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This command does not have any <FuncData>. It returns all non-security settings
for all groups to their default values.
7.8.3.
MSR Reading Settings
02 53 1A 01<MSR Reading Settings> 03 LRC
MSR Reading Settings:
‘0’ MSR Reading Disabled
‘1’ MSR Reading Enabled
7.8.4.
Decoding Method Settings
02 53 1D 01<Decoding Method Settings> 03 LRC
Decoding Method Settings:
‘0’ Raw Data Decoding in Both Directions
‘1’ Decoding in Both Directions
‘2’ Moving stripe along head in direction of encoding
‘3’ Moving stripe along head against direction of encoding
With the bi-directional method, the user can swipe the card in either direction and
still read the data encoded on the magnetic stripe. Otherwise, the card can only be
swiped in one specified direction to read the card. Raw Decoding just sends the
card’s magnetic data in groups of 4 bits per character. No checking is done except
to verify track has or does not have magnetic data.
7.8.5.
Terminator Setting
Terminator characters are used to end a string of data in some applications.
02 53 21 01 <Terminator Settings> 03 LRC
<Terminator Settings>
Any one character, 00h is none; default is
CR
(0Dh).
7.8.6.
Preamble Setting
Characters can be added to the beginning of a string of data. These can be special
characters for identifying a specific reading station, to format a message header
expected by the receiving host, or any other character string. Up to fifteen ASCII
characters can be defined.
02 53 D2 <Len><Preamble> 03 LRC
Where:
Len = the number of bytes of preamble string
Preamble = {string length}{string}