User's Manual

Charging using a 12 V battery

To charge the SmartReader internal battery using a 12 V battery, complete the following

steps:

Plug the 1. Data and power cable into the cable connector on the SmartReader.

Plug the 2. 12 V battery cable to the Data and power cable DB9 connector using the 2.5

mm Coaxial plug.

Connect the 3. 12 V battery cable to the 12 V battery.

Connect the Red lead to the positive terminal.

Connect the Black lead to the negative terminal.

Make sure the battery icon is showing that charging is occurring. See 4. Battery icon

status – Charging (p 16).

Note:

While charging using the 12 V battery cable, the reading of Electronic ID tags can

continue.

When the trigger is Pulled and the SmartReader is scanning for Electronic ID tags,

charging is temporarily stopped until a tag is read or until the read period ends.