MagTek HALF CARD PORT - Manual (Page 19)

Section 2. Installation
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Orientation
The Reader is mounted as oriented in Figure 2-1, or it may be rotated 90
o
counterclockwise from
that orientation. In the latter position, debris and foreign objects can clear the unit without
damaging head or card stop areas, shown in Figure 2-2.
Beam-Mounted
Read Head
Card-Seated Sensor
Card Stop
Figure 2-2. Reader Layout -Bottom
The Reader should be mounted only in the two orientations describe above, so that the magnetic
stripe is facing down and to the right or up and to the right