Magtek MT-95, Installation And Operation Manual

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Section 2. Installation and Setup
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When encoding a HiCo card in the Auto Mode, the card will always require two passes
before it is encoded. If all cards to be encoded are HiCo, this parameter should be set to
H)igh
.
Press
H
or
L
to select high or low coercivity and
A
to select Auto. After selecting, press
Enter . If Esc is pressed, the original encode setting will remain in effect.
7. When
Enter is pressed, the program will return to the following display:
Select option to change Esc=exit
T)racks S)erial E)ncode M)ode C)ard Time
Type
M
and the display will be:
Select online encode mode Enter=done
N)ormal S)ecure
Type
N
or
S
to highlight the Encode mode and press Enter to select it. Each mode allows
reading and encoding cards.
Normal Mode
In the Normal Mode, the MT-95 operates as a simple card 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
removed from the slot. If a card is to be encoded, the PC will prepare the track data and
transmit it to the Encoder. The unit will then beep and prompt for a card to be inserted
into the slot for encoding.
This mode is selected from the PC by sending the “/N” command. This mode is
compatible with the Mag-Tek MT-80 software.
Secure Mode
In some applications it may be necessary to ensure that the information that is encoded
onto a card goes back onto the same card that it came from. This may occur in a financial
institution when a customer’s card is read and only a portion of the track data is modified,
such as with a PIN change. In this case the MT-95 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.