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SecureMag User Manual
5.
Operation
A card may be swiped through the reader slot when the LED is green. The magnetic
stripe must face toward the magnetic read head and may be swiped in either direction.
After a card is swiped, the LED will turn off temporarily until the decode process is
completed. If there are no errors decoding the card data then the LED will turn green. If
there are any errors decoding the card data, the LED will turn red for less than one second
to indicate that an error occurred and then turn green.
The reader LED will be off during the data transfer and is ready to read another card
when the LED returns to green. A red LED indicates an error and the beeper will also
provide error indications. The beeper will beep for each correctly read track of data on
the magstripe card. Depending on the security level configured, the card data might be
displayed in clear or encrypted mode.