Problems With Card Appearance - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

Troubleshooting
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Problems with card appearance

Problems with card appearance can be the result of the following:
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This section describes possible problems you might observe with the quality of cards
you produce with the ImageCard IV printer. To diagnose and fix card quality problems,
find the symptom in the tables that follow. For each possible cause, attempt the
solutions listed.
Problem
Print quality
Topcoat quality—print ribbon
Topcoat quality—optional topcoat
station
Laminate quality—optional overlay
station
User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
– Three-track: IAT formatted data (IATA data on track 1, ABA data on track 2,
and TTS data on track 3). See
more magnetic stripe information.
– NTT track: NTT formatted data on the track.
Test the card by passing it through a card reader that will display the data encoded
on the card. The encoded data should match the data printed on the test card.
Image capture tools, such as the camera
Card creation application, which displays the image
Limitations in technology, such as differences between how an image looks on the
monitor and how it looks after it is printed
Printer maintenance or PC settings
"Magnetic stripe encoding" on page D -1
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Troubleshooting
Table 8-1 on page 8-10
Table 8-2 on page 8-16
Table 8-3 on page 8-18
Table 8-4 on page 8-20
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