User guide

Custom Desktop Issuance 6.0 - User Guide
Name: CDI_0.docx September 2012
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INTRODUCTION
CDI is a highly efficient production software program which allows data files to
personalize cards.
Embossing
CDI software supports Standard Gothic (A-Z )-9 ‘/-.,), Farrington 7B (0-9) and other
non-standard embossing characters (e.g. tilde N, Russian, Katakana).
Magnetic Stripe Encoding
CDI software supports the following magnetic stripe encoding formats:
 IATA
 ABA
 TTS
 NTT3 (J)
The software also supports the following options selected by the user:
 switching between high coercivity and low coercivity.
 switching between front and rear encoding (internal Smart Card module only)
Indent Printing
CDI software supports MasterCard™ indent (0-9), OCR-B1 (0-9), OCR-A1 (0-9) and
Visa Electron™ character set (OCB-B1 A-Z 0-9., / OCR-B4 0-9 /).
Graphics Printing
CDI software supports the ability to print monochrome and color graphic logos/pictures.
Smart Card Personalization
CDI software provides an easy way to use environment for developing smart card
applications. A driver provides compatibility with T=0 and T=1 cards. It also provides the
capability of reading information from the smart card and returns the results to the
application and with the ability to personalize this information. Up to 4 key readers may
be used (additional COM ports may be needed).
Smart Card Personalization with Datacard® APM/SCS interface
Custom Desktop Issuance software enables to use Syntera® Customization Suite
Software and Datacard® Affina Personalization Manager, Affina Profiles and Scripting,
Affina Data Preparation softwares, and all Datacard® Affina products.
Security
Multi-level security is provided so the supervisor can choose which access option
each user can control.
Audit Trail
The status of each card is traced for cards completed or cards rejected.