The MT-85 is a LoCo manual swipe magstripe encoder-reader that allows financial cards, ID badges, or passbooks to be instantly encoded and issued to customers.
Its compact footprint and rugged design make it an ideal choice for magstripe card, badge, or passbook issuance at financial institutions, schools, businesses, and government environments. An RS-232 interface and simplified command set allow for quick integration with software applications. An LED provides clear status indications to the operator. Available in either Track-2 only, or Track 1, 2, 3 configurations, the MT-85 encodes and read-verifies magnetic data per the ISO 7810 low-coercivity magstripe standards.
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