- Powered through the USB - no external power supply required
- Hardware compatible with PC or any computer or terminal with a USB interface
- Mag-stripe reading during insertion and/or removal of card - for reliable card reading
- Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA standards and others such as ISO track 1 format on track 2
- Reads up to three tracks of card data
- Error reduction for withdrawal reads by using good insert read data
- Compatible with USB specification revision 1.1
- Compatible with HID specification version 1.1
- Can use standard Windows HID driver for communications, no third party device driver is required
- Programmable USB serial number descriptor
- Programmable USB interrupt in endpoint polling interval
- Programmable read direction
- Non-volatile flash EEPROM memory for property storage
- Sealed chassis design - provides superior protection from moisture
- Isolated PCB - isolates electronics from debris and liquids
- AGC (Automatic Gain Control) in MagTek's read IC - enhances read performance with less susceptibility to RF interference
- Beam-mounted read-heads - improves card tracking capabilities
- Ruggedized chassis and bezel material - improves temperature and impact performance
The P-Series USB (Universal Serial Bus) Insertion Reader is a compact magnetic stripe card reader, which conforms to ISO standards. The reader is compatible with the PC series of personal computers or any device with a USB interface. The reader can have single or dual head configurations. The dual head configuration can read a card with the magnetic stripe orientated in two directions. The single head configuration can read a card with the magnetic stripe orientated in one direction. A card is read by inserting it into and/or removing it out of the card slot when the card is oriented such that the card's magnetic stripe contacts a read head.