MagTek USB KB SURESWIPE & USB KB SWIPE READER - Manual (Page 10)

USB Keyboard Emulation Swipe Reader
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FEATURES
Major features of the Swipe Reader are as follows:
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Powered through the USB – no external power supply required
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Hardware Compatible with PC or any computer or terminal with a USB interface
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Bidirectional card reading
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Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA/JIS Type 2 standards and others such as
ISO track 1 format on track 2 or 3
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Reads up to three tracks of card data
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LED for status
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Compatible with USB specification Revision 1.1
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Compatible with HID specification Version 1.1
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Can use standard Windows drivers for communications. No third part device driver is
required.
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Many programmable configuration options
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Non-volatile memory for configuration storage
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Built-in 6 foot USB cable
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Ability to convert to HID mode of operation (new in June 2005)
Note
New features have been added to the Keyboard Emulation Swipe Reader. The following
commands were added to most readers that are shipped after June 1, 2005:
ASCII TO KEYPRESS CONVERSION TYPE PROPERTY
INTERFACE TYPE PROPERTY
ACTIVE KEYMAP PROPERTY
PRE CARD STRING PROPERTY
POST CARD STRING PROPERTY
SS TK1 ISO ABA PROPERTY
SS TK2 ISO ABA PROPERTY
ES PROPERTY
RESET DEVICE COMMAND
GET KEYMAP ITEM COMMAND
SET KEYMAP ITEM COMMAND
SAVE CUSTOM KEYMAP COMMAND
In order to determine if these features are available, request the SOFTWARE ID property. If the
software ID string shows “21042804xxx”, the new features are NOT available. If the software
string shows “21042812xxx” or “21042818xxx”, then these new features are supported.