Technical Specification

Tape standard: ISO7811/2
Reading character numbers
TK1: 79 characters
TK2: 40 characters
TK3: 104 characters
Power supply：
MSR-430 doesn’t need extra power supply, it is powered by PC or terminal
Connector Communication: IBM PC/XT/AT keyboard PS/2 communication
Head Life: > 1000000
Card Feeding Speed: 10-120cm/s
Weight: 300 gram
Size: W28*L90*H26mm
Shell: ABS material, Black/Milk White Option

Data Format

Read & Get transmission Format (The following data format may be different according to DIP switch setup)

SS Magnetic Data ES CR
% DATA ？ 0x0d (TK1)
： DATA ？ 0x0d (TK2)
+ DATA ？ 0x0d (TK3)

DIP Switch Setup

SW1: Choose PC Connector
ON: PC/AT PC Keyboard
OFF: PC/XT PC Keyboard
SW2: Choose Keyboard Type
On: Non-US Keyboard
Off: US Keyboard
SW3: Factory Reserved
SW4: Choose Whether Connect to Big Keyboard
On: No
Off: Yes
SW5: Factory Reserved
SW6: Choose TK3 Suffix Strings
On: Add “;” in front of TK3
Off: Add “+” in front of TK3
SW7: Choose Frame Starting String P: SS-ES
ON: Without SS-ES
OFF: With SS-ES
SW8: Choose Feeding and Enter (CR)
ON: Add (automatic) CR after feeding
OFF: Not Add CR after feeding
Default DIP Switch Setup

SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON

Model Type

1、 MSR-431 Can Read TK1
2、 MSR-432 Can Read TK2
3、 MSR-433 Can Read TK1+TK2
4、 MSR-436 Can Read TK2+TK3
5、 MSR-437 Can Read TK1+TK2+TK3