User's Manual Part 1

THE READALL INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised January 2001
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determine which option is
right for you.
Auto Retry This setting is used for TRACE
meter reading only. When this
setting is chosen and the ReadAll
finds a transponder that has not
responded to the interrogation, the
ReadAll will automatically retry the
interrogation for the number of
times specified from 1 to 5. To
change the retry count, double tap
on the number field with your
stylus, and enter the new count
value.
This setting provides a great
convenience when reading
TRACE meters, in that retries
due to location or weather are
performed automatically.
While this does use a bit more
of the battery life, it saves
you the effort of pressing the
Read button each time the
interrogation is not
successful, and it speeds the
process of getting a good read
by avoiding the delays caused
by the unit waiting for you to
press the Read button.
Scanner Timeout This setting controls the amount of
time the ReadAll will wait for a
transponder ID from the bar code
scanner.
This setting allows you to
specify the maximum amount
of time between bar code
scans before the ReadAll
stops checking the scanner for
a transponder ID number. A
good value for this time is 30
seconds. Setting the time
lower may cause you to press
the Read button again to
reactivate the bar code
scanner. Setting a longer
time may cause extra battery
usage.
Retry Count This setting controls the number of
times (from 1 to 5) the ReadAll
interrogator will try reading a
TRACE transponder before
determining that the transponder
cannot be read. If the box is
checked and the transponder does
not respond to the interrogation, the
ReadAll will retry the interrogation
for the number of times specified.
This setting is useful when
reading TRACE meters. In
the event that the response
from the transponder is not
immediately received, the
ReadAll will retry the
transmission a number of
times, up to the number of
retry counts that you specify.
While this does use a bit more
of the battery life and
increases interrogation time,
it saves you the effort of
pressing the Read button each
time the interrogation is not