User`s guide

XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 61
Using Escapes
EscapesareformattedtextthattheCardPrinterDriverconvertstosupport
featuressuchasprintblocking,topcoating,magneticstripedataencoding,and
embossing.
HINTS&TIPS
• Foreachescape,makesurethatthetextisconsistent(samefont,size,color).
Considerusingacommonfontthatiseasytoseeanddifferentiatefromthe
textyouwanttoprintonthecard.
• Eachescapemustbeonasinglelinewithnoformatting.Considerusinga
smallfontsizetomakesurethereisadequateroomforlongescapes.
• Donotalignescapetexttobeonthesamehorizontallineasprintedtext.
Considermakingeachescapeitsownlineoftextonthecarddesign.
Using Print Blocking Escapes
TheCardPrinterDriverprovidestwomethodstopreventprintingandtopcoaton
specificareasofthecard.Referto“Non‐PrintingArea s”inyourprinter’s
InstallationandAdministratorsGuideand“Setting thePrintArea ”onpage59 
formoreinformation.
Bydefault,theentiresurfaceofthecardisavailableforprintingandtopcoating.
Butwhencardshaveamagneticstripe,asmartcardchip,oranothernon‐
printableareasuchasasignaturepanelorhologram,youmustdefinethoseareas
sothattheprinterwillnotprintorapplytopcoattothem.
Toblockotherareas,orformore
thanoneblockingareapersideofacard,use
escapestatementstodefinetheprintar eas.Escapestatementsarespecific
sequencesofcharactersthatmarkdatawithaspecialpurpose.TheCardPrinter
Driverrecognizesthefollowingtypesofescapestatements:
• Blockprint
• Addtopcoat
• Removetopcoat