M Agnetic Stripe Encoding; Iata, Aba, And Tts Character Sets - DataCard ImageCard User Manual

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encoding
This appendix describes the characters
you can encode on a magnetic stripe in the
Magna Class printer. It includes:
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This appendix also describes the specifications for each track.

IATA, ABA, and TTS character sets

The IAT encoding format selection for the Magna Class printer
encodes IATA data on track 1, ABA data on track 2, and TTS data on
track 3.
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
The maximum field length for IATA format is 76 characters. IATA
allows spaces, upper case alphabetic characters, numeric
characters, and the following special characters:
! # $ % ' ( ) * + , - . / ; : < @ > = ^ ] \ [ " & _
ABA (American Bankers Association)
The maximum field length for ABA format is 37 characters. ABA
allows numeric characters and the following special characters:
TTS (Thrift Third Standard)
The maximum field length for TTS format is 104 characters. TTS
allows numeric characters and the following special characters:
: ; < = >
User's Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer
IATA, ABA, and TTS character sets
NTT character sets
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