DataCard SD260, Installation And Administration Manual

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26 Elements of Card Design
TTS (Thrift Third Standard)
The maximum number of characters for TTS format is 104 characters. Numeric
characters and the following special characters are allowed:
: ; < = >
Single-Track Option (JIS)
The default data format for a single ‐ track magnetic stripe module is the JIS
(Japanese Industrial Standard) Type II format.
The maximum number of characters for the JIS format is 69 characters. These
characters can include spaces, numeric characters, uppercase alphabetic
characters, lowercase alphabetic characters, and the following special characters:
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , ‐ . / : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _ ~ { | } ~
A PC running a Japanese edition of a supported Windows operating system also
supports Japanese ‐ language special characters and 55 Katakana characters. They
include the following:
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Special characters:
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45 Katakana characters:
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10 Katakana characters: