User's Manual

56 Card Design
and the following 10 Katakana characters:
Each time you start using Japanese-language characters, or stop using them, a
hidden character is added. Each hidden character reduces the number of
characters you can encode by one character.
Smart Card Design
About Smart Cards
This section presents basic information about personalizing smart cards. Smart
card processing is different from other types of personalization because the
“smart card” step of personalization is controlled by an application that is
different from the rest of card personalization.
Smart card setup is usually provided by a value-added reseller or service
provider. Information about the smart card module installed and the type of
cards to use can be requested from your service provider or value-added reseller.
The following items are required when personalizing smart cards:
• Smart card reader in the printer.
• Smart cards that work with the reader in the printer.
The configuration label includes codes to identify the type and model of smart
card module installed in the printer.
If the S6 value is included in the configuration code, the printer has shipped from
the factory with a Duali dual interface smart card reader. See the Printer
Configuration Label for more information.