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Appendix I
Specifications
Decoding Capability
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Single-track: Track 1 or Track 2 or Track 3
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Dual-tracks: Tracks 1 & 2 or Tracks 2 & 3
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Triple-tracks: Tracks 1 & 2 & 3
Card Reading Speed
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8 to 125 cm/sec
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Bi-directional
Magnetic Head Life
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300,000 passes
Status Indicator
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Audible beep for each
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Successful reading
Programming Capabilities
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Track selection
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Prefix (16 characters max.)
Suffix (16 characters max.)
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Field selection
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Start and end sentinel