User's Manual

Technical And Operational Description
Operational Description
1. Powered by Battery
For normal use, the unit is powered by battery. Push the Power Switch Button
for about 1.5 seconds to turn on the unit. Also push the Power Switch Button for about 1.5
seconds to turn off the unit. After the unit is turned on, the power would be turned off
automatically if there is no swiping a card on the unit in 30 seconds. This means the unit would
be turned off if no swiping a card again in every 30 seconds after every card swiping. It would
have Low Battery Detect/Warning indication when the unit is powered by battery.
2. Powered by Cable
3. Real Time Clock Setting
4. Low Battery Detect
When the unit is connected with the PC through the communication Cable (WAS-T0233) and
the PC is running Mini400B software and open the COM PORT for the unit, then the unit will be
turned on in about 0.5 second by the PC through the USB PORT. Then you can do the unit
Setting, Configuration or data downloading. When the software closes the COM PORT or exits,
the power turn off from the PC immediately. When powered by cable from PC, the Power Switch
would have no function and the unit would have no Low Battery Detect/Warning function.
Before start using the unit, you must set the Real Time Clock (RTC) inside the unit to your
local time. If there is no battery for quite a while or it is powered by cable for quite a while this
would cause Real Time clock (RTC) malfunctioned due to no power supply. When put on the
battery to turn on the unit and the Red/Green LED take turns blinking, this means the RTC is
malfunctioning and you must do the RTC time setting before you use the unit.
When powered by battery, it would have Low Battery Detect function. When the battery goes
low, the Bluetooth & Battery Status LED would flash red once every 2 second and you must
charge battery immediately, otherwise, the unit would shut down any time without pre-warning.
5. Charge Mode
6. Charge Status Indication
When Mini400B is in charge, Bluetooth & Battery Status LED Indicator light show slow blink red
that means the battery is in the pre-charge. When Bluetooth & Battery Status LED Indicator
light turns to red, it means the battery is in charge status. When Bluetooth & Battery Status
Indicator light turn off, it means the charge is finished. If the charge process has unusual
situation, Bluetooth & Battery Status Indicator light will show red fast blink. If Mini400B cable is
connected, and battery is not in charge, Bluetooth & Battery Status Indicator light will turn off.
7. Memory Low Warning
Log database memory is almost full (>90%). Adding new records is still possible but you are
advised to free up the log database memory by uploading the data to the PC as soon as
possible.
8. Memory Full Warning
Log database memory is full. You not be able to add any new records. Free the log database
memory by uploading the data to the PC.
There are three different charge modes for Mini400B: low battery mode ;real time mode and
manual charge mode. Low battery charge mode is used when the battery hits low voltage, it
starts to be charged automatically. Real time charge mode is whenever the Mini400B cable is
connected to USB, it would be charged immediately. Manual charge mode is the charge is
controlled by Demo software . User can use the software to start or stop charging. The default
set mode is on low battery charge mode.
9. Firmware Management mode (FMM)
FMM allows you to quickly upgrade your Mini123EX's internal firmware via com port and also
check validity of currently loaded firmware. Contact your dealer for most recent firmware
upgrade files.
10. Bluetooth Mode
For normal use, the unit is powered by battery. Push the Power Switch Button
for about 2.5 seconds to turn on the unit. the bluetooth will standby and Bluetooth & Battery
Status LED Indicator light show blue, when the unit will be turned on in by the PC through the
Bluetooth Adapter and the PC is running Mini400B software,the bluetooth will standby and
Bluetooth & Battery Status LED Indicator light show blink blue.
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