Extech Instruments S4500THS User Manual page 3

offered. If you will be sending large files no matter in which mode you are communicating
then the Hand shaking should be set to HARDWARE.
Three Track magnetic Card Reader Option
A three track Magnetic Card Reader is available on the Extech 4500THS model printers.
The MC reader is designed to read magnetically encoded data from cards conforming to
ANSI/ISO 7810, 7811 standards.
The MC reader converts the F2F encoded signals on the magnetic card, to ISO7811
compatible ASCII format and transmit the information to the host computer or a terminal.
The MC reader can read one, two or three tracks simultaneously and bi-directionally.
Set of printer ESC software commands are supported in order to provide the following
operating features:
Select the MC reader.
Set the auto time-out software timer
Report MCR Read errors
Report MC reader status.
Card Specifications
The table below summarizes the format of the data stored on each magnetic track.
Track Position ISO1 (IATA)
210 BPI
Recording Density
Recording 79 characters
Capacity
Number of data
bits
Card
Thickness
Track 1
ISO2 (ABA)
75 BPI
40 characters
7
.76 mm +/- 0.08 mm
Card Specifications
Track2
5
Track3
ISO3(MINTS)
210 BPI
107 characters
7