MagTek MICRImage - Manual (Page 27)

Section 2. Configuration Commands
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HW COMMAND – HARDWARE PARAMETERS
This command controls miscellaneous hardware options shown in Table 2-10.
Table 2-10. HW Command
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 PARAMETERS
0 Y Option: Disable
1 Y Option: Enable
0 Track 3: Disable
1 Track 3: Enable
0 Track 2: Disable
1` Track 2: Enable
0 Track 1: Disable
1 Track 1: Enable
0 ID Card decoding: Disable
1 ID Card decoding: Enable
0 EMF detect: Yes
1 EMF detect: No
0 0 These bits are always set to 0
Disable/Enable Y Option
Enable this parameter when using a Y-cable to connect an additional device on the RS-232 Host
Port. This parameter allows the MICRImage and the additional device to receive/transmit data
from the Host.
One important consideration is to determine how the MICRImage should respond to all data
received from the Host. This response is controlled by the Invalid Command Response
parameter. (See SWC Command, above.)
Disable/Enable Tracks
Each Track can be enabled or disabled individually. The tracks are always transmitted in
ascending order: TK1, TK2, TK3. For example, if TK1 and TK3 are enabled and TK2 is
disabled, the reader will transmit TK1, TK3.
ID Card Decoding
The MSR has two modes of operation. In the first mode, ID Card decoding disabled, the MSR
will only read ISO encoded cards. In the second mode, ID Card decoding enabled, the MSR will
read and auto discriminate ISO, AAMVA, and CDL encoded cards. When a card is swiped, the
LED indicator will turn red and indicate an error if any of the enabled tracks read is incompatible
with the selected mode of operation. TK2 is a standard track for all types of cards.