Title: Hardware Installation Guide.pdf
The leading cause of accelerated readhead wear is contamination in the read head slot. To maximize the life of the read head, it is important to clean the reader periodically to remove any contamination. The frequency depends on the environment in which the reader is located. Indoor readers in controlled environments will need to be cleaned much less often than an outdoor reader exposed to airborne dirt and debris. Dirt and debris are also transferred from cardholder cards that have been contaminated with sticky substances. Read head cleaning cards are available to clean the readers.For heavy traffic areas, extended life read heads are also available from the factory at the time of order which will extend the read head life up to 1 million card swipes. For heavy traffic, outdoor readers should be cleaned at least once per month. A good indication as to how often a reader needs to be cleaned is when using a cleaning card, if the card has no visible signs of contamination, the reader could be serviced less