Datasheet
270 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer Service Manual 980006-001 Rev. A
Magnetic Encoder
Magnetic Card Stripe Encoding
Magnetic Card Stripe Encoding
This section contains information on the additional operations of the P630i or P640i Printer
with Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder.The magnetic encoder uses high coercivity.
ISO Standard Encoding
AAMVA Standard Encoding
Track #
Field
Separator
Track
Density
Valid
Characters
# of
characters
1 ^ 210 BPI* Alphanumeric
(ASCII 20~95†)
79‡
2=75 BPI*Numeric
(ASCII 48~62)
40‡
3 = 210 BPI* Numeric
(ASCII 48~62)
107‡
* Bits per inch
† Except the “?” character
‡ Including three characters: Start, Stop, and LRC. Note that these three
characters are automatically managed by the magnetic encoder
according to the ISO Standard Norms.
Note • Refer to the Card Printer Programmer’s Manual for complete programming
information.
Track #
Field
Separator
Track
Density
Valid
Characters
# of
Characters
1 % 210 BPI* Alphanumeric 82‡
2 : 75 BPI* Numeric 40‡
3 % 210 BPI* Alphanumeric 82‡
*Bits per inch
‡ Including three characters: Start, Stop, and LRC. Note that these three
characters are automatically managed by the magnetic encoder according to
the ISO Standard Norms.