3M 812 Owner's Manual - User Manual

Read, understand, and follow all safety information contained in these
instructions prior to installation and use of the 3M™ Conversion
Station Model 812. Retain these instructions for future reference.

Intended use

The 3M Conversion Station Model 812 is intended for use in converting
library items that use optical barcode technology to RFID technology using
3M™ RFID Tags.

The Model 812 is designed and intended for use in an indoor library
environment. It has not been evaluated for other uses or locations.

EXPLANATION OF SIGNAL WORD CONSEQUENCES

DANGER:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury and/or property damage.

WARNING:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury and/or property damage.

CAUTION:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury and/or property damage.

CAUTION:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may
result in property damage.

EXPLANATION OF PRODUCT SAFETY LABEL SYMBOLS

Attention: Read accompanying
documentation

Warning: Risk of Electric Shock

Warning: Not a Step

Caution: Mercury disposal hazard

WARNING

To reduce the risk associated with hazardous voltage:

Do not attempt to modify or repair - no user serviceable parts inside - contact 3M Service for
repair.

To reduce the risk associated with back strain related injury:

Follow safe lifting procedures.

To reduce the risk associated with a fall or machine tipping related injury:

Do not step or lean on any part of the Conversion Station.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk associated with eye related injury:

Do not look directly into laser scanner device;

At the end of service life, dispose of the laser scanner in accordance with federal, state and local
requirements.

To reduce the risk associated with environmental contamination related
injury:

The Conversion Station contains a lithium battery, mercury in the monitor/display, and circuitry
that contains lead in the solder. At the end of service life, dispose of the Conversion Station in
accordance with federal, state and local requirements.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Do not bend, fold, or damage the RFID tag in any way.

Such damage increases the likelihood of premature tag failure.

If you receive a system message indicating that a tag cannot be programmed, that tag may be
defective.

Ask your conversion coordinator where to put any tags that are suspected of being un-

programmable.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 21CFR1040.10 requires the following statement for
products containing lasers:

Caution-use of controls or adjustments or performa nce of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous laser light exposure.

Safety Label Locations

BACKLIGHT CONTAINS MERCURY,

DISPOSE ACCORDING TO LOCAL,

STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS

LASER APERTURE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du
Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.

I.T.E.LISTED

ACCESSORY

4P24

N1108

100-240V-

50/60Hz

12AMAXLOAD

78-8126-7519-3

3MLibrarySystems

St.Paul,Minnesota55144

Library Systems

St.

I.T.E.LISTED

ACCESSORY

4P24

N1108

100-240V-

50/60Hz

12AMAXLOAD

78-8126-7519-3

3MLibrarySystems

St.Paul,Minnesota55144

Library Systems

St.

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21 CFR Subchapter J,

IEC 60825-1:1997

and EN 60825-1:1996

Regulatory compliance

EMC compliance USA and Canada

FCC Radio Frequency Rules and Regulations

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can emit radiated radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference
at their own expense.

NO MODIFICATIONS.

Modifications to this device shall not be made without

the written consent of The 3M Company. Unauthorized modifications may
void the authority granted under Federal Communications Commission Rules
permitting the operation of this device.

FCC Intentional Radiator Certification

FCC ID: DGFSSD812.

This equipment contains an intentional radiator approved by the FCC under
the FCC ID number shown above. This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Industry Canada radio frequency rules and regulations

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Specifications

Shipping Dimensions and Weight

Tag Types

Height

57 inches [1448 mm]

Width

42.5 inches [1080 mm]

Depth

47.5 inches [1206 mm]

Weight

249 lbs. [113 kg]

Operating Dimensions and Weight

Height

56.7 in. [1440 mm]

Width

30.0 in. [762mm]

Depth

18.0 in. [457mm]

Weight

160 lbs. [72.6 kg]

Operating and Storage Temperature

Storage Temperature
and Humidity

-40 to 131 degrees F
[-40 to 55 degrees C]

0 to 85% RH, non-condensing

Typical Ambient
Temperature

50 to 104 degrees F
[10 to 40 degrees C]

Electrical Requirements

The customer must provide an electrical receptacle within 10
feet [3m] of the Conversion Station. If the Conversion Station
is to be used in the book stacks, it is the responsibility of the
customer to provide an extension cord.

For operations outside of the U.S. (OUS), the customer
must provide a power cord.

Voltage

110/120 VAC 50-60Hz

220/240 VAC 50-60Hz

Amperes

110/120 VAC - 5 Amps

220/240 VAC - 2.5 Amps

RFID Operating
Frequency

13.56 MHz

Make sure that you use the correct type of tag. The
Conversion Station Model 812 uses ISO-compliant
RFID tags from 3M.

3M inspects all RFID tags during manufacturing
and ensures that shipments contain the quantity of
good tags ordered. When defective tags are
discovered, the following occurs:

Tags are added to the shipment to make up for
defective tags discovered during the
inspection.

A hole is punched through defective tags if a
customer has purchased this option. Do not
use tags with holes in them.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk associated with environmental contamination related injury:

The Conversion Station contains a lithium battery, mercury in the monitor/display, and circuitry that contains
lead in the solder. At the end of service life, dispose of the Conversion Station in accordance with federal, state
and local requirements.

Components

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Figure 1 Conversion Station Model 812 Components

Item

Description

1 Cabinet

Monitor and scanner

3 Computer

4 Interconnect

box

Switched power strip

Tag dispenser

Adjusting the Monitor and Scanner

You can adjust the angle of the monitor and scanner. You must keep the
following in mind, howver:

When you adjust the viewing angle of the monitor, be sure to support the monitor to ensure that it doesn’t fall.

Adjust the scanner only if the scan line no longer falls over the red line on the Conversion Station desktop.
The scanner may not read reliably if this angle is not maintained.

Adjust Monitor

Adjust Scanner

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Beam
over
Line

Using the Tag Dispenser

IMPORTANT NOTES

Do not bend, fold, or damage RFID tags because this may cause premature tag failure.

If you discover a tag with a hole punched through it, do not use the tag. A hole indicates that the tag
was identified as defective during inspection.

If you receive a system message indicating that a tag cannot be programmed, ask your conversion
coordinator where to put these tags.

Automatic Tag Dispenser components

The Automatic Tag Dispenser consists of the
following components

Curved steel spring guide plate

Two plastic core inserts

Supply roll shaft

Stop lever

Take-up spool

Tag dispenser switch

Operator tool kit

The Conversion Station comes with a tool kit
attached to the inside right front door.

The tool kit contains:

Three 3M RFID tag threading tools)

Three 3M tag templates to help you correctly
place 3M RFID tags in books

Small screwdriver

Tweezers

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Tag Threading Tools

Tag Placement

Templates

Screwdriver

Tweezer

Loading the tag dispenser with tags

Open the Conversion Station cabinet doors and locate the tag dispenser.

Locate the supply role shaft.

Rotate the supply roll shaft until it is
in the up position.

Release the stop lever so that it
drops into a horizontal position.

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On
Off

Jog

Remove the two plastic core inserts
from the supply role shaft and install
one on each side of the roll of RFID
tags.

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Remove the tape from the roll of
RFID tags.

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Tape

Install the roll of tags on the supply
role shaft and thread the tags
through the unit to the take-up
spool.

On
Off

Jog

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Remove the take-up spool endplate
and the take-up spool.

If there is a liner from the previous
roll of tags, remove it and put the
take-up spool back in place.

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Connect the tag roll to the take-up
spool and reinstall the end plate.

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The figure shows you how the tag
installation should look when you are
done with the procedure.

On
Off

Jog

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Cleaning the tag dispenser opening

Use a soft cloth to remove any dust from the tag
dispenser opening.

Cleaning the spring plate (tensioner/guide)

Clean the spring plate approximately every 5,000 tags or as necessary.

Remove the spring plate.

Hold the spring plate and
remove the four (4)

thumb

screws

that attach the spring

plate to the frame.

Clean the spring plate with a soft
cloth and a mild cleaning solution.

The surface of the spring
plate that contacts the tags
may have a thin waxy build-
up.

Replace the spring plate.

Thumb

Screws

(4)

Spring

Plate

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Troubleshooting Tag Dispenser problems

The

tag dispenser switch

controls the motor

used to advance tags to the feeder opening on
the top of the Conversion Station.

The tag dispenser switch has three positions:

(up) position

OFF

(middle) position

JOG

(down) position

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Switch

Problem

Solution

The motor stops before a
tag advances into the
correct position above the
tag feeder opening,

Turn the tag dispenser switch to the

OFF

(middle) position and then to the

(up) position. A tag should advance through the tag feeder opening and into
the correct position.

A tag jams below the
surface of the tag feeder
opening,

Go inside the Conversion Station cabinet and clear the jammed tag.

Turn the tag dispenser switch to the

OFF

(middle) position and then to the

ON (up) position.

A tag should advance through the tag feeder opening and into the correct
position.

A tag appears in or slightly
above the tag feeder
opening but you cannot
peel off the tag

Turn the tag dispenser switch to the

JOG

(down) position as many times as

necessary to advance or “jog” the tag into the correct position.

Service

3M Service phone numbers

In the United States

Library Systems: 1-800-328-0067 (Option 1)

In Canada

English 1-800-268-6235

Français 1-800-567-3193

In other countries

Call your local 3M office.

To order tags

Tag types

Make sure that you order the correct type of tag for your equipment. The
Conversion Station Model 812 uses ISO-compliant RFID tags from 3M.

Phone numbers

Call the following phone numbers to order the tags listed above.

In the United States

1-800-328-0067 (Option 2)

In Canada

English/Français 1-800-410-6880

In other countries

Call your local 3M office.

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