User's Manual

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Left RF Power / Right RF Power
The user can set the power level for the RFID scanners with these drop-down
options. The range is 0 to 220 for the left and right scanners. Imation will specify
a recommended power level for the tags we supply.
RFID Data Format
There are two options for the RFID format that is written to the RFID tags: JPMC format
and standard format. It is very important that the tags be written with the proper format, or
they will not be able to be read by the customer once they get into the field. Unless
specifically instructed in the order info, always use the standard format.
Database Search
The DataGuard rf UHF Tag Programming software records every tag written and verified in a file
based database (Dataguardrf.mdb) which is located in the program directory. The software
includes a simple front end to search the database, based on a number of user specified criteria,
and display the resulting records. You can also view and manipulate the database using
standard tools and programs available from Microsoft. Examples of programs with database
access capability include Excel, Access, and many others.
The database search criteria are combined in a logical AND fashion, that is, a given record must
satisfy all the specified search criteria in order to be included in the displayed results.
The database search and display tools in the programmer software are accessed by pressing
the button marked Database Search near the bottom of the main screen. The following screen
will appear: