Timecon Reader

The program description deals with the following:

• Remarks on Program function
• Remarks on Data fields
• Use the Index to find the field explanation required

Remarks on program function

The datas for connection of a payment terminal, type Timecon Reader  can be updated, i.e. created, changed or deleted, with this program. Data which has already been stored can also be displayed.

The interface and link to a processing unit must be defined and the device-specific operating mode of the Cardreader set.

Note:

Timecon Reader is a reader for Customer-/Operator cards or Chips.

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Remarks on data fields

All options available for update of the basic data have been described below.

As with nearly all programs the following also applies here:

• The entry mask in the application program may differ for this program. Some data fields may be missing
• There may be some defaults or firmly defined selection options for some data fields. These cannot be updated in the current program.
• The entry mask contains fields where entry is optional and fields with enforced entry defined.
• If the data record is updated over several pages of entry masks, the dialog window is reached by clicking onto the appropriate button with <Mouse key 1>.
• The same procedure also applies to call-up of another update program from this program.
• In some cases, you may find so-called "Switches" which are activated or deactivated by the user with <Mouse key 1> depending on the setting. Activated switches have a dark top, deactivated switches are lighter.

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Debug

Field with firmly defined selection options

Select one of the offered debug levels by clicking on this field and with a second click selecting the level required. 

The system offers the following:

• 0 = no protocol of data communication in file "errlog"
• 1 =
• 2 =
• 3 = all communication data in file "errlog"

Note:
Only select a value higher than "0" for the debug level if a protocol for communication of the terminal is necessary for error analysis.

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OK event

Entry range permitted: alphanumeric, max. 15 chars.

Default = CARDREADER

This event will be sent when the card was read without any errors.

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Error event

Entry range permitted: alphanumeric, max. 15 chars.

Enter the name ofth eevent in this field ( (ERROR_EV), to enable an error message if an error occured during the card reading..

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Device data

Entry range permitted: alphanumeric, max. 3 chars.

Text, which will be transfered as a part of the device data. In case of CARDREADER event th etrack number must be entered. In other cases the field should be empty.

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Character timeout

Entry range permitted: numeric, 1 - 9999999

Default = 100

This value determined the waiting time in milliseconds after a character received untill a timeout error will be send.

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Raw data

Field with firmly defined selection options

Select one of the offered options by clicking on this field and with a second click selecting the level required. 

The system offers the following:

• YES = Default
• NO =

Note:

• YES:
  The data of the received data block will be transfered with the OK event to the user data.
• NO:
  Is OK-Event = CARDREADER, the user data Tag no. and serial number will be transferred as follow: ";" + TagNo + "=" + SerNo + "?" (TagNo 1 digit, SerNo 20 digits). Otherwise day number in devicedata und seriial number in user data).

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Language index

Field with firmly defined selection options

Select one of the languages offered by clicking on this field and with a second click confirming the option required.

The system offers the following:

• Finnish
• Swedish

Note:

With the language index the language for error messages will be selected. Error messages can be updated via the button Device texts.

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Index

• Character timeout
• Debug
• Device data
• Error event
• Language index
• OK event
• Raw data

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D-10587 Berlin

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