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- Page 1 AI4100 Portable Reader Display Only Version User Manual March 2, 2015 Copyright 2015 Softrail All rights reserved...
- Page 2 AI4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Softrail 1098 Venetia Road Eighty-Four, PA 15330 Tel. 888 872-4612 (toll free US and Canada only) Tel. 724 942-1473 Fax. 724 942-1480 E-mail aei@signalcc.com Web Page www.aeitag.com March 2, 2015...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
AI4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Table of Contents BRIEF OVERVIEW ....................1 QUICK START ......................4 2.1. Initial Startup ......................4 2.2. Power Off ........................5 2.3. Reading AEI Tags ..................... 6 ... - Page 4 Figure 2 - AI4100 Side View ....................2 Figure 3 - AI4100 Components ....................2 Figure 4 - AI4100 Portable Reader in the Cradle ..............3 Figure 5 - AI4100 Buttons ......................4 Figure 6 - AI4100 Information Display..................5 ...
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Page 5: Brief Overview
AEI tag RF reader running Windows Mobile 6.5. The AI4100 Portable AEI Reader is used to read the data encoded into an AEI tag. Unlike previous portable AEI tag readers that have two separate components that must be Bluetooth paired with each other, the AI4100 is a single-piece unit (see Figure 1). -
Page 6: Figure 2 - Ai4100 Side View
AEI Tag RF Antenna Figure 2 - AI4100 Side View The AI4100 AEI Portable Reader is shipped with a charging cradle, which allows for a USB connection to a computer, and a battery (see Figure 3). Figure 3 - AI4100 Components... -
Page 7: Figure 4 - Ai4100 Portable Reader In The Cradle
(see Figure 4). Battery Charging Position Figure 4 - AI4100 Portable Reader in the Cradle March 2, 2015... -
Page 8: Quick Start
2. QUICK START 2.1. Initial Startup The AI4100 Portable AEI Reader is shipped with the power off. To power up the unit, press the red power button in the lower left corner of the unit (see Figure 5). This will cause the computer to boot up and automatically start the Softrail AEI Portable Reader program. -
Page 9: Power Off
AI4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Figure 6 - AI4100 Information Display 2.2. Power Off To power down the unit, press and hold the power button. A power off display will appear (see Figure 7). Figure 7 - Power Off Screen... -
Page 10: Reading Aei Tags
(see Figure 9) does not appear, press this button again. Tap the AEI Reader icon to start the program. A second way to start the Softrail AEI Tag Reader Software is to power down the unit by holding down the Power button until the Power Off screen appears (see Figure 7) and then tap the Power Off button. -
Page 11: Figure 9- Program List Screen
AI4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only If attempting to read tags at longer distances, wave the portable reader up and down. Depress one of the three buttons referenced above until a tag is read or you no longer want to attempt to read the tag. -
Page 12: About
These are the maintenance log and the communications log. 4.1. Maintenance Log The maintenance log is located in a text file called "maint log.txt" in the Program Files\AI4100 folder. It contains information about when various events occurred and if internal problems were detected. -
Page 13: Communications Log
12/29/2005 12:49 R (COM1) Received "GCUH!MM@N1D S" To help find problems, Softrail may need to obtain a copy of the communications log. 5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPDATES Periodically Softrail issues maintenance releases and new versions of the software in the AI4100 Portable Reader. - Page 14 AI4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Index antenna, 2 rail vehicle buttons, 5 reading tags, 7 communications log, 10 reading tags, 7 maintenance log, 9 RF reader, 2 mobile computer specifications, 12 serial number, 9 starting program, 7 overview, 1...
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