User guide

Swiping a magnetic card

Your Pocket Merchant has a 2-track magnetic card reader. This reader can

accommodate all types of credit cards, as well as driver’s licenses that have a

magnetic stripe.

With the magnetic stripe down, and facing into the printer, slide the card through

the slot in the direction shown. You will see that the card slot is a little wider on

the left side, making it easier to get the card started in the slot.

Wipe the card with a smooth, even motion. Do not “Jerk” the card, or stop during

the swipe. The most common mistake new merchants make is swiping too fast.

Make sure that the card slides firmly against the bottom of the slot.

The unit will beep once, and the red LED will flash ONCE to indicate a good

read. On Pocket Verifier, Web Connect, iMerchant, AirVerify, and many other

software packages, the PDA screen will change to a calculator keypad to indicate

a good read.

If the unit was UNABLE to read the card, the unit will beep THREE times, and the

LED will flash three times as well. Attempt to re-read the card if this happens.

Figure 7 – Swiping a card.