User's Manual

User Manual-RF Beacon
Version:
1.1
Date:
30-05-14
Page:
5 of 6
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3. RF Beacon Installation
The RF Beacon should be plugged into a fixed power socket in the home of the wearer.
A red light on the end of the device will indicate that the unit is powered and working.
The device will not require any servicing, control, adjustment or maintenance during the
period of installation. Once installed it should remain in place for the duration of the
wearer’s time with the Smart Tag.
The RF Beacon should not be installed this equipment in a place where it will be exposed
to high temperatures, such as near an open flame or heat-emitting equipment.
To avoid interference to nearby appliances, do not place the Dock or Communications
Clip on or near a TV, microwave oven, or VCR. If this RF Beacon does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, increase the separation between the RF
Beacon and receiver.
4. RF Beacon Operation
The Smart Tag makes a wireless connection to an RF Beacon when it is detected in
proximity to the Smart Tag. Each RF Beacon has its own unique ID, and the location of
the subject residence is associated to that unique RF Beacon, as the RF Beacon is not a
GPS receiver in its own right. In this way the monitoring authority can be assured that
the subject is at the home location at all times the Smart Tag is in range of the RF Beacon.
When the subject is at home the Smart Tag would continue to seek GPS locations at the
intervals set by the monitoring authority, the use of the RF Beacon is intended to reduce
the need for repeated GPS fixes while the subject is known to be at home, resulting in
significantly less demand on battery power.
The RF Beacon does not have a battery back-up, therefore in cases of power interruption
or deliberate disconnection location fixes by GPS will continue from the Smart Tag when
it cannot see the RF Beacon.