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S y s t e m c o m p o n e n t s
Inductionsystem
components
TheIntelligentReturninductionsystemisequipped
toperformallsystemfunctionsexceptforsortationof
checked-initems.Primarycomponentsaredescribedbelow:
•ThestaffmonitorisastandardLCDcolormonitor
mountedontheverticalinductionunitcover.When
connectedtothesystemcomputerandusedwithamouse
andkeyboard,thismonitorisusedbystafftoconfigure,
monitor,andcontrolthesystem.
•Whenactivated,theinductionconveyorcarriesa
checked-initemfromthescanningareaonthefrontshelf
intotheinductionsystem.Theitemthentravelsoverthe
internalRFIDantenna,throughtheoptional3MTunnel
ResensitizerModel375,ifused,andintoabookbinor
sortationsystem.
•Mountedbelowtheinductionsystemconveyor
belt,theinternalRFIDantennacommunicateswith
radio-frequencyidentification(RFID)tagsattachedto
libraryitems.Tagsareencodedwithitemidentifiers
usinga3MStaffWorkstationorConversionStation,and
thisinformationisusedbytheIntelligentReturnsystem
tocheck-initems.
•Thepoweron/offswitchandpowercordconnector
aremountedonasidepaneloftheinductionsystem
electronicsenclosure.Theswitchcontrolspowertoall
componentsexceptforthestaffmonitorandoptional
sorter.
•Whenanitemwithadesensitized3MTattle-Tape
TM
SecurityStripattachedpassesthroughtheoptional3M
TunnelResensitizerModel375ontheconveyor,theitem
willautomaticallyberesensitized.
•Theinductionsystemelectronicsenclosurehousesall
primarycontrolcomponents:
–Thesystemcomputerisapersonalcomputerthat
containsallsystemsoftware,andisusedtoconfigure
andcontrolallcheck-inandsortationfunctions.The
systemcomputerisconnectedtoakeyboard,mouse,
andthestaffmonitor.
–Thenetworkinterfacecardisinstalledinthesystem
computermountedintheinductionsystem.Thiscard
isusedtoconnectthesystemtothelibrary’sautomated
circulationsystemviathelibrary’slocalareanetwork
(LAN).
–Aninterconnectboxinstalledintheinductionsystem
electronicsenclosurecontainsanRFIDreaderforthe
standardantennainstalledbelowtheconveyorbelt,
aswellaspowersuppliesforvariouscomponents.A
separateRFIDreaderfortheoptionalfrontshelfRFID
antennaisalsolocatedintheelectronicsenclosure.
•Thecheck-inreceiptprinterisathermalprinterthatdoes
notrequiretonerorribbons,butdoesrequireaspecific
typeofpaper.Theappearanceofcheck-inreceiptscanbe
customizedbyyoursystemadministratortospecifically
suityourlibrary.
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