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Magtek Mini Swipe Card Reader (USB)

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Overview

The MagTek Mini Swipe Reader is an economical USB card reader that is compatible with the virtual Point of Sale terminal, which is a feature of the Plus POS abbreviation for Point of Sale. The cash register interface for use with walk-in business at "brick and mortar" stores. Used with barcode scanners and cash drawers. Sales made on the POS screen draw from the same inventory as orders imported from online stores. and Enterprise versions of Order Manager. This device does not require a proprietary device driver from the manufacturer, however, you will need to download a program from the manufacturer's site to configure this device to work correctly with the Order Manager (see Step 3).

Setup Instructions

1. Plug in the device to a USB port on the computer.

2. The MagTek Mini comes preset with Track 1 and Track 2 prefixes and suffixes. To configure Order Manager accordingly, go to the Maintenance Menu>Setup Tab>Point of Sale>Scanners tab and input the following track data:

1. • Track 1 Prefix is "%" (a percentage sign, without the quotes).

   • Track 2  Prefix is ";" (a semi-colon, without the quotes).

   • Suffix 1  is "?" (a question mark, without the quotes).

   • Suffix 2 is "?" (a question mark, without the quotes).

3. By default, the card reader puts a carriage return at the end of all data input. The card reader must be configured to remove the carriage return. This can be accomplished by obtaining the manufacturer's demo software program for this device and installing it on the PC Personal Computer, or workstation where the card reader is installed.

4. Extract all files from the downloaded zip file in Step 3. Navigate down through the folders until you find the Setup.exe file.

5. Double-click the Setup.exe icon to install the program.

6. Once installed, run the program by double-clicking the MagTek USB MSR magnetic stripe reader; used for Point of Sale credit card payment transactions icon on the desktop.

7. When the USB MSR program window opens, there will be two sections; Send Message (Hex) and Load from File. Enter the hexadecimal command 010500 in the  Send Message (Hex) text box and click the Send Message button.

8. The request and response information will be displayed in the dialog box at the bottom of the screen synonymous with the Microsoft Access Form Object or user interface.. The successful response is RC=00, as shown below. Contact the manufacturer for assistance if you do not get a successful response.

9. In order for the configuration changes made to the MagTek reader in Step 7 to take effect, you must "power cycle" the device. To do this, unplug the device from the USB port for 15 seconds and then plug the device back into the USB port. The MagTek Mini Swipe Reader is now configured to work with the Order Manager's Point of Sale system.

10. To test the functionality of the card reader:

    • open the POS form

    • select to mouse "left-click" on an object, usually a row in a table, in the context of Order Manager documentation a product to add to an order (F6)

    •  click on the Keypad tab

    • swipe a credit card (without clicking any buttons on the Keypad tab).

A dialog box displaying the Payment Information should appear, similar to the following:

Created: 1/31/12

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