User`s guide

2. Orientation of the cards

Cards with a magnetic track must be installed in the feeder so that the magne-

tic track is near the low and as close as possible to the back of the printer (see

opposite) :

0,8 mm

0,5 mm

1 mm

0,25 mm

3. Windows Driver Settings

When first installing the Windows driver, it is necessary to set the functions of the

magnetic encoder. The functions of the magnetic encoder are accessible from the

"Tools" dialog box of the printing driver by clicking "Encoding Definition".

“Magnetic Encoder” dialog box

The “Magnetic Encoder” dialog box opens on selecting the "Encoding Definition"

button.

Track format allows the choice of the required ISO standard for each track. See

table in point 4 of this annexe for information concerning the ISO 7811 standards.

Coercivity sets the magnetic encoder in high (HICO) or low (LOCO) coercivity. A

magnetic track encoded in high coercivity is better able to withstand external dis-

turbances than a magnetic track encoded in low coercivity.

Direct encoding enables the direct encoding of one or several magnetic tracks

from this window by simply selecting them and entering the data to be encoded.

Click on the " Encode " button to launch the encoding cycle.

Automatic extraction allows magnetic track cards to be encoded from applications

under Windows (like Word, for instance). A text field surrounded by the charac-

ters “|” and “|” (or other characters that might be defined by the user) will be

interpreted as an encoding command by the printing driver.