Magnetic Stripe Encoding - DataCard ImageCard series Manual

ImageCard/UltraGrafix (Express and Select Classes) User's Guide

Magnetic stripe encoding

Three formats of magnetic stripe encoding are available:
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If your printer is equipped with the magnetic stripe option, there are three
settings you might need to address:
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Duplex method (automatic or manual)
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Ribbon type
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Other values based on your card design
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11.
Print a Windows test page card from the PC to verify that the driver
is installed correctly. See Print a Windows test page
for instructions.
See Reconfiguring the printer driver in Chapter 3 for more information
on setting up the driver.
If you downloaded the driver from the Internet, you can delete the
folder and the disk1 and disk2 folders from your hard drive after
installing the driver. You can also delete the downloaded file.
The printer settings just made in the driver controls can be
overridden by your card-printing application.
IAT
NTT, a card standard commonly used in Japan. (See Notes on NTT
magnetic stripe encoding in Chapter 5 for important information about
magnetic stripe encoding in the NTT format.)
binary, for those who do not wish to use IAT or NTT
Its encoding format
The number of encoding attempts that will be made in case the first
attempt at encoding fails
The magnetic stripe unit's encoding current level, or coercivity:
High-coercivity cards — the stripe on these cards is usually black
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or nearly black.
Low-coercivity cards — the stripe on these cards is usually
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brown.
NTT cards — see Notes on NTT magnetic stripe encoding in Chapter
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5 for more information on working with these cards.
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