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CONFIGURATION
The reader may be configured to your specific application. Configuration
settings enable the reader to work with the host system. These settings are
programmed into the reader by sending Setup Commands from the host
application to the reader. Once programmed, these configuration settings are
stored in the reader’s non-volatile memory (so they are not affected by the
cycling of power).
The reader is shipped from the factory with the default settings already pro-
grammed. For a table of default settings, see the Default Settings Tables.
Note: If you want to send setup commands to the reader, you must make sure the
communication baud rate matches the baud rate in the reader. (The default baud
rate is 9600.) Before you make any settings, or try to get data to the host, check the
connection cable, port, power, and communication parameters.
OPERATION
The reader is easy to operate. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Make sure the reader is properly cabled and is receiving sufficient power.
(See Troubleshooting if there is a cabling or power problem.)
2. To read a card, slide the card, in either direction, through the reader slot,
with the bar code facing the optical head (LED side) or the magnetic stripe
facing the magnetic head (opposite side).
3. In idle states, the LED will glow green to indicate the unit is ready to read.
4. Once the magnetic stripe or bar code has been read successfully, the LED
indicator will turn amber for 1-2 seconds to signal a “good read.” If a good
read is not obtained, the LED indicator will turn red for 1-2 seconds.
5. A beep will also sound to indicate a good read on the bar code or each
magnetic track, as appropriate. If all three tracks have been read successfully,
the reader will beep three times.
CONFIGURATION
The reader may be configured to your specific application. Configuration
settings enable the reader to work with the host system. These settings are
programmed into the reader by sending Setup Commands from the host
application to the reader. Once programmed, these configuration settings are
stored in the reader’s non-volatile memory (so they are not affected by the
cycling of power).
The reader is shipped from the factory with the default settings already pro-
grammed. For a table of default settings, see the Default Settings Tables.
Note: If you want to send setup commands to the reader, you must make sure the
communication baud rate matches the baud rate in the reader. (The default baud
rate is 9600.) Before you make any settings, or try to get data to the host, check the
connection cable, port, power, and communication parameters.
OPERATION
The reader is easy to operate. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Make sure the reader is properly cabled and is receiving sufficient power.
(See Troubleshooting if there is a cabling or power problem.)
2. To read a card, slide the card, in either direction, through the reader slot,
with the bar code facing the optical head (LED side) or the magnetic stripe
facing the magnetic head (opposite side).
3. In idle states, the LED will glow green to indicate the unit is ready to read.
4. Once the magnetic stripe or bar code has been read successfully, the LED
indicator will turn amber for 1-2 seconds to signal a “good read.” If a good
read is not obtained, the LED indicator will turn red for 1-2 seconds.
5. A beep will also sound to indicate a good read on the bar code or each
magnetic track, as appropriate. If all three tracks have been read successfully,
the reader will beep three times.
