION
•AlwaysturnOFFsystempowerbeforecleaning.
•DoNOTuseanyabrasivecleanersonsystemenclosuresurfaces.
Instructions
•Cleanthesystembygentlyusingasoftclothdampenedwithwateroramildcleaningsolution.
•Cleanthemonitorbyusingpre-moistenedtowelettesthataresoldspecificallyformonitorcleaning.Ifthesearenotavailable,
useanon-solventbasedcleanertodampenasoftcloth.
•Cleanthebarcodescannerwindowregularlybywipingthescannerwindowwithaclean,dry,cotton-tipswaborcottoncloth.
•Cleanpaperdustfromtheprinterwithacompressedairduster.
Adjustthetouchscreenmonitor
Touchscreenmonitordisplaycharacteristicsarepresetatthefactory.Donotattempttochangemonitorsettings—nouser
serviceablepartsinsidethesystemenclosure—contact3MServiceforrepair.
Ifyouwishtomakeadjustments,useonlytheDisplayPropertiesadjustmentsavailableinWindows.
Note:Changingthetouchscreendisplayresolutionisnotrecommended,sincethedefaultresolutionof1280by1024isoptimized
forthesystemgraphics.
Adjustaudiovolume
UsetheV olumeiconintheWindows
screen.
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taskbartoadjustthesystemvolumelevel,whichrequirestheuseofthemouseortouch
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Troubleshooting
RFIDtagreadingproblems
SymptomSolution
Systemdoesn’treadtags•Makesuretheitemistaggedwith3MRFIDtags.
•Makesurethetagisnotblankordisabledbytryingatagknown
tobegood.
•Makesureyouareplacingthetagwithinthereadrangeofthe
RFIDpadbyplacingthetaginthemiddleofthepad.
Systemdoesn’treadaparticular
tagtype
Padreadrangereducedtoless
than6in[15cm]
Barcodescannerproblems
Thetagtypemaynotbeconfigured.Call3Mservice.
Makesurethepadisatleast2in.[5cm]frommetal.
•Ifthescannerhasapoorreadrate,checkfordustandfingerprintsonthescannerwindowandcleanifnecessarywithaclean,
drycotton-tipswaborcloth.
•Ifthescannercan’treadaparticularbarcodesymbology,addthenewsymbology.Seethescannerdocumentationforinformation.
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Specifications
Dimensions
Seethe3M™SelfCheck™SystemR-SeriesModel8420and8422SitePlanningGuideforphysicaldimensions.
Electricalrequirements
TheSelfCheck
•Anoutletwithin9.8feet(3m)ofthesystem.Thisisthelengthofthepowercable,whichmeansthisisacable-runspecification.
•Electricalserviceof100to120V AC,3.0A,50/60Hz,singlephaseor200to240V AC,1.5A,50/60Hz,singlephase.
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Systemrequirescompliancewiththefollowingelectricalspecifications:
Environmentalrequirements
PlacetheSelfCheck™Systeminalocationthatmeetsthefollowingenvironmentalrequirements:
Humidity
OperatingT emperature50°Fto93°F
StorageT emperature–22°Fto131°F
0%to85%RH,non-condensing
(10°Cto34°C)
(–30°Cto55°C)
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S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
Networkrequirements
The3M
™
SelfCheck
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SystemcomeswithanintegratednetworkadapterandcommunicateswiththeILSoveranEthernet
network,whichrequiresthefollowingnetworkinfrastructure:
•ThestandardwiredEthernetadapterrequiressupportfor10BASE-Tor100BASE-TprotocolsandRJ-45cabletermination.
•TheoptionalwirelessEthernetadapterrequiressupportfor802.11gor802.11bprotocolsandmustmeettherequirements
listedinthefollowingtable:
Security
Networksecurityisthelibrary’sresponsibility .Securitymeasuresincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
•Separationfromthelibrary’spublicwirelessnetwork.
•SSIDtransmissionsuppressionsothattheaccesspointisnotreadilyvisibleorlikelytobeusedby
librarypatrons.
•EitherWPAorWEPencryption,withencryptionkeyrotationand/orMACaddressfiltering.
•Iffinancialtransactionsusingcreditordebitcardsareimplemented,thelibrarymustconformtoPayment
CardIndustry(PCI)datasecuritystandards(DSS)developedbythePCIStandardsCouncil.Requirements
canbefoundathttp://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/.
SignalStrength
TheSelfCheck
™
Systemmustbelocatedwithinoptimaloperationalrangeofthewirelessaccesspoint,as
determinedbyaccesspointsignalstrength,whichcanbeanalyzedandmeasuredusingsoftwareinstalled
withthewirelessnetworkadapter.
•Transmittedsignalstrengthfromthewirelessaccesspointmustbegreaterthan–27dBmasmeasuredat
theinstalledlocationoftheSelfCheckSystem.
•SoftwareRSSI(receivedsignalstrengthindicator)mustshowgreaterthan90%signalstrength(allfive
barsofRSSIaregreen)attheinstalledlocationoftheSelfCheckSystem.
Guidelines
ThefollowingcanhelpensurerequiredsignalstrengthattheSelfChecklocation:
•InstalltheSelfCheck
•InstalltheSelfCheck
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Systemwithintwentyfeet(20ft.[6m])ofthewirelessaccesspoint.
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Systeminline-of-sightofthewirelessaccesspoint,withlittleornometalbetween
thetwo.Thiswillreduceradio-frequencyinterferenceormulti-pathdistortioneffects.
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Orderingsupplies
Refertothefollowinginformationwhenorderingpaperfortheprinter.
Description
3MP/N
Width
Rolloutsidediameter
Coreinsidediameter
Length
Printerpaper,thermalcontrastcoating
(oneside)
78-8126-7827-0
3.15inches[80mm]
4.0inches[100mm]Maximum
0.43-0.50inches[11.1-13.0mm]
410ft.[125m]perroll(approximate),
24rollspercarton
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Warranty
Effective12-12-05
OneY earLibrarySystemsProductPerformanceGuarantee:SubjecttotheLimitationofLiabilitybelow,3Mguaranteesyour
satisfactionwiththeperformanceofany3MLibrarySystemProductfor12monthsfromthedateofinstallationprovidedthata)
youaretheoriginalpurchaser:b)youhaveexecutedaone(1)year3MServiceAgreementformaintenanceoftheLibrarySystem
product;andc)theproducthasnotbeensubjectedtoabuse,misuse,accidentorneglect.Performancemeanstheproductmeets3M
publishedproductspecifications.IfyouarenotcompletelysatisfiedwiththeperformanceofyourLibrarySystemProduct,you
mayreturntheLibrarySystemproductforapromptrefund.3Mwillpayallreasonablede-installationandshippingchargesto
returntheproductto3M.Notethatallclaimsunderthisguaranteemustbesubmittedto3Mwithin12monthsfromthedateof
installationofthe3MLibrarySystemsProduct.Failuretosubmitaclaimwithinthistimeframewillinvalidatethisguarantee.
IMPORT ANT:Consumablesandnon-3MbrandedproductsareexcludedfromthisGuarantee.
WarrantyandLimitedRemedyforNon-SoftwareLibrarySystemsProductsNotCoveredbyPerformanceGuarantee:Unless
statedotherwisein3Mproductliteratureorpackaging,3Mwarrantsthateach3MLibrarySystemsProductmeetstheapplicable
specificationsforaperiodofninety(90)daysfromthedateofshipment(or,inthecaseofhardwareinstalledby3M,fromthe
dateofinstallation).Anywarrantiesrelatedto3Msoftwarearecontainedinseparate3Msoftwarelicenses.Consumablesand
non-3MbrandedproductsareexcludedfromthisWarrantyandLimitedRemedy.
3MMAKESNOOTHERGUARANTEES,W ARRANTIESORCONDITIONS,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,
BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ANYIMPLIEDW ARRANTYORCONDITIONOFMERCHANT ABILITYORFITNESS
FORAPARTICULARPURPOSEORANYIMPLIEDW ARRANTYORCONDITIONARISINGOUTOFACOURSE
OFDEALING,CUSTOMORUSAGEOFTRADE.Youareresponsiblefordeterminingwhetherthe3Mproductisfitfora
particularpurposeandsuitableforyourapplication.Ifthe3Mproductisdefectivewithinthewarrantyperiodandprovidedthat
a)theproducthasnotbeensubjectedtoabuse,misuse,accidentorneglectandb)youhavenotified3Mwithinthirty(30)days
afterthedefectwasdiscovered,yourexclusiveremedyand3M’sandseller’ssoleobligationwillbe,at3M’soption,toreplace
orrepairthedefective3Mproduct.
LimitationofLiability:EXCEPTWHEREPROHIBITEDBYLA W ,3MANDSELLERWILLNOTBELIABLEFOR
ANYLOSSORDAMAGEARISINGFROM3MLIBRARYSYSTEMs,WHETHERDIRECT,INDIRECT ,SPECIAL,
INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIAL,REGARDLESSOFTHELEGALTHEORYASSERTED,INCLUDING
WARRANTY ,CONTRACT,NEGLIGENCEORSTRICTLIABILITY .
GuaranteeandWarrantyClaims:Forguaranteeandwarrantyclaims,andforservice,contactourservicerepresentativesat
1-800-328-0067
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3MService
Informationtogather
Beforeyoucallforservice,pleasehavefollowinginformationavailable:
•Thename,address,andtelephonenumberofyourfacility
•Adescriptionoftheproblemortheissueyouwantaddressed
•Themodelnumberandserialnumberoftheequipment(locatedontheseriallabel),ifthecallisinregardtoasystemproblem
ModelNumber_________________________
SerialNumber_________________________
3MServicephonenumbers
Forquestionsregardingyoursystem,calloneofthefollowingnumbers.
IntheUnitedStatesInCanadaInothercountries
1-800-328-0067
English1-800-268-6235
Français1-800-567-3193
Callyourlocal3Moffice.
3MLibrarySystemsWebSite
The3MLibrarySystemsWebsitecanbelocatedath
ForadditionalinformationintheUnitedStatesabout3MLibrarySystems,gotoh
t t p : / / w w w . 3 M . c o m / l i b r a r y .
t t p : / / w w w . 3 M . c o m / u s / l i b r a r y .
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