User`s manual

Appendix B

MAGNETIC STRIPE DATA OUTPUT FORMAT

The Omni reader is shipped from the factory with the following magnetic

stripe default settings already programmed:

Magnetic Track Basic Data Output Format

Track 1: <SS1><T

Data><ES><TS>

Track 2: <SS2><T

Data><ES><TS>

Track 3: <SS3><T

Data><ES><Terminator>

where: SS1(start sentinel track 1) = %

SS2(start sentinel track 2) = ;

SS3(start sentinel track 3) = ; for ISO, ! for CDL, % for AAMVA

ES(end sentinel all tracks) = ?

<TS> = <ENTER> key on keyboard

Terminator = <ENTER> key on keyboard

Start or End Sentinel: Characters in encoding format which come before the

ﬁ rst data character (start) and after the last data character (end), indicating the

beginning and end, respectively, of data.

Track Separator: A designated character which separates data tracks.

Terminator: A designated character which comes at the end of the last track of

data in order to separate card reads.

LRC: Check character, following end sentinel. (The reader will verify it when

decoding, but this will not be sent as part of the data.)

CDL: Old California Drivers License format.