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MX5 Manual                                                                                                                                                                                Rev. D 

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error screen will pop up should the data length or data format be invalid once the Data  Write option is pressed.    The 

data  written  to  the  card  is  not  verified  by  this  command  and  a  Data  Read  should  be  performed  to  verify  the  data  was 

written to the card properly. If you did not login then the 

Data Write

 button will be grayed out and you will be unable to 

save any data to the card. You can read any data from the card without logging in.   

 

Clear

”  This option  will clear all  the  data  in  the  data  window.  This  will not affect or  change  the  information on the 

memory card. If you have not saved the data before pressing 

Clear

, the data will be lost.   

 

Special Note: All the Device settings are stored inside the individual device flash memory.    This utility is not required 

to be running or installed in order to operate the MX-Device.    A special QuickSet "Default Card" is provided with our 

entire MX5 Magnetic card device line, to setup the device to a known factory default settings. 

   

Summary of Contents for MX5 Series

Page 1: ...MX5 Manual Rev D 1 MX5 Series Magnetic Stripe Card Reader RFID SC Reader Writer Manual Revision D 2011 07 13...

Page 2: ...Y SOFTWARE 12 System Requirements 12 MX5 Utility Installation 12 MX5 Utility General Information 13 Definitions of Settings 13 MX Device Firmware Upgrade Menu 20 Creating a Setup Card 22 Hardware Moun...

Page 3: ...ct specifications Warranty All the MX5 products are backed by a two year parts and labour limited warranty Should you have problems with your MX5 device please contact the dealer from whom you purchas...

Page 4: ...ISO magnetic card standards and AAMVA CADMV drivers license standards We can also provide support for non standard magnetic decoding methods and Cut Paste of Magnetic data on the fly Data encryption c...

Page 5: ...step Default setup card Customizable Boot Load Flash Upgradable Memory Yes Selectable Tracks Yes Separate Track selection for both ISO AAMVA Selectable Available Tracks 1 2 3 Track Swipe Rates 2 125...

Page 6: ...p card Customizable Flash Memory Upgrade Yes Selectable Tracks Yes Separate Track selection for both ISO AAMVA Selectable Available Tracks 1 2 3 Track Swipe Rates 2 125 ips at 75 bpi 1 3 60 ips at 210...

Page 7: ...midity 10 90 relative humidity Set up Utility Yes Flash Memory Upgrade Yes Programmable Sound On Off Yes Programmable Carriage Return Yes Programmable Inter character Delay Yes Programmable SS ES Sele...

Page 8: ...10 x 82 x 27 mm Total Weight 120 g Operating Temp 20 C to 55 C Humidity 10 90 relative humidity Set up Utility Yes Frequency RFID LF 125 KHz and HF 13 56 MHz Prog Sound On Off Yes Prog Carriage Return...

Page 9: ...MX5 Manual Rev D 9 Dimension Views MX53 USB MX53 COMBO USB MX5C USB MX5T USB Connection Views...

Page 10: ...ently with your keyboard The card information is transferred to your computer as if someone had manually typed the information In order to change any settings of the device you must connect the device...

Page 11: ...u have placed the MX5 Device in upgrade mode you can select from an extensive list of various firmware upgrades located on your CD Select the upgrade based on the device type you are using Each device...

Page 12: ...display 2 Any of the following operating systems Windows 2000 XP VISTA and Windows 7 3 256K available conventional memory 4 A free USB port MX5 Utility Installation Use the following steps below in or...

Page 13: ...dialog boxes will be updated with the selected device settings The Device Info Section will display the internal device serial number the device name and the version installed in the device selected Y...

Page 14: ...inel You can also select your own ES by using the pull down Draw bar Use default settings unless otherwise notified by your application vendor All the tracks will share the same ES You may also add a...

Page 15: ...between the MX Device and the computer Select this option if you need to generate the Setup Card Data String of the current settings The string will be copied to the clipboard buffer Paste this data...

Page 16: ...otified otherwise by your application vendor Send CR You may add a CR to the UID read from the RFID data card UID Output Options Decimal Hex The UID can optionally be output to any waiting software in...

Page 17: ...the Test Card button is pressed the last card read report will be sent to the application This option is only available when you are using a HID version firmware for a reader Display Swipe Strings If...

Page 18: ...ault is FF FF press the Login button If the password is successful the Save Password and Data Write option will be Un grayed If the wrong password is entered then an error screen will pop up Save Pass...

Page 19: ...the card You can read any data from the card without logging in Clear This option will clear all the data in the data window This will not affect or change the information on the memory card If you ha...

Page 20: ...d MX Device current settings The Device Info area will display the MX5 Device s current information stored in its flash memory If you do not wish to change the firmware press the ReActivate button and...

Page 21: ...ld damage or lock up the MX5 Device An overide option is available The password required for changing a MX Device to a new Product ID within the Model s Options is MASTER This is Advanced Mode 1 If fo...

Page 22: ...flash memory Open the MX5 Utility if you have not done so already and press the Get Settings from Device Button The screen will update with the device s current saved settings Verify your settings and...

Page 23: ...the head once a week for heavy use and once a month for light use Cleaning the head will improve successful read rates and ensure long life of the reading head The same cleaning card can also be used...

Page 24: ...es on Mag Tek Compatible Report Format The MX HID USB device decimal ID numbers are Vendor ID 0x0980 Product ID 0x9025 Revision ID 0x0100 The HID card swipe reports 337 ASCII characters in the followi...

Page 25: ...ad 1 Read Error 2 Track 3 decode status 0 Good Read 1 Read Error 3 Track 1 data length Up to 110 Characters 4 Track 2 data length Up to 110 Characters 5 Track 3 data length Up to 110 Characters 6 Card...

Page 26: ...POS for NET library from the following link http www microsoft com downloads en details aspx FamilyID EAAE202A 0FCC 406A 8FDE 35713D7841CA displ aylang en 2 Install POS for NET by clicking on the set...

Page 27: ...5 Manual Rev D 27 3 Copy MX5_MSR_SO dll from the CDROM in this location CDdrive MX5 POS NET to the Microsoft UPOS folder C Program Files Common Files Microsoft Shared Point Of Service Control Assembli...

Page 28: ...MX5 Manual Rev D 28 4 Run the test application to test POS on MX5 HID devices CDdrive pos for net install folder PosFor Net Files SDK Samples Sample Application TestApp exe...

Page 29: ...t there are two entries of the Magnetic reader This is due to there being two logical devices in the MX5 Always pick the first one to test with otherwise you will receive an UNABLE TO ENABLE DEVICE er...

Page 30: ...evice work with POS NET 1 Click on Open 2 Click on Claim 3 Click on the checkbox of DeviceEnabled 4 To see the report on a card click on the DataEventEnabled checkbox and swipe a card through the read...

Page 31: ...you install the MX5 Utility My System reports a Device error when I install my MX5 Solution Do Not unplug your MX5 from your computer Open your device manager of your OS and list the device in questio...

Page 32: ...c card option of the MX5 and only use the RFID or SC option of the firmware By doing so you will not be able to read any magnetic cards Reversely you can also turn off the RFID or SC of your MX5 devic...

Page 33: ...to use this file Open your device Manager for your OS and locate the device which did not install properly You will see and or beside the device in question Right Click your mouse cursor over the dev...

Page 34: ...the location See illustration below Click Next once you have selected the location The system will then install the INF file for the MX5 Device The system may ask you if you want to install this devi...

Page 35: ...o a known factory default mode You can have your own Custom versions of the QuickSet setup card to meet your system and software requirements This feature is ideal for hardware deployment and setting...

Page 36: ...ached to a Com port Use the MX5 INF install file to automatically install the appropriate Microsoft Drivers provided with the OS The MX5 setup utility when installed will provide this INF file No addi...

Page 37: ...with Mifare S50 ID reader Keyboard output Use this firmware on the MX53 with a Mifare 13 56 MHz RFID M2 add on Module only The three track magnetic card reader option can be turned off if desired usin...

Page 38: ...0 RFID 53 KB M2 UID2 Ver 4 4 Product ID 40 Magnetic card reader with I Code2 ID reader Keyboard output Use this firmware on the MX53 with an I Code 2 Mifare II 13 56 MHz RFID M2 Module only The three...

Page 39: ...4 1 Product ID 60 EM ID reader Keyboard output Use this firmware on the MX5C with an EM 125 KHz RFID EM Module only The unique random serial number UID on the EM RFID card is Read automatically and t...

Page 40: ...on Module only The unique random serial number UID on the RFID card is Read automatically and typed out as if someone manually typed the number This firmware creates a second HID keyboard attached to...

Page 41: ...unique random serial number UID on the I Code2 RFID card is Read automatically and typed out as if someone manually typed the number This firmware creates a second HID keyboard attached to the system...

Page 42: ...Read and Write data to the S50 Mifare Memory Card This firmware will create a serial device attached to a Com port Use the MX5 INF install file to automatically install the appropriate Microsoft Drive...

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