FARGO electronic Quatro ID Card Printer manual Magnetic Track Options, Encoded Bit Density

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requires customization of the standard ISO encoding process, use the Magnetic Track Selection option to specify which track you would like to configure through the Magnetic Track Options. Although the default ISO Magnetic Track Options should be correct for almost all applications, these options can be customized if your application requires it. Please note that all options must be changed separately for each of the three individual tracks. If you would like to set these options back to the ISO standard settings once they have been changed, simply select the Default Format button for each of the separate tracks. Please refer to the following for a description of all Magnetic Track Options.

IMPORTANT! The Magnetic Track Selections are used only for configuring the way in which each of the three magnetic tracks will encode. They DO NOT designate which tracks the printer will encode (for example, if you would like to encode only Track 2). This must be done through your specific software program. Also, note that although the printer driver will remember the settings you specified for each of the three tracks, the printer driver will always default to displaying the options for Track 1 whenever the printer driver setup screen is first opened.

Magnetic Track Options

Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the magnetic stripeÕs three tracks. Remember that each track must be customized independently of the other two. This means you must specify which of the three tracks to customize by selecting one of the three track options. After making the required selection, the Magnetic Track Options box displays the current set of customization options for the selected track. Note that for most applications, however, the default settings of these options should not need to be changed.

Encoded Bit Density

This option enables customization of the Bit Recording Density (Bits per Inch) used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track.

The default ISO Standard selections for this option are:

Track 1

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210 BPI

Track 2

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75 BPI

Track 3

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210 BPI

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Contents Quatro ID Card Printer UserÕs Manual Printing History Table of Contents Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module II. about Moisture Condensation Getting StartedThank YOU Choosing a Good LocationIII. Unpacking and Inspection Applying Power Powering Up the PrinterPower Input Port II. Identifying the Printer Features About Ribbons Ribbons and CardsII. Loading Ribbon Into the Printer Release Tab Printhead Assembly Take-up Ribbon Supply Ribbon Drive Hubs Ribbon Sensor IV. Loading Cards Into the Printer III. about CardsCard Stack Card Input Tray Printing a Self Test Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using the Quatro ID Card PrinterWindows 95/98 or Windows NT II. Installing the Windows Printer DriverWindows Panel III. Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98Using the Quatro ID Card Printer IV. Setting UP the Windows Printer Driver Card Size Windows 95/98Windows NT Controls Color MatchingFast 32-bit Spooler Dither ModePanel Graphics No Margins Mag Encode OnlyMagnetics Rear of Printer PositionWrite Direct to Port Ribbon TypeRotate Printing a Card Supplies Required MaintenanceII. Standard Printhead Cleaning IV. Cleaning the PRINTER’S Case III. Expanded Printhead CleaningVI. Clearing a Card JAM Cleaning the Inside of the PrinterVII. Clearing a Ribbon JAM VIII. Cleaning the Card Feed RollersInsert this end first Sticky Side Up Maintaining the Cleaning Rollers IX. Cleaning the Drive RollerMaintenance On-line LED light is flashing TroubleshootingPrinter doesn’t work at all ’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 On/cancel LED light is flashingRibbon doesn’t seem to wind or print properly Ribbon has torn or even broken Card or ribbon is jammedMy prints have blotches small voids in them My prints have streaks in them Two or more cards feed at the same time Photos on my ID cards look very pixelated Card won’t feed and the on-line LED starts blinking Printing gets cut off or is not centered on the cardPrinting Area Technical SpecificationsMagnectic Track Options Encoding Mode / Magnetic Track SelectionEncoded Bit Density Magnetic Track OptionsCharacter Data Parity LRC Generation ModeCharacter Data Size Character Ascii OffsetIII. Sending Track Information II. Track Locations~1%JULIE ANDERSON623-85-1253? II. CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel Interface Appendix B Interfacing InformationIntroduction Drive roller IndexRibbon type Page
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