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PAY@PC • User Guide and Tutorial • 2.00.0629.2009 page 9
Card Reader
PAY@PC works with most serial, USB, Keyboard, and Bluetooth 2 and 3 track card readers. A list of tested
readers is below. For generic serial card readers, the communications settings for the hardware must be set at
9600,N,8,1.
List of tested 2 Tack Readers:
• Pocket Merchant (Serial Model)
• Pocket Spectrum (Bluetooth Model – Passkey 1000)
• Pocket iMerchant, iSpectrum, and PriFlex models
(used the Spectrum setting and Bluetooth 3.0 with passkey required)
• SEMTEK Mini Swipe Reader USB (#9473)
• SEMTEK Keyboard Readers
• SEMTEK 9600 Serial Readers
To choose a card reader…
1. Select Program Settings > Devices.
The Select Device window will appear. This window automatically appears if it is the first time you are
running the program after installation.
2. Select Card Reader.
3. Choose a card reader from the list
For Bluetooth and Serial devices, select the COM Port (Note: If you are using Bluetooth, a COM Port
should already be assigned after pairing. See the Special Note about using the Pocket Spectrum
Bluetooth Card Reader and Printer).
4. Test the card reader by…
a. Tapping on the Test Card Reader link.
b. Swiping a credit card through the reader.