7 - Maintenance
ExpressCard 2000| Instant Issuance Card Personalization System | User Installation and Operation Manual
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11)
Calibrate the
Font ID1 X Offset
and
Font ID1 Y Offset
settings:
a)
Press the
button. The EC2000 will create a test card using every available font ID.
b)
Look
only at the
first character
of the PAN (Font ID1) from all angles, and determine whether
the embossed character is to the left, right, above, or below the printed character.
c)
If the embossed character appears to the
left
of the printed character,
increase
the
Font ID1 X
Offset
value and press the
Save
button.
d)
If embossed character appears to the
right
of the printed character,
decrease
the
Font ID1 X
Offset
value and press the
Save
button.
e)
If the embossed character appears
higher
than the printed character,
increase
the
Font ID1 Y
Offset
value and press the
Save
button.
f)
If the embossed character appears
lower
than the printed character,
decrease
the
Font ID1 Y
Offset
value and press the
Save
button.
g)
Repeat the process until the embossed and printed first character of Font ID1 is aligned.
12)
Repeat the same process for
Font ID2
, looking
only at
the first character
of the long alphabet string
at the bottom of the test card.
13)
Repeat the same process for
Font ID3
(if installed), looking
only at the first character
of the string
of digits on the rear of the test card.
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
Because Font ID3 is on the rear of the
card, adjust the
Font ID3 X Offset
in the
opposite
direction than for other fonts (where the
instructions say “increase,” decrease the value instead.)
14)
Repeat the same process for
Font ID4
, looking
only at the first character
of the string of front-
indented characters.
15)
Calibrate the Font ID1 X SPI and Font ID1 Y SPI (steps per inch) settings:
a)
Press the
button. The EC2--- will create a test card with all font IDs. Look
only at the last
character
of the PAN (Font ID1) from all angles, and determine whether the embossed character
is to the left, right, above, or below the printed character.
b)
Press the
Advanced…
button to open the
Tuning (Advanced)
page.
c)
If the embossed character appears to the
left
of the printed character,
increase
the
Font ID1
steps
per inch adjustment and press the
Save
button.
d)
If embossed character appears to the
right
of the printed character,
decrease
the
Font ID1
steps
per inch adjustment and press the
Save
button.
e)
Press the
Back
button to return to the
Tuning (Move Embossing)
page.
f)
Repeat the process until the embossed and printed last character of Font ID1 is aligned.
16)
Repeat the same process for
Font ID2
, looking
only at the last character
of the long alphabet string
at the bottom of the test card.
17)
Repeat the same process for
Font ID3
(if installed), looking
only at the last character
of the string
of digits on the rear of the test card.
18)
Repeat the same process for Font ID4, looking
only at the last character
of the string of front-
indented characters.
19)
Press the
Set Default
button to save the settings as defaults. Enter the setup passwords.
20)
Write down the settings for the current ribbon, then repeat the process for all ribbon types that will be
used in the EC2000 (YMCKO, YMCKOK, KO, etc.). After replacing the ribbon, start by setting all
values on the
Tuning (Move Embossing)
and
Tuning (Advanced)
pages to the same values as the
previous ribbon. Only small fine-tuning to existing values may be necessary.
