Zebra Technologies 8 user manual Driver Setting

E: Magnetic Card Encoder

Driver Setting

The Card Setup tab allows the user to specify the Magnetic Encoder Card Type in use. Based on your selection, the printer automatically adjusts various printer properties for optimum performance.

The Encoding tab allows the user to set various magnetic encoding options.

To access the Card Setup Tab or the Encoding Tab, select Start > Devices and Printers. Right click on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select the desired tab.

Use a YMCKI or YMCKKI ribbon. This will allow you to select an inhibit panel area for non-printing areas of your card , in this case, the mag stripe); see Inhibit Option on page 93 for details.

Before doing any magnetic encoding, set the following encoding properties:

1.Select the card type (arrow above); see Card Setup Tab on page 79.

2.Select the magnetic encoding type (circled above); see Encoding Tab on page 95. Encoding types supported are ISO, AAMVA, CUSTOM, BINARY, and JIS-II.

3.Click the Apply button.

4.Click the OK button.

202 Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer User’s Manual P1045430-002