User`s guide

Troubleshooting 5-5

User’s Guide for Magna™ Platinum Series™ Printers

Printer test card

The printer test card is designed to perform most functions available in the printer.

Figure 5-2: ImageCard printer test card (using color ribbon)

Your service provider might ask you to use a different procedure to make a

printer test card. The card printed might have additional areas printed on it.

For UltraGrafix printers, the test card is printed with one color, such as black.

Check the following:

• The test card has the pattern shown on the front of the card. The back of the card

will be printed with a similar pattern if the printer includes a duplex module.

• If a magnetic stripe module is installed in the printer and enabled, the following

data is encoded on the card:

See “Magnetic stripe encoding” on page D-1 for more information about magnetic

stripe tracks.

• The tracks available depend on the type of module installed.

• The magnetic stripe data on the printer test card is generated by the printer and

does not test driver-to-printer communication.

• If a topcoat module is installed in the printer, topcoat is applied to the front of the

card. If the printer includes a duplex module, topcoat is also applied to the back.

Track Format Data

Track 1 (IATA) TEST PATTERN IATA CHARACTER

SUBSET 0123456789

Track 2 (ABA) 012345678012345678990123456789

Track 3 (TTS) 0123456789=9876543210

Track 3 (NTT) 0123456789=9876543210

Red

Green

Dark Blue

Black

Black Border

Black

Yellow

Magenta

Blue Cyan