ID TECH MiniMag II
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1. New MINIMAG Magnetic Stripe Reader RS 23 gt Interface Quickstart Manual ID TECH 10721 Walker Street Cypress California 90630 714 761 6368 www idtechproducts com 80066507 001 Rev C R04 06 417 Value through Innovation AGENCY APPROVED Specifications for subpart B of part 15 of FCC rule for a Class A computing device LIMITED WARRANTY ID TECH warrants to the original purchaser for a period of 24 months from the date of invoice that this product is in good working order and free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service ID TECH s obligation under this warranty is limited to at its option replacing repairing or giving credit for any product which has within the warranty period been returned to the factory of origin transportation charges and insurance prepaid and which is after examination disclosed to ID TECH s satisfaction to be thus defective The expense of removal and reinstallation of any item or items of equipment is not included in this warranty No person firm or corporation is authorized to assume for ID TECH any other liabilities in connection with the sales of any product In no event shall ID TECH be liable for any special incidental or consequential damages to Purchaser or any third party caused by any defective item of equipment whether that defect is warranted against or not Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy for defective equipment which does not conform t2. eful format and content The reader formatted data is transmitted from an intelligent communication interface The MiniMag is an intelligent magnetic stripe reader which provides exten sive formatting capability In addition characters can be added to the format ted data To support the formatting capability ID TECH provides an easy to use Configuration Utility software application New file saving capabilities allow configurations to be saved and used again without having to repeat the full configuration process with each reader The Configuration Utility supports all reader interfaces The operating sys tems supported are Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows XP TROUBLE SHOTTING PROCEDURES The troubleshooting process can be simplified by reviewing these reader operations The unit should emit one long beep when power is first applied If it does not then the unit is not receiving power Check the power supply connections Once it has been confirmed 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 configuration Installation of the reader is generally trouble free but there are some consid erations if problems occur Does the baud rate data bits number amp parity match between reader and host Is the host s
3. et up for card reader operation Is the card reader applica tion running Does the reader configuration match the host application requirements DESCRIPTION The MiniMag compact magnetic stripe reader can read 1 2 or 3 tracks of magnetic stripe information In addition it has full data editing capabilities The unit is fully programmable The data can be formatted with preamble postamble and terminator characters to match the format expected by the host The MiniMag can be connected to a host computer via an RS 232 input port When the reader is connected as an RS 232 device a separate power supply must be used HOST CONNECTIONS The MiniMag reader is connected to the host computer s RS 232 communications port The cable has a DB 9 connector at one end and is connected to the reader at the other end An adapter can be used to connect to a DB 25 RS 232 port Data is transmitted to the host in an ASCII data format The reader s output can be formatted with terminating characters and special preamble and or postamble character strings to match the data format expected by the application The terminal must be configured to accept the data and to per form the appropriate processing Care must be taken to ensure that the RS 232 parameters baud rate data bits Start Stop char acters parity and handshaking method match those expected by the terminal Use the MagSwipe Configuration Utility Application to program the
4. he 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 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
5. o new folders on the C Drive The new folder IDTECH and a sub folder MagSwipe Configuration Utility are created in the Program Files folder At the finish of the installation process an MagSwipe Configuration Util ity menu is installed in the programs folder of the Start menu Connect the reader to the host computer and ensure it is getting power Point to the MagSwipe Configuration Utility menu and click on the IDT icon The utility will start at the Home Page with a menu on the left border Point and click on the menu items as needed For information on using the utility point and click the HELP menu selection 2006 International Technologies amp Systems Corporation The information contained herein is provided to the user as a convenience While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy ID TECH is not responsible for damages that might occur because of errors or omissions including any loss of profit or other commercial damage The specifications described herein were cur rent at the time of publication but are subject to change at any time without prior notice ID TECH is a registered trademark of International Technologies amp Systems Corporation MiniMag and Value through Innovation are trademarks of International Technologies amp Systems Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation The USB Uni versal Serial Bus Specification is Copyright 1998 by Compaq Comp
6. o the requirements of sales is to have such equipment replaced or repaired by ID TECH For limited war ranty service during the warranty period please contact ID TECH to obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number amp instructions for returning the product THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OTHER THAN THOSE HEREIN STATED THIS PROD UCT IS SOLD AS IS IN NO EVENT SHALL ID TECH BE LIABLE FOR CLAIMS BASED UPON BREACH OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WAR RANTY OF NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER DI RECT IMMEDIATE FORESEEABLE CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL OR FOR ANY EXPENSE INCURRED BY REASON OF THE USE OR MISUSE SALE OR FABRICATIONS OF PRODUCTS WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT DEFAULT SETTINGS TABLE The MiniMag reader is shipped from the factory with the following default settings already programmed Magnetic Track Basic Data Format Track 1 lt SS1 gt lt T Data gt lt ES gt lt CR gt Track 2 lt SS2 gt lt T Data gt lt ES gt lt CR gt Track 3 lt SS3 gt lt T Data gt lt ES gt lt Enter gt where SS start sentinel track 1 SS2 start sentinel track 2 SS3 start sentinel track 3 for ISO for CDL for AAMVA ES end sentinel all tracks CR Carriage Return Baud Rate 9600 bps Data Bits 8 Parity None Handshaking x On x Off S
7. reader and a communication program such as Procomm or Hyperterminal to display the data There is insufficient power available on a standard RS 232 serial port to power the MiniMag so an external wall mounted power module must be used Connect the power cable from this unit to the power receptacle located on the DB 9 connector Care must be taken to ensure the power module operates at less than 5 volts CONFIGURATION The MiniMag must be appropriately configured to your application Configuration settings enable the reader to work with the host system These settings are programmed into the reader using the Configuration Utility Program Once programmed these configuration settings are stored in the reader s non volatile memory The MiniMag is shipped from the factory with the default settings already programmed For a table of the default settings see the Default Settings Table Use the configuration utility to change reader configura tion See Page 6 OPERATION The MiniMag magnetic stripe reader is easy to operate Just follow these steps 1 Make sure the reader is properly cabled and is receiving sufficient 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 t
8. top Bits s 1 x On DC1 Hex 11 x Off DC3 Hex 13 Start or End Sentinel Characters in encoding format which come before the first data character start and after the last data character end indicating the begin ning and end respectively of data Track Separator A designated character which separates data tracks Terminator A designated character which comes at the end of the last track of data to separate card reads LRC Check character following end sentinel CDL Old California Drivers License format Note The lt CR gt characters shown above between tracks 1 amp 2 and 2 amp 3 denote the default character for this position the Track Separator position The lt CR gt shown for track 3 denotes the default character for this position the Termi nator position 8 RUNNING THE UTILITY The reader is shipped from the factory with the default configuration programmed The default configuration has the least restrictive settings thus making it able to read all data of a standard encoded magnetic stripe card See the default settings table for details The configuration software can be downloaded from the ID TECH website From the website download the Configuration Utility ZIP file into a tempo rary file folder on your local hard drive Double click the downloaded self extracting file and follow the screen prompts to expand the Zip file and run the SETUP EXE application The install wizard creates tw
9. uter Corporation Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation NEC Corporation SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements Operating Current External Power Supply Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Relative Humidity Magnetic Head Life Rail and Cover Life Magnetic Stripe Recording Method Maximum Number of Tracks Swipe Speed Card Thickness Slot Width Dimensions Weight Cable Length 5 VDC 10 50mV ripple maximum Ground 0 VDC GND Chassis ground connected to GND and magnetic head case About 40mA for decoded magnetic stripe three tracks 5 VDC 350mA 32 F to 131 F 0 C to 55 C 22 F to 158 F 30 C to 70 C Maximum 95 non condensing 1 000 000 passes minimum 1 000 000 passes minimum Two frequency coherent phase F2F compatible with ISO 7811 ANSI AAMVA and California DMV 3 tracks 3 to 60 inches per second bidirectional 015 to 045 inches 050 inches Length 3 54 inches 90mm Width 1 34 inches 34mm Height 1 10 inches 28mm 4 6 oz 6 foot straight cable MAGSWIPE CONFIGURATION UTILITY The magnetically encoded data on the magnetic stripe can be decoded read by magnetic card readers The stripe data has a fixed format defined by the ISO standards The ISO fixed format is not always convenient or useful for card reading applications The solution is for the card reader to decode the stripe data and then arrange the data into us
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