Installing the Encompass 4 Reader
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Chapter 4
Installing the Encompass 4 Reader
This chapter lists the materials needed and presents the procedures to
pre-test and install the Encompass
®
4 Reader.
Installation Process
Note: In this section, unless specifically stated, “Encompass 4 Reader” applies both
to the Encompass 4 Reader with integrated antenna and Encompass 4 Reader with
external antenna.
After you have developed the site plan and identified the location to install the
Encompass 4 Reader and antenna
1
, if required, you are ready to install the equipment.
Installation involves the following tasks:
• Pre-installation testing of Encompass 4 Reader power and tag read capability
• Mounting the Encompass 4 Reader, and antenna if required, on a pole, ceiling, or
wall
• Discharging voltage from an external antenna
• Connecting the antenna
• Connecting the Encompass 4 Reader power
• Marking the read zone
• Connecting the Encompass 4 host and sense input/sense output and communica-
tions
Materials Supplied by TransCore
You need the following materials to pre-test and install the Encompass 4 Reader.
TransCore supplies some of the materials; other materials must be obtained from other
sources.
Contents of Shipping Carton
Ensure that you have received all parts before beginning your pre-installation Encom-
1. The Encompass 4 Reader is designed with an integrated patch antenna or with a RF
cable connector for use with an external antenna. Unless noted in the text, “antenna”
refers to an “external antenna.”
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