Making And Evaluating Test Cards - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

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Making and evaluating test cards

You can make the following types of test cards.
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Follow these steps to make printer test cards on all supported Windows operating
systems.
Make a printer test card
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If the card creation application does not print the card as expected, but the test
card and sample card print, the card creation application is likely not set or
operating properly.
Printer test cards verify the function of the printer. You print them using controls on
the printer. The personalization of the card is determined by the printer, the print
ribbon, and modules (such as magnetic stripe , overlay, or topcoat) installed in the
printer.
The Windows test page, which you can print on a card, verifies that the PC and
printer work together. You print them using the printer Properties dialog box on the
PC. The appearance of the card is determined by Windows.
Printer magnetic stripe test cards, which verify that the driver sends magnetic
stripe information to the printer and verifies that it is encoded. Use controls in the
Printer Toolbox to print magnetic stripe test cards.
You can also make sample cards using the driver sample card or your card
creation application to test print quality and card design. See
cards" on page 3-18.
The ImageCard IV printer does not need to be connected to a PC to print this
card.
Power off the ImageCard IV printer.
Confirm that all supplies are loaded: cards, print ribbon, cleaning tape, and
optional overlay or topcoat material. See
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If the printer has a magnetic stripe module, the cards for a printer test card
must have a magnetic stripe. If it is a three-track module, be sure to use the
high coercivity blank cards shipped in the supplies kit.
Press and hold the Ready button (1), and then power on the printer (2) as shown
in Figure 8-3. Hold the Ready button until the printer sounds three tones, usually 5
to 10 seconds.
"Printing sample
"Loading supplies" on page 4-1
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