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CARD STANDARDS LISTING ...............................................................................................................69
APPENDIX D. ERROR MESSAGES.........................................................................................................73
INDEX..........................................................................................................................................................79
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1-1. InSpec 9000 Card Tester .......................................................................................................... x
Figure 2-1. Fuse Holder ............................................................................................................................... 4
Figure 2-2. Unit Not Set Up .......................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2-3. Setup Screen ............................................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2-4. Successful Setup ....................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-5. Setup Previously Performed ...................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-6. Setup Database ......................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3-1. Opening Display ...................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 3-2. Main Screen............................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 3-3. Archive Database .................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 3-4. Security Screen ....................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 3-5. LRC Failure.............................................................................................................................. 20
Figure 3-6. LRC or Parity Check Failure .................................................................................................... 20
Figure 3-7. Start Sentinel Not Found ......................................................................................................... 20
Figure 3-8. Added Pulse Detected ............................................................................................................. 21
Figure 3-9. Max/Min ISO Parameters ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 3-10. Average ISO Parameters....................................................................................................... 23
Figure 3-11. ISO Limits .............................................................................................................................. 24
Figure 3-12. Reference Amplitude ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 3-13. Bit Size................................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 4-1. ISO Parameters ....................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 4-2. Numerical Parameters ............................................................................................................. 32
Figure 4-3. Numerical Printout ................................................................................................................... 33
Figure 4-4. Amplitude Graph...................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 4-5. Start Sentinel ........................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 4-6. Performance - Amplitude ......................................................................................................... 37
Figure 4-7. Performance - Bit Size............................................................................................................. 38
Figure 4-8. Performance - Start Sentinel ................................................................................................... 39
Figure 4-9. Card Database Search ............................................................................................................ 40
Figure 4-10 Card Database Records ......................................................................................................... 41
Figure 5-1. CET Orientation ....................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 5-2. CET Insertion ........................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 5-3. CET Rotation ........................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 5-4. CET Extraction......................................................................................................................... 45
Figure A-1. Magnetic Field ......................................................................................................................... 48
Figure A-2. Reverse Polarity ...................................................................................................................... 49
Figure A-3. Encoding Head Model ............................................................................................................. 50
Figure A-4. Magnetic Tape Model.............................................................................................................. 51
Figure A-5. Flux Transitions ....................................................................................................................... 52
Figure A-6. Encode Current Level.............................................................................................................. 52
Figure A-7. Signal Amplitude ..................................................................................................................... 53
Figure A-8. Bit Cell - Flux Transition .......................................................................................................... 55
Figure A-9. Card Coding ............................................................................................................................ 56
Figure A-10. Bit Cells for 0 and 1 Bits ........................................................................................................ 58
