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Regulatory compliance

FCC compliance and Industry Canada compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and with RSS-210 Issue 8. Operation is 
subject to the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference;
• This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause 

undesired operation.

WARNING! Changes or modifications made to the system that are not approved by the party 

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital 
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 radiate 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 his own expense.

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). 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.

•Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio 
exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes :
(1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le 
brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.

This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

CE

Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council 

Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low 

Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable 

directives has been made and is on file at Access Ltd.

WEEE (EC Directive Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

This product should not be disposed with other commercial or household wastes at the end of 
its working life. Go to www.access-is.com/weee for more information.

© 2010 by Access Limited; Access IS is the trading name of Access Limited

Version 1.0 29th March 2011

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

Persistent bad reads

The document is oriented incorrectly 

in the document guide

Refer to 

document orientation

 

section

Poor reading technique

Refer to authorised trainer to check 

technique

Dirty window

Refer to 

Service & cleaning

 section

Persistently not reading  Bad connection between host and 

OCR640

Check all connectoions

Application not running on host or 

OCR640 not working properly

Consult with technical staff

MRZ reading but RFID 

failing

RFID antenna not installed

Ensure the the smartcard RFID 

is installed properly and is not 

conflicting

Document being removed prior to 

RFID read completion

Refer to authorised trainer to check 

technique

Techniques for reading reliably

Do

Hold document still during read process

1. 

Ensure document is fully inserted under hinged cover

2. 

Don’t

Remove document until host application instructs you to do so

1. 

Insert damaged or defaced documents on the reader

2. 

Service and cleaning

The module has no serviceable parts and must not be opened. The reading window 
can be cleaned by sliding a soft clean lint-free cloth under the lid and cleaning the 
glass window.

Warranty statement

(a) Access Limited (ACCESS) hardware Products are warranted against defects in 

workmanship and materials for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of shipment 

by ACCESS or an authorised reseller to its customer, but in no event more than fifteen 

(15) months from shipment of the Products by ACCESS, unless otherwise provided by 

ACCESS in writing, provided the Product remains unmodified and is operated under 

normal and proper conditions. (b) Spare parts (i.e. Parts, components, or subassemblies 

sold by ACCESS for use in the service and maintenance of Products) are warranted 

against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of shipment.  Spare parts may be new or originate from returned units under 

the conditions set forth in subsection (d) below; (c) For repairs on ACCESS-branded 

hardware Products under this Agreement, including repairs covered by warranty, the 

repair services provided are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials 

on the repaired component of the Product for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

shipment date of the repaired Product, or until the end of the original warranty period, 

whichever is longer; and (d) Products may be serviced or manufactured with parts, 

components, or subassemblies that originate from returned products and that have been 

tested as meeting applicable specifications for equivalent new material and Products. 

The sole obligation of ACCESS for defective hardware Products is limited to repair 

or replacement (at ACCESS’s option) on a “return to service depot” basis with prior 

ACCESS authorisation. The customer is responsible for shipment to ACCESS and 

assumes all costs and risks associated with this transportation; return shipment to the 

customer will be at ACCESS’s expense. The customer shall be responsible for return 

shipment charges for product returned where ACCESS determines there is no defect 

(“No Defect Found”), or for Product returned that ACCESS determines is not eligible 

for warranty repair. No charge will be made to the customer for replacement parts for 

warranty repairs. ACCESS is not responsible for any damage to or loss of any software 

programs, data or removable data storage media, or the restoration or reinstallation of 

any software programs or data other than the software, if any, installed by ACCESS 

during the manufacture of the Product; (e) Except for the warranty applying solely to 

the repaired component arising from a repair service as provided in (c) above, the 

aforementioned provisions do not extend the original warranty period of any Product 

that had either been repaired or replaced by ACCESS; (f) The above warranty shall not 

apply to any Product (I) which has been repaired, tampered with, altered or modified, 

except by ACCESS’s authorized service personnel; or (II) in which the defects or 

damage to the Product result from normal wear and tear, misuse, negligence, improper 

storage, water or other liquids, battery leakage, use of parts or accessories not approved 

or supplied by ACCESS, or failure to perform operator handling and scheduled 

maintenance instructions supplied by ACCESS; (III) which has been subjected to unusual 

physical or electrical stress,  abuse,  or accident, or forces or exposure beyond normal 

use within the specified operational and environmental parameters set forth in the 

applicable Product specification; nor shall the above warranty provisions apply to any 

expendable or consumable items, such as batteries, supplied with Product.  EXCEPT 

FOR THE WARRANTY OF TITLE AND THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED 

ABOVE, ACCESS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES ON PRODUCTS FURNISHED 

HEREUNDER INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 

AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE.  ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY 

BE IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE LIMITED WARRANTY 

PERIOD. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW A LIMITATION ON HOW 

LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF 

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS. IN 

SUCH STATES OR COUNTRIES, FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, SOME EXCLUSIONS OR 

LIMITATIONS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY MAY NOT APPLY.  The stated express 

warranties are in lieu of all obligations or liabilities on the part of ACCESS for damages, 

including but not limited to, special, indirect or consequential damages arising out of or in 

connection with the use or performance of the Product or service.  ACCESS’s liability for 

damages to Solution Provider or others resulting from the use of any Product or service 

furnished here under shall in no way exceed the purchase price of said Product or the 

fair market value of said service, except in instances of injury to persons or property. To 

the fullest extent allowed by law, the warranties and remedies set forth in this agreement 

are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties terms or conditions, express or implied, 

either in fact or by operation of law, statutory or otherwise, including without limitation 

warranties terms or conditions of/as to satisfactory quality, merchantability, fitness for 

a particular purpose, conformance to contract, correspondence with description and 

non-infringement, all of which are expressly excluded. ACCESS’s warranties herein are 

granted only to ACCESS’s customers or ACCESS’s authorised Distributors, and are 

not extended to any third parties that, for the avoidance of doubt, include any resellers, 

agents or dealers. ACCESS neither assumes nor authorises any other person to assume 

for it any other liability in connection with the sale, installation, maintenance or use of its 

products, and ACCESS provides no warranty whatsoever for any non-standard Products 

supplied by it hereunder. ACCESS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY 

IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSURE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT 

IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BE DISTRIBUTOR’S, OR 

DISTRIBUTOR’S RESELLER, CUSTOMER’S OR END USER’S, OR ANY THIRD 

PERSON’S MISUSE, NEGLIGENCE, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING, 

UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE 

INSTALLATION OR TESTING, UNAUTHORISED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, OR ANY 

OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, 

FIRE, LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD.

Support

This user guide and other resources can be downloaded at  

www.access-is.com/downloads

For our terms and conditions please go to 

www.access-is.com/terms

For support and all other information, please contact us:

Access IS, Unit 18 Suttons Business Park, Reading, RG6 1AZ, United Kingdom

Telephone:     +44 (0) 118 966 3333
eMail:  

   sales@access-is.com

Web:  

   www.access-is.com

Fax: 

   +44 (0) 118 926 7281

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