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Magnetic Stripe Readers
Elo makes monitors with two different types of magnetic stripe readers (MSRs)—keyboard emulation and HID (Human Interface Device) applications. The MSR must be chosen to work with your application.
On some Elo products equipped with MSRs you can change between the two modes. See the MSR Change Mode page.
These work ONLY with applications that are written for keyboard emulation.
You can identify a keyboard emulation MSR by opening Notepad (or any text editor or word processor), and swiping a card; if the card's information appears in Notepad, then the MSR is a keyboard emulation type.
These work with applications that are written for HID devices; they also support OPOS.
If the MSR does not output to a text editor as outlined above, it is probably a HID-compliant USB MSR. To verify this, look in the Device Manager (Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager). Under Human Interface Devices, you should see at least two listings for Human Interface Devices; double-click each one and check the Location entry on the General tab. If any one says "USB Swipe Reader," then the MSR is a HID device. You should also notice that if you disconnect the touchmonitor/MSR's USB cable, the two HID Device entries for the touchscreen and MSR will be removed from the Device Manager.