Touch > Tools > Basic Tools > Terminal Settings > Peripheral List > Magnetic Swipe Reader > Edit

Description

This menu item is used to configure the settings for a Magnetic Swipe Reader. The Magnetic Swipe Reader is used to read Magnetic Cards at the SwiftPOS Touch terminal. 

Pre-Requisites

1. If no Magnetic Swipe Reader exists in the list of Peripherals, then it will need to be added.

Magnetic Stripe Reader Settings

This screen is accessed from here.

• Disabled - Select to ensure the peripheral is disabled.
• USB Input Device - Select to enable the Detect USB Device button and detect.
• RS232 Card Swipe - Select to enable the Settings button, to open the RS232 Settings screen and configure.
• OPOS - Requires OPOS Drivers to be installed for this to be configured.
• Ethernet IO Digital - Select to enable the Settings button, to open the Ethernet I/O Devices screen and configure.
• EFTPOS Terminal - Select to enable the EFTPOS Terminal option. Note : Ensure a compatible EFTPOS Terminal is used.
• Open Service Object Manager - Select to open the Service Object Manager screen.
• Set Card Masks - Select to open the Card Masks screen and configure the Card Mask required. Leave this blank for variable length cards otherwise use the combination of Dash's and X's to mask the data on the card. Only data in the position's with a Capital X is read.  For more information ...
• Track - Displays/Enter the Track number that is used to store the data.

Related Topics

1. POS - Card Masking Configuration
2. POS - Magnetic Card Swipe ISO Characters
3. POS Configuration Index - Peripheral/Printer Related Configuration
4. POS Operation
5. POS Operations
6. Touch Toolbar and Tools
7. Terminal Settings