Testing Eletec TWN4 Reader for Magicard Printers

Testing the Elatec TWN4 MultiTech 2 dual encoder;

First, upon plugging in the USB cable on the rear of the printer, the Elatec encoder will emit a short two-tone beep if it is present.

This can easily be heard. Also when the printer is powered on from standby, etc.

Next, look for the encoder in Device Manager;

Is should be listed under Smart card readers as SmartCard Slot

Right-click on the device and choose Properties then the Driver tab.

The Driver Provider should be Elatec;

If the Microsoft driver is installed (sometimes by default),

Download the Elatec driver from here;

https://techs.magicard.com/encoding/

To install it, extract the driver folder and install.bat file from the zip archive;

Run the Install.bat file; (tip: It’s best to run as administrator)

Remove power from the printer, then re-connect.

Check again in Device Manager that the Elatec driver is in use (see above).

Next, in Devices & Printers (on the Devices section at the top), you should see two encoders;

Once both encoders are seen in Device Manager, you may proceed to the next stage;

Elatec Test Utility;

We have a test utility available for the Elatec TWN4 MultiTech 2 encoder.

You can download it from here;

https://techs.magicard.com/elatec/test_utility/

Extract the MSI installer from the zip archive and run it.
 I don’t think it creates a desktop shortcut.

It’s installed in this folder if you wish to create a shortcut to it;

Program Files (x86)\Magicard\Magicard Gen 2 Elatec Testing Tool

Run the Elatec Test Utility;

Select the encoder from the drop-down list;

Load a card to the contactless encoding position in the printer here;

Next, you are prompted to select the printer you are communicating with;

The card will load to the contactless encoding position from the hopper.
 Once the card is in position, you should now see some information from the card;

To eject the card from the printer;

Contact Chip Smart Cards;

The same procedure above can be used for contact smart cards.

But choose Card to contact;

Below is an example of the output from the utility with a contact chip smart card inserted;