Reviewing configuration settings, Track two send accout number only, Track separator – Omnitron Systems Technology RS-232 User Manual

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Track Two Send Accout Number Only

Track Two of a magnetically encoded credit card includes the account number

information as well as other information. If this option is selected, all other-

data contained on the track is suppressed before transmission.

SELECTION CODE: H3

Track 2 Send Account Number Only

A

Track 2 Not Limited to Account Number

B

Track Separator

One character from the Full ASCII Table: This option allows the user to select

the character used to separate data decoded from each track when using mul-

tiple track magnetic stripe readers.

H4<ENTER><SELECTED CHARACTER><ENTER>

Note: For no track separator, enter N. Default is <ENTER>.

Reviewing Configuration Settings

The reader’s current settings can be reviewed by following these steps:

1. Locate the group that contains the settings you want to review.

2. On an AT-compatible computer, enter any communication program. (Hyper

Terminal is recommend in the Windows environment.)

3. Enter the setup mode for that group by typing /E/D/FX <Enter>. (X in this

case is the single alpha character identified with the group located in Step 1.)

4. The reader will respond with two beeps after <ENTER> is depressed.

5. Review the settings for the group by typing XY<ENTER>. (X is the same

single alpha character as typed in Step 3.)

6. After <ENTER> is depressed, the reader will display the current settings

for the group onto the screen for user to review, followed by two beeps from

the reader. *

7. Exit the setup mode after reviewing the settings by typing XZ <ENTER>.

(X is the same single alpha character as typed in Step 3.)

8. The reader will respond with four beeps.

* Hyper Terminal must be configured correctly: Append Line Feed to Incoming Line
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