Colour ID Card Printer
MAGICARD
Rio/Tango
User Reference Manual
Issue 1.00 June 1
st
2002
Page 1: ...Colour ID Card Printer MAGICARD Rio Tango User Reference Manual Issue 1 00 June 1st 2002...
Page 2: ...t tab 9 Sharing tab 9 Printer tab 9 Advanced button 10 Printhead Position 10 Image Position 10 Start Position 10 End Position 10 Data Download Format 10 Printer controls button 10 Magnetic Encoder Set...
Page 3: ...top Characters 16 Character Parity and LRC parity 16 THE MAGICARD SUPPORT TOOLS 17 THE SUPPORT TOOLS WINDOW 17 The Communications tab 17 Refresh Data button 17 The Configuration tab 18 Adjusting the I...
Page 4: ...f the card Completely flat Printable Area of the Card Both the Rio and Tango printer offer high quality edge to edge full bleed printing Thus the whole upper surface of the card may be utilised by the...
Page 5: ...o that future improvements can be downloaded from our website http www ultramagicard com support downloads to keep your printer up to date with all our latest research This is achieved by downloading...
Page 6: ...rect light the feature is clearly visible on the face of the card When used with the optional Ultra HoloPatch card stock one of the security logos is highlighted by a highly reflective gold super diff...
Page 7: ...ct Settings Printers Right mouse click on the specific printer If using Windows 95 98 select Properties The Properties Menu will appear All adjustments and settings are available when entering the Pro...
Page 8: ...Can be useful if printing a number of multiple documents The Browse selection allows you to specify a custom separator page Print Test Page This prints a test page containing the logo On completion o...
Page 9: ...ilable in Win 95 This allows the printer to be available to Network users Printer tab Printer Model Selects the type of printer being used Rio Tango Standard Magnetic Encoding etc Printer Options Sele...
Page 10: ...puter to the printer and thereby optimise print speed If using the LPT port the fastest prints are obtained using the Compress data option The compression ratio can be selected using the Data width ad...
Page 11: ...d it and compensate accordingly to produce optimum results Overcoat Button Options Overcoat Security Selections The protective overcoat can be laid in one of the following forms No Secure Overcoat Pri...
Page 12: ...ht This will change the overall lightness or darkness of the individual colour on the image Contrast Magnifies or minimises the difference between the light and dark parts of the image for each indivi...
Page 13: ...XP Properties window and showing Printing Preferences access button not available in NT The Device Settings window allows access to the same settings described in the next chapter Ports window showing...
Page 14: ...__ Flip __ Printing Options __ Front __ _ Colour Format __ _ Resin Black __ _ Overcoat __ Back __ _ Colour Format __ _ Resin Black __ _ Overcoat __ HoloPatch __ Orientation Portrait Landscape __ Front...
Page 15: ...If you wish the driver to use the tilde method most commonly used i e track 1 data will be specified by 1 data do not change any of the settings on this page Note the tilde method does not have a Macr...
Page 16: ...le between tracks using these buttons Mode Use this function to select 7 6 5 4 or 1 bit magnetic encoding data for the track selected Alternatively choose user specify box if you wish these to be spec...
Page 17: ...er and that the printer is on line green light illuminated 2 Select the Magicard Support Tool program on your computer 3 On the communications window drop down panel select the port to which the print...
Page 18: ...crease in the number moves the image start position to the right increasing the white leading edge of the card A numerical change of 8 digits moves the start position a distance of 1 line width Cautio...
Page 19: ...information stored permanently in the printer this allows it to carry out the printing function As improvements are made to this firmware a new issue is released and put onto our website http www ult...
Page 20: ...character End Sentinel End of encoded data Track 3 Start Sentinel Start of data to be encoded Field Separator Space character End Sentinel End of encoded data To encode the word MAGTEST on Track 1 at...
Page 21: ...d reader not being able to correctly identify the data format The Magicard Rio Mag magnetic encoder can accept any combination card data format If the card data format is changed ie track 1 data encod...
