A system for activating a document handler having a document validator comprising: an inlet for receiving documents; a validation passageway for guiding the document inserted into the inlet; a validation conveyor for transporting the document along the validation passageway; a validation sensor for detecting optical or magnetic features of the document transported along the validation passageway to produce detection signals; a control device for receiving detection signals from the validation sensor to decide whether the document is genuine or not; characterized in that: the document validator further comprises: a clock in electronic communication with the control device for tracking a time period; and a memory in electronic communication with the control device for storing a set of unique time codes; wherein a timing ticket that provides an activation code is inserted into the inlet and transported along the passageway to detect the activation code on the timing ticket by the validation sensor that forwards the activation code to the control device; the control device activates to operate the document handler for a predefined time period tracked by the clock in accordance with: (a) the activation code matching one of the unique time codes in the memory; (b) the activation code including a specified time period within the activation code; or (c) a separate time value being detected on or corresponding to the timing ticket. an inlet for receiving documents; a validation passageway for guiding the document inserted into the inlet; a validation conveyor for transporting the document along the validation passageway; a validation sensor for detecting optical or magnetic features of the document transported along the validation passageway to produce detection signals; a control device for receiving detection signals from the validation sensor to decide whether the document is genuine or not; characterized in that: the document validator further comprises: a clock in electronic communication with the control device for tracking a time period; and a memory in electronic communication with the control device for storing a set of unique time codes; a clock in electronic communication with the control device for tracking a time period; and a memory in electronic communication with the control device for storing a set of unique time codes; wherein a timing ticket that provides an activation code is inserted into the inlet and transported along the passageway to detect the activation code on the timing ticket by the validation sensor that forwards the activation code to the control device; the control device activates to operate the document handler for a predefined time period tracked by the clock in accordance with: (a) the activation code matching one of the unique time codes in the memory; (b) the activation code including a specified time period within the activation code; or (c) a separate time value being detected on or corresponding to the timing ticket. (a) the activation code matching one of the unique time codes in the memory; (b) the activation code including a specified time period within the activation code; or (c) a separate time value being detected on or corresponding to the timing ticket.