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MiniTracker 3-B

User's Manual

Congratulations on the purchase of your new  

Avid MiniTracker 3-B

  with  

Bluetooth

®

  low 

energy technology. This reader is capable of reading 

Avid

 RFID microchips, as well as many 

other brands of RFID microchips using the 

FECAVA

Trovan

, and 

ISO

 (FDX-B) protocols. It 

can also send microchip ID numbers to your tablet, smart phone or computer with Bluetooth 
low energy support.

Table of Contents

 1  Getting to Know your MiniTracker 3-B...................................................................................2

 1.1  Battery Compartment......................................................................................................2
 1.2  Power Switch..................................................................................................................2
 1.3  iOS

®

 On-Screen Keyboard (OSK)..................................................................................2

 1.4  Display............................................................................................................................3
 1.5  Read Button....................................................................................................................4

 2  Reading Microchips with your MiniTracker 3-B.....................................................................5
 3  Bluetooth Low Energy Interface.............................................................................................7

 3.1  Change Cards.................................................................................................................7
 3.2  Mode Change Card........................................................................................................8
 3.3  Format Change Card......................................................................................................8
 3.4  Region Change Card (for International Readers)...........................................................9
 3.5  Pairing with your Device.................................................................................................9
 3.6  Using the Bluetooth Low Energy Interface...................................................................10

 4  Display Messages................................................................................................................11
 5  Specifications.......................................................................................................................12
 6  Regulatory Information.........................................................................................................13
 7  Warranty and Customer Service..........................................................................................14

Avid MiniTracker 3-B User's Manual: 2019-11-11 Release
Copyright © 2019 Avid Identification Systems, Inc.

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Summary of Contents for MiniTracker 3-B

Page 1: ...our MiniTracker 3 B 2 1 1 Battery Compartment 2 1 2 Power Switch 2 1 3 iOS On Screen Keyboard OSK 2 1 4 Display 3 1 5 Read Button 4 2 Reading Microchips with your MiniTracker 3 B 5 3 Bluetooth Low Ene...

Page 2: ...de the compartment 1 2 Power Switch The power switch is located on the front of the reader housing Slide it to ON to turn on the reader When the reader is turned on it will beep and show its operating...

Page 3: ...cols for about half a second For a standard MiniTracker 3 B the following message is displayed AVID FEC TR ISO The above message indicates that the MiniTracker 3 B can read Avid FECAVA Trovan and ISO...

Page 4: ...Bluetooth modes will be covered in detail in Section 3 2 1 5 Read Button The MiniTracker 3 B s main control is the small black button marked READ on the front of its housing Pressing and holding the...

Page 5: ...s In Figure 5 the curved lines represent the invisible magnetic field emitted by the reader s antenna CHIP s A in a parallel orientation to the antenna will achieve their maximum reading distances tow...

Page 6: ...f you release the read button before the reader finds a microchip then it will beep once with a low tone and show No ID Found Metal objects especially ferrous metals absorb electromagnetic fields Oper...

Page 7: ...o your device you need to pair them as described in Section 3 5 3 1 Change Cards Your MiniTracker 3 B comes with Change Cards to configure its Bluetooth low energy interface You read them with your re...

Page 8: ...pairing and switches to the OFF mode NONE Yes Bluetooth low energy keyboard emulation mode with no trailing key after the microchip ID number ENTR Yes Bluetooth low energy keyboard emulation mode with...

Page 9: ...de Each time the MiniTracker 3 B reads the Region Change Card the reader will rotate its keyboard layout mode in the sequence listed in the country compatibility table below K Keyboard Mode Compatible...

Page 10: ...Once the reader is paired with your device and connected to it put the device s cursor on its device screen where you want a microchip number typed in Read a microchip with your reader and then the m...

Page 11: ...ns to OFF mode The user may initiate pairing again by switching to PAIR mode Pair failed NNNN 3 sec The Bluetooth device cannot connect to the reader The failure code NNNN indicates the problem with t...

Page 12: ...cturers Reader Dimensions 2 4 W 6 1cm x 6 9 L 17 5cm x 0 86 H 2 2cm Weight 0 47 lbs 215grams Avid Injectable Microchip Read Range 4 5 11 4cm typical FECAVA Injectable Microchip Read Range 4 5 11 4cm t...

Page 13: ...n the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv...

Page 14: ...d representative for a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number or if you have any questions about using your MiniTracker 3 B Customer Service Within USA 1 800 336 2843 Outside USA 1 951 371 7505 F...

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