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MS246 User Manual

7.9.11. Track Separator Selection

This option allows the user to select the character to be used to separate data

decoded by a multiple-track reader.

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<Track_Separator> is one ASCII Character.

The default value is C. 0h means no track separator.

7.9.12. Start/End Sentinel and Track 2 Account Number Only

The MS246 can be set to either send, or not send, the Start/End sentinel, and to

send either the Track 2 account number only, or all the encoded data on Track 2.

(The Track 2 account number setting doesn’t affect the output of Track 1 and

Track 3.)

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‘0’ = Don’t send start/end sentinel and send all data on Track 2.

‘1’ = Send start/end sentinel and send all data on Track 2.

‘2’ = Don’t send start/end sentinel and send account number on Track 2.

‘3’ = Send start/end sentinel and send account number on Track 2.