78 • CardReader Commands User Manual and Technical Guide The O'Neil microFlash Series of Printers
Magnetic Card Configuration Commands
The magnetic card reader is capable of reading Tracks I, II, and III. Not all
applications use all tracks, so to avoid bad reads being reported you should
enable only the tracks you expect data to read for data. In addition, the
reader can read data when the card is inserted, removed or in both
directions. Finally, the card reader can be globally enabled or disabled.
Parameters to be set should be set in a single command, with options
separated by semicolons:
Command: {CMR:data} Configure Magnetic Card Reader – requires data
CMR data: T1:ON or OFF to enable or disable reading
Track I
T2:ON or OFF to enable or disable reading
Track II
T3:ON or OFF to enable or disable reading
Track III
E:ON or OFF to enable or disable the magnetic
card read
D:IN or OUT or BOTH for card read direction
S:ON or OFF to enable or disable auto RS-232
send of data on reading
A:ON or OFF to enable the autoprint stand-alone
demo
Example – turn turn T1&2 ON, T3 OFF, and the
autoprint ON:
1 – put the printer into Easy Print by sending 3
characters ESC+EZ
2 – configure by sending
{CMR:T1:ON;T2: ON;T3:OFF;A: ON}