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MDE-4507 Magnetic Card Encoder User’s Manual · June 2006 Page 5-1
Writing Cards in Raw Mode Writing and Reading Cards in Raw Mode
5 – Writing and Reading Cards in Raw Mode
Writing Cards in Raw Mode
This option can be used to encode card data irrespective of the layout that is presently loaded
into the software configuration. Any card size (up to 37 characters) can be loaded by entering
the data on the keyboard. This mode does not generate tables, cards or PINs.
1 Click Edit>Raw Write Mode.
2 Enter data to be encoded on the card.
3 Click Write. When a card is inserted into the encoder, it is encoded with the data that you have
entered. If the card was not blank, the existing data is overwritten.
Reading Cards in Raw Mode
This option can be used to read card data irrespective of the layout that is presently loaded into
the software configuration. This mode displays the data read from the card as a string of
characters and does not display the PIN.
1 Click Edit>Raw Read Mode. The Raw Read Mode screen appears.
2 Click Read. When a card is inserted, the data read from the card is displayed.