User's Manual

i-CARD CF-350
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6 Maintenance
6.1 General
In principle, the ILR system is maintenance-free. When correctly installed it operates for many years
without any problems.
6.2 Precautionary Maintenance
Regular checking of all ports and cables belonging to the system is recommended. Unstable
connections could lead to damage and malfunctions of the system and therefore should be repaired
as soon as possible.
A Brief Checklist
• Are all casing intact?
• Are all cables intact?
• Are all connectors intact?
• Are all connectors securely fastened?
• Are all screws still tight?
• Is there suddenly a malfunction at a specific unit?
6.3 Spare Parts
6.3.1 Recommended spare parts stock
In order to keep the down time of the system during malfunctions as short as possible it is
recommended to have certain spare parts in stock. At least one central unit, one antenna and one
antenna cable should be available. With larger systems with more than approx. 15 interrogators
(i-CARD, i-PORT) the doubling of the recommended stock quantity should be considered.
Furthermore, it is recommended to have several spare tags in stock, corresponding
to approx. 0.5 – 1 % of the total number of tags.
6.3.2 Preparing the spare parts
In general all spare parts can be used immediately after delivery from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS.
However, for the compact communicator there are various settings of the communication parameters.
In order to keep the down times short it is recommended to set these parameters before the
component is entered into the spare part stock system. In most cases all units within an identification
system are used in the same way so that only one setting is required.