MagTek USB MagneSafe Swipe and Insert Reader V5 - Manual (Page 19)

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SECTION 3. OPERATION
USER SWITCH
Only the wireless reader model includes a user switch. This section only applies to the wireless
model. The User Switch, or Power Switch, is located on the side of the reader. Pressing the
User Switch when the reader is off will turn the reader on. The reader will stay on for a
predetermined amount of time (the default is 120 seconds) or until the completion of a card read
transaction. Pressing the User Switch briefly when the reader is on will extend the Activity
Timer to its full period avoiding having the reader turn off due to inactivity.
If the power is already on, pressing the User Switch and holding it for three seconds will turn the
reader off.
LED INDICATOR
The wired reader has one LED on the reader body. The wireless reader model has one LED on
the USB dongle and another LED is on the wireless reader body.
The LED indicator will be either off, red, green, or amber. When the reader or dongle is not
powered, the LED will be off.
When the wired reader or dongle is first plugged in, the LED will be solid amber. After the
reader is plugged in, the host will try to enumerate the reader. Once the reader is enumerated the
LED will turn solid green.
On the wired reader, solid green indicates that the reader is either awaiting Authentication (if
configured to require Authentication), or armed to read (if configured to NOT require
Authentication).
When the wireless reader is first turned on, the LED will flash amber and then go to solid green
unless the battery power is too low, in which case it will be red for two seconds then turn solid
green. When the reader shows a solid green, the reader is either awaiting Authentication (if
configured to require Authentication), or armed to read (if configured to NOT require
Authentication). When the wireless reader is attached to a USB cable or other 5-volt power
source, the battery will begin charging. The LED will slowly blink amber while the battery is
charging and then turn solid amber when the battery is fully charged.
If enabled to operate with authentication (Security Level 4) and when the host completes
Authentication successfully, the reader’s LED will blink green; the reader is now armed to read a
card. If the host fails an Authentication sequence, the LED will turn solid red and stay red until
either the host completes Authentication successfully or the reader is powered down.
When a card is being swiped, the LED will turn off temporarily until the swipe is completed. If
there are no errors after decoding the card data, then the LED will turn green for approximately
two seconds to indicate a successful read. On the wired reader, the LED will remain solid green
to indicate waiting for the next operation; on the wireless readers LED will turn off as the reader
powers down. If there are any errors after decoding the card data, the LED will turn red for
approximately two seconds to indicate that an error occurred and then turn solid green to indicate
waiting for the next card swipe. The retries can go on indefinitely until a good read or until
power goes off.