Set pricing of the card reader via the Laundro Portal. Set the Cycle time duration on the machine itself.
The price that the card reader is set to, is the price that customers will be charged when starting the dryers.
However, changing the price of the card reader will NOT change the price displayed on the dryer itself.
You will need to change the price that the dryer displays, by adjusting the vend price settings, on the dryer itself, using the dryers programming menus.
The actual dry time that the dryer will add, is control by the Time per Coin setting, programmed through the dryer's programming menu (NOT the card reader/Laundro Portal).
Whatever time you set on the dryers, you'll want to ensure that the simulated dry time setting on the card reader is configured so it matches the actual dry time you've set on the machine itself.
Below is a screenshot showing the card reader's settings,
when the reader is using the default Control Type "Coin Dryer, Normally Closed (NC) [04)":

The Time Unit Cost setting dictates how much the reader will charge to a laundry card to start the machine.
On the machine side of things, this will be the vend price programmed on the machine itself.
You want to program the machine's Coin Value setting, and the machine's Price on All Programs setting to match what the reader is charging laundry cards.
This ensures the machine's display shows the same vend price as the card reader's display, and that 1 tap of a laundry card satisfies the full vend price allowing the machine to start.
The Time Unit (mins) setting is the simulated time that the reader uses to knows when it should display that the machine is in use
This setting also dictates the amount of time the reader will display to the customer, on the reader's display itself:
The reader sends exactly one pulse on the Coin input every time a card is tapped;
So on the machine side, you MUST set the coin value of the machine to match the vend price of the machine, so the machine starts from the one pulse the card reader sends.
To make sure the machine adds the correct amount of dry time, you must set the machine's Time per Coin setting to the amount of dry time you want the machine to add for each tap of a laundry card.
Below is a screenshot showing the card reader's settings,
when the reader is using the newer Control Type "Universal Pulse Dryer [29]":
The main difference with this newer Control type and the default one, is that you're able to set a Full Cycle Vend price that is different from the Top Off Vend price, if you wanted to.
If you simple want to charge the same vend price for both starting the machine, and adding additional dry time to an already running machine; then you would use the exact same settings for the Full Cycle Cost/Time settings, and Top Off Cost/Time settings.
With the Universal Pulse Dryer [29] Control Type, you'll want to match the following machine/reader settings:
- The Machine's Time per Coin setting = The Card Reader's Top Off Time setting
- The Machine's Coin Value setting = The Card Reader's Top Off Cost setting
- The Machine's Price on All Programs setting = The Card Reader's Full Cycle Cost setting
The Maximum Dry Time setting should be left at "0" in most cases.
If set to any other number (say "30" for example), the reader will no longer take payment once 30 mins has been paid for.
The Pulse Type setting NEEDS to be set to "1" for the reader to work on these machines.
The Number of pulses for Full Cycle setting should be left at "0" in most cases.
If the Full Cycle Cost/Time, and Top Off Cost/Time are not multiples of each other, it may be necessary to set this setting to something other than "0".
Contact our support team if you need help determining how to configure this reader setting.
The Ground PIN1 (for Netmaster, Maytag dryers) setting NEEDS to be set to "0" for the reader to work on these machines.
Troubleshooting
Below are problems commonly encountered during installation of readers on these machines specifically. For more general reader troubleshooting, see
Reader Support Process
Issue
| Explanation and resolution
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| Dryer can be started for Free - without a card being placed on the reader | The dryer control is in Free Mode.
Adjust the settings inside the dryer control
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Reader takes money from the card, says "Time Added" but no actual time is added to the machine.
| After the reader takes money, check the vend price on the machines control board. IF the vend price shown on the machine changes (goes down by some amount, usually $0.25):
- The dryer is looking for more than one pulse to start.
Check settings inside the dryer to ensure it will add time from a single pulse. This is done by setting the Coin1 and Coin2 values to the same amount as (or higher than) the vend price of the machine
If this is a Hybrid Coin + Card payment setup, then only change the Coin value for the input that the card reader is connected to (Typically Coin2)
IF the vend price shown on the machine does NOT change at all, it could be 1 of 2 issues:
1. Bad connection in pulse/start wires.
Ensure that START wire (typically white) is connected according to the above instructions. It must connect to the Coin1 (card-only installs) or Coin2 input (Hybrid installs)
2. Coin1 and Coin2 value is 0 or not configured. Go into service menu ensure these are both set (to 25cents typically)
3. The machine's PRICE ON ALL PROGRAMS setting is most likely set to $0
If this setting is set to $0, the machine may not look for pulses from the reader. Set this setting to the same VEND PRICE value that you set on the machine
3. Dryer needs a reboot. Reset the breaker to reboot the entire dryer
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