User's Manual

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Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your new AVID MiniTracker 3B™ Reader.This reader is
capable of reading AVID and many other brands of electronic identification microchips using the
FECAVA, TROVAN or ISO FDX-B protocols.
This reader is also capable of wirelessly sending the text of the microchip it reads a short distance
to a smart phone, tablet, or computer that supports Bluetooth
®
wireless technology version 4.0 or
above.
Instructions
1. Power Button
Turn the reader ON by sliding the lower right
hand button forward on the face of the
reader. When the reader is powered on, it
will emit a double beep sound and the LCD
will display AVID UNIQUE NONE, where
UNIQUE is a 6-character alphanumeric
identifier for Bluetooth, and NONE is the
current display mode for Bluetooth.
- Modes include: NONE, ENTR, TAB,
or OFF.
- To turn the reader OFF, slide the button
back. (See Figure 1 right.)
2. Read Button
Press the upper right button (marked
“READ”) on the reader to put the reader into
the LOOKING mode. (See Figure 1 right.)
The LCD will display LOOKING. When a
microchip is found, the reader will emit two
beep tones and display the chip number on
the LCD. If the Read button is released
before finding a microchip, the message NO
ID FOUND will display on the LCD.
Figure 1