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Unitech MS240 User Manual

Programmable magnetic stripe reader
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Programmable
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  • Page 1 MS240/241 Programmable Magnetic Stripe Reader...
  • Page 2 AdventureJan...
  • Page 3 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense. MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 4 MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    WARRANTY ....MS240/241 Manual ....
  • Page 6 MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    The MS240 is a family of magnetic stripe readers specifically designed for reading ID, credit, membershop, or other types of cards that contain magnetic stripe data. The MS240 comes in five interfaces: PS/2, AT, RS232, USB, and TTL Wand. MS240...
  • Page 8 Note: If you are using a laptop computer or a USB keyboard (ie. you are not using an AT keyboard), then your MS240-3 will need to be configured as a “Keyboardless Wedge” (see “Device” in the “Scanner Configuration Manager”...
  • Page 9 Note: If you are using a laptop computer or a USB keyboard (ie. you are not using a PS/2 keyboard), then your MS240-3PS2 will need to be configured as a “Keyboardless Wedge” (see “Device” in the “Scanner Configuration Manager”...

  • Page 10: Reader Configuration Manager

    (see below). The above icons, from left to right, represent download settings (from computer to keyboard), and upload settings (from reader to computer). The third icon opens a Test Pad (Notepad) where you can view the actual reader output. MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 11 Formula” icon, and the right-hand two are the “Move Formula” icons that move selected formulas up or down in relation to each other. For more information on data editing, see page 16. Help is just a click away. MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 12 First Look Click the upload icon (see page 4) and the following pop-up screen will appear: Enter the reader product number (MS240, for ex- ample), and click “OK”. The LED on the reader will flash during the upload process. The screen to the right appears.

  • Page 13: Beeps And Delays

    Default is “1 ms”. Keyboard Wedge Your Unitech reader contains a built-in data decoder that translates raw magnetic stripe input into Keyboard Scan Code, or ASCII Code in the case of RS232 interface readers, with the result that magnetic stripe data exits the reader as if you had typed the text.
  • Page 14 If the Caps Lock LED on your keyboard is lit, then “Upper Case” should be selected. Default is “Auto Trace”. Language Your Unitech reader can output characters using eleven different language sets, including: Danish U.S. English U.K.

  • Page 15: Rs232

    RS232 The RS232 input characteristics of the MS240/241 (see page 2) can be modified according to the following four parameters: Baud Rate Baud Rate (bits per second) refers to the speed of the data from the MS240/241. Normally, the baud rate of the host RS232 port should match that of the input device.

  • Page 16: Magnetic Reader

    PVV PIN Verification Value - 0 to 5 digits Discretionary Data - additional characters to fill out maxi- End Sentinel - 1 character - always “?” for all tracks LRC Longitudinal Redundency Check - 1 check character mum record length MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 17 Service Code - 3 digits - defines transaction requirements PIN Verification Value - 0 to 5 digits Discretionary Data - additional characters to fill out End Sentinel - 1 character - always “?” for all tracks Longitudinal Redundency Check - 1 check character MS240/241 Manual maximum record length...
  • Page 18 Relay Marker - 1 digit Crypto Check - 1 digit Discretionary Data - additional characters to fill out End Sentinel - 1 character - always “?” for all tracks Longitudinal Redundency Check - 1 check character maximum record length MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 19: Track Selection

    Setting Magnetic Reader Parameters Reader Configuration Manager, shown right and outlined in detail below, enables the output from the MS240/241 to be modified to the user’s requirements. In a POS environment, where only credit cards and bank cards are read, normally only Track 2 is selected.
  • Page 20 Function codes (F keys, Cursor up, Enter, etc.) can also be inserted via hexadecimal code (accessable in a linked menu) and must include surrounding brackets (<>). Letters and numbers should be entered directly by keyboard input without surrounding brackets (<>). Default is “None”. MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 21 Track 1 output sequence (above). Track 2 parameters include: • Account Number • Expiration Year • Expiration Month • Discretionary Data • All Information • Delimiter / Text * Note that track 2 does not contain last name and first name data. Default is “None”. MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 22: Data Editing

    Three options are available: “Number Of Characters To Be Output”, “All Remaining”, and “After Matching”. The first two are self-explanatory. “After Matching” defines the end as a specified number of characters before or after a user-defined character string. MS240/241 Manual...
  • Page 23 The top modifier will be performed first and each one down the list will be performed in se- quence. The original data (modified or unmodified) will be output according to its position in the modifier sequence. MS240/241 Manual moves the modifiers up and down...
  • Page 24 The answer to this problem is to end the sequence of formulas with a formula that has no Qualifier and whose Modifier includes all the read data (starts at position 1 and outputs “all remaining”). An example of this can be seen as Formula 7 above. MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 25: Specifications

    Temperature: Humidity: Magnetic head life: Rail and cover life: Read rate: Warranty: MS240/241 Manual SPECIFICATIONS ISO 7811, AAMVA, & CA DMV 3 to 55 inches per second, bi-directional 0.010 to 0.050 inches (0.254 to 1.27mm) 0.055 inches (1.37mm) Length - 39.37” (100mm) Width - 1.38”...
  • Page 26 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Ground Pin 8 Pin 9 +5V DC Input USB Interface (4 pin male) Pin 1 +5V DC Input Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data + Pin 4 Ground 1 2 3 4 MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Caution: This procedure will erase special configurations that you would have created. You might want to save them first. Test the scanner on other ports. Unitech products are built to the highest standards, and a perceived reader malfunction may actually be a malfunction in the host computer.

  • Page 28: Problems And Solutions

    (Notepad works great). Have them X out the sensitive info if necessary and send you the text file. Compare this data string with yours, using the information on page 10 in this manual to determine what the problem might be. MS240/241 Manual...

  • Page 29: Warranty

    (including the user’s manual) are provided “as is” without war- ranty of any kind, including the implied warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose, even if Unitech has been advised of that pur- pose. In no event will Unitech be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of or inability to use such product(s), even if Unitech has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

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