DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Manual page 66

Change the settings as needed, and then click Set Current to apply the changes.
Attempts—Specify the number of attempts (automatic retries) the printer makes to encode
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the magnetic stripe data. This value also is used for the number of times to attempt to read
magnetic stripe data.
If you set this number to a lower value, it increases the throughput of the printer but can
decrease the reliability of magnetic stripe encoding.
If you set the number to a higher value, it decreases the throughput of the printer but can
increase the reliability of magnetic stripe encoding.
A value of 1 means no retry attempts.
Coercivity—Select the coercivity setting that matches the cards you are using. Coercivity
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measures the resistance of magnetic material to the removal of encoded data. High
coercivity (HICO) requires more electrical force to encode data and the data is more resistant
to magnetic interference. The choices are HICO, LOCO, NTT1, NTT2, NTT3.
DataFormat(1, 2, 3)—Specify the names of the data formats used for tracks 1, 2, and 3.
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For single‐track magnetic stripe encoding, set DataFormat1 to JIS and DataFormat2 and
DataFormat3 to NONE.
To use a custom data format, define the formats for tracks 1, 2, and/or 3 using the
MagStripeCustomTrack(1, 2, 3) settings and then set the corresponding DataFormat settings
to CUSTOM.
NoDataDisableTrack—Disable the magnetic stripe write head for a track if the track contains
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no data. When this is disabled, any track that was not given data is erased.
ReadTrack(1, 2, 3)—Allow magnetic stripe read actions to read from tracks 1, 2, and 3.
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SSA(1, 2, 3)—Adjust the start sentinel position for tracks 1, 2, and 3. (SSA3 also sets the start
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sentinel for a single track.) The start sentinel is encoded on the magnetic stripe immediately
before the first data character and indicates the beginning of data. Enter a value from ‐4 to 4.
WriteTrack(1, 2, 3)—Allow magnetic stripe write actions to write to tracks 1, 2, and 3.
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