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BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 

 

 

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SPECIFICATIONS 

Table 1-1 lists the specifications for the BulleT MagneSafe Reader.  Figure 1-2 shows the 
dimensions of the Reader. 
 

Table 1-1.  Specifications 

Reference Standards 

ISO 7810 and ISO 7811; AAMVA* 

Power Input 

USB port or 5 VDC for battery charging 

Recording Method 

Two-frequency coherent phase (F2F) 

Message Format 

ASCII 

Card Speed 

4 to 60 ips (10.1 to 152.4 cm/s) 

Battery Characteristics 

3.7V, 120 mAh Li-ion Polymer Battery 

Time to Charge Battery 

About 2.5 hours (from a fully discharged state) 

Card Swipes per Full Charge 

Over 100 swipes 

ELECTRICAL 

Current 

100mA maximum during charge

 

MECHANICAL 

Dimensions

 

Length  2.68” (68.07mm) 
Width 

0.65” (16.51mm) 

Height  1.35” (34.29mm) 

Weight 

1.4 oz. (39.7 gr) 

Cable length 

6’ 

Connector 

USB Micro B

 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

Temperature

 

 

 

Operating 

32 

°

F to 113 

°

F (0 °C to 45 

°

C) 

 

Storage 

-4 

°

F to 140 

°

F (-20 

°

C to 60 

°

C) 

Humidity 

 

 

Operating 

10% to 90% noncondensing 

 

Storage 

10% to 90% noncondensing 

*  ISO (International Standards Organization) and AAMVA (American Association of Motor 

Vehicle Administrators). 

 

 

 

Figure 1-2.  Dimensions for BulleT 

 

Summary of Contents for BulleT MagneSafe

Page 1: ...wipe Reader TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL PART NUMBER 99875523 APRIL 2012 REGISTERED TO ISO 9001 2008 1710 Apollo Court Seal Beach CA 90740 Phone 562 546 6400 FAX 562 546 6301 Technical Support 651 415 6...

Page 2: ...nc MagTek is a registered trademark of MagTek Inc MagnePrint is a registered trademark of MagTek Inc MagneSafe is a trademark of MagTek Inc Magensa is a trademark of MagTek Inc REVISIONS Rev Number Da...

Page 3: ...to the warranty service location and to use the original shipping container or equivalent MagTek will return the product prepaid via a three 3 day shipping service A Return Material Authorization RMA...

Page 4: ...atus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique...

Page 5: ...OPERATION 7 ACTIVE INTERFACE 7 USER SWITCH 7 LED INDICATOR 7 CARD READ 8 CHARGING THE BULLET READER BATTERY 9 APPENDIX A INSTALLING WITH WINDOWS DRIVER 11 APPENDIX B INSTALLING WITH KENSINGTON DRIVER...

Page 6: ...vi Figure 1 1 BulleT MagneSafe Reader...

Page 7: ...own and facing toward the LED side through the slot either forward or backward An LED Light Emitting Diode indicator on the Reader panel provides the operator with continuous status of the Reader oper...

Page 8: ...dows HID driver for communications no third party device driver is required Programmable USB Interrupt In Endpoint polling interval Supplies 54 byte MagnePrint value Contains a unique non changeable d...

Page 9: ...X9 24 2004 Retail Financial Services Symmetric Key Management Part 1 Using Symmetric Techniques USB Human Interface Device HID Class Specification Version 1 1 Universal Serial Bus USB HID Usage Table...

Page 10: ...Ah Li ion Polymer Battery Time to Charge Battery About 2 5 hours from a fully discharged state Card Swipes per Full Charge Over 100 swipes ELECTRICAL Current 100mA maximum during charge MECHANICAL Dim...

Page 11: ...e Windows operating system the SPP version BulleT reader appears as a virtual COM port and the KB HID version BulleT appears as a Bluetooth keyboard Use the Windows Bluetooth installation utility or i...

Page 12: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 6...

Page 13: ...nual for USB MagneSafe V5 Readers 99875475 USER SWITCH The User Switch or Power Switch is located on the side of the reader Pressing the User Switch when the reader is off will turn the reader on The...

Page 14: ...hen data is transmitted the user holds the user switch down for three seconds the reader times out or the battery power is too low If the connection is established the data will be transmitted and the...

Page 15: ...ilable for several more card swipes but the battery should be charged soon If the low battery warning is ignored and the battery gets too low the reader will refuse to power up until it has been charg...

Page 16: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 10...

Page 17: ...ow to install the SPP version The keyboard version is installed similarly If prompted for a passkey use 1234 Attach a Bluetooth adapter to the PC NOTE If using a Kensington Adapter see Appendix B Sele...

Page 18: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 12 Check My device is set up and ready to be found Then click Next Select the Magtek xxxx device using the number as indicated on the reader then click Next...

Page 19: ...Appendix A Installing with Windows Driver 13 Select Let me choose my own passkey then type 1234 in the associated box Click Next when ready Wait for the device to be installed...

Page 20: ...he device is installed note the Outgoing COM port for communication purposes Click Finish The Bluetooth reader is now ready to use If you need to discover the COM port values later on open the Bluetoo...

Page 21: ...software prior to beginning installation DO NOT plug USB adapter in until instructed to do so Put the installation CD in your CD drive Click Click To Install to begin If the CD does not autoplay sele...

Page 22: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 16 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Click Next to continue...

Page 23: ...Appendix B Installing with Kensington Driver 17 Click Install to begin installing the software A status window shows the progress of the installation...

Page 24: ...gneSafe Swipe Reader 18 Click OK to continue Insert USB adapter and click OK if necessary to continue Make note of the COM Port you use since the same port will be required for use of this device in t...

Page 25: ...on Driver 19 Installation will continue with several windows opening and closing automatically Click Finish and then click Quit on the main CD contents screen NOTE You may need to minimize the main CD...

Page 26: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 20 Double click My Bluetooth Places on the desktop to begin the setup Click Next to continue Click Next to continue...

Page 27: ...Appendix B Installing with Kensington Driver 21 Click Next to continue Click Next to continue...

Page 28: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 22 Power on the BulleT Reader and Click Next The program will begin searching Once the device has been found select the device and click Next...

Page 29: ...Appendix B Installing with Kensington Driver 23 Enter the security code which is set to 1234 for initial use and click Pair Now Check the box next to SPP then click Next...

Page 30: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 24 Insure power to the BulleT Reader is still on green LED flashing If it is not turn it back on Click OK Click Finish to complete the process...

Page 31: ...l with Bluetooth You can download the TeraTerm utility from http www rovingnetworks com support html Open TeraTerm and choose Setup Select Serial port then select the COM port that matches the port yo...

Page 32: ...BulleT MagneSafe Swipe Reader 26 Insure the BulleT Reader has a valid connection LED is steady green and swipe a card through the reader Card data will appear in the TeraTerm screen...

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