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HOST CONNECTIONS
The EasyMag reader is connected between the keyboard input port of the host
computer and the keyboard itself using a “Y” adapter cable.
The “Y” cable has a 6-pin mini-DIN female on one end, and a 6-pin mini-
DIN male on the other end. The cable is attached to the reader.
To connect the reader to the host, turn off the power and disconnect the key-
board from the computer. Connect the keyboard to the female end of the “Y”
connector. Then insert the male end of the “Y” cable into the keyboard port.
This “wedges” the reader between the host and the keyboard.
Manually-entered data from the keyboard passes through the unit to the host,
leaving the keyboard fully functional at all times.
Magnetic stripe data is read and transmitted to the host keyboard port, where
it appears to the host as coming directly from the keyboard. This makes the
reader, a data source, completely transparent to the host’s application soft-
ware. In other words, if it is expecting data from the keyboard, that same data
can be entered via the EasyMag with difference to the host.
If the host computer’s application software is expecting the MagStripe data in
a particular order and format, the reader’s output can be confi gured to output
a simulated keyboard-entered data stream by re-arranging data blocks, add-
ing terminating characters and special preamble and/or postamble character
strings to the decoded card data.
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CONFIGURATION
The EasyMag must be appropriately confi gured to the application. Con-
fi guration settings enable the reader to work with the host system. These
settings are programmed into the reader through a confi guration utility. Once
programmed, the confi guration settings are stored in the reader’s non-volatile
memory.
The EasyMag is shipped from the factory with the default settings already
programmed. For a table of default settings, see the Default Settings Table.
Use the Confi guration Utility to re-confi gure the reader. See page 6.
OPERATION
The EasyMag magnetic stripe reader is easy to operate. Just follow these
simple steps:
1. Make sure the reader is properly cabled and is receiving suffi cient power.
(See Troubleshooting if there is a cabling or power problem.)
2. To read a card, slide the card, in either direction, through the reader slot,
with the magnetic stripe facing the magnetic head.
3. While swiping the card through the reader, the LED will go off.
4. Once the entire magnetic stripe has been read, the LED indicator will light
up as green to signal a “good read.” If a good read is not obtained, the LED
indicator will light up as red for about 1/2 second.
5. A beep will also sound to indicate a good read on each track. If all three
tracks have been read successfully, the reader will beep three times.
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