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Reading and programming transponders with Tag Key Tool: "Read/Detect", "Program" and the emulation list

This is the core function of the Tag Key Tool: reading a transponder's memory, writing the whole memory or individual fields, and preparing a compatible transponder that emulates the original one when the source transponder is read-only.

Procedure

1. Connect the PROTAG and start the Tag Key Tool: the main screen shows a drop-down menu with the transponder types and the available utilities.
2. From the drop-down menu select the transponder type you need to work on (or the utility you need: "Key Tool", "Production", "Key Cloner", access to the additional key EEPROM memory).
3. Place the transponder or key in the correct slot of the PROTAG, away from metal.
4. Press "Read/Detect" to read the whole transponder memory, if the type allows it. The screen shows the memory fields that were read.
5. To read or write a single field instead of the whole memory, use the small "R" (read) and "W" (write) buttons next to the field you are interested in.
6. To write the whole memory press "Program". If the source transponder is read-only, "Program" is used to prepare a compatible transponder that emulates its behaviour.
7. Choose the target transponder according to the emulation list: Megamos 13 is emulated with T5 or PIT; Temic 11/12 is emulated with T5; Texas 4C is emulated with TPX1 (available from Tag Key Tool version 5.2); Texas 4D/4E is emulated with TPX2; HITAG-2 is emulated with TPX3/TPX4 (available from Tag Key Tool version 5.2).
8. Keep the transponder still in position until the operation is finished and check the programming result on screen.

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