FARGO electronic HDP700 manual Magnetic Track Options, Verification, Shift Data Left

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settings once they have been changed, simply select the Default button for each of the separate tracks.

Use the Encoding Mode option to specify which magnetic encoding standard to use. The JIS II option provides encoding compatibility with the JIS C 6220 Type II cards commonly used in Japan. When the JIS II mode is selected, only track 2 will be encoded. Note that no encoding customization options are available with the JIS II mode.

Note:

A JIS II Magnetic Head must be installed in the printer to use any of the JIS II options in the driver.

3.7.3 Magnetic Track Options

Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the magnetic stripe's three tracks. Remember that each track must be customized independently of the other two. 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.

3.7.4 Verification

This option instructs the printer to verify that all magnetic data has been correctly encoded on each card. If the Auto Eject 1st Error option is selected, the printer will automatically eject a card containing magnetic data that cannot be verified. Only the first misverified card will be automatically ejected. If a second consecutive card cannot be verified, the printer will signal an error and go into manual eject mode. The auto eject option is the most direct means of dealing with misverified cards, but may be undesirable if batch printing since misverified blank cards are ejected into the same stack as verified printed cards. For this reason, a Manual Eject Each Error option is also provided. When this option is selected, the printer will signal an error on its LCD display stating that the magnetic data could not be verified. When this occurs, press the CANCEL soft key to manually eject the misverified card.

With either of these options, the number of verification retries may be specified. A range of 1-5 retries is available. This option is helpful since magnetic stripe verification can sometimes require more than a single pass.

3.7.5 Shift Data Left

The Shift Data Left option is applied to all tracks when selected. This option shifts the recorded magnetic data to the left-hand side of the card's magnetic stripe. This is useful in situations that require cards to be readable with insert type readers

3.7.6 ISO Track Locations

The magnetic encoding module encodes onto tracks in accordance with an ISO 7811-2 magnetic stripe. See Figure 3-17 for track locations.

Figure 3-17

3-16 HDP700 Series Card Printer