Gasboy Magnetic Card Encoder - Manual (Page 24)

Working with MCE Loading a Card Layout
Page 4-8 MDE-4507 Magnetic Card Encoder User’s Manual · June 2006
Spaces, Start Sentinels, and Additional Field Separators
As in the case of Field Separators, Spaces and Start Sentinels may be inserted where
appropriate (
Figure 4-16 ).
The program automatically inserts spaces between fields to aid in differentiation between the
various card fields. Spaces are not encoded on the cards.
The letter "B" is used to identify an additional Start Sentinel as shown below in the example.
B 7559 IIIIII
The program automatically inserts the first Start Sentinel.
Figure 4-16: Space and Start Sentinel
Loading a Card Layout
There are two ways to load a card layout:
• Click File>Load/Edit Card Layout and select the type of layout ( Figure 4-17 and Figure
4-18 on page 4-9 ). You should load a card layout each time you start the application, or
change the layout.
• Click Save & Load on the Gasboy Card Encoder - (Create New Card Layout) screen
( Figure 4-3 ). This function also allows you to create a card file. After you click Save &
Load, you have a Yes/No option to delete all previously entered information in the Card
File or preserve the Card File.
Only the authorized Gasboy model encoder hardware, purchased from Gasboy, will work with
this MCE software. This Gasboy encoder must also be connected to your PC, powered on, and
the correct communications port number must be selected in the MCE software before PINs
can be displayed or created.
Figure 4-17: Load Card Layout Button