Installation and Operation Guide

MTX-15 Installation & Operation Guide Page 2-1
Chapter 2: MTX-15 Operation with
Time & Attendance Software
The MTX-15 is a data collection terminal to record the time attendance
information, which is integrated with the Amano Time & Attendance
software such as Time Guardian, Time Guardian Plus and Time
Guardian Pro for further data processing. The MTX-15 terminal enables
an employee to swipe a magnetic badge card, use a proximity reader, or
enter his/her badge number and other information. It has a 12 button
numerical keypad to enter the badge number with 4 additional function
buttons for operation, configuration, or Diagnostics (see Chapter 3). The
terminal has a graphical LCD display to show the current date/time and
other information depending upon the mode. The terminal can be
powered through the AC power adapter or utilize backup power from AA
batteries (not included). It can be connected to the host Time &
Attendance computer by modem, serial-direct, or Ethernet-network
interface. The MTX-15 Data Collection Terminal can support:
12 Digit Badge Number: The MTX-15 supports a 12 digit
employee badge number. When the MTX terminal bar code or
mag card reader reads a card, it reports 8-digits to the software.
However, a proximity card will report 12-digits.
View Punch Information: The MTX-15 allows the user to view
the last 4 punches on any MTX-15 terminal in a multiple terminal
configuration. The Time & Attendance software will download the
last 4 punch data of each employee to each MTX-15 terminal at
a predetermined time every night. Each terminal will hold the last
4 punch information in its memory for all employees in the table.
The user can view the last 4 punches from the main screen as
shown in Figure 19.
Note: The latest punch will replace the last punch and be displayed
only at the terminal where the punch occurred. All other
terminals will have to be polled by the Time & Attendance
software to get updated punch information.
View Hour Information: The MTX-15 allows the user to view the
number of hours on any MTX-15 terminal in a multiple terminal
configuration. The Time & Attendance software will download the
number of hours in each different pay category for each
employee to each MTX-15 terminal at a predetermined time.
Each terminal will hold the hour information in its memory for all
employees in the table. The maximum type of the hours will be