Inline Encoding
Inline Encoding
When the Magnetic Encode setting on the Printing Preferences Encode tab is checked, the magnetic stripe encoder can be enabled. The encoding data is sent to the card printer through the printer driver using the prefix characters described in this section. This function is called “inline encoding”.
If the first three characters in a line are prefix characters (Tilde, “?” and numeral), the text that follow is recognized as encoding data. Encoding data is not printed on a card.
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~?0 | JIS type 2 | 7 unit (bit) code | 69 | |
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~?1 | ISO track 1 (International Air Transport | 6 unit (bit) code | 76 | |
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~?2 | ISO track 2 (American Bankers Association — | 4 unit (bit) code | 37 | |
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~?3 | ISO track 3 (Thrift Third Standard — TTS) | 4 unit (bit) code | 104 | |
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Tip for success
•Data must be formatted with the same, continuous font.
•Only characters specified in the table on page 79 can be included. Using other characters will result in an error.
•The maximum number of characters does not include the three prefix characters, or the start and end sentinels. The Datacard ID Software Printer
•Make sure that the ID software or PC application does not process the encoding data as graphics.
•Magnetic stripe data must be on the first page of the card data.
Example
78 | RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide |
