TAGSYS Australia MEDIOL122EAS Users Manual

GemWave™

Smarto L122 EAS

System

User Guide

Version 3.0

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Copyright © TAGSYS, November 2001

FCC Compliance Statement

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technical for help

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that:

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of information contained herein. The document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Furthermore, TAGSYS reserves the
right to make any change or improvement in the specifications data, information, and the like described
herein, at any time.

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tort or otherwise, for any indirect, special or consequential damages or any damages
whatsoever including, but not limited to, damages resulting from loss of use, data, profits,
revenues, or customers, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of
information contained in this document.

TAGSYS does not and shall not warrant that this product/system/equipment will be resistant
to all possible attacks, and shall not incur, and disclaims, any liability in this respect. Even if
each product is compliant with current security standards in force on the date of their design,
security mechanisms' resistance necessarily evolves according to the state-of-the-art in
security and notably under the emergence of new attacks. Under no circumstances shall
TAGSYS be held liable for any third party actions, and in particular in case of any successful
attack against systems or equipment incorporating TAGSYS products.

TAGSYS disclaims any liability with respect to security for direct, indirect, incidental or
consequential damages that result from any use of its products. It is further stressed that
independent testing and verification by the person using the product is particularly
encouraged, especially in any application in which defective, incorrect, or insecure functioning
could result in damage to persons or property, denial of service, or loss of privacy.

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Smart Labels and Couplers are patents protected by TAGSYS and are produced by TAGSYS.
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Contents

WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................1

Assumptions......................................................................................................... 1

About this manual................................................................................................ 2

Getting help ......................................................................................................... 2

Quality assurance................................................................................................. 2

Warranty .............................................................................................................. 3

1 INTRODUCING THE SMARTO L122 EAS SYSTEM .................................................................................5

1.1 Introduction................................................................................................ 5

1.2 Anti-theft system overview......................................................................... 6

Smart labels ................................................................................................ 6

1.3 Smarto L122 EAS system overview............................................................ 8

1.4 Smarto L122 components........................................................................... 8

1.5 Cabling and plug pack.............................................................................. 10

2 OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................13

2.1 Factors affecting operation....................................................................... 13

2.2 Starting the system................................................................................... 14

2.3 Normal operation...................................................................................... 14

2.4 Shutting down.......................................................................................... 14

2.5 Adjusting the buzzer volume .................................................................... 14

3 TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................15

3.1 Troubleshooting table............................................................................... 15

3.2 Sources of interference............................................................................. 16

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4 TECHNICAL DATA.............................................................................................................................17

4.1 Technical specifications............................................................................ 17

4.2 Spare parts................................................................................................ 17

GLOSSARY..............................................................................................................................................19

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...........................................................................................................21

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List of illustrations

List of illustrations

Figure 1: System overview .......................................................................................................... 7

Figure 2: Pedestals...................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 3: Electronics unit (front and rear) .................................................................................. 10

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Welcome

Welcome to GemWave™ Smart Asset Tracking!

Thank you for the confidence you have shown TAGSYS by choosing the
GemWave™ product range.

GemWave™ products can help you implement high-quality Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) systems for the most demanding applications. They can also
be adapted easily to existing systems.

Assumptions

This User Guide is designed for all TAGSYS partners and for TAGSYS Expert
Network customers implementing a low-cost and high-performance RFID solution.

This document does not assume any knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF)
Identification technology. If you would like more information on this technology, a
good reference source is:

This User Guide assumes the equipment is installed, set up, tuned, and operating
correctly.

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"RFID Handbook, Radio Frequency Identification Fundamentals" by Klaus
Finkenzeller, published by John Wiley & Sons UK 1999.
ISBN 0-471-98851-0.

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Welcome

About this manual

This document describes the Smarto L122 Electronic Article

Surveillance (EAS) system. This system scans items passing between two or

more pedestals to determine if they have been correctly processed or checked out.

The manual contains:

@ a brief description of the Smarto L122 and explanation of how it works
@ a description of the operations carried out using the unit
@ a troubleshooting table
@ reference information such as technical specifications
@ a glossary and list of abbreviations and acronyms

This document uses the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

@ One of a list of items.

Ø

Getting help

If you require assistance with your Palmo P121 system, please contact your
customer support representative, or TAGSYS.

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Quality assurance

TAGSYS implements stringent quality controls in all stages of manufacture. If you
find a defect with this product, please notify your customer service representative.

One of a list of actions.
A warning about safety or hazards, or about actions that

could lead to equipment failures or breakdown.

A note or additional information to which your attention is
drawn.

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