MagTek MT-211232 RS-232 1 OR 2 TRACK - Manual (Page 10)

MT-211 RS-232 Swipe Reader, 1 or 2 Tracks
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FEATURES
Major features of the Swipe Reader are as follows:
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Hardware Compatible with AT/PS-2 PC or any computer or terminal with an RS-232
interface
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Software Compatible with Procomm (Customer provided - Windows version 3.0 or higher,
or DOS version 2.0 or higher; or other RS-232 communications programs may be used)
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RJ-11 port for interface with PINPad (see Appendix A).
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Switch Selectable Baud Rate
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Switch Selectable Parity
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Switch Selectable Buffered or Unbuffered Mode
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On/Off switches for STX (Start of Text), ETX (End of Text), ESC (ESCAPE) framing
characters
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On/Off switch for CR (Carriage Return)
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Two way card reading
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Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO standards
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External power supply
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Power Supply Adapter (Part Number 64300021 - included)
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ASCII Message Format
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Two-color LED; green for good read, red for error
MODES OF OPERATION
The two modes of operation are unbuffered and buffered. The switch setting to select the mode
is shown in Section 2. A test of the Inquiry and Release commands is also provided in Section 2.
Unbuffered Mode
In the unbuffered operating mode, data from the Reader is automatically sent to the host without
being requested. When a card is passed through the Reader, data is transmitted immediately and
is not retained.
The Reader does not need to receive commands from the host in order to transmit data.
However, the Reader does respond to an Inquiry Command by sending an ASCII “R”. (See Host
to Reader Commands and Reader to Host Commands in Section 3.) An example of the use of an
Inquiry Command would be to determine whether the power is on at a remote MT-211232.