User's Manual

80 • Hardware Onity HT24W / HT28 Smart
Daylight Savings Time Change – ADVANCE magnetic stripe
lock / HT24 Lock
With the software, Onity locks can be loaded to automatically change for Daylight
Savings Time. The lock will remember the date of the next change. This means that
the lock must be loaded twice each year with the date of the next change.
Panic Operation – ADVANCE magnetic stripe lock / HT24
Lock
Onity locks feature panic retraction of the deadbolt from inside the guestroom.
Operation of the lever from inside the guestroom retracts both the deadbolt and the
latch, fulfilling the requirements of various building codes, life safety codes, and the
ADA.
Magnetic Cards
The standard Onity magnetic keycard is an ISO standard three-track, low-coercivity,
flush mount magnetic stripe keycard. The card complies with the ABA requirements
for keycard dimensions and materials. The Onity information is encoded on track
three in an encrypted and proprietary format, leaving tracks one and two open for use
in another system, such as a point-of-sale system.
The card is re-usable. When the card is re-encoded with new information, the
previous information is destroyed, much like taping over an old movie on videotape.
If the card becomes dirty, scratched, or cracked, you must discard it. Dirty cards can
contaminate the heads in the locks and encoding equipment which will result in those
units requiring more maintenance. Scratched cards may not operate reliably. Cracked
cards might break off inside the locks or encoding equipment, again requiring
immediate maintenance and causing inconvenience to your guests.
Replacement keycards are available from Onity in both a generic format and with
custom graphics. Replacement keycards may also be purchased from another vendor
who can guarantee adherence to the ISO standards and the quality of the card. As a
benchmark indicator of keycard vendors, Onity rejects cards from over 90% of the
keycard vendors because of poor quality.
Card Care – Magnetic Card
Magnetic cards can be re-used many times without affecting the card. There are a
few precautions that can extend the life of the cards even further.
• Make sure the cards are clean. This is very important because dirt and
grime can scratch the surface of the magnetic stripe affecting the ability
of the lock to read the information. Dirty cards can also cause damage
to the reader of the lock and the encoding equipment.
• Make sure the cards are flat. The lock cannot read a card that has been
folded or creased.
• Keep the cards away from magnets. Because the information is
encoded on a magnetic stripe, magnets can destroy the data. Direct
contact with a small refrigerator magnet will erase all or part of a card.
In some instances powerful motors, such as the kind that drive some
elevators, can damage cards that are stored nearby.