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Declaration of RoHS Compliance for Electrical and Electronic Products: ARH Inc. ("the Company") hereby declares that the Passport Readers placed on the European Community market by the Company after 1st July 2006 are compliant with EC Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restrict of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (commonly known as the EU RoHS Directive.)
PRODUCT OVERVIEW The devices listed here are base models which are available in various configuration setups. COMBO SERIES: Desktop devices 1.1.1. 1. Combo Smart ePassport Reader device Page 5/29 Passport Reader Install Guide...
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Recommended minimum system requirements: Intel Pentium 2 GHz CPU or higher (or equivalent x86 compatible CPU), • 1 GB RAM or more (depending on application), • 32 or 64-bit Microsoft Windows7/8.1/10/Vista operating system or Linux operating system • (kernel version 3.2), Integrated USB 2.0 port (on motherboard).
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Please follow the steps below to connect your PR device to the PC. 1. Connect the PR device to one of the USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports of your PC with the supplied USB cable. 2. Connect the power supply * to the device. Only applicable to the devices shipped with a power supply.
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When you connect the power supply to the device, keep in mind to fit the small bump (1.) into the matching socket (2.). After connecting the power supply to the device, please screw on the plug to avoid accidental unplugging. Page 12/29 Passport Reader Install Guide...
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To unplug the device (Combo Smart), firmly grasp the plug, not the cord, and pull it to disconnect as shown below: Step 1 Step 2 It is highly recommended to not pull the cord according to the image below, in order to not tear the cable: Do not operate the unit if it has a damaged cord or plug.
The Passport Reader software package is available for download from our technical support website. Please register at atssregistration.arh.hu and submit a ticket for any ARH software requests. The Passport Reader Software Package includes the following: Drivers for Passport Reader devices and AFS510 Fingerprint Scanner devices. •...
INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS Administrator rights are needed for installation. Upon installation of the 32-bit version to a 64-bit PC, the 64-bit device drivers are installed automatically. For 32-bit application development on 64-bit PCs, install the 32-bit version of the Passport Reader software as well. Before installing the Passport Reader software, all previous versions of the software have to •...
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Next, locate the downloaded software package and run pr-2.1.x-x86.msi (in case of 32-bit • operating systems) or pr-2.1.x-x64.msi (in case of 64-bit operating systems). These files are located within the win folder of the Passport Reader package. The installation starts with the following window: •...
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Custom Setup In the Custom Setup window, select the modules you wish to install on the PC. • Installing the Device Drivers and the Passport Reader module are necessary for device • operation, installation of all other modules is optional. SDK and Documentation are available in the SDK folder of the PR Software package.
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PCSC Settings Please select the Autostart option only if you intend to use your document reader device via the PC/SC interface. This setting can also be modified after the installation is finished. For more information please see the PC/SC section. Page 18/29 Passport Reader Install Guide...
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In order to use the OCR functionality of your document reader device, please also install the procr-2.0.x.xx.msi package located in the win folder of the Passport Reader install package, after current installation is finished. Clicking on [Install] will begin installation. •...
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Click [Finish] to complete the installation. • Page 20/29 Passport Reader Install Guide...
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After the installation has finished, open the Device Manager. If the installation was successful,a • group named ARH Devices together with one of the following devices should be listed: - Passport Reader CSHR device (Combo Smart) - Passport Reader CSLR device (Combo Scan, Kiosk Scan)
2.1. PC/SC DRIVER The PC/SC driver is part of the Passport Reader installer package. The icon of the PC/SC driver can be found in the toolbar. By double clicking on it, the PC/SC Control window appears. The default status is either READY or STARTED (if PC/SC Autostart is enabled).
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ON LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM 3.1. BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE PACKAGES The system was built under Ubuntu 16.04 and has been tested on: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Please read the license agreement before installing the packages. For the installation you need "GNU Make"...
3.3. THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 1. Unpack and copy all files into your system: - use _install.sh [32|64|all] Optional parameters enforce the installation of the binaries. Dependencies: Please install the following libraries with your distribution package manager or manually (these libraries are apart from services): - SDL (A library for portable low-level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard) - SDL ttf (A library that enables using TrueType fonts in your SDL applications)
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This module enables the automatic installation of the driver modules upon connecting the reader to the PC. As a result, there is no need to start the driver manually. If this feature is not needed, then remove the 98-arh.rules from the /etc/udev/rules.d directory.
The engine comes in a .tar.gz file. Type the following command to start installation: tar xvfz engine.tar.gz -C / 3.6. UNINSTALLATION If you want to uninstall the ARH files simply type: - rm -Rf /usr/include/gx /usr/lib32/gx /usr/lib64/gx /var/gx /usr/src/gx rm -Rf /usr/share/gx /usr/share/doc/gx rm -f /usr/lib32/libgx* /usr/lib64/libgx* - Alternatively you can also use _unistall.sh.
3.7. DEVICE ENTRIES IN /DEV DIRECTORY Similar entries can be found in /dev if you connect the device and load the desired driver. This entry point will be created by udev in the new 2.6.x kernel series. crw-rw----1 root root 189, 2 2009-11-26 15:49 usbdev1.3 crw-rw----1 root root...
TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUE CAUSE SOLUTION There is a "!" next to the Update the drivers. Passport Reader {XXX} The driver of the controller(s) If automatic refreshing fails, device in the Device is not installed properly. full uninstall the software and reinstall it. manager.
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