[RFID] Settings

Set the RFID.

Appears only for the RFID models.

The setting items are as follows:

[General]

The general setting items for RFID are as follows:

[Antenna Position]

Follow the Inlay Configuration Guide to select an RFID antenna to use. For details, access the following URL:

https://www.sato-global.com/rfid/guide.html

To use inlays that are not in the Inlay Configuration Guide, contact your SATO sales representative or reseller.

[Write Power]

Set radio power level used to write information to inlays according to the Inlay Configuration Guide. For details, access the following URL:

https://www.sato-global.com/rfid/guide.html

To use inlays that are not in the Inlay Configuration Guide, contact your SATO sales representative or reseller.

Appears only if the module is UHF.

[Read Power]

Set radio power level used to read information from inlays according to the Inlay Configuration Guide. For details, access the following URL:

https://www.sato-global.com/rfid/guide.html

To use inlays that are not in the Inlay Configuration Guide, contact your SATO sales representative or reseller.

Appears only if the module is UHF.

[Tag Offset]

Set the position at which to start writing data to the inlay. Data is written to an inlay on each tag at the point where the inlay passes over the printer’s RFID antenna, which is at the distance, from the print start position, specified in this setting.

This setting will be used when inlays are not compatible with the printer’s antenna positions. For details, access the following URL:

https://www.sato-global.com/rfid/guide.html

To use inlays that are not in the Inlay Configuration Guide, contact your SATO sales representative or reseller.

[Reader Model]

Shows the RFID module model.

[Reader Version]

Shows the RFID module firmware version.

[PLD Version]

Shows the RFID module PLD version.

[Retry Mode]

Set the mode at the time of the RFID error outbreak.

[Retries]

Set the number of times the retry/release operations as set in [Retry Mode] are repeated before printing stops and the RFID error screen opens, when an RFID error occurs.

[Mark bad tags]

Set whether to enable error printing when an RFID tag error occurs.

[RFID Undetected Warning]

To prevent wasting RFID tags, set whether to stop printing and show an RFID undetected warning error if there is no RFID command in the print job.

[Log RFID Data]

Enable or disable the log function that records information about the written RFID data.

The log data can record up to 100 inlays of information. When the log file reaches its maximum size, the new log data overwrites the older log data.

All the log data will be lost if the printer is powered off.

• UID data is recorded if the module is HF.

[Data To Record]

Set the data to record the log when [Log RFID Data] is enabled.

Appears only if the module is UHF.

[Output Error Mode]

Set the signal type for RFID errors.

[Pulse Length]

Set the length of RFID error pulse.

Appears only if you have selected [Pulse] in the [Output Error Mode] menu.

[Tag Offset]

Set the offset value and the writing operation for when data is written to an inlay.

The setting items are as follows:

[Tag Offset]

Set the position at which to start writing data to the inlay. Data is written to an inlay on each tag at the point where the inlay passes over the printer’s RFID antenna, which is at the distance, from the print start position, specified in this setting.

This setting will be used when inlays are not compatible with the printer’s antenna positions. For details, access the following URL:

https://www.sato-global.com/rfid/guide.html

To use inlays that are not in the Inlay Configuration Guide, contact your SATO sales representative or reseller.

[Encoding Action]

Set the printer’s operations when writing data to an inlay in the position specified in [Tag Offset].

Appears when [Tag Offset] is set to something other than 0 mm (0").

[Filter Function]

Set the filter function according to the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication). If the RSSI value that is read while printing an RFID tag is lower than the specified threshold value, an RFID tag error occurs. An error message is printed on the inlay/RFID tag that caused the error.

Appears only if the module is UHF.

The setting items are as follows:

[RSSI Filter]

Enable or disable the RSSI filter function.

[Threshold Value]

Set the threshold of the RSSI filter.

Appears only if you enabled [RSSI Filter].

[Counters]

Shows the RFID counter.

RFID writing operations by the following commands are counted.

•	RFID write: EPC code write <IP0> command and RFID write <RK> command

•	Tag data print: UID/EPC/IDm print <TU> command

However, writing that is not accompanied by printing and media feeding is not counted.

The setting items are as follows:

[Life]

Shows the number of RFID successes, failures, and total attempts.

The items are as follows:

[Count Success]

Shows the total number of successful times you have written to an RFID tag.

[Count Failure]

Shows the total number of RFID write errors.

[Count Total]

Shows the total number of times you have written to an RFID tag.

This is the total number including [Count Success] and [Count Failure].

[User]

Shows the number of RFID write successes, failures, and total attempts after the RFID counter is cleared.

The items are as follows:

[Count Success]

Shows the total number of successful times you have written to an RFID tag after the RFID counter is cleared.

[Count Failure]

Shows the total number of RFID write errors after the RFID counter is cleared.

[Count Total]

Shows the total number of times you have written to an RFID tag after the RFID counter is cleared.

This is the total number including [Count Success] and [Count Failure].

[Paper]

Set the print reference position in the vertical direction for RFID tags.

The setting item is as follows:

[Types]

Set the paper type of RFID tags.

[Starting Point]

Set the print reference position in the vertical direction for RFID tags.

Set the print reference position by using ‘+’ to move in the feed direction and ‘-’ to move opposite to the feed direction.