ImageCard/UltraGrafix (Express and Select Classes) User’s Guide
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Track 1--Magnetic Stripe
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Track 2--Magnetic Stripe
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Track 3--Magnetic Stripe
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Track NTT--Magnetic Stripe (See Notes on NTT magnetic stripe
encoding
on page 5-21 for important information about using
this font.)
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The recommended size for Magnetic Stripe fonts is 3.5 or 4 points
to allow characters to remain on the same line. Use this
recommended point size.
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Do not use typographic features, such as character spacing, on
magnetic stripe text.
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The magnetic stripe text, along with graphics and text to print on
the front of the card, must be on the first page, as shown in Figure
5:-10.
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Figure 5:-10 Magnetic stripe data placement
Notes on NTT magnetic stripe encoding
To encode magnetic stripe data in the Japanese NTT format, you will need to
format it in the Track NTT—Magnetic Stripe font. Some things to keep in
mind about using this font:
Graphics & text to print on the front
of the card
Tracks 1, 2, and 3 magnetic stripe data
