JARLTECH 1210 Series User manual

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Magnetic Stripe Reader
SERIES 1210/1220
ISO 9002 Certified
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OPERATION
MANUAL

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© Jarltech International Inc. 1997. All rights reserved.
Under the copyright laws, this man al may not be copied, in
whole or in part, witho t the written consent of Jarltech.
Every effort has been made to ens re that the information in
this man al is acc rate. Jarltech is not responsible for
printing or clerical errors.
Jarltech International Inc.
3F, No. 1, Lane 538, Ch ng Cheng Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C.

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This eq ipment has been tested and fo nd to comply with
the limits for Class A digital device. P rs ant to Part 15 of
the FCC R les. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmf l interference in a
residential installation. This eq ipment generates, ses, and
if not installed and sed in accordance with the instr ctions
may ca se harmf l interference will not occ r in a partic lar
installation. If this eq ipment does ca se harmf l interfer-
ence to radio or television reception, which can be deter-
mined by t rning the eq ipment off and on. The ser is
enco raged to try correct interference by one or more of the
following meas res:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the eq ipment and
receiver.
- Connect the eq ipment into an o tlet on a circ it different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Cons lt the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help. This booklet is available from the U.S. government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock NO.004-
000-00345-4.
Operation is s bject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not ca se harmf l interference.
(2) This device m st accept any interference received
incl ding interference that may ca se ndesired opera-
tion.
CAUTION : Any changes of modifications not expressly
approved by the grantee of this device co ld void the
sers a thority to operate the eq ipment.

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3. Installing odel 1210/1220R
(RS232 Interface)
1. Before You Install
2. Installing odel 1210/1220K
(Keyboard Wedge Interface)
Contents
4. Testing and Troubleshooting
Appendix I: Specifications
Appendix II: The Installation for ACDE
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Before You Install
This man al describes f nctions and
sage of the Series 1210/1220
magnetic stripe reader, incl ding both
keyboard wedge and RS232 interface
options.
The 1210/1220 is a bi-directional
magnetic stripe reader which is easily
formatted to ISO req irements. It is
intended for se with credit a thoriza-
tion terminals, point-of-sale terminals,
portable terminals, personal comp t-
ers and banking terminals.
Model 1210/1220K is designed to be
sed with IBM XT, AT and PS/2
comp ters, entering data as if it were
being generated thro gh the key-
board. No software modification, nor
programming of inp t/o tp t devices,
nor additional power s pply are
needed.
Model 1210/1220R operates as an on-
line card reader which comm nicates
with any comp ter via an RS232
interface. The 1210/1220R req ires
+12V DC from either an external power
s pply or the internal power of yo r
comp ter or terminal.

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Step 1: Turn off your computer
Before You Install
Step : Review packing list
By sh tting off yo r comp ter, yo
will prevent any accidental damage to
the stripe reader and comp ter.
Please ens re that yo r card reader
shipment is complete.
Model 1210/1220K (keyboard wedge
interface) incl des:
 1 pce 1210/1220K Card Reader
 1 pce Comm nication Cable
 1 pce Operation Man al
Model 1210/1220R (RS232 interface)
incl des:
 1 pce 1210/1220R Card Reader
 1 pce Operation Man al
 1 pce +12V DC Power Plate with
internal power cable
 1 pce DC cable
 1 pce Comm nication Cable
Step 3: Determine installation
mode
Model 1210/1220 reader s pports
both keyboard wedge mode and
RS232 mode in one nit. The mode
has been set according to yo r
p rchase order. In the event yo
want to change it by yo rselves,
please set the j mpers on the PCB
accordingly and refer to Chapter 2 for
keyboard wedge interface and
Chapter 3 for RS232 interface.
JP1 JP3 JP4
KB mode Short Pin 2&3 short Pin 2&3 short
RS232 mode Open All open All open

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Installing Model 1 10/1 0K
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This chapter describes the proced re
for installing the 1210/1220K magnetic
stripe reader. Several keyboard
wedge parametersincl ding key-
board type, message s ffix, inter-
character delay, and track sentinels
may be adj sted by modifying the
dip-switch settings on the nderside
of the magnetic stripe reader.
If yo have not already done so, t rn
off yo r comp ter to avoid any
accidental damage to the card reader
and yo r comp ter.
Step 1: Turn off your computer
Step : Set transmission mode and keyboard type
The first three dip-switches and SW7
on Model 1210/1220K allow for the
selection of the transmission mode
and keyboard type. Locate yo r
keyboard model and set the dip-
switches accordingly. This card
reader offers 2 modes for data
transmission, yo are recommend to
se the defa lt SCAN MODE
setting for normal operation with f ll
PC/AT compatibility. For non-US
keyboard characters, please set the

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MODE SW1 SW2 SW3 SW7
IBM PC-XT OFF OFF OFF OFF
IBM PC-AT ON OFF OFF OFF
IBM PS/55, PS/2 OFF ON OFF OFF
50/60/70/80
IBM PS/2 ON ON ON OFF
25/30
IBM PS/2 ON OFF ON OFF
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SCAN MODE * OFF ON ON ON
Installing odel 1210/1220K
switch to ALT mode. And yo are
advised to switch on the Nm Lock
key nder WINDOWS when yo are
sing the ALT mode.
ALT
Step 3: Set message suffix
JP6
Add CR/LF at the OPEN
end of each track *
Add CR/LF at the SHORT
end of card swipe
CR/LF SW4
ENABLE * ON
DISABLE OFF
It is also possible to activate CR or LF
at the end of each card swipe rather
than at the end of each track.
Switch 4 activates CR/LF (Carriage
Ret rn and Line Feed) at the end of
data from the magnetic stripe. Set the
dip switches according to yo r
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Step 4: Set inter-Character delay
The inter-character delay is sed to
adj st the speed to avoid the garbage
data transmission from the card reader
thro gh the keyboard wedge. These
fine-t ning adj stments are helpf l
when connecting to terminal, note-
book comp ter or the one that is not
100% IBM-compatible.
INTER MESSAGE DELAY SW5 SW6
0 msec * OFF OFF
10 msec ON OFF
20 msec OFF ON
50 msec ON ON
Step 5: Set start and end sentinels
The start and end sentinels following
ANSI 4.16 and ISO 7811/2 may be
activated with switch 8.
SENTINEL SW8
ENABLE ON
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Unpl g the PC keyboard cable from
the comp ter. Pl g the keyboard
cable into the 5-pin female end of the
T-connector provided. Pl g the male
end of the T-connector into the
keyboard port of yo r comp ter. An
installation diagram is shown below.
Step 6: Connect to computer
Step 8: Turn to Chapter 4
Step 7: Turn on computer
T rn on yo r comp ter. The com-
p ter sho ld boot p normally.
Model 1210/1220K will beep to
indicate that it is ready for operation
Yo are now ready to test yo r 1210/
1220K magnetic stripe reader. T rn to
Chapter 4.

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Installing Model 1 10/1 0R
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This chapter describes the proced re
for installing the 1210/1220R magnetic
stripe reader. Several RS232 param-
etersincl ding ba d rate, data bits,
parity, message s ffix, and track
sentinelsmay be adj sted by
modifying the dip-switch settings on
the nderside of the magnetic stripe
reader.
If yo have not already done so, t rn
off yo r comp ter to avoid any
accidental damage to the stripe reader
and comp ter.
Step 1: Turn off your computer
The 1210/1220R s pports single or
d al RS232 comm nication. Yo can
set the j mpers on the PCB inside
ho sing according to the following
table by yo rselves. We also offer
the optional RS232 Y-cable(GC-1210-
Y) for the d al RS232 comm nication.
Step : Decide the ways of
communication
JP1 JP3 JP4
Single RS232* Open All open All open
comm nication
D al RS232 Open Pin1&2 short Pin1&2 short
Single thro gh Open Pin1&2 short ALL open
DB9 Female
Single thro gh Open ALL open Pin1&2 short
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Step 4: Set data bits
DATA BITS SW3
8 BITS * ON
7 BITS OFF
Dip-switch 3 controls the data-bits
setting. Set the switch ON for 8 data
bits and OFF for 7 data bits.
Step 5: Set parity
Parity may be set to ODD, EVEN, or
NONE with switches 4 and 5 in
combination.
PARITY SW4 SW5
EVEN ON ON
ODD OFF ON
NONE * OFF OFF
BAUD RATE SW1 SW2
19200 bps ON ON
9600 bps * OFF ON
2400 bps ON OFF
1200 bps OFF OFF
The ba d rate m st be set to match
yo r system req irements. Select the
appropriate ba d rate and set dip-
switches 1 and 2 accordingly.
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Step 6: Set message suffix
LF SW7
ENABLE * ON
DISABLE OFF
CR SW6
ENABLE * ON
DISABLE OFF
Switch 6 activates CR (carriage ret rn)
at the end of each track of information
from the magnetic stripe. Likewise,
switch 7 activates LF (line feed) at the
end of each track. Set the dip-
switches according to yo r req ire-
ments.
It is also possible to activate CR or LF
at the end of each card swipe rather
than at the end of each track. Contact
yo r distrib tor for more information.
The start and end sentinels may be
activated with switch 8.
SENTINEL SW8
ENABLE ON
DISABLE * OFF
Step 7: Set start and end sentinels

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Step 8: Decide on power access
The RS232 connection req ires +12V
DC. This may be provided thro gh
an internal connection in yo r
comp ter or thro gh an external
connection to a 110V/220V adapter.
The components for an internal
connection are provided. If yo are
sing an external connection, be s re
that yo r adapter conforms with the
specifications listed in Appendix I;
then go to Step 9.
Step 9: Using internal power source
Please refer to the installation diagram
on the following page. Remove the
access cover to yo r comp ter.
Mo nt the +12V DC power plate on
an available expansion slot in the
back of yo r comp ter. Attach the 4-
pin male connector to the open female
connector of the same type in yo r
comp ter. Alternatively, an internal
power so rce my be available already
if the 9-pin RS232 port on yo r
comp ter or terminal matches the
1210/1220R pin assignment (see
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Connect the 9-pin female RS232
connector (DB9F with DC jack) to the
male eq ivalent (DB9M) RS232 port
on yo r comp ter or terminal.
Provide power to the DC jack on the
DB9F connector sing either a cable
connection to the +12V DC power
plate or an external adapter.
Step 10: Connect to your computer

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T rn yo r comp ter. It sho ld boot
p normally. The card reader sho ld
activate with a beep indicating a
s ccessf l installation. Yo are now
ready to test yo r 1210/1220R
magnetic stripe reader. T rn to
Chapter 4.
Step 11: Turn on your computer
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