Avery Dennison Monarch 6017 Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 31)

Using the Magnetic Card Reader 5-3
Error Messages
Following is the format of the data returned when an error occurs with the
magnetic card reader. When an error occurs, the reader’s LED blinks once.
Syntax Description
'%' -'E,'-#error#-','-(text)-
CR-LF
Indicates an error occurred.
#error#,(text) Error number and corresponding text.
05 Timeout Expired.
07 Invalid Track Number.
08 Unsupported Track Selected.
09 Cancel Request.
Considerations
♦
We recommend designing your applications so the user can manually
enter data when the reader cannot read a card.
♦ Keep the value for the timer long enough to allow the swipe, but small
enough to not allow multiple swipes. If multiple swipes are done (with
different cards) and each uses different tracks to store data, the data
sent back to the handheld will be a mixture from the two card s .