The display goes dark during the emergency power supply. Once the battery has been
inserted again, the display becomes active again automatically.
4.2.3
Reader buttons
The mobile reader has three buttons.
Table 4- 4
Button
On/Off
button
Scanner
button (2x)
4.2.4
LED status display of the reader
The mobile reader has 2 status LEDs, as well as an LED via which various applications can be
controlled. The status LEDs can adopt the colors green, red or yellow and the states off , on
, flashing .
① On/Off LED
② Charge LED
③ Application LED
Figure 4-15
Mobile reader SIMATIC RF360M/RF660M
Operating Instructions, 08/2022, C79000-G8976-C660-02
Description of the reader-buttons
Position
On the right of the reader.
On the right and left of the
reader.
Status LEDs of the mobile reader
4.2 Commissioning and operation (software)
Appearance
Functions
•
3 s press:
–
Switch the reader on/off
–
Restart reader
–
Creating screenshots
•
2 s press:
–
Activate Idle mode
Gray button
Start scan/read operation
The antenna field of the reader is
scanned and data is read from the
detected transponders.
Commissioning
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