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Example - Change ID Code Transmit Format to Hexadecimal:
User: B850239<CR><LF> (<CR><LF> same as ‘Enter’)
Reader: *B-850239 Command Confirmed
Example - Start Read Cycle (Requested read mode):
User: R (<CR><LF> not required)
Reader: LA_982_000000678234<CR><LF> (if tag found)
For a complete description of all commands and configuration option variables, please
refer to the Panel Reader Serial Command Language Manual.
Panel Reader Tuning
The Panel Reader is factory tuned for optimum performance in the absence of nearby
metallic objects. In some mechanical installations, mounting the panel reader near
stationary metal objects in unavoidable, and sometimes it becomes necessary to install
metal shields behind the Panel Reader in order to limit its effective read zone. In these
instances, the presence of metal can detune the Panel Reader’s antenna circuit, and
compromise performance. The easiest way to determine this is simply to measure the
Panel Reader’s reading distance with and without the metal object’s presence.
When it has been determined that a metal object does compromise the read distance
performance, it is possible to attempt retuning the Panel Reader antenna. In order to do
this, the Panel Reader has to mounted or positioned as closely as possible to its intended
installation location and orientation. Then, the Panel Reader electronic module
compartment cover must be removed in order to access the tuning options located on
the circuit board mounted inside.
A detailed procedure for Panel Reader Tuning is contained in the Panel Reader User
Technical Reference. The user should consult the instructions contained therein, prior
to attempting any retuning of the Panel Reader.
Panel Reader Synchronization
When multiple Panel Readers are installed nearby one another, in some instances there
may be mutual interference induced among them due to their independent exciter signal
timing. If Panel Reader performance is compromised or inhibited when a second Panel
Reader is activated, the user should employ the wired synchronization feature. In order
to synchronize multiple Panel Readers, one unit must be configured as a master unit,
and all others must be configured as slave units, using Configurator®. Then, the violet
colored wire from each Panel Reader must be connected to the same wire on all other
Panel Readers, and a common ground wire must also be connected. Detailed
instructions are contained in the Panel Reader User Technical Reference document.