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RW 420 User Guide
Card Reader Options
The RW 420 can be equipped with optional Magnetic Stripe
and Smart Card readers. The magnetic stripe card reader al-
lows the user to swipe magnetic stripe cards such as credit
cards through a slot in the printer and then read and process
the data contained in the card.
In a similar manner the Smart Card reader can read the in
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formation written in the microchip embedded in Smart Cards,
and process the information in the chip in a variety of ways
depending on the printer’s application.
Zebra RW 420
Signal:0%
Battery (ok)
Latch: ok Rdr
MENU
Zebra RW 420
Signal:0%
Battery (ok)
Latch: ok Rdr
MENU
Magnetic Stripe Reader
The status of the Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) is indicated
in three possible ways:
• Reader status is displayed on the Main Menu LCD as
shown above in Figure 14.
• The LCD backlight flashes to indicate status (3 flashes =
enabled, 2 flashes = disabled).
• Chimes indicates the reader status (3 chimes = enabled,
2 chimes = disabled).
Figure 14: Magnetic Stripe Reader Status Indicator
“Rdr” indicates MSR
is enabled.