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XPS Card Printer Installation and User Guide 162
Supported Escape Codes
The Escape Code defines the track for the data. The data format for each track is set in the
printer, and you must enter the type of data the format requires. The table below shows the
default ISO format data, and how the data looks when formatted. The syntax column shows the
general statement for how the data must be provided. For each track there is an example of
how the data looks.
Syntax Track Example Manufacturer
~<track#><data> 1 (IATA) ~1ENCODING WITH ESCAPES Eltron/Zebra
2 (ABA) ~21234567890
3 (TTS) ~31234567890
~<track#>=<data>
1 (IATA)
~1=ENCODING WITH ESCAPES
Atlantek
2 (ABA) ~2=1234567890
3 (TTS) ~3=1234567890
~<track#><Start Sentinel>
<data><End Sentinel
1 (IATA) ~1%ENCODING WITH ESCAPES? Datacard HiFX,
RP90x, and SRxxx;
JVC; and Fargo
The only Start
Sentinel
permitted for
tracks 2 and 3 is ;
(semicolon)
2 (ABA) ~2;1234567890?
3 (TTS) ~3;1234567890
• The driver recognizes all supported escape codes.
HINTS & TIPS
• Use a small font size to shorten lines of text to encode.
• Keep text to print on a different line from text to encode.
• When the driver adds lines of text for the same track, the sequence is determined by
the application. Test your application with the driver to make sure the data is in the
correct order.
• Magnetic stripe data sent by the driver is always encoded on side 2 of the card.
• Magnetic stripe data will be converted to uppercase (capital) letters if needed.
• If not-allowed characters are sent within the magnetic stripe data, the printer displays a
message.