Specifications

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SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements: 5 to 12 VDC/7mA.
Operating Current: 5 mA typical (including LED)<9mA peak (<1ms).
Operating
Temperature: 32° F to 131° F (0° C to 55° C).
Storage Temperature: -22° F to 158° F (-30° C to 70° C).
Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing.
Magnetic Head Life: 1,000,000 passes minimum.
Rail and Cover Life: 1,000,000 passes minimum.
Magnetic Stripe
Encoding & Formats: Two-frequency coherent phase (F2F) compatible
with ISO 7811 ANSI, AAMVA, and California DMV.
Maximum Number
of Tracks: 3 tracks.
Swipe Speed: 3 to 60 inches per second, bidirectional.
Card Thickness: .015 to .045 inches.
Dimensions: Length: 3.56 inches (90mm). Width: 1.34 inches
(34mm). Height: 1.10 inches (28mm).
Weight: 5.5 oz. (with cable).
Cable Length: 6-foot straight cable.
TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES
The troubleshooting process can be simplifi ed by reviewing
these reader operations.
Once it has been confi rmed that the unit is correctly powered,
swipe a credit card. The LED will go off while decoding, then
light green to indicate a “good read,” or red to indicate a “bad
read.”
Once the unit has indicated a “good read,” then proceed to check
the interface confi guration.
Installation of the reader is generally easy and trouble free, here
are some considerations if problems occur.
Does the host COM port baud rate, number of data bits &
parity match the reader? See RS232 Parameters.
Is the host set-up for card reader operation and is the card
reader application running? Check the application set-up
parameters.
Does the confi guration of the reader’s magnetic stripe data
output match the host application data input requirements?
The application may need to be confi gured to match.
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