Printronix SL5000r MP manual Custom Tag Configurator, Auto Inlay Locater

Chapter 3 Using The Advanced RFID Calibration

•Custom Max. Power. Sets the upper level that will be tested during calibration. To speed up calibration, set Custom Max. Power to two points higher than the Custom Write Pwr. that was set prior to initiating calibration.

Once the four custom entries have been set, initiate the calibration cycle: access the Custom Run Cal menu and press ↵ (Enter). The calibration will proceed using the first three good tags. A calibration progress indicator will update on the display. At the end of the calibration cycle, the Tag Profiler will update Custom Write Pwr., Custom Read Pwr., and Custom Tag Pos.

Custom Tag Configurator

When Custom Tag is set to Duplicate, you can manually edit all the custom entries. This allows you to overwrite the values discovered by the calibration in case you want to experiment further. It is generally best to accept the calibration values as is unless you are intimately familiar with the printer and its RFID processes.

Before you leave the Custom Tag Configurator, record the result from Custom Tag Pos. This will be useful when deriving the optimum position for your tag with your converter. Tell the converter to move the tag from the current position by the amount in Custom Tag Pos. A positive value means move toward TOF, a negative value means move away from TOF.

Auto Inlay Locater

After you have run the Tag Profiler (using Custom Run Cal) and recorded the Custom Tag Pos. (offset from optimum position), you may now set Custom Tag to Enable in preparation to use the media with the Auto Inlay Locator.

When Custom Tag is set to Enable, the Auto Inlay Locator uses the results of the Tag Profiler calibration cycle to automatically advance the label to the correct encoding position, encode the tag with the correct write/read power, back-feed the label to the TOF, and proceed normally to print the full label without interruption.

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