Sealed Air QXX Users Manual
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User Guides for the TurboTag™ QS-1 Handheld Starter
and QC-1 Handheld Reader
Contents
QS-1 Starter – User Guide ..........................................1
QS-1 Clock Setup............................................................................2
QC-1 Reader – User Guide .......................................... 3
Reading a T-700 Tag ......................................................................4
Displaying Further Tag Information................................................5
Screen Navigation Overview...........................................................7
Reviewing Summary Information about the QC-1...........................9
Changing QC-1 Settings................................................................10
Printing TurboTag™ Data with the MP-1 Printer ...........................12
Sending Tag Data from the QC-1 to a Computer............................12
Sending Tag Data from the QC-1 to a Computer............................13
Battery Replacement....................................................................14
About the TurboTag™ Shelf Life Function .....................................15
Frequently Asked Questions – QC-1 Reader..................................16
FCC ID: UPZQC1
These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two rules:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
CAUTION: Any changes or modifications to these devices not expressly
authorized by Sealed Air Corporation may void the user’s authorization to
operate the device.
QS-1 Starter – User Guide
The QS-1 starter is used to initiate recording
activity by TurboTag™ T-700 Tags. It is
designed to be used with tags that are
already configured. Shippers are typically
supplied with T-700 Tags in this condition,
ready to start and deploy. Alternatively, the
TurboTag™ Session Manager Software in
START mode can be used to configure tags.
Turn on the QS-1 by pressing and releasing
the START button. After one second, the
Main Screen showing the date and time will
be displayed (see picture to right). If this
time and date are not the same as the time
and date at the location where the OS-1 is
being used, the date and time must be
corrected as this information gets written
onto the T-700 tag (see QS-1 Clock Setup).
The QS-1 will only work with tags that have
no data stored on them. Attempting to use
the QS-1 on a stopped tag with data will
result in the following message:
Attempting to use the QS-1 on a running tag will result in the following message:
This screen indicates the ON condition, and reports the number of time-temperature
data points in memory.
When a configured and ready-to-start T-700 Tag is placed under the QS-1 (directly
opposite the screen and less than one inch away) and the START button is pressed
and released, the tag’s logging process will be started. The QS-1 beeps and displays
the following screen:
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The Main Screen (date/time) also indicates the battery condition of the QS-1. If the
battery is in need of replacement, the Main Screen will indicate a low battery. Follow
instructions for QC-1 battery replacement below. The QS-1 will power itself off when
not used for 1 minute, and does not need to be turned off.
QS-1 Clock Setup
You can enter a menu sequence to reset the time and date by holding down on the
START button for about a second. A series of time and date screens will be
displayed. Changes to the values displayed on these screens can be made by
pressing the RIGHT and LEFT (< >) buttons.
Here is a summary of the clock setup screens.
Press Screen Display Change Settings
Select the time zone that the QC-1 is
being used in…consult GMT tables to find
out your zone.
Turns Daylight Saving Time ON or OFF.
Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to
change ONÆOFF and OFFÆON.
Reset time of day hours. The < >
buttons scroll through a complete 24 hour
clock sequence in the AM-PM format.
Reset the time of day minutes. The < >
buttons allow you to move through all
minutes from 0 to 60 minutes.
Reset the year. The < > buttons allow
you to move year to year in 4 digit year
format.
Reset the month. The < > buttons allow
you to move from month to month in
Jan-Feb-Mar…etc. format (three letter).
Reset the day of the month. The < >
buttons allow you to move from 1
through 31 as the numeric day of the
month. QS-1 will not permit an
impossible date, such as Feb 30.
These screens cycle with successive pressing of the START button. When you get to
day of the month, pressing the START button returns you to the top of the sequence:
Time Zone. Return to the Main Menu by pressing START and holding until the screen
changes.
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QC-1 Reader – User Guide
The QC-1 Reader allows users to read TurboTag™ T-700 Tags
anywhere. It is a battery powered RFID reader specifically
designed to obtain data from up to 99 tags (one at a time). It
will store the data and display calculated alarm results. Using an embedded IR port,
it can also send a special print file to a portable printer (TurboTag™ MP-1), or
transfer complete tag data sets over an IR link to a computer running TurboTag™
Session Manager Software. A USB-IrDA adapter is included with the QC-1, along
with the Session Manager Software, for this purpose.
The QC-1 Reader and QS-1 Starter function alongside other TurboTag™ products as
shown in the information flow diagram below. These handheld devices combine to
permit real-time processing of tags in the absence of a computer system if desired.
TurboTag™ Information Flow Summary
Key:
= Inputs
i
= Outputs
0
Environmental
i
Temperatures
MP-1MP-1
Strip Chart
Printout
QS-1QS-1
Data Display
QC-1QC-1
0
T-700 Tag
T-700 Tag
New or Recycled
New or Recycled
T-700 Tag
T-700 Tag
Configured
Configured
T-700 Tag
T-700 Tag
Logging
Logging
0
T-700 Tag
T-700 Tag
w/ Logged Data
w/ Logged Data
Tag
i
Configuration
Session
Session
Manager
Manager
START - RFID
START - RFID
Session
Session
Manager
Manager
READ - RFID
READ - RFID
Data Display, Files,
Printout, etc.
Session
Session
Manager
Manager
READ - IR
READ - IR
0
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Reading a T-700 Tag
The QC-1 has five control buttons and a display screen. The two colored buttons
control the actions of reading a T-700 Tag and sending data by an IR link to a printer
or computer. Turn on the QC-1 with the SELECT button, and navigate screens or
update settings using the LEFT and RIGHT (< >) buttons.
SELECT button turns
QC-1 on. It also
allows scrolling
through different
functions.
LEFT RIGHT
READ button activates
the RFID read
sequence for a T-700
Tag placed directly
under the QC-1
(opposite the display)
within a distance of
less than one inch.
SEND button sends
the data from
TurboTag™ readings
to a printer or a
computer – data is
beamed from the
of the QC-1
To read a T-700 tag, hold the Reader directly over the tag face then press and
release the READ button (note that all button presses, unless otherwise stated, are
press-and-release, not press-and-hold). If the card is at a suitable reading distance
of less than 1 inch, the screen will show a progress bar for about two seconds, and
then emit a short beep accompanied by the following message:
When the processing operation is complete, the screen will change to a DATA
SUMMARY screen that indicates:
• The tag’s temporary ID number (Tag 01-99) within the Reader
• How many alarms are active for the tag just read
• The tag’s logging status (ON / OFF).
• The tag’s battery status (OK / LO), displayed only for tags that are ON.
• The count of time-temperature data points retrieved from the tag.
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Here is an example DATA SUMMARY screen:
This screen indicates that this is the first tag to be
read, with 1 pre-set alarm active; the tag is no
longer running (OFF), and has a total of 702 logged
points (702 is the maximum data capacity).
A blinking alarm display and a second longer beep will accompany any active alarm
conditions, as for the above example. The blinking characters repeatedly “black out”
then reappear. If no alarms are active (i.e., “0 Alarms” is displayed), there is only a
short beep to signal a successful tag read, and no blinking of the alarm display.
Whenever the DATA SUMMARY screen is displayed, a complete tag data set has been
stored in the QC-1. As indicated in the Information Flow Summary above, the data
from the QC-1 can be sent to a TurboTag™ MP-1 printer for an immediate strip chart
printout, or to a computer running TurboTag™ Session Manager software in READ-IR
mode (see the “Session Manager Instructions.pdf” document) for computer-based
data viewing, printing, or file management.
Displaying Further Tag Information
With the DATA SUMMARY display shown, press the SELECT button. The next screen
that will be displayed, the ALARM screen, is one that allows you to see the
breakdown of individual alarm status:
This sample display screen identifies which alarm
outputs are enabled for the tag just read. Any
alarm that is active will be indicated by a blinking
display.
Tmax and Tmin are the universal alarms, always enabled. Tmax is the alarm relating
to the maximum of all of the readings; Tmin is the alarm relating to the minimum of
all of the readings. Tav is an optional alarm relating to the average of all of the
readings. The QC-1 may be configured for calculation and display of an alarm for
MKT (mean kinetic temperature) in place of the Tav alarm. In cases where shelf life
monitoring is enabled, a fourth alarm indicator “SL” appears at the far right. (see
About the TurboTag™ Shelf Life Function).
When you press SELECT from the ALARM screen, the next screen will indicate the
Session ID:
The Session ID is a user-defined ID supplied at the
Session Manager Software tag configuration step,
serving to uniquely identify each TurboTag™
recording episode.
At any of the preceding three screens, the < > buttons allow scrolling through
different stored tag records, scanning for a particular tag record number, Session ID
or alarm status. This and other screen navigation processes are summarized in the
next section.
Press the SELECT button more times, and it will display the individual numeric
results associated with each alarm.
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