Specifications

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Datacard 150i and 275/280P/295 Card Personalization
Systems: Guide for Use with ID Works Software
ID Works Basic Version 5 Online Reference Library
graphics, variable graphics, barcodes, photos, and text and date
fields that use TrueType or OpenType fonts.
The 275/280P/295 System can accept a graphics file of 60 KB or
less. Graphics files that are too large produce an error at print time.
The only way to tell whether the composite graphics file will be under
the size limit is to print sample cards from the Designer application.
See the Designer online help topic, “Print a sample card”.
If your card design contains variable graphics or a photo field, print
samples from the Production application using a variety of photos and
all possible graphic elements. If any of your sample cards produces
an error message, consider simplifying your card design.
Using the Datacard 150i or 275/280P/295
Magstripe Plug-in
This section gives step-by-step instructions for using the Datacard
150i or 275/280P/295 Magstripe Plug-in to encode magnetic stripes
on plastic cards.
It is possible to encode magnetic stripes without a Datacard
Magstripe Plug-in by using magnetic stripe fonts, but Datacard
recommends using the plug-in that was developed for your Card
Personalization System. If you will encode smart card chips using a
smart card plug-in and encode a magnetic stripe on the same card,
you must use the appropriate Datacard Magstripe Plug-in.
Designing an ID Works Project to Encode Magnetic
Stripes
Follow these steps to design an ID Works project that includes
magnetic stripe encoding:
1 On your Production Form, insert a field for each magnetic stripe
track you want to encode. To combine information from two or
more fields on a track, create a composite field. See the
Designer online help topic “Add a composite field to a Production
Form” for step-by-step instructions.
The Datacard Magstripe Plug-ins add the necessary start
sentinels before sending data to the encoding module.