14-4 Chapter 14: Maintenance
MSR Cleaning Procedures
MSR Cleaning and Treatment Cards
Part Part Number
MSRCleaningCard,Dry 998‐0052929
MSRCleaningCard,Wet 603‐9014730(boxof50)
MSRTreatmentCard 497‐0453056(boxof20)
MSR Treatment Card
TheMSRTreatmentCardisusedtoassistinprotectingMagneticStripe
ReadersfromElectrostaticDischarge(ESD),whichcancausefailures
whenswipingcardsthathavemetallichologramstripes.
SwipethecardthroughtheMSRinasmoothmotion.Onlyswipeit
downONCEandupONCE.Allowthedeviceto
dryfor5minutes
beforeswipinganyothercards.
Note: Eachlongsideofthecardmaybeusedtwice.Eachshortsideof
thecardmaybeusedonlyonce.Thus,asinglecardcantreat6MSR
deviceswithoneUPandoneDOWNswipeperMSRdevice.These
limitsshouldnotbeexceededduetothepossibilityofspreading
contaminantsfrommachinetomachineand/orreducingESD
protection.