Specifications

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Cards
Forbestresults,usehigh‐qualitycardsthatmeetthespecificationsand
recommendationsdescribedinthissection.
Card Size
UseISOID‐1cards(CR80cards).Thesecardshavethefollowingdimensions:
• 3.37incheslongby2.125incheswide(85.60mmlongx53.98mmwide).
• 0.010to0.030inchesthick(0.254to0.762mmthick).
Forencodingmagneticstripe,use cards:
• 3.37incheslongby2.125incheswide(85.60mmlongx53.98mmwide).
• 0.010to0.030inchesthick(0.508mmto0.762mmthick).
Actualcardthicknesscanvarybyuptotenpercentfromthesizeslisted.Typically,
cardbowmustbelessthanthethicknessofthecard.
Card Material
UsecardswithaglossyPVCsurface,either100%PVCcardsorcompositecards
withaPVCsurface.Cardscanhaveamagneticstripeononesideofthecard.
Pre-Punched Cards
Forbestresults,punchcardsafter
printingthem.Thecardscanhavea
punchedareawithin1inch(25mm)
oftheleftedge,asthecardsare
loadedintheprinter.Ifthecardhas
amagneticstripe,thecardcannot
bepunchedanywhereinthestripe.