CPI Alio Note User manual

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Installation Guide
Alio™ Note
Card Reader

Safety instructions and Compliance
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Safety instructions and Compliance
Before installing the Alio™ Note card reader, please carefully read this installation guide, and in particular the safety instructions, at least
once. This is to ensure that the contents of this installation guide have been understood and the reader knows how to install and set up the
card reader.
Protecting persons and equipment
Risk of i
njury
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Turn off power to the machine before installing or removing the card reader.
•
The installation work described in this guide may only be carried out by qualified technicians or CPI-
trained and authorized personnel.
Risk of damage to the card reader
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The card reader control board is fitted with components that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge.
Please observe ESD precautions for components exposed to the risk of electrostatic discharge. Installers
should be properly grounded.
•
The card reader must not be operated in the presence of flammable gases, fumes, or water.
•
Keep water and other liquids away from the card reader. It is not suitable for use in areas where there
could be direct contact with water jets.
•
When transporting the device only use its original packaging. It is only in this way sufficiently protected.
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Please dispose of the device correctly at the end of its se
rvice life. Do not dispose of any part of the cashless
reader by incineration. Details regarding the return and recycling of used units and consumables can be obtained
from your local branch office.
We reserve the right to make technical modifications to
the device, which are not covered by this guide!
Technical specifications
Voltage operating range
20
–42 V DC
Full load amps (FLA)
200
mA max.
Power consumption
12
W
Temperature range
Operating temp
erature: -20–70 °C
Storage temperature:
-30–70 °C
Relative humidity
5
–95% (non-condensing)
maximum relative humidity of 50% at extreme temperatures
Compliance
Alio™ Note card reader has been evaluated and is compliant with
•UL 756 – Coin and Currency Changes and Actuators
•
CSA C22.2 No. 128 – Vending Machines.
This device complies with part
15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by CPI could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC ID:
QP8ALIONOTEVZ

Alio™ Note Card Reader
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Table of Contents
1Version history......................................................................................................... 4
2About this installation guide...................................................................................... 5
2.1 Symbols..........................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Additional useful technical documentation ........................................................................................5
3Installation ............................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Parts included..................................................................................................................................6
3.2 Tools required..................................................................................................................................6
3.3 Card reader identifier........................................................................................................................6
3.4 Installing the Alio Note card reader ...................................................................................................7
3.4.1 Removing existing old telemeter and bezel from note validator .................................................................. 8
3.4.2 Installing the Alio Note card reader .......................................................................................................... 8
3.4.3 Mounting connection hub and connecting other vendor peripherals......................................................... 10
3.5 After installation.............................................................................................................................10

Version history
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1Version history
Rev Change Chapters Concerned Editor Date
v1.0
First version all
D. Sanders
K. Roese Nov. 18, 2021
Document Data
Part Number 250659086 Release R2
Edition November 18, 2021 Part Change Number –

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2About this installation guide
This chapter is intended to help the reader navigate easily within this guide.
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This installation guide is meant for qualified service technicians or CPI-trained and authorized personnel and describes the installation
procedure of the Alio Note card reader.
2.1 Symbols
The following symbols are used throughout this installation guide to call attention to safety messages and important information related to the
card reader.
Caution
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
Notice
is used to address practices not related to physical injury, such as property damage.
Special notes
intended to facilitate the use of the product.
Short guide that summarizes a chapter and provides links to subsections.
2.2 Additional useful technical documentation
Apart from this installation guide, further documentation is available for the Alio Note card reader. All documentation can be downloaded from
the Crane Payment Innovations web site as pdf file.

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This chapte
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lists the card readers scope of delivery and the tools needed to install the card reader
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shows how to identify a card reader unit
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describes how to install the card reader
3.1 Parts included
The card reader comes with an
MDB cable (part no. 250670036C)
DEX cable (part no. 215637033C)
Mounting plate (part no. 250038091)
Hardware bag
•4 machine thread fixing screws (part no. 203716001C)
•1 thread-forming fixing screw (part no. 204306001C)
3.2 Tools required
Nut driver 11/32 in [9 mm]
Phillips head screw drivers PH 1, PH 2
Zip ties (optional)
Snips (optional)
PH1, PH2
3.3 Card reader identifier
The Alio Note card reader can be identified by its serial number on the product label. There are three optional positions for the product label:
Above the bezel, on the bottom side of the card reader, or on the bottom side of the card reader’s connection hub.
Fig. 1: Product label positions

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Serial Number Format: WWYLCCPPPPP
WW: Week of manufacture (01–52)
Y: Year of manufacture (9 for 2019)
L: Manufacturing location
CC: Configuration code
PPPPP: Sequential production number
3.4 Installing the Alio Note card reader
Alio Note card reader is a cashless payment system that combines a telemeter, antenna, card reader and a full-color display into a single
device and can be attached to Series 2000 and Talos note validators, both with or without recycler modules, and replace the bezel.
If the Alio Note card reader is supposed to replace a telemetry system in an already existing note validator, the note validator and the old
telemeter and antenna have to be removed before the Alio Note card reader can be installed.
For all installation work on the card reader, note validator, or machine, please observe the following safety instructions:
Risk of injury
•
Turn off power to the machine before installing or removing the card reader.
•
The installation work described in this guide may only be carried out by qualified technicians or CPI-
trained and authorized personnel.
Risk of damage to the card reader
•
The card reader control board is fitted with components that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge.
Please observe ESD precautions for components exposed to the risk of electrostatic discharge. Installers
should be properly grounded.
•
The card reader must not be operated in the presence of flammable gases, fumes, or water.
•
Keep water and other liquids away from the card reader. It is not suitable for use in areas where there
could be direct contact with water jets.
•
When transporting the device only use its original packaging. It is only in this way sufficiently protected.
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Note
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The Alio Note card reader’s antenna is pre-installed inside the main housing and
has not to be installed individually.
Fig. 2
: Antenna location
•The Alio Note card reader’s connection hub is the small puck attached to the card
reader and can be mounted inside the machine magnetically. This hub houses all
connections for other vendor peripherals. Each connection is unique and labeled
for easy routing.
Fig. 3
: Connection hub
•Please, confirm the asset, equipment or customer number and make sure you are at the correct machine
before installing the card reader.

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3.4.1 Removing existing old telemeter and bezel from note validator
1Turn off power to the vending machine.
2Use the nut driver to unscrew the four hex nuts from the note validator’s mounting posts
and remove note validator. Keep nuts for reassembly.
3Disconnect the note validator’s cabling.
4Disconnect all connections to the telemeter.
5Remove the antenna from the top of the vendor.
6Seal the antenna hole in the machine (cp. your company’s procedure).
The hole is no longer needed because the antenna is contained within the new card reader bezel.
7Remove screw fixing the note validator’s control board cover and pull to remove. Keep the screw
for reassembly.
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The Series
2000 control board cover is not attached with a screw. When installing onto a Series 2000, slide the cover off of the
chassis.
8Disconnect the ribbon cable if the existing bezel is connected to the control
board.
9Unscrew four bezel screws and remove the bezel and its mounting plate.
3.4.2 Installing the Alio Note card reader
10 Use two of four identical fixing screws enclosed in the hardware bag to fasten the card reader’s mounting plate to the note validator.
11 Route card reader ribbon cable to the top and over the mounting plate.
Please make sure that the
card reader’s green ground cable is not pinched when fastening the card reader
in the next step
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12 Use the two remaining fixing screws to fasten the card reader at the top and a smaller fixing screw to fasten the card reader to the note
validator at the bottom.
13 Route the connection hub cable and the green ground cable through the cable management slot in the mounting plate.
14 Attach the card reader’s ribbon cable to the note validator’s control board.
Older note validators might not provide
a suitable ribbon cable connector. In this case, do not remove the
ribbon cable
. Just route it up as shown in Fig. 6 and leave it in routed position.
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Fig. 4: Removing note validator’s control board cover
Fig. 5: Removing note validator bezel and mounting plate
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Fig. 8: Connecting card reader to note validator Fig. 9: Reattaching note validator’s control board cover
15 Reattach the control board cover.
: :
The
Series 2000 control board cover is not attached with a screw. When installing onto a Series 2000, slide the cover onto the
chassis.
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Fig. 6: Monting the Alio Note card reader
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Fig. 7: Routing connection hub and ground cable
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Mount card reader through the back of the vendor door, and secure
using
the four hex nuts on the vendor’s mounting posts.
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Secure green ground cable to a mounting post.
Fig. 10: Mounting card reader through vendor door
3.4.3 Mounting connection hub and connecting other vendor peripherals
18 Mount the card reader’s connection hub magnetically inside the machine so that its center button and LED ring is accessible for operation
and service.
19 Connect all other vendor peripherals to the connection hub as labelled and route all connections using zip ties and snips for cable management if
necessary.
20 Restore power to the vending machine and follow your company’s procedure for activating a telemeter.
Alio Note card reader will connect to the cellular network.
3.5 After installation
The Alio Note card reader is fully configured for operation from the factory and once mechanically installed onto a Talos or Series 2000 note
validator and powered. The card reader is ready to accept cards for transactions.
Detailed information of connection status can be viewed by pressing the red “X” button on the card reader display 5 times. The display will
reconfigure to indicate the status.
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CPI®Alio™ Note card reader installation guide for qualified service technicians or CPI-trained and authorized personnel
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