MagTek MICRbase - Manual (Page 29)

Section 5. Options For RS-232 Interface
The status code is always at the end of the data, not the end of the message. For example, using
the above conditions, with the message format set to send <STX> and <ETX>, the message from
the MICR Plus will look like this:
MICR Data: <STX>1234567890/08<ETX>
CMC-7 Character Set – All RS232 Options
If this box is checked, the MICR Reader will read CMC-7 characters.
Y Option – Fullset, Plus, MICRImage
Check this box when using a Y-cable to connect an additional device on the RS-232 Host Port.
This option allows the MICR Reader and the additional device to receive/transmit data from the
Host. If there is no additional device, leave the box unchecked.
One important consideration is to determine how the MICR Reader should respond to all data
received from the Host. This response is controlled by the Invalid Command Response.
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3 – Fullset, Plus, MICRImage
If a Track box is checked, the appropriate Track will be enabled on the MSR (Magnetic Stripe
Reader). Each Track can be enabled or disabled individually. The tracks are always transmitted
in ascending order: TK1, TK2, TK3. For example, if TK1 and TK3 are enabled and TK2 is
disabled, the reader will transmit TK1, TK3.
Note
The MSR is an optional device, and it may not be available on all
MICR Readers.
ID Card Decoding – Fullset, Plus, MICRImage
The MSR has two modes of operation. When the box is not checked, ID Card decoding disabled,
the MSR will only read ISO encoded cards. When the box is checked, ID Card decoding
enabled, the MSR will read and autodiscriminate ISO, AAMVA, and CDL encoded cards. When
a card is swiped, the LED indicator will turn red to indicate an error if any of the enabled tracks
read is incompatible with the selected mode of operation. Track 2 is a standard track for all
types of cards.
Data Header – Plus, MICRImage
If the box is checked, a single character header precedes the data. For MICR data, the message
is transmitted as follows:
MICR data: ‘C’[data]
Card data: the header position on the message is controlled by the Card Data Message parameter
(see below). Therefore, the message may be transmitted as follows:
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