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Sealed Air TMX Users Manual

User Guide for the TagMateQC™ Handheld Reader/Starter
Setup and Operating Instructions – Version 1.3
Table of Contents
Overview.................................................................................. 2
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: SETUP ..................................... 4
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: START ..................................... 8
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: READ..................................... 11
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: STATS ................................... 14
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: PRINT ................................... 15
TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: SEND..................................... 17
Battery Replacement.............................................................. 19
AC Line Powered Operation.................................................... 20
Using the TurboTag™ Shelf Life Function with TagMateQC™ .. 20 Operating Modes of the TagMateQC™ (DIP Switch Settings).. 21
Appendix A - Screen Navigation Overview.............................. 22
Appendix B - Frequently Asked Questions .............................. 24
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Overview
TagMateQC™ is a comprehensive tool for starting, reading and configuring TurboTag™ T-700 tags. Various Modes of operation are controlled by DIP switches inside the device (see section entitled “Operating Modes of the TagMateQC™”). The mode of operation will always be displayed on the Home Screen (shown in the image below, which in this case is “Read-Stop”).
This is the Home Screen. It is immediately displayed after starting the TagMateQC™. It will display the Mode selected; options are Start-Only, Start­Config, Read-Only and Read-Stop.
SELECT button turns TagMateQC™ on. It also allows scrolling through different functions.
LEFT
READ START button activates an RFID read or write sequence for a T-700 Tag placed directly under
the TagMateQC™ (opposite the display) within a distance of less than three inches.
RIGHT
SEND button sends the data from TurboTag™ readings to a printer or a computer – data is beamed from the front of the TagMateQC™
The SELECT button functions to turn the TagMateQC™ on and to navigate through the various setup functions and menus. All reading and starting actions are triggered by pressing the READ START red button.
The sequence of screens that are displayed is summarized in Appendix A. Please refer to that section for an understanding of how to set usage modes and how to use the various menus.
Using TagMateQC™ in its SETUP, START, READ, S TATS, PRINT and SEND operat ions is described in different chapters in this user guide. The best way to start is to select a particular operational activity and then read the appropriate section. For example, if you want to start just reading tags, then go to that section and study the operational steps. You may wish to first set the Mode of operation of the TagMateQC™ by making appropriate DIP switch settings (see section entitled “Operating Modes of the TagMateQC™ (DIP switch settings)”). The modes that are settable by DIP switches are:
Only, Start-Config, Read-Only and Read-Stop. The DIP switch is inside the battery compartment of the TagMateQC™.
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The TagMateQC™ Reader and TagMateQC™ 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.
TagMateQC™ can control the entire process from tag initiation to final reading and data storage. Complete software independence can be achieved by using (1) a TagMateQC™ at START by employing Start-Config Mode, (2) a TagMateQC™ at READ (Read-Stop or Read-Only) to capture tag data and display alarm and other summary data. and (3) an MP-1 Portable Printer to view full data record and create a paper record for filing or other archival purposes.
Ask your sales representative to explain how this system can work for your operation.
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TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: SETUP
The TagMateQC™ Reader allows users to read, start and configure 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 can be used with the TagMateQC™, along with the Session Manager™ Software, for this purpose.
When the TagMateQC™ is first powered up, you will see the Startup Screen (at right)
On pressing the SELECT button, you will see one of the four displays h ere; these represent different Modes of TagMateQC™ function. The actual Mode displayed is controlled by DIP switch settings
Press Screen Display What it Means
inside the device (see “Operating Modes” section).
Read-Only Mode just displays data at the time of reading; tag is not stopped. Carryover function accessible from this mode.
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Read-Stop Mode captures data from a tag and then stops the tag. Carryover function accessible from this mode.
Start-Only Mode simply starts (or restarts) the tag and imparts a “real time” starting time base into the tag memory.
Start-Config writes a new set of configuration parameters and Info field to the tag, and starts it.
The next press of the SELECT button gives the Main Menu. SETUP DATA and STATS are selectable with   presses
If SETUP is selected by a combination of pressing and then the SELECT button, the main SETUP Screen is displayed.
Setting TIME Parameters
The TIME selection sets the time base for the TagMateQC™ when used in either of the two START Modes (Start-Only and Start-Config). You can enter the TIME selection sequence by pressing the   buttons to highlight TIME and then pressing SELECT.
An alternative way to set time parameters (excluding time zone and Daylight Saving Time) is to use a specially configured TagMate™ Clock Setup Tag created in Session
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Manager™ software. Refer to software instructions for creating such a tag. The IR data synchronization process with Session Manager™ software (see section on SEND process) includes an option to update the handheld. If this option is used, in addition to updating the startup screen, the source computer’s time zone and Daylight Saving Time settings will update the TagMateQC™ settings.
Here is a summary of the clock setup screens. Changes to the values displayed on all of these screens can be made by pressing the RIGHT and LEFT ( ) arrow buttons
Press Screen Display Change Settings
Select the time zone that the TagMateQC™ 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 ONOFF and OFFON.
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-Feb­Mar…etc. format (three letters).
Reset the day of the month. The   buttons allow you to move from 1 through 31 as the numeric day of the month. TagMateQC™ 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 SELECT button returns you to the top of the sequence: Time Zone.
Setting MODE Parameters
The MODE selection sets various options for the TagMateQC™. You can enter the MODE selection sequence from the SETUP menu by pressing the   buttons to highlight MODE and then pressing SELECT.
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Continue to press the SELECT button to scroll through the MODE screens. At each screen, you will be able to change the settings by pressing the   buttons. The screens are shown below in the order in which they appear:
Press Screen Display Change Settings
Allows change from °C to °F and from °F to °C. Use the   arrows to change
Allows change from simple mean temperature (Tavg) to MKT (Mean Kinetic Temperature).
Shelf Life Monitoring Status: Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to change NeverAlwaysIf Logging
Shelf Life Monitoring alarm level. Up to 5 days,
0.2 day increments are permitted. After 5 days, whole day increments are permitted.
Turns the beep signal ON or OFF. Use the arrows to change ONOFF and OFFON.
Controls display flash. Use the   arrows to change ONOFF and OFFON.
Note that the sequence is a loop. To revisit a setting, just conti nue to press the SELECT button until the loop returns to the desired position.
Viewing CONFIG Parameters
Configuration parameters are obtained by reading a specially prepared TagMate™ Configuration Tag created in Session Manager™ software. Parameters will be transferred to the memory of TagMateQC™ when this template tag is read in Start­Config Mode. This process is described in the section on the START function.
The CONFIG settings screens are accessed as the third sub-menu option from the SETUP menu. The list of screens is given in the table below. You can scroll through this parameter list, but you cannot edit the viewed parameters (you must use a TagMate™ Configuration Tag for that putpose). The display is a “loop” similar to other selections.
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Press Screen Display Comment
The Info field contains a 16 alphanumeric character message that serves to identify the recording session. An example is shown here.
Log interval controls the time spacing of temperature observations. Shorter spacing yields shorter overall monitoring time and longer spacing, greater overall monitoring time.
Log Delay is a control parameter for the starting time of recording. In this case, the delay is for 1 hour..
Tmin is a minimum temperature alarm setting. Alarms are triggered by Time-Under­Temperature based on this temperature value. Example shown is 2.0°C.
Tstd is a standard setting for shelf life monitoring OR an alarm setting for an MKT or arithmetic mean comparing observed mean to this setting. Example is 14.0°C.
Tmin is an upper temperature alarm setting. Alarms are triggered by Time-Under­Temperature based on this temperature value (example is 18.0°C).
Tmax2 is the maximum temperature alarm. It is an absolute alarm setting for the highest temperature recorded in the session. Numbers are expressed in degrees over Tmax.
This is the alarm setting for Time-Over­Temperature for Tmax. Value shown in this example is 7.5 hours.
This is the alarm setting for Time-Under­Temperature for Tmin. Value shown in this example is zero hours.
This setting starts the Shelf Life calculation and represents initial Shelf Life at the Tstd setting. Ignore if Shelf Life is not used.
This is the temperature sensitivity setting expressed in Kcal/mol. This value is operational in the calculation of Shelf Life AND MKT. The standard setting for MKT should be
20.
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TagMateQC™ Basic User Guide: START
The Mode of operation in starting tags is based on the two DIP switch selectable Modes: Start-Only and Start-Config.
Start-Only Mode
When a configured and ready-to-start T-700 Tag is placed under the TagMateQC™ (directly opposite the screen and less than 3.5 inches away) and the START button is pressed and released, the tag’s logging process will be started.
Start-Only Mode will work to start any previously­configured tag that is not yet running. It will also restart a non-CFR not running. TagMateQC™ in Start-Only Mode will start tags and record a “real-time” starting time based on the time entered in the SETUP.
When a tag is started, TagMateQC™ beeps and displays one the following screens, depending upon the status of the tag scanned:
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tag that has stored data and is
This display indicates that an attempt has been made to START a tag that is already running. . TagMateQC™ cannot START a tag in this status. Two beeps confirm that the tag is already running.
This display confirms successful starting of a tag. One beep accompanies this display.
Start-Config Mode (non CFR tags only)
Start-Config Mode is useful in packing and shipping operations where it would be inconvenient to have quantities of pre-configured tags on hand for shipments that require different configurations. With a supply of “ready to run” normal tags and a complement of TagMate™ Configuration Tags with appropriate configurations, the need for any software involvement is eliminate d. Combining this “software-free” type of operation on the initiation of monitoring with operation of TagMateQC™ on the receiving end, a completely software-free operation is possible.
Non-CFR tags that are not running Tags will be started and re-configured according to a stored set of configuration values including the Info field on the TagMateQC™. The diagram below summarizes the complete Start-Config process, which relies on a special type of tag, called a TagMate™ Configuration Tag, at the outset:
can be processed using this operating mode.
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T-700, T-700B or T-700D are the current non-CFR tag types. T-700C and T-700E are CFR tag types.
Ask your TurboTag(TM) sales representative for more information about these types.
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