ID Innovations Classic Line Series Magnetic Stripe Readers - Manual (Page 6)

Features
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Features
The ID Innovations Incorporated Magnetic Card Reader represents the state of the art in keyboard wedge and magnetic
stripe card reading. ID Innovations offers two distinct lines of Magnetic Card Readers, the Classic Line and the Value
Line.
The Classic Line of Magnetic Stripe Readers offer several different output modes such as Keyboard Wedge, RS232-C,
Wand Emulation, USB, USB-HID, USB-Serial and support for over 20 Keyboard Countries and can be programmed using
a keyboard. The Value Line of Magnetic Card Readers supports Keyboard Wedge, USB, USB-HID, USB-Serial and up to
3 different card formats (Parsings) from one reader at a low cost.
ID Innovations Card Readers are based on ID Innovations Incorporated's True Wedge technology. The advances that
True Wedge technology provide are found in enhanced functionality, such as keyboard configurable parameters, and auto
Caps Lock detection. Other features of the ID Innovations Incorporated Magnetic Card Readers include:
 Dual, or triple track versions allow for reading all types of magnetic cards, including credit/debit cards and drivers
licenses
 Simple installation: Keyboard Wedge, Serial, Wand Emulation, USB
 MultiMode USB available, Keyboard, Virtual COM Port, HID Mode in one model
 Superior keyboard wedge interface - NOVELL compatible - auto Caps Lock detection ensures that the data always
appears on the computer just the way it is encoded on the card
 Simple programming from your computer through use of Windows Software and Keyboard.
 Automatically clones readers in under 10 seconds (Classic Line)
 Can be used with or without the keyboard
 Supports USA and International keyboard country layouts
 Can output any key on the keyboard
 Programmable preamble, postamble, and termination strings
 READ/NO-READ indicators (buzzer and bright tri-color LED)
 Superior reading performance utilizing advanced bit recovery techniques (Classic Line)
 Wide range of card swipe speeds - fast or slow - even with triple track cards
 Low power consumption
 Compact size
Note: For a complete list of Part/Model Numbers please visit our Website at www.idinnovations.com .
Installation – MultiMode USB
The Magnetic Card Reader is available with a USB cable that terminates in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A
connector. Most new computers have multiple USB ports that can be used with a wide variety of peripherals. Simply plug
the connector into an available USB port and the operating system will display a dialog box to guide you through the
installation process. The device driver that Windows will install for this device is the driver used for HID keyboard devices
and is part of the Operating System. In some installations Windows will locate all of the files it requires without requiring
any user intervention. However, sometimes Windows will request the location of the files it needs. In these cases you
may need to have your Windows Installation CD in order to complete the installation. Most of these type installations
simply require you to click on the Next and Finish buttons repeatedly.
The ID Innovations Incorporated USB Magnetic Card Reader can be installed to output data in a variety of ways. No other
Magnetic Card Reader on the market can match its versatility.
Installation – USB Keyboard Wedge (Default)
By default when you install the ID Innovations Incorporated Magnetic Card Reader it will output Card Data as Keyboard
keystrokes. This allows host applications designed to acquire Card Data from keyboard input, to seamlessly receive data
from the Magnetic Card Reader. This mode of operation requires no additional software drivers and is available on
Windows, Linux and MAC operating systems.
Note: A Windows USB Accelerated keyboard driver is available for Free download from our Website at
www.idinnovations.com for use with the ID Innovations Incorporated USB products. This driver will output Card Data 3
to 5 times faster than the standard windows keyboard driver. In addition, this driver will block the user from entering
keystrokes during transmission to ensure that Card Data is not corrupted and it will allow you to modify the data from
the card reader even further.
Installation – USB Virtual COM Port