Section 14.2 Basic Magnetic Encoding - Pronto MAGICARD 3649 - 0001 Maintenance Manual

SECTION 14.2 BASIC MAGNETIC ENCODING.
The Magicard Pronto may have the Magnetic stripe encoder fitted as an enhancement and for added security. To ensure
the encoding is compatible with your Card Readers, it has the ability to meet I.S.O STD 7811.
The Printer is capable of encoding, both CR80 HI-CO and LO-CO Cards using the standard 3 Track format.
All Magnetic Encoding data must be typed using a True Type font in Black, all text must be in "Upper Case".
To produce a basic encoding document, follow the instructions below :
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Bring the image you require to print, onto the Computer's Display Screen.
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Ensure that the Image you are printing is using a Rastagraphic Program (i.e. such as a word processing
application, DTP package, or proprietary badge making application).
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Type in your data to be magnetically encoded anywhere on the face of the "Card" (within the Application) using
the following format :
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Type your code in a black, True Type font only.
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All Tracks of the code must start with a 'tilde' <
Example : ~1,
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Type in your code.
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Track 1 may be a combination of numbers and uppercase letters (alphanumeric). (Tracks 2 and 3 numeric only).
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Example : To encode the data "12345XYZ" on Track 1 of a Magnetic Strip Card :
Driver will add the Sentinels (in red).
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Print the Card.
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