Unitech MS240 User Manual

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10 MS240/241 ManualMagnetic ReaderThe Magnetic Stripe Reader configuration parameters differ frombar codes mainly in that magnetic cards adhere to only onestandard defined by ANSI and ISO/IEC, while there are over adozen different symbologies for bar codes.Each magnetic stripe can contain three distinct parallel tracks, each0.110” (2.794mm) wide. Each track’s unique characteristics aredescribed below.A is defined by the card issuer and is for their exclusive use.•• C-M are reserved for use by ANSI Subcommittee X3B10.• N-Z are available for use by individual card issuers.B developed by the International Air Transportation Association(IATA) contains alphanumeric information for banking and fi-nance. The standard sequence for format B is listed below.•Track 1The recording density of Track 1 is defined as 210 bits per inch.The character configuration (encoding) is 6 bits plus 1 parity (odd)bit, which yields 64 unique alphanumeric and symbolic characters.The maximum information content is 79 characters, with the formatdefined by the Format Code letter:%B987654321012300^UNITECH/JOE^0512896745280?Following is track 1 output and an explanation of the components.% B PAN ^ CC NAME ^ DATE SC PVV DD ? LRCnormally last name, then first name, separated by a “/”mum record lengthLRC Longitudinal Redundency Check - 1 check character? End Sentinel - 1 character - always “?” for all tracksDD Discretionary Data - additional characters to fill out maxi-PVV PIN Verification Value - 0 to 5 digitsSC Service Code - 3 digits - defines transaction requirementsDATE Expiration Date - 4 digits - YYMM formatSeparator - 1 character - always “^” for Track 1^Cardholder Name - 2 to 26 alphabetical characters -NAMECountry Code - 3 digits (only for MasterCard)CCSeparator - 1 character - always “^” for Track 1^Primary Account Number - up to 19 digitsPANFormat Code - 1 alphabetical character - in this case, “B”BStart Sentinel - 1 character - always “%” for Track 1%