DataCard Sp35 Installation Manual

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31SP Series Style GuideMagnetic Stripe SetupDo the following to set up the printer and driver to encode magnetic stripes on cards:• Use cards with magnetic stripes when making a magnetic stripe test card.• Identify the encoding format and how it will be formatted (by the application, using magnetic stripe fonts, orusing escape codes).• Set magnetic stripe settings using the printer driver. For more information, see "Working with Properties andPrinting Preferences".• Determine whether to send coercivity and encoding format data with each card or whether to set values in theprinter. Choose the "Use printer settings" in the printer driver if you set values in the printer (using PrinterDiagnostics).• Determine the coercivity to use. Usually, the coercivity is a system-wide decision: The magnetic stripe readerswhich will read the cards encoded by the printer are likely to require a specific coercivity value. Card stock ispurchased to match that coercivity type. Set the coercivity in the printer driver.• Select the encoding format. If a custom format, such as Triple-IATA, is used, choose “Use Printer Coercivity” inthe printer driver.• Determine the order for encoding the magnetic stripe and printing. Typically, the magnetic stripe is encodedfirst and then the card is printed. In some cases, a card design works most efficiently when the magnetic stripedata is encoded, and then the reverse side of the card is printed (a duplex module is required to use thisfeature). The “Print and Encode Sequence” choices allow you to choose which way to process cards. If youchoose to encode first, be sure to load cards with the magnetic stripe up and toward the right side of the printer.• If you will encode cards only, choose the Mag Stripe Encode Only selection in the printer driver. Also make surethat you have not chosen duplex printing (print on both sides) and do not apply topcoat (using settings inProperties or Printing Preferences).• The following table lists formatting choices available and provides information about setup:Format PrinterModule Data formatted by Data verified by Driver formatsettingUseDiagnostics?IAT Three track (IAT) ID Works ID Works/Driver No effect Use printersettingsIAT Three track (IAT) Magnetic Stripe Fonts(includes Preface)Printer IAT NoIAT Three track (IAT) Escape Codes Printer IAT NoNTT Single-track (NTT) ID Works ID Works/Driver No effect NoNTT Single-track (NTT) Magnetic Stripe Fonts(includes Preface)Printer NTT CoercivityTriple IATA Three-Track (IAT)Single Track (NTT)ID Works ID Works/Driver No effect YesTriple IATA Three-Track (IAT)Single Track (NTT)Magnetic Stripe Fonts(includes Preface)Printer Use printersettingsYesTriple IATA Three-Track (IAT)Single Track (NTT)Some Escape CodeFormatsPrinter Use printersettingsYes