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MODEL MT-95

RS-232 HiCo/LoCo ENCODER/READER

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

Manual Part Number 99875075 Rev 6

JULY 2001

20725 South Annalee Avenue

Carson, CA 90746

Phone: (310) 631-8602

FAX: (310) 631-3956

Technical Support: (888) 624-8350

www.magtek.com

Summary of Contents for MT-95

Page 1: ...LoCo ENCODER READER INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Manual Part Number 99875075 Rev 6 JULY 2001 20725 South Annalee Avenue Carson CA 90746 Phone 310 631 8602 FAX 310 631 3956 Technical Support 888...

Page 2: ...to MT 95 Updated to new firmware Revision Changed Main Menu and subordinate menus Changed titles and content of Sections 3 and 4 and added 5 added Appendix A 3 23 Sep 99 Sec 1 Added 4777 emulation mo...

Page 3: ...o insure the product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location and to use the original shipping container or equivalent ALL EXPRESS AN...

Page 4: ...tion of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference And 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may...

Page 5: ...S 15 CARD READING 18 CARD COPYING 19 CARD ENCODING 20 Free Format Encoding 20 Fixed Format Encoding 22 Create Format Card 24 SECTION 4 ONLINE CARD OPERATION 27 CARD READING 27 CARD ENCODING 27 SECTION...

Page 6: ...6 Figure 2 2 Encoder to Keyboard Connection 7 Figure 2 3 Encoder to PC Connection 7 Figure A 1 DE 9 Connector 43 TABLES Table 1 1 Specifications 3 Table 2 1 Default Parameters 10 Table 4 1 Track 1 3 7...

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Page 8: ...viii Figure 1 1 MT 95 Encoder Reader...

Page 9: ...arious versions of the MT 95 The IntelliCoder is a version of the MT 95 that operates with the IntelliCAT Software Suite Standard Mode Encodes and reads in standalone mode with a keyboard or in online...

Page 10: ...software no drivers to install no configurations to modify no new software to learn REQUIREMENTS The requirements listed below are for the three versions of the MT 95 Standard Mode Model MT 95 RS 232...

Page 11: ...t 1A LCD Characters 2 lines X 40 characters Dimensions Height 5 2 Depth 7 0 Width 13 6 Weight 6 8 lbs Magnetic Read Capabilities 3 Tracks Interface serial keyboard RS 232 AT style Keyboard Mag Tek P N...

Page 12: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 4 Figure 1 2 Encoder Parts and Card Orientation...

Page 13: ...for DE9P Male Connector P N 21015823 or for DB25P Male Connector P N 21015821 pin lists are shown in Appendix A IntelliCoder Model IntelliCoder RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader P N 31010021 Power Cord...

Page 14: ...marked MODEM to the 9 or 25 pin connector on the PC as shown in Figure 2 3 2 Plug the female end of the power cord into the rear panel of the encoder marked POWER Plug the other end into a power sourc...

Page 15: ...Section 2 Installation and Setup 7 Figure 2 2 Encoder to Keyboard Connection Figure 2 3 Encoder to PC Connection...

Page 16: ...encoder In the Standalone Mode the main menu will appear Select a card operation R ead C opy E ncode S etup Adjust the LCD intensity as follows on the left side of the encoder turn the circular knob...

Page 17: ...tracks to enable and press Enter Note This setup affects card encoding only During a card read any tracks with data will be displayed and transmitted if online 3 When Enter is pressed the program will...

Page 18: ...fault is odd If Esc is pressed the original parity value will remain in effect 5 The next display is Select online stop bits Enter done 1 Stop bit 2 Stop bits Press 1 or 2 to highlight the stop bits s...

Page 19: ...rd reader and card encoder When a card is inserted and swiped all track information will be transmitted via the RS 232 connection to the PC After the card has been successfully read the card should be...

Page 20: ...after the specified number of seconds Additionally if the value is non zero the encode operation will be aborted if a card is inserted and removed without completing the encode If the timeout is set...

Page 21: ...3 10 Blank Track 1 20 Blank Track 2 40 Blank Track 3 The resulting value is the sum of these binary numbers for example 43 indicates that Track 3 is blank 40 and errors were detected on Tracks 1 and 2...

Page 22: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 14...

Page 23: ...rection the card should be moved for example if the card is inserted in the right side Slide card left when ready After the card has been moved to the other end of the slot this is called swiping the...

Page 24: ...appear Encoding data on tracks 1 2 3 Slide card right when ready After the card is swiped from left to right the following sequence may occur 1 Encoding data on tracks 1 2 3 Slide card left when ready...

Page 25: ...o the slot No data to encode At least one card must contain data before a card can be encoded Track 1 is too long Too much data has been entered on a track This applies to Track 2 and 3 as well This c...

Page 26: ...7890123456 1234567890123456 123 The first entry Tk3 001 039 indicates that positions 1 through 39 on the second line are shown on the LCD The start sentinel and end sentinel are never included in the...

Page 27: ...he following will appear ISO format data read on tracks 1 2 3 Remove the card 4 Remove the card and the following will appear Insert next card to encode or press Esc to exit 5 Insert the card to be en...

Page 28: ...filled in Free Format Encoding If 1 is pressed a display similar to the following will appear Select an operation Esc exit Tk 1 2 3 E ncode card C lear tracks The asterisks after the track numbers ind...

Page 29: ...P The result is MNO replaced JKL and the P has been added in the field Press Enter to return to the Free Format display Select an operation Esc exit Tk 1 2 3 E ncode card C lear tracks 3 If only one o...

Page 30: ...not encode properly Try again Slide card right when ready or if the card is HiCo This may be a HiCo card Try again Slide card right when ready Swipe as required Fixed Format Encoding From the Main Me...

Page 31: ...n 7 until a character is typed 3 Type 678 to fill in all variable locations When all locations on all tracks have been filled the following display will appear on the first line Insert card to encode...

Page 32: ...c exit Tk 1 2 3 E ncode card C lear tracks 2 The asterisks in the above menu indicate that there is data in Track 1 To remove the data press C and the following appears Select tracks to clear Enter do...

Page 33: ...to be inserted or overstruck with another character Enter done means press Enter when the change to the track is complete 6 Type the following ignore the spaces except between the two names A12345 F3...

Page 34: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 26...

Page 35: ...e with the magnetic stripe down toward the bottom of the encoder Insert the card into either end of the encoder slot The display will indicate the direction the card should be moved for example if the...

Page 36: ...n tracks 1 2 3 Slide card left when ready HiCo 5 CARD ENCODED CORRECTLY Remove the card If a card is swiped before the unit is ready to encode the following will appear Card was swiped before encoder...

Page 37: ...ck data ES ETX where STX is the Start of Text character 0x02 or control B on the keyboard This character puts the encoder into the encode mode and prepares it to receive the track data SS is the Start...

Page 38: ...BCDEFG 123456789 112233 ETX The STX character shows on the computer s screen as a happy face on some systems it might appear as 02 The ETX character shows on the computer s screen as a heart on some s...

Page 39: ...F Dn where n 1 2 or 3 Disable a track En where n 1 2 or 3 Enabler a track T request current track setup Format is Enable Tracks 1 2 3 where 1 2 3 are sent if the track is enabled or omitted if the tra...

Page 40: ...t s Each line ends with a carriage return line feed pair 0x0D 0x0A ONLINE ENCODE FORMATS If more than one track is to be encoded the track information must be enclosed in an STX ETX bracket STX data E...

Page 41: ...witch to write mode when it receives the ETX ONLINE MODES There two modes of online operation are normal encode and secure encode Each mode allows reading and encoding cards Normal Mode In the Normal...

Page 42: ...will ensure that the card is not removed from the unit between the read and encode operations This will help to prevent skimming of cards If the card is removed before the encode operation the unit w...

Page 43: ...paren 28 8 38 H 48 X 58 right paren 29 9 39 I 49 Y 59 asterisk 2a colon 3a J 4a Z 5a plus sign 2b semi colon 3b K 4b left square bracket 5b comma 2c left bracket 3c L 4c back slash 5c hyphen 2d equal...

Page 44: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 36...

Page 45: ...anel of the MT 95 as shown in Figure 2 1 3 Connect the open end of the Y cable to the open end of the Mag Tek cable The default parameters are automatically configured 4 Plug the female end of the pow...

Page 46: ...the keyboard 9 Connect the communication cable MODIFYING IDLE MESSAGE ON MT 95 The 2 line idle message i e the message that is shown when no command has been issued can be specified by the user Up to...

Page 47: ...ting keys e g home and arrows can be used to move the cursor When the message is satisfactory press Enter Edit the other line in the same manner 9 The two line message will be saved in battery backed...

Page 48: ...T 95 USER MESSAGES Here is a full set of conditions and messages where Idle Top and Idle Bottom are the user defined idle messages Messages are centered in the line and other punctuation may be includ...

Page 49: ...and issued with card at right side but card not swiped within 20 seconds Timeout waiting for card to be swiped Remove the card In this case the operation can continue when the card is inserted back in...

Page 50: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 42...

Page 51: ...An output from the PC that goes to the device This is an RS 232 control line indicating that the PC is ready to communicate with the device 7 RTS 8 CTS Clear to Send not used 8 CTS 7 RTS Request to S...

Page 52: ...MT 95 RS 232 HiCo LoCo Encoder Reader 44...

Page 53: ...de Change Online 31 Encode mode select 11 Encode Timeout 39 Encoded message format 29 Encoder parts 4 End of Text ETX 30 End Sentinel 30 34 F Features 4777 Emulation Mode 1 Standard Mode 1 Features an...

Page 54: ...ists 43 PROM number and version 8 R Rear panel 6 Requirements 2 4777 Emulation Mode 2 4777 Emulation MT 95 5 Standard Mode 2 Revision number EPROM 8 RTS 43 RXD 43 S Secure Mode 11 34 Setup 8 Setup Int...

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