NCR RealPOS 5943 - MSR Cleaning Procedures

Chapter 7: Maintenance 7-3
MSR Cleaning Procedures
MSRCleaningCardsandMSRTreatmentCardsmaybepurchasedfromNCRorKIC
Products.Fordetails,seehttp://www.ncr‐direct.com
orhttp://www.kicproducts.com.
MSR Cleaning and Treatment Cards
Part Part Number NCR Part Number
MSRCleaningCard,Dry 998‐0052929
MSRCleaningCard,Wet 520522(boxof50) 603‐9014730
MSRTreatmentCard 9436‐2446(boxof20) 497‐0453056
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MSR Treatment Card
TheMSRTreatmentCardisusedtoassistinprotectingMagneticStripeReadersfrom
ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD),whichcancausefailureswhenswipingcardsthathave
metallichologramstripes.
SwipethecardthroughtheMSRinasmoothmotion.OnlyswipeitdownONCEand
upONCE.Allowthedevicetodryfor5minutesbeforeswipinganyothercards.
Note: Eachlongsideofthecar
dmaybeusedtwice.Eachshortsideofthecardmay
beusedonlyonce.Thus,asinglecardcantreat6MSRdeviceswithoneUPandone
DOWNswipeperMSRdevice.Theselimitssho
uldnotbeexceededduetothe
possibilityofspreadingcontaminantsfrommachinetomachineand/orreducingESD
protection.
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Note: Ifallsixup/downswipesarenotusedonafreshcarditshouldbeplacedina
sealed(Ziploc)bagforfutureuse.