How to Set Up

To set up the headset interface on Windows PC to communicate with the MagTek SCRA device, follow these steps:

Connect the device to the headset jack of the Windows PC.
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Open Sound
Select the Playback tab.S
Select the playback device that is connected to the SCRA device (for example, Speakers and Headphones).
Press the Properties button to launch the (device name) Properties tab.
Select the Levels tab
Set the volume to maximum. See Figure 3-1 for an example.
Select the Recording tab.
Select the headset interface that is connected to the SCRA device (for example, Headset Mic).
Press the Properties button to launch the (device name) Properties tab.
Select the Levels tab.
Turn any boost settings or other special volume settings completely off (for example, set Microphone Boost ) to 0.0dB). See Figure 3-2 for an example.
If the (device name) Properties window has and Enhancements tab, select it.
Make sure all checkboxes in the Enhancements tab are turned off. See Figure 3-3 for an example.
If the (device name) Properties window has an Effects tab, select it
If the Enhancements tab has a Disable System Effects checkbox, turn it ON. Turn all other effects off. See Figure 3-4 for an example.

Figure 3-1 Device Volume Level Set to 100

Figure 3-2 Microphone Boost Turned Off

Figure 3-3 Enhancements Turned Off

Figure 3-4 Effects Turned Off

To set up the headset interface on Windows Phone to communicate with the MagTek SCRA device, follow these steps:

Connect the device to the headset jack of the Windows Phone.
Adjust the audio output to the maximum level using the physical volume buttons of the Windows Phone.

To add the MagTek SCRA libraries to a .NET project in Microsoft Visual Studio, follow these steps:

Create or open your .NET project in Visual Studio.
Copy the following DLL files from the MTNETDemo folders to the library folder of your software project:
1. MTDevice.dll
2. MTLIB.dll
3. MTSCRANET.dll
4. MTService.dll
In the Visual Studio Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Add Reference to show the Add Referenc window.
Select the Browse tab and press the Browse... button.
Navigate to your library folder, select MTSCRANET.dll and MTLIB.dll, then press the button.
In your custom software, create an instance of MTSCRA. For examples, see the source code included with the MTNETDemo project and/or Appendix A Code Examples.
Begin using the features provided by the MagTekSCRA library. Details about each method are provided in section How to remove POS HID Magnetic Stripe Reader.

In order to use the MagTek USB card readers with PID 0011, follow these steps:

Windows will pop up a message saying successfully updated your driver. Click to finish.

To add the MagTek SCRA libraries to a Universal Windows project in Microsoft Visual Studio, follow these steps:

Create or open your Universal Windows project in Visual Studio.
Copy the following DLL file from the SDK library folder to the library folder of your software project:
1. MTSCRAUWP.dll
In the Visual Studio Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Add Reference to show the Add Reference window.
Select the Browse tab and press the Browse... button.
Navigate to your library folder, select MTSCRAUWP.dll, then press the Add button.
In your custom software, create an instance of MTSCRA. For examples, see the source code included with the MTSCRAWindowsStoreApp project and/or Appendix A Code Examples.
Begin using the features provided by the MagTekSCRA library. Details about each methods are provided in section 4 MTSCRA Class Methods.