9560 Transaction Manager User's Manual - Intermec

9560 Transaction Manager User’s Manual
Sample Program 3
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This program enables the 9560 to read data from the magnetic card reader.
You must use this program or a similar program to control the internal
magnetic card reader.
If you ordered the 9560 with the internal magnetic card reader, you already
have this program in two places. It is installed on the 9560 at the factory, and
your package includes a disk with this program on it. The disk is Intermec Part
No. 061795, and the program name is MAGDRVR.IRL. You can use this
program as is, line by line, with or without the comments.
Magnetic Card Reader Specifications
The 9560 reads track 2 from the card reader. Track 2 meets the ANSI/ISO
standards described in these publications:
• ANSI X4.13-1983 Specifications for Credit Cards
• ANSI X4.16-1983 Financial Transaction Cards
• ISO 7811/2 THRU 5 Identification Cards Track 1 Thru 3
Note: The magnetic card reader does not function when the 9560 is using the Japanese
Katakana character set. Katakana requires 8-bit characters, but the magnetic card
reader only supports 7-bit characters.
Communications Settings
The magnetic card reader requires specific host and terminal communications
settings. Make sure that you configure the 9560 to match these settings:
Baud 9600
Data bits 7
Stop bits 1
Parity Even
Terminal Buffered, Transparent
If you are using User-Defined or Point-to-Point protocol, set the terminal to
buffered or transparent.
For information on configuring the 9560, see Chapter 6, “Configuring the
9560,” and Chapter 7, “Configuration Commands.”