MagTek PORT POWERED SWIPE READER - Manual (Page 14)

Port Powered Swipe Reader
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Figure 2-1. Mounting Hole Dimensions for Surface
3.
Mount the Reader.
INSTALLATION AND TEST
To install the Swipe Reader, perform the following steps:
1.
Connect the Swipe Reader cable connector into a 9-pin serial Com Port on the PC. If a
25-pin Adapter is required, plug the 9-pin connector on the Reader into the Adapter and
the adapter into the PC.
2.
Open a communications program such as the MagTek Encoder/Reader Demonstration
Program, which may be obtained from the Internet at www.magtek.com. Navigate to the
Demo Programs and select Encoder/Reader Demo.
3.
On the program, select the Com Port the Reader is connected to.
4.
If the Com Port selected is correct, the green LED on the Reader will light; if the wrong
Com Port is selected, the LED will not light.
5.
Select the baud rate of 9600.