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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: About this Manual ______________________________________________ 1
Organization___________________________________________________________________ 2
Intended Audience ____________________________________________________________ 3
Conventions this Manual Uses___________________________________________________ 4
Related Publications ___________________________________________________________ 4
Chapter 2: Getting Started _________________________________________________ 5
SD/CD Series Card Printers Option_______________________________________________ 5
Legacy Option for Card Layouts from SP/CP Series Printers________________________ 7
Printer Manager Tools __________________________________________________________ 8
OpenCard Requirements _______________________________________________________ 8
Printer Requirements________________________________________________________ 8
Network Requirements______________________________________________________ 8
Other Requirements ________________________________________________________ 9
Enabling and Disabling OpenCard ______________________________________________ 9
Enabling or Disabling OpenCard with the Printer’s LCD Menu _________________ 9
Enabling OpenCard with Printer Manager __________________________________ 10
Disabling OpenCard with Printer Manager __________________________________ 11
Setting Up a Generic/Text Driver with OpenCard Printers_________________________ 12
Generic/Text Driver for Networks ___________________________________________ 12
Generic/Text Driver for USB_________________________________________________ 16
Chapter 3: Creating Card Formats _________________________________________ 17
About Card Formats for the SD/CD Series Printers________________________________ 17
Card Personalization Process Overview _____________________________________ 17
The Card Format as an SVG Document_____________________________________ 18
Card Format Structure and Conventions____________________________________ 18
Naming a Card Format in the Data Stream______________________________ 19
Naming Card Stock in the Data Stream _________________________________ 19
ID Naming Conventions ________________________________________________ 20
Adding Elements to the Card Format ___________________________________________ 21
Card Side Layers __________________________________________________________ 21
Re-Mapping Data Characters with datacard:translations____________________ 21
Hexadecimal Notation for Translations __________________________________ 21
Personalization Operations_________________________________________________ 23
Defining Monochrome for Text and Graphics____________________________ 24
Defining Color for Text and Graphics____________________________________ 25
Defining Topcoat Application __________________________________________ 26
Defining Magnetic Stripe Tracks_________________________________________ 27
Flipping the Personalization Operation with the datacard:flip Attribute____ 28
Adding Text and Image Layers _____________________________________________ 29
Defining Text ID Layers _____________________________________________________ 29
Dynamic Text Elements_________________________________________________ 29