Specifications

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SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements: 5 VDC +/-10% (50mV ripple maximum).
Chassis ground connected to power supply GND
and magnetic head case.
Operating Current: About 30mA for decoded magnetic stripe (three tracks).
Operating
Temperature: 32° F to 131° F (0° C to 55° C).
Storage Temperature: -22° F to 158° F (-30° C to 70° C).
Relative Humidity: Maximum 95% non-condensing.
Magnetic Head Life: 1,000,000 passes minimum.
Rail and Cover Life: 1,000,000 passes minimum.
Magnetic Stripe
Recording Method: Two-frequency coherent phase (F2F) compatible
with ISO 7811, ANSI, AAMVA, and California
DMV.
Maximum Number
of Tracks: 3 tracks.
Swipe Speed: 3 to 60 inches per second, bidirectional.
Card Thickness: .015 to .045 inches.
Slot Width: .050 inches.
Dimensions: Length: 3.54 inches (90mm). Width: 1.34 inches
(34mm). Height: 1.10 inches (28mm).
Weight: 4.6 oz.
Cable Length: 6-foot straight cable.
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MAGSWIPE
TM
CONFIGURATION UTILITY
The magnetically encoded data on the magnetic stripe can be decoded (read)
by magnetic card readers. The stripe data has a fi xed format defi ned by the
ISO standards. The ISO fi xed format is not always convenient or useful for
card reading applications. The solution is for the card reader to decode the
stripe data and then arrange the data into useful format and content. The
reader-formatted data is transmitted from an intelligent communication
interface.
The MiniMag is an intelligent magnetic stripe reader, which provides
extensive formatting capability. In addition, characters can be added to the
formatted data. To support the formatting capability, ID TECH provides an
easy to use “MagSwipe Confi guration Utility” software application. New fi le
saving capabilities allow confi gurations to be saved and used again without
having to repeat the full confi guration process with each reader.
The utility supports all reader interfaces. The operating systems supported
are Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.