Figure 7 - Mag Top Of Form - HID HDP5000 User Manual

HDP5000 & HDPii Plus Card Printer Encoder User Guide_L000950, 3.0
3.7.5 Mag Top of Form Setting
From Advanced Settings, modify the Mag Top of Form Setting.

Figure 7 - Mag Top of Form

The Magnetic Stripe is on the front of the card (front of printer).
Use this option only if the Printer has a built-in Magnetic Stripe Encoder.
• If so, this option shifts the starting point of where the Printer begins encoding the
magnetic track data on a card's Magnetic Stripe.
• When adjusting this value, keep in mind that a card and its Magnetic Stripe always
remains in the same relative position as the card travels through the Printer.
The diagram represents:
• How the magnetic data will move in relation to the fixed position of a card's Magnetic
Stripe as a "positive" or "negative" Magnetic Offset value is entered.
• For this diagram, assume that the card is transparent and the card's Magnetic stripe can
be seen through the top or front side of the card.
Step Procedure
1 Enter a negative value to move the start of the magnetic data more toward the leading edge of the card
or the card output side of the Printer.
OR
Enter a positive value to move the start of the magnetic data toward the trailing edge of the card or the
card input side of the Printer.
• Magnetic Data Direction: The arrows on these buttons indicate the direction the magnetic data
will move on the card's Magnetic Stripe.
• Maximum Adjustment Range: The maximum adjustment range is ± 99. As a rule, 20 equals
about .030"/. 8mm.)
Note
: Keep this in mind when adjusting this option to avoid over-adjusting.
IMPORTANT: If the negative value is set too high, the Printer may start encoding before the card's
Magnetic Stripe reaches the encoding head.
July 2013
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