ID-12LA RFID Reader not working properly

Hello, I am working on a project to create an rfid sliding door opener. I am using an Arduino ESP32 and an ID-12LA RFID Reader. This is my pin connections below:

Pin 1 -> GND
Pin 6 -> 3V3
Pin 9 -> RX2
Pin 11 -> 5V supply

When connecting to Arduino software, all im getting in the serial monitor is a black question mark, everytime I try to read an RFID Tag. Any Ideas????

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All helpers can read schematics but all helpers don't know pin numbers.
No helper knows the total schematics. Lots of possible errors there.

can you give a link to the specific ID-12LA RFID module?
have you had a look at ID 2 LA , ID 12LA , ID 2 0LA Low Voltage Series Reader Modules Datasheet Section 4 Data Formats

This is the pin out I’ve been using

reading the documentation it looks like you need to connect pin 7 to GND to select ASCII format output on pin 9
have you an oscilloscope to look at the pin 9 output?
upload the program you are using to view the data?

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