DataCard SD260, Installation And User Manual

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192 How-To Topics
Use Print Blocking Escapes
TheXPS Card Printer Driver provides two methods to prevent printing and
topcoat on specific areas of the card. See
“Printing and Non-Printing Areas” for
more information.
By default, the entire side of the card is printed. If your cards include a magnetic
stripe, a smart card chip, or other area, do not print or apply topcoat to the area.
You might have other areas, such as a signature panel or hologram, to prevent
printing and topcoat.
For magnetic stripe and smart card areas, see “Set the Print Area” . For custom
areas which you define, use this topic.
The XPS Card Printer Driver recognizes escape statements to define print areas.
Escape statements are specific sequences of characters that mark data with a
special purpose. Areas defined using escapes override driver settings, unless no
area is defined. The driver provides the following types of escape statements:
•
Block print
•
Add topcoat
•
Remove topcoat
About Printing Areas
Using driver settings, you can define one non-printing area per side of the card. If
the card has more than one area on a side, define both non-printing areas using
escapes. An escape statement applies to the side of the card where in appears in
the document.
The syntax or structure of each escape statement is ~XX%n1n2n3n4?