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SST Transport and Burster Mechanism Manual 75-0302-1450-8, Version 1 Ch. 1 Getting Started • 1
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The Magnetic (Mag) Stripe AutoRead System is a revenue control device that uses magnetic stripe
tickets and magnetic reading devices. The MG-1000 Ticket Spitter, the ML-3000 Exit Verifier, the
SST Ticket Validator, and the SST 1000 Automatic Pay Station are all products that use mag stripe
technology.
The SST Transport and Burster are two critical components of the SST, or Smart System Trans-
port, system. The SST Transport is a compact unit that reads, writes, and encodes data on magnetic
stripe tickets. The Burster is a compact unit which separates, or
bursts , tickets at the perforation.
Note: This manual may reference legacy part numbers and product names. Please refer to the 3M
Parking Price Book for current product names or contract your customer service repre-
sentative with questions.
Overview of the SST Transport and Burster
The SST Transport is a part of four Mag Stripe AutoRead System devices:
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SST Ticket Spitter . In this device, the SST Transport prints and encodes mag-
netic data on the tickets. It then transports the tickets to the SST Transport Ticket
Throat, from which the patron retrieves the ticket and uses it to enter the parking
facility.
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SST Exit Verifier reads the ticket to verify if it is valid. It also determines
whether a patron paid the parking fee and is leaving within the grace time. If the
patron leaves within the grace time, the SST Exit Verifier opens the gate and the
patron can exit the facility.
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The SST Ticket Validator is used at cashiering stations in conjunction with the
Cashier Station to calculate parking fees. It validates tickets once a cashier pro-
cesses a transaction. As a component of the SST Ticket Validator, the SST Trans-
port functions as part of a revenue control system. The SST Transport reads the
ticket and communicates this information to an Cashier Station, which then calcu-
lates the parking fee. Once the cashier processes the transaction, the SST Trans-
port encodes the transaction data on the ticket and then either ejects the ticket or
captures it.
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The SST 1000 Automatic Pay Station is a pay-on-foot system that enables
patrons to process their own parking fees without a cashier. The SST Transport
reads the ticket and communicates this information to an Cashier Station which
calculates the parking fee and processes the transaction. Once the Cashier Station
has processed the transaction, the SST Transport encodes the transaction data on
the ticket and either ejects the ticket or swallows it. Figure 1.2 shows the location
of the SST Transport in the SST Automatic Pay Station.
Figure 1.1 shows the location of the SST Transport ticket throat and Burster in the SST Ticket
Spitter.