Appendix B - Technical Specifications
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Physical Characteristics
Card stock warpage tolerance:
Stock cards lying convex-side-up on a flat rigid surface should
measure no more than 0.10” (2.5 mm) to the top face of the card.
Printing Characteristics
Printing Technology:
Color / monochrome via dye-sublimation resin thermal transfer
Printing Resolution:
Resolution 300 dpi
Up to 16.7 million colors / 256 shades per pixel
Printing Fonts:
TrueType fonts used from on-board Windows drivers
Overlay laminates available:
0.03 mil clear varnish overlay in YMCKO, YMCKOK ribbons
0.03 mil hologram varnish overlay ribbon, “Genuine Globes” design
Embossing Characteristics
The EC2000 embosser module has a wide variety of configurable settings. MagTek sets each device’s
factory defaults to conform to ISO/IEC 7811 standard as described in this section.
Embosser functions:
Foil-tipped embossing
Rear and / or front indent
Image printed embossing
Embosser fonts:
FontID1: Farrington 7B from ISO/IEC 7811-1, typically used for the
account number on the front of financial cards.
FontID2: Gothic is used for the cardholder name and expiration date
on the front of financial cards.
FontID3: Front Indent is used for the BIN (Bank ID Number) on the
front of financial cards (Note: This is an optional feature that is not
included with the EC2000 by default).
FontID4: Rear Indent is used for the account number on the rear
signature panel of financial cards.
Embossed character spacing:
Farrington 7B: 0.143 in. ± 0.006 in. (3.63 mm ± 0.15 mm)
Gothic: 0.100 in. ± 0.006 in. (2.45 mm ± 0.15 mm)
Embossed relief height:
Relief height is measured from the non-embossed surface of the card
to the highest point on the embossed character.
Farrington 7B: 0.016 in. (0.40 mm) to 0.019 in. (0.48 mm)
Gothic: 0.014 in. (0.36 mm) to 0.018 in. (0.46 mm)
Encoding Characteristics
Card Encoding:
MagnePrint reference capture module
Smart card contact module per ISO 7816, EMV L1
3-track magstripe encoder per ISO 7810 / 7811 (HiCo or LoCo cards)
Card Reading:
Magnetic Swipe Rail (MSR) supported formats:
Mag-Stripe: ANSI/ISO/AAMVA/CDL tracks 1, 2, and 3
Smart Card: ISO 7816-1, -2, and -3
