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Unitech MS240

Unitech MS240 Slot Badge Reader

Unitech MS240

Unitech MS240

The Unitech MS240 is your simple and versitile magnetic stripe reading solution.


The Unitech MS240 mag stripe reader can be affixed to most computer keyboards or to nay flat surface and attached to Macintosh and Windows PC's. The Unitech MS240 is available in dual and triple track configurations for reading Credit Cards and Licenses.

No programming, software drivers, or external power is required. Just connect the Unitech MS240 to the keyboard and the keyboard port or a USB port on almost any PC or Mac and you're ready to read magnetic stripe cards. Data is read from the card and sent to the PC or Mac just as if it were entered from the keyboard. The MS240 is low-power CMOS, so no external power source is required.

The Unitech MS240 can be programmed to output your data exactly according to your requirements using the Reader Configuration Manager software, an easy to use Windows application that communicates your specific data output requirements directly to your Unitech MS240. (Unitech MS240s connected to Macs might need to be configured via PC.)

Cards can be swiped and read in both directions. An LED provides feedback to the user indicating ready to read or read error.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

  • MECHANICAL
    • Magnetic Stripe Formats - ISO 7811, AAMVA, & CA DMV
    • Swipe Speed - 3 to 55 inches per second, bi-directional
    • Card Width - 0.010 to 0.050 inches
    • Slot Width - 0.055 inches (1.37mm)
    • Interface - Unitech standard decoding with advanced output data editing
    • Dimensions Length -3.94 inches (100mm)
    • Width -1.38 inches (35mm)
    • Height -1.18 inches (30mm)
    • Weight - Approximately 9 oz. (255 grams) with cable
    • Cable Length -6 feet (1.83 meters)
    • Connectors - PS/2 keyboard wedge & USB
    • Mounting - 2 mounting holes with brass threaded inserts / Velcro strips
  • ENVIRONMENTAL
    • Temperature Operating: 32ºF to 131ºF (0ºC to 55ºC)
    • Storage: -22ºF to 158ºF (-30ºC to 70ºC)
    • Humidity Maximum - 95% non-condensing
  • RELIABILITY
    • Electronics MTBF - 125,000 POH
    • Magnetic Head Life - 1,000,000 passes minimum
    • Rail and Cover Life - 1,000,000 passes minimum
    • Read Rate - Less than one error in 100,000 bits on cards conforming to ISO 7811 1-5 (not caused by operator error)

    Warranty One year, parts and labor

Unitech MS240 Magnetic Stripe Reader
Item# Unitech MS240 MSR List Sale Price
MS240-2K Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, PS2 Interface, Beige $130.00 $57.20
MS241-2K Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, PS2 Interface, Black $130.00 $59.00
MS240-3K Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, PS2 Interface, Beige $180.00 $66.10
MS241-3K Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, PS2 Interface, Black $180.00 $67.90
MS240-2U Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, USB Keyboard Interface, Beige $140.00 $59.00
MS241-2U Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, USB Keyobard Interface, Black $140.00 $59.00
MS240-3U Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, USB Keyboard Interface, Beige $190.00 $67.90
MS241-3U Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, USB Keyboard Interface, Black $190.00 $67.90
MS240-3UR Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, USB POS Interface, Beige $225.00 No longer available.
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MS241-3UR Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, USB POS Interface, Black $225.00 No longer available.
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MS240-2R Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, RS-232 Interface, DB9, Beige $190.00 No longer available.
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MS241-2R Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, RS-232 Interface, DB9, Black $190.00 No longer available.
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MS240-3R Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, RS-232 Interface, DB9, Beige $160.00 No longer available.
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MS241-3R Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, RS-232 Interface, DB9, Black $180.00 $90.70
MS240-1T1 Unitech MS240, Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, TTL, RJ-45, Beige $55.00 Call
MS240-1T2 Unitech MS240 Mag Stripe Reader, Track II only, TTL, RJ45, Beige $55.00 Call
MS240-2T Unitech MS240 Mag Stripe Reader, Track I & II, TTL, RJ45, Beige $70.00 Call
MS240-3T Unitech MS240 Mag Stripe Reader, Track I, II & III, TTL, RJ45, Beige $95.00 Call
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