Technical data

5. Extra Devices
5.1. Speakout (RFID Reader)
5.1.1. General Information
You can use Speakout to identify objects. Therefore it uses the RFID technology. RFID
stands for “Radio Frequency Identification”. You know this technology, for example, from
shopping. Products are labeled with RFID tags and when someone tries to steal one of
these products the alarm at the door on the way out is going to be activated. As another
example, in modern logistics RFID is the most up and coming technology.
And you also have it integrated into your Milestone 312.
So but how can you use this technology for your needs? Milestone 312 has an integrated
RFID Reader which can identify a broad variety of RFID tags. These tags exist as stickers,
buttons, cards and more, depending on which object you would like to label. Let us
assume that you have a wonderful collection of music albums. You can now use the tag
type for CDs and add this sticker on one of your music albums. Afterwards you can use
Speakout to scan this tag and Milestone 312 will identify it. You can link this tag directly
with a voice memo. On this recording you can include important information as the artist,
album title etc. This you can do with all your CDs. Next time when you scan one of your
CDs with Speakout, Milestone 312 will play your voice memo with your recorded
information about the CD.
So for example, you want to present your date with one of your pearls of music. Do a quick
scan of the CD tag with Speakout to make sure that you did not inadvertently grab the CD
by the Spice Girls which a so-called friend gave you for your birthday.
With this identification system you have endless huge possibilities for different
applications. For example you can label all the bottles in your wine cellar. Tag all kinds of
bins, boxes or containers to know what is inside (with the special metal tags you can even
label tin). Also tag clothes with the button tags or label medication with important
information.
5.1.2. Use Speakout
Press the “Selector” button on the front end until you hear the announcement “Speakout”.
Now you are in the correct device.
Attention: If you have pushed “Selector” on M312 and it does not react, it might have been
in the sleep mode. In this case just push “Play” and it will react. If you still have no
reaction, please check that the keyboard is not locked, volume is on and the battery has
power. If Milestone 312 is working and you do not find the device Speakout, be aware that
this is a software extra, and it is not included in the basic version of M312.
Keep holding the “Play” button to start scanning for tags. A crackling sound signalizes to
you the scanning process acoustically. Move with the left long side of Milestone 312 over
the tag. Depending on the type of tag you are searching for Speakout can read distances
from 0.5 cm to 4 cm (0.2 - 1.6 inches). As soon as it has found a new tag, you hear the
message “New tag found”. Record the appropriate information for the message for the
found tag now. Therefore keep “Rec” pressed. You will hear a “click” noise, which
signalizes that recording has started and you can begin speaking. When you stop pressing
“Rec” the recording ends.
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