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74 Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module
4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual
Encoding Mode / Coercivity / Track Selection
Use the Encoding Mode option to specify which magnetic encoding standard you
would like to use. The
JIS II option provides encoding compatibility with the JIS C
6220 Type II cards commonly used in Japan. When the JIS II mode is selected, only
track 2 will be encoded. Note that no encoding customization options are available
with the JIS II mode.
The ISO option provides encoding capability for either high or low-coercivity cards
on tracks 1, 2, and 3 and is the industryÕs most standard mode of magnetic
encoding. Use the
Coercivity option to select the type of magnetic stripe you would
like to encode. If your application requires customization of the standard ISO
encoding process, use the
Track Selection option to specify which track you would
like to configure through the Magnetic Track Options. Although the default ISO
Magnetic Track Options should be correct for almost all applications, these options
can be customized if your application requires it. Please note that all options must
be changed separately for each of the three individual tracks. If you would like to
set these options back to the ISO standard settings once they have been changed,
simply select the
Default Format button for each of the separate tracks. Please refer
to the following for a description of all Magnetic Track Options.
IMPORTANT! The Magnetic Track Selections are used only for configuring the way in which
each of the three magnetic tracks will encode. They DO NOT designate which
tracks the printer will encode (for example, if you would like to encode only
Track 2). This must be done through your specific software program. Also, note
that although the printer driver will remember the settings you specified for each of
the three tracks, the printer driver will always default to displaying the options for
Track 1 whenever the printer driver setup screen is first opened.
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