Magtek InSpec 9000 Manuel d'utilisateur

InSpec 9000 TM ENCODED CARD TESTER INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Manual Part Number 99875049 Rev 12 AUGUST 2004 REGISTERED T

x Figure 1-1. InSpec 9000 Card Tester

1SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS The InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester measures parameters of magnetic stripe encoding. The parameters are s

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 2 User supplied The recommended minimum requirements are as follows: • Pentium Computer System • VGA color mo

3SECTION 2. INSTALLATION This section provides instructions for installing the Tester. There are five parts to the installation of the InSpec 9000

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 4 Figure 2-1. Fuse Holder SOFTWARE To begin the installation, insert the CD into the appropriate drive. The

Section 2. Installation 5 SETUP To setup the unit for operation, perform the following steps: 1. From the Windows Program Manager, open the InS

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 6 The ID number is a unique number for that unit that also identifies the firmware. If a problem exists with the

Section 2. Installation 7 Taskbar Removal If the taskbar at the bottom of the screen is in the way of viewing the screen, it may be necessary to

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 8 Offset powder sometimes used in card manufacture to prevent blocking (powder can cause a significant decrease in

Section 2. Installation 9 Insert the cleaning card into the Tester with the fabric side up (shiny side down) and press Clean Unit. 3. The cleani

ii Copyright© 1996-2005 MagTek®, Inc. Printed in the United States of America Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No p

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 10 3. If there is still some doubt about the accuracy of the Tester, run the other test card and check the values

Section 2. Installation 11 In the following table, the "Single Normal Plan, General Inspection Level I, AQL .010" designates the criteri

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13 SECTION 3. OPERATION The operation of the Tester includes opening the tester program, cleaning, reading cards and interpreting the results, obt

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 14 MAIN SCREEN At the top of the main screen, shown in Figure 3-2, the buttons are similar to Windows buttons bu

Section 3. Operation 15 File Open Card - The Open button is for a unique card-specific file used for previous card reads that have been saved on

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 16 Setup Database - Refer to Setup in Section 2 and see below. Performance Charts - Presents individual card or d

Section 3. Operation 17 Clean Unit When Clean Unit is selected, the program will prompt to insert the cleaning card. Insert the card with the sof

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 18 SECURITY The security features in the InSpec 9000 are used to restrict access to certain data. These features

Section 3. Operation 19 Once the Administrative Override has been enabled, it determines what data is visible until the software is shut down or t

iiiLIMITED WARRANTY MagTek warrants that the products sold to Reseller pursuant to this Agreement will perform in accordance with MagTek’s published

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 20 Figure 3-5. LRC Failure Figure 3-6. LRC or Parity Check Failure If the Start Sentinel character on a car

Section 3. Operation 21 Figure 3-8. Added Pulse Detected The Noise Detection window will appear if the threshold for either “added pulse detec

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 22 Figure 3-9. Max/Min ISO Parameters The bars shown in the illustration represent maximum and minimum ISO par

Section 3. Operation 23 Figure 3-10. Average ISO Parameters To select further information in the form of charts and graphs for each of the par

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 24 As with any machine, there are also tolerances, or measurement uncertainties, ascribed to the Tester. Measurem

Section 3. Operation 25 The value of the reference signal amplitude is traceable to the Primary Standard as established by the United States Natio

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 26 Adj. Bit The Adj. Bit, or adjacent bit, is the distance between the “zero” bit flux transition and the previou

Section 3. Operation 27 CALIBRATION The InSpec 9000 is calibrated at the factory. This calibration should last several months with normal use.

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 28 MagTek will use the information to either produce a new setup card or to recommend service. CALIBRATION VERIFI

29 SECTION 4. GRAPHICS PRESENTATIONS The charts and graphs shown in this section represent only a part of all the charts and graphs that can be pro

iv This product has been evaluated, tested, and certified by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA 22.2), No. 950, and Underwriters Laboratories

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 30 ISO PARAMETERS The ISO Parameter chart, shown earlier, is repeated here for convenience. In Figure 4-1, the p

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 31 CARD PROFILES The illustrations that follow are obtained from the ISO Parameters bar graph in Figure 4-1. T

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 32 These numbers are the actual values of the bar charts, and they are color coded on the screen accordingly (simu

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 33 InSpec 9000 numerical test results Description: Date and Time Printed: 1/29/98 10:41:18 AM Track No.: 1

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 34 To obtain a plot of the ISO parameters against the length of the card (in inches), click on the Amplitude butto

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 35 To obtain an illustration of the Start Sentinel location, click on the “Start Sent.” button on the ISO Parame

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 36 PERFORMANCE CHARTS To select and interpret a Performance Chart perform the following steps: 1. From the main

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 37 Trends to observe and report are when the bars begin to drift up or down. When this occurs, the technician m

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 38 A rising pattern for bit size is shown in Figure 4-7. The maximum limit of bit size for new (Unused) cards is

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 39 Figure 4-8 shows the Start Sentinel position for eleven different cards. Card 007 is at the .263 line, which

vFCC WARNING STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC R

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 40 DATABASE The database contains records of cards read. Individual records of the card database may be accessed

Section 4. Graphics Presentations 41 Figure 4-10 Card Database Records The first set of parameters is for identification listing the Date, Time

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43 SECTION 5. TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION 5. TROUBLESHOOTING The Troubleshooting table below lists problems and corrective actions. When a problem o

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 44 CARD EXTRACTION The card extraction tool (CET) is a slim rod with a handle on one end and a hook on the other.

Section 5. Troubleshooting 45 5. Rotate the tool 90° downward as indicated in Figure 5-3 Figure 5-3. CET Rotation 6.

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47 APPENDIX A. MAGNETIC ENCODING This Magnetic Encoding Primer is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of mag stripe cards and

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 48 The key interchange parameters, that card readers rely upon, are Signal Amplitude and Jitter. These parameters

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 49 The magnetic field is directional like a DC current is directional. The convention for desc

vi Product Information The InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester is a real-time, continuous feedback, production line card tester. Because the parameters

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 50 Think of the iron rod as a "bit". We can define the left to right direction of magnetization as a ON

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 51 Notice in the figure that a coil of wire is wrapped around an iron core and that the iron co

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 52 Figure A-5. Flux Transitions It is important to understand the basic characteristics of magnetic tape and

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 53 After recording a magnetic tape with this increasing current, as shown above, we can then Re

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 54 DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING Digital recording utilizes the region of the magnetic tapes characteristic past the

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 55 The defined distance for Track 2 is 0.013333 inches for zero bits. This value is the recipr

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 56 This means that if the character has an odd number of one bits in the character code for that character, the pa

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 57 There is one more important parameter that the Tester measures. It deals with the position

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 58 Note that a positive value indicates that the flux transitions were farther apart than the ideal bit density va

Appendix A. Magnetic Encoding 59 Subinterval Spacing Variation -Sin Subinterval Spacing Variation is the distance measuremen

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61 APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY Adjacent Bit Cell Variation See "Jitter" American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The United States nati

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 62 Density The number of bits encoded per unit length usually expressed in bits per inch, Bpi or bits per millim

Appendix B. Glossary 63 The second category is referred to as: Adjacent Bit-Cell Variation Bit to Bit Jitter - BBJ Bin+1 - (Bit Cel

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 64 Signal Amplitude This parameter is the result of a read head passing over an encoded track. When a read head

65 APPENDIX C. CARD STANDARDS In 1973, the first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) card standard was issued which established a Referenc

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 66 TRACK 2 Parameter ISO Term New Card Limit Used Card Limit Signal Amplitude* Ui 136% ≥ Ui ≥ 64% 136% ≥

Appendix C. Card Standards 67 The ISO 7811-4, -5, and -6 parameters for cards that the InSpec 9000 Card Tester measures are as follows: TRACK 1

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 68 TRACK 3 Parameter ISO Term New Card Limit Used Card Limit Signal Amplitude* Ui 126% ≥ Ui ≥ 64% 126% ≥

Appendix C. Card Standards 69 HIGH COERCIVITY MAGNETIC MEDIA The term "Coercivity" refers to the amount of magnetic field strength nece

viii TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS...1

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 70 Document Description ISO/IEC 7810 Identification Cards - Physical Characteristics Scope: This Internation

Appendix C. Card Standards 71 ISO/IEC 7813 Identification Cards - Financial transaction cards Scope: This International Standard specifies dir

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73 APPENDIX D. ERROR MESSAGES The following is a list of error messages and descriptions: Added Pulse Detected! CARD MAY NOT BE READABLE IN THE FI

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 74 Data Fault On Track (1,2,3) Please Read Card Again. Error detected in size data. Reread card. If problem c

Appendix D. Error Messages 75 Invalid 'From' Date! or Invalid 'To' Date! or Not A Valid Date, Please Choose New Date. or Illeg

InSpec 9000 Encoded Card Tester 76 Please complete the Card Parameters Selection! A selection must be made in all three card parameters. Ple

Appendix D. Error Messages 77 Track (1,23) LRC check has Failed and/or Track (1,2,3) Parity check has Failed CARD MAY NOT BE READABLE IN THE FIELD

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79 INDEX A Added Pulse Limit...21 Adjacent Bit...

ixCARD STANDARDS LISTING .......69 APPENDIX D

80 Magnetic Field, definition ...........63 Magnetic Recording Basics.........48 Magnetic Ta