Appendix B Smart Card Options
This section contains information on the additional operations of a J330i/m printer
equipped with the optional smart card options. (See chapter 2 for location.)
Encoding and Reading Smart Cards
Encoding data onto smart cards and reading the data previously encoded on them is totally
under the control of the application software; on operator action is required.
If you experience any problems with encoding or reading data, refer to the users manual or
other documentation for the application software.
Contact Smart Cards
Contact smart cards have a pad of contacts on the surface of the card that connect to the
circuitry embedded into the card.
Data to be encoded onto the smart card and data read from the smart card can interface
via a connector on the printer’s rear panel (“contact station”) or encoding/decoding can be
performed by logic on the printer’s main PCBA (“contact encoder”).
The printer responds to commands that position the card at the contact location where the
printer connects to the contacts on the smart card. All other printer operations remain the
same as the standard models.
Media Loading Orientation for Contact Smart Cards
Orient the cards with the gold-plated smart card contacts at the top surface of the card
and facing to the left.
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