Hand-Held Rfid; Rfid Reading Recommendations - Motorola Symbol DS9808-R Manual

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If the digital scanner does not observe any new RFID tags within the
it reduces power consumption by polling for tags once a second.

Hand-Held RFID

In hand-held mode, press the trigger to read all RFID tags within the RF field of view. Release the trigger to stop
reading tags.
RFID in Hand-Held Mode
Figure 2-3
The digital scanner beeps and the RFID LED momentarily turns off upon a tag read.
DS9808-LR/LL Multifunction Trigger
The DS9808-LR/LL digital scanner includes a multifunction trigger which you can program to quickly switch
between imaging, laser scanning, and/or RFID reading. See
information.

RFID Reading Recommendations

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When holding the digital scanner, don't allow your fingers to get any closer to the antenna structure (in the
base) than necessary. This can shield the tag from the RFID reader and reduce performance.
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When reading multiple items, it is highly recommended to pass one item at a time past the digital scanner.
While you can pass many items at a time by the digital scanner, it can be difficult to correlate multiple beeps
to multiple items at once and errors can occur.
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Use care when reading metal items. The metals can reduce tag read range or in some cases shield the tag
from the reader. Always correlate the read beep with the item the digital scanner is reading (as with bar code
scanning).
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Never hold the RFID tag of the item the digital scanner is reading. Instead, hold the item and let the tag hang
free.
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Orient the tag toward the digital scanner if it has difficulty reading the tag. Waving often helps.
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If all else fails, scan the item's bar code.
RFID Hands-Free Idle Timeout on page
Multifunction Mode Triggering on page 3-4
3-26,
for more