User Manual

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How to Use Magnetic Stripe Card Reader
With this equipment, you may use magnetic stripe card on the model which accompanies the magnetic
stripe card reader unit.
- How to Read the Magnetic Stripe Card Reader
Position the magnetic stripe card down and facing toward the main unit
（Note１) and insert it into the
end of the card reader slot then swipe it completely from one end to the other, as shown in the
diagram below. Make sure to keep the swipe speed constant. Do not stop in the middle of the card or
insert the Magnetic Strip Card in the middle of the slot. The card scanning standard speed range is
15-150cm/s.
Note 1) How to identify front side and back side of the Magnetic Stripe Card
The front surface of the card has embossed characters (stand out characters) and the characters can be read correctly
from the front side.
If there are no embossed characters on the card, the front side has an arrow pointing left on the top left of the card.
- If the card is not inserted fully when swiping, the reading will fail.
- If the card is swiped too fast or too slow, the reading will fail.
- Swipe the card thoroughly and do not stop in the middle.
- Customer information is registered on the Magnetic Stripe Card by magnetic recording process.
- The information may be lost if a magnet gets near the card.
Caution