DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual page 99

Using the printer driver
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User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
module, make sure the magnetic stripe test cards and the printer have the
same coercivity.
– Permanent marker (for recording data on cards) or a pen (if you record data
on paper).
– Paper and tape, if you want to create log pages. A log page has "test cards"
taped to it with corresponding data (such as setting values) written on the
page. Only one side of the card is visible when it is taped to the log page, but
you can write more information on a log page than on a test card or sample
card.
Save printer values.
Identify the setting to change and the result you want. (Stating the desired result in
a measurable way can help you identify when you have met your goal.)
Make a test card and record the current values for the setting to change. Also
record the date and sequence number (beginning with 1).
"Test cards" for this process can be sample cards or printer test cards, or they
can be printed from the card creation application. If you are changing color
settings, print representative cards from the card creation application.
Change the setting and apply the change.
Make a test card. Record the new setting and sequence number.
Evaluate the result on the test card.
– If the result meets the goal, you have completed the process.
– If the result does not meet the goal, return to step 5. Repeat steps 5, 6, and 7
until you meet the stated goal.
– If you have repeated the steps several times but are not making progress
toward the stated goal, consider whether the goal is possible and whether
changing this setting will lead to the goal. Return to the settings recorded in
step 4.
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