MS242 User’s Manual
Chapter 2 – Configuration-General
2.1 MagSwipe Configuration utility
Introduction
The magnetically encoded data on the magnetic stripe can be decoded (read)
by magnetic card readers. The stripe data has a fixed format defined by the
ISO standards. The ISO fixed format is not always convenient or useful for
card reading applications. The solution is for the card reader to decode the
stripe data and then arrange the data into useful format and content.
The reader-formatted data is transmitted from an intelligent communication
interface.
The intelligent magnetic stripe reader provides extensive formatting capability.
In addition, characters can be added to the formatted data.
To support the formatting capability, an easy way to use MagSwipe
Configuration Utility software application is available. New file saving
capabilities allow configurations to be saved and used again without having to
repeat the full configuration process with each reader.
The MagSwipe Configuration Utility supports all reader interfaces.
The operating systems supported are Windows 98, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP.
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