2 - Introduction
ExpressCard 2000 / ExpressCard 3000| Instant Issuance Card Personalization System | Hardware Service Manual
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2.9.4
How to Use the Character Mapping Page
The
Character Mapping
page provides support for changing the configuration of characters on the
ExpressCard’s embosser wheel, and will most commonly be used in conjunction with the steps in section
5.22 How to Remove / Re-install Embosser Fonts
and in section
5.21 How to Remove / Re-install the
. Functions include adding new fonts, moving an existing character to a different tine, and
removing a character from a tine.
At any time (for example, if you make a mistake that you discover later in testing), you can reset the
changes you made to the embosser wheel and return them to factory defaults by navigating to
Menu
>
Settings
>
Service
>
Wheel Map
and pressing the
Reset
button.
To
move a character
from one embosser wheel tine to another, follow these steps:
1)
Look at the numbers stamped on each embosser wheel tine to determine which tine the character was
(or is) originally on, and which tine you will move it to.
2)
If the character is still on the old tine, uninstall it. Every character has a piece on the top embosser
wheel and a second piece on the bottom embosser wheel, so make sure to uninstall both, and to note
which piece belongs on the top and which piece belongs on the bottom.
3)
Install both halves of the character on the new tine.
4)
On the touchscreen, navigate to
Menu
>
Settings
>
Service
>
Char Map
to open the first
Character Mapping
password page.
5)
Enter password
4567890
, then press the
E
key to open the second
Character Mapping
password
page.
6)
Enter password
0987654
, then press the
E
key to open the
Character Mapping
page.
7)
Use the
From Current
dropdown list to select the old tine where the character was installed.
8)
Use the
To New Tine
dropdown list to select the new tine where the character is now installed.
9)
Press the
Move
button.
10)
Repeat the above steps for any additional characters you need to move.
11)
Test your changes by creating a sample card or an embosser tuning card.
To
remove a character
from an embosser wheel tine, follow these steps:
1)
Look at the numbers stamped on each embosser wheel tine to determine which tine you want to
remove the character from.
2)
If the character is still on the old tine, uninstall it. Every character has a piece on the top embosser
wheel and a second piece on the bottom embosser wheel, so make sure to uninstall both.
3)
On the touchscreen, navigate to
Menu
>
Settings
>
Service
>
Char Map
to open the first
Character Mapping
password page.
4)
Enter password
4567890
, then press the
E
key to open the second
Character Mapping
password
page.
5)
Enter password
0987654
, then press the
E
key to open the
Character Mapping
page.
6)
Use the
From Current Tine
dropdown list to select the tine where the character was installed.
7)
Press the
Clear
button.
8)
Repeat the above steps for any additional characters you need to remove.
9)
Test your changes by creating a sample card or an embosser tuning card.
To
add a new character
to an embosser wheel tine, follow these steps:
