Section 5
OPERATION
Operating Procedure
The Omni reader is easy to operate. Just follow these simple steps:
1.Make sure the reader is properly connected (see sections 2 and 6) and is re- ceiving sufficient power. (See Section 6, Troubleshooting, if there is a cabling or power problem.)
2.To read a card, slide the card, in either direction, through the reader slot, with the bar code facing the optical head (LED side) or the magnetic stripe facing the magnetic head (opposite side).
3.Once the entire bar code or magnetic stripe has been read, the LED indicator will light up as green to signal a “good read.” If a good read is not obtained, the LED indicator will light up as red.
4.A beep will also sound to indicate a good read on the bar code or each magnetic track, as appropriate. If all three tracks have been read successfully, the reader will beep three times.
5.The decoded data will be transmitted to the host application.
Note: Output data can be verified in Hyper Terminal (or another serial communication program).
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