DataCard select series, User Manual

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Troubleshooting
5-5
User’s Guide for Select™ Platinum Series™ Printers
Printer test card
The printer test card is designed to perform most functions available in the printer.
Figure 5-2: ImageCard printer test card (using color ribbon)
Your service provider might ask you to use a different procedure to make a
printer test card. The card printed might have additional areas printed on it.
For UltraGrafix printers, the test card is printed with one color, such as black.
Check the following:
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The test card has the pattern shown on the front of the card. The back of the card
will be printed with a similar pattern if the printer includes a duplex module.
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If a magnetic stripe module is installed in the printer and enabled, the following
data is encoded on the card:
See“Magnetic stripe encoding” on page D-1 for more information about magnetic
stripe tracks.
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The tracks available depend on the type of module installed.
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The magnetic stripe data on the printer test card is generated by the printer and
does not test driver-to-printer communication.
If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the test card, see “Problems with card
appearance” on page 5-8 to identify the problem and possible solutions.
Track Format Data
Track 1 (IATA) TEST PATTERN IATA CHARACTER
SUBSET 0123456789
Track 2 (ABA) 012345678012345678990123456789
Track 3 (TTS) 0123456789=9876543210
Track 3 (NTT) 0123456789=9876543210
Red
Green
Dark Blue
Black
Black Border
Black
Yellow
Magenta
Blue Cyan
E