User's Manual

ImportantEASFactstoRemember
•Thesystemhasbeeninstalledtodeterpeoplefromtakingmerchandisefromthestore
withoutitpassingthroughapprovedpointofsaleortransactionpoints.
• Withoutanalertworkforce,systemswillnotfunctioncorrectly.Remember,theCheckpoint
systemisatoolthatleveragesyourexistingsecuritypolicies.AsistrueofallEASplatforms,
thisRF‐EASsystemcanonlybeaseffectiveasthepeoplewhooperateit.
•Theoperationofthesystemshouldneverbediscussedwithanyone,nomatterhowofficial
theylook.Youcouldbetalkingtoapotentialshoplifter.
•Ananswersuchas‘It’saninventorycheckingsystem’shouldsatisfythecurious.Ifnot,tell
themyoudonotknowthetechnicalmechanicsofthesystem,butyouknowitisvery
effective.
•ThesystemisutilizedbytaggingmerchandisewithspecialCheckpoint&Alphahardtags,
keepersandlabels.Duringanormaltransaction,thecashierwillremoveanyhardtagsor
keepersandwilldeactivateanylabelsbypassingthemerchandiseoveradeactivationfield.
Thedeactivationfieldturnsoffthesignalproducedbythetagandthecustomercanexitthe
storewithoutcausingthesystemtoalarm.
•Thesystemworksonharmlessradiowaves.Thebasicprinciplebeingthatwhenatuned
circuit(oratag)passesthroughtheenergyfieldproducedatthedoorsystem,theelectrical
propertiesofthisfieldarechanged.Thesystemwilldetectthechangesandproducean
alarm(withsound,lightorboth)untilthetagismovedfromthedetectionzone.
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Introduction