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JARLTECH 1260USB User Manual

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1260USB
Magnetic Stripe Reader
OPERATION
MANUAL

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  • Page 1 ISO 9002 Certified Lead with technology Win customers with service 1260USB Magnetic Stripe Reader OPERATION MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Jarltech. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Jarltech is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. Jarltech International Inc.
  • Page 3 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device. Pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference will not occur in a particular...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Default values 4. Card Manager Utility 5. Custom Programming Tool . JC1260U.INI & DEFAULT.CFG Appendix I: Specifications Appendix II: The pin assignment of the cable...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    1260USB operates as a plug-and-play reader, which communicates with any computer or terminal via an USB interface. No software modification needed and easy installation. What’s in packing? 1260USB includes: o 1 Pcs 1260USB Card Reader o 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 6: Installation

    Installation Step 1: Connect to the computer Plug the USB-connector into the USB port of your computer. Refer to Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 1260USB will have “Beep” sound to indicate that it is ready for operation.
  • Page 7 1. 1260USB Driver: a. Download 1260USB Driver ZIP files from http://www.Jarltech.com, and extract them to your hard disk. b. When you plug in 1260USB, Windows operating system will detect new hardware for USB. c. Follow indicated steps to give driver and finish the installation.
  • Page 8 Do the following steps to install it to your system. After install 1260USB utility, it will make a shortcut to “start up” in windows “start” menu. That means the 1260USB will be with keyboard interface every time when...
  • Page 9 Step 3: simulated COM port After you installed 1260USB driver, then hardware will assign an USB simulated COM for 1260USB. So, you have to check the USB assigned COM port from “Device Manager” of windows operating system before you starting to run...
  • Page 10 Figure 2-2 Step 4: Interface selection When you finished step3, you are ready to do interface selection. Figure 2-3...
  • Page 11 1. RS232 interface: Default setting is on RS232 interface. It’s simulated by USB interface. You may also select it by “Card Manager” Figure 2-4 2. Keyboard Interface: It’s simulated by USB interface. Because of default interface is RS232, therefore, when you are going to change interface to Keyboard interface, you have to run “Card Manager”.
  • Page 12 Figure 2-5 • Note: If you are going to programming 1260USB or you would like to change interface to RS232, you must close card manager utility; otherwise, the 1260USB will keep with keyboard interface as it is default setting and you could not run “1260USB programming tool”...
  • Page 13 1. Under Windows environment, to check USB simulation COM port, see which port can be assigned. 2. Make sure 1260USB has already set to RS232 interface. If you are using 1260USB as keyboard simulated interface, close “Card Manager” to set this 1260USB back to the RS232 simulated status.
  • Page 14 program. Otherwise, the card manager will occupy COM port (Which’s you selected), and the “1260U programming tool” won’t be able to execute.
  • Page 15: Default Values

    Default values The following describes default values of the series 1260USB magnetic stripe reader: All Tracks Card Format: ISO Message prefix: None Message suffix: [Enter] Field splitting: Disabled Start Sentinel: Disable End Sentinel: Disable LRC Data: Disable RS232 Interface Baud rate: 9600 bps...
  • Page 16: Card Manager Utility

    Card Manager Utility Step1. Select simulated COM port for 1260USB (See figure 4-1) User can use “Card Manager” to define 1260USB simulated COM port to RS232 interface or Keyboard interface. Once user executes “Card Manager”, a message box will pop up on the screen, user has to choose...
  • Page 17 2. Press “Setting” to select USB simulated COM port as step 1. 3. Press”Apply” to apply setting 4. User can test the 1260USB onto the below diagnostic box, then press “Clear” to clear what you read in below window. 5. Press “OK” to minimize “card reader” window.
  • Page 18 • Note: To check the USB simulated port that you can use form operation system’s (windows98/ME/2000…) hardware configuration before you execute “Card Manager”.
  • Page 19: Custom Programming Tool

    Custom Programming Tool This section describes for programming tool of 1260USB magnetic stripe reader to match the specific requirements of your application environment. Use the utility: JC1260U.EXE to define the specific parameters for your reader and program it directly under 1260USB programming tool Step 1: Install programming tool to hard disk Execute setup.exe from folder “Programming...
  • Page 20 After you install 1260USB programming tool, it will create a shortcut automatically in “Jarltech Tools” of windows start menu’s “program”, it will be named: 1260VBXX (XX is version number). You may execute it from this shortcut. Click “1260vbXX” form windows start menu\program\Jarltech Tools to begin the program window;...
  • Page 21 “DEFAULT.CFG”. Step 5: Press [Ready] to program the reader To record all your settings to 1260USB card reader, press “Ready” then hit the button at the bottom of the 1260USB utility to start the...
  • Page 22 program. You will hear a beep and see the LED on the reader flash while it is programming. It will take around ten seconds and then you will hear a long beep to indicate the ending of programming. Note: Remember to check USB simulated COM port number before you select COM port in programming tool.
  • Page 23 When these settings are enabled, the card reader will automatically send these characters to computer together with the track data. • BAUD RATE of RS232 mode Click to select the baud rate from 2400 to 19200bps. (See Figure 5-1) • PARITY BIT of RS232 mode Click to select the parity bit among even, odd and none.
  • Page 24 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3...
  • Page 25 Figure 5-4...
  • Page 26: Jc1260U.ini & Default.cfg

    TXT file format, and then program your reader directly. The changing result will be the same as you use “1260USB programming tool”. Figure 6-1 Step 1: Install software to your hard disk After Programming Tool installation, it’ll...
  • Page 27 With the DEFAULT.CFG and JC1260U.INI will be inside the folder. Step 2: Make sure the RS232 interface is uses to program card reader Series 1260USB can only be programmed via RS232 interface. Step 3: Check the JC1260U.INI with your environment The contents in the JC1260U.INI should...
  • Page 28 TYPE MODE=K; K= Keyboard mod R= RS232 mode TRACK 1=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable TRACK 2=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable TRACK 3=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable ISO FORMAT=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable CADMV FORMAT=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable AAMVA FORMAT=1; 1= Enable 0= Disable COMMUNICATION PORT=1;...
  • Page 29 or modify the parameters. You can rename the file as any file name with the fixed extension “CFG”. You are also advised NOT to change the location and texture of each command.
  • Page 30: Appendix I: Specifications

    Appendix I Specifications Decoding Capability • Single-track: Track 1 or Track 2 or Track 3 • Dual-tracks: Tracks 1 & 2 or Tracks 2 & 3 • Triple-tracks: Tracks 1 & 2 & 3 Card Reading Speed • 8 to 125 cm/sec •...
  • Page 31 Inter-scan code delay • RS232 parameters (baud rate, data bit, parity, flow control) System Compatibilities • 1260USB simulated standard RS232C and Keyboard interface operates with IBM AT, PS/2 and Compatibles. Physical • Dimensions: 100mm x 42mm x 27mm • Weight: 183g Environmental •...
  • Page 32 Appendix II The Pin assignment of the cable #1 VCC #2 DATA+ #3 DATA- #4 GND #5 Shields...
  • Page 33 Copyright 2002 Jarltech International Inc. Print in Taiwan Issued January, 2002 – V4.0...