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APPENDIX A
B. MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING
Use the standard cleaning card process.
This cleans the most important parts of the printer, including the printhead,
transport roller and magnetic stripe encoder (For further information, see Chapter
4: Cleaning.)
1.
Leave power on.
2.
Remove cards from the card feeder.
3.
Insert one presaturated card (provided) through slot on the side
of the card cartridge.
4.
Press the multi-function button.
ISO STANDARD ENCODING
Track #
Field Separator Track density
Valid Characters
# of characters
1
^
210BPI*
Alphanumeric
79***
(ASCII 20 - 95**)
2
=
75BPI*
Numeric 40***
(ASCII 48 - 62)
*
Bit per inch
**
Except the “?” character
*** Including start, stop and LRC characters. Also note that these 3 characters
are automatically managed by the magnetic encoder according to the ISO
standard norms.
NOTE: Refer to the card printer programmer’s manual for complete
programming information.
Quick Start
Getting
Started
Operation
Starting to
Print Cards
Cleaning
Trouble
Shooting
Technical
Specifications
General
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