User's Manual Part 3

SYSTEM MODE
System Mode Menu 5
54 OMNI 3600 REFERENCE MANUAL
System Mode
Menu 5
In this menu you can test the display panel, keyboard, and magnetic stripe card
reader.
Table 10 System Mode Menu 5
Display Action
SYS MODE MENU 5
SCREEN DIAG F2
KEYBOARD DIAG F3
MAG CARD DIAG F4
↑↓
To test the display panel, select SCREEN DIAG F2. To
test the keyboard, select
KEYBOARD DIAG F3. To test
the magnetic card reader, select
MAG CARD DIAG F4.
To return to the previous system mode menu, press
the PF1 key; to toggle through to
SYS MODE MENU 6,
press the PF2 key; to return immediately to
SYS MODE
MENU 1
, or to quit any operation within this menu,
press the cancel key.
SCREEN DIAG F2
When you select F2, you should see a completely dark
screen. Press [
↵] to completely clear the screen.
To stop the test and return to the main menu, press the
cancel key.
KEYBOARD DIAG F3
SYS MODE KBD TEST
KEYCODE
NN
This screen displays the decimal ASCII keycode for
each key you press. The value displayed corresponds
to the actual key pressed. Other values assigned to
keys (for example, “Q”, “Z”, and “.” are assigned to [1])
are software dependent.
To test the keyboard, press some keys and check that
they match their ASCII keycodes (for example, [1]
displays keycode 31). For more ASCII keycodes, refer
to the ASCII table in Appendix B.
To stop the test and return to the main menu, press
either the cancel key or [
↵].
MAG CARD DIAG F4
SYS MODE
TRK 1:VALID DATA
TRK 2:VALID DATA
TRK 3:VALID DATA
To test the magnetic-stripe card reader, swipe a
magnetic-stripe card through it.
A successful test displays
VALID DATA for each track
that read valid data. An error generates one of the
following error messages for each track with an error:
NO DATA
NO START
NO END
LRC ERR
PARITY ERR
REVERSE END
For more information about magnetic card error
messages, refer to the Verix Programmer’s Manual.
To stop the test and return to the main menu, press the
cancel key.