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1. Places Fig 1 29 Save As window Choose the file name and the directory then click on the Save button The file extension will be mgj MatiCard Graphic Job A saving confirmation window will be displayed Maticard 3 Le i 1 Saved D Program FilesiMaticasystem Maticard 3 Sarnple rgj Fig 1 6 Confirmation window If the current job was already saved clicking the Save button just saves the updated job with the same name in the same directory If an already saved job has to be saved with another name select the Save Job as command from the File menu and choose the new name and directory in the Save As window then click on the Save button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 8 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Paragraph 1 3 Open or close a MatiCard job To open a MatiCard job press the Open button Pan on the tool bar or select the Open Job command from the File menu In this way the Open window will be displayed Look in Maticard 3 My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents f wiCenreuter J File name Sample mai Mu Network Files of type Job Files mai Cancel Pl aces Open as read only Fig 1 7 Open window Choose the job to open with extension mgj then click on the Open button The name and the path of the job will be displayed in the title bar To close a MatiCard job select the Exit command from the File menu If the curr
2. MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 62 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management ee eee ss Select the first field to combine into the Element combo box then digit into the Pos box the value representing from which character position of the new special field start inserting the first field Now click into the following line marked with the asterisk then chose the second element to aggregate to the first one this element could be a second field selected into the Element combo box or a fixed text inserted into the Text box Specify into the Pos box also for this second element the value character position of the new special field from which start inserting the second field or the fixed text This procedure can go on until the desired number of different elements both fields and fixed texts will be combined in a single special field The text field could also have just a blank space HEX 20 between the previous and the next element If an element finishes before the beginning of the next one the special field adds automatically spacing characters HEX 20 between the two elements If an element starts before the ending of the previous one the special field deletes automatically the exceeding character of the previous element Put in the same element a field and a fixed text is not allowed Passing from one element to another one the PO box will increase of one unit starting from OQ so for the first element the P
3. When all the settings are inserted click on the OK button in this way the sub field will be displayed selecting the Show DB Field command see Paragraph 4 3 The sub field will be also present into the variable text combo boxes even with no database connection if regarding default fields as DATE or TIME SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 64 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Paragraph 4 10 External fields To link a field to an external program select the command Manage Special Fields from the Database menu and click on the External folder into the Special Fields window Special Fields Caries Visible DIME se Function Name DII Function Field LII Fig 4 12 External folder Press the Add button and the Add external field window will be displayed Add external field Mew external feld name Cancel Fig 4 13 Add external field window Digit the New external field name into the related box and click on the OK button Select the created external field name into the Elements box of the External folder MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 65 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management a Double click on the Visible box and select True to display the external field data or False to display the source field data Double clicking on the Field Source box the Select field window will be displayed Sele
4. File Modify Database Options Tools D e 40 Card Front 61442 E Fig 2 11 Draw Image area The Image Options window will be displayed image Options Coordinates A 497 Y 237 W 173 H 204 Head fi Parameters Rotation fo Black Panel File Name Search Maod Color Fired 7 iW Mantain Proportions mage Acquisition Cancel Fig 2 12 Image Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 25 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To adjust the position of the image digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper edge of the card while the coordinates point is the upper left corner of the inserting area To adjust the image dimensions digit the width value into the W box and the height value into the H box The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The image could also be moved or resized with the mouse but its proportion will be locked if the option Maintain Proportions is check marked If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the image in the combo box named Head 4 To set the image Rotation select in the related combo box the rotation degrees 0 0 30 180 EFAN Check mark the Black Panel options if the ribbon on the Thermogra
5. selected the Front option otherwise to insert an overlay only on the rear side of the job into the Print Side combo box must be selected the Back option Finally to insert an overlay on both sides of the job into the Print Side combo box must be selected the Front Back option To define the overlay area select the Overlay Settings Front or the Overlay Setting Rear option depending on the job side of the Graphic settings command from the Tools menu In both cases the Overlay Settings window will be displayed Overlay settings Select overlay type Overlay Preview 1076 ptr Fig 7 1 Overlay settings window Define the overlay area of the chosen job side into the Select overlay type combo box Into the Overlay Preview area there is a representation of the job side where depending on the overlay type selected the overlay area is displayed black and the not overlay area is displayed white MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 90 96 Matica Chapter 7 Other commands Choosing the Full varnish type the overlay will be printed all over the job Choosing the Magstipe type the overlay will be printed all over the job but not over the magnetic stripe position only for the job rear side Choosing the Smartcard ISO type the overlay will be printed all over the job but not over the standard ISO chip position only for the job front side Choosing the Smartcard AFNOR type the overlay will be printed all ove
6. File menu If the Set Printer on Direct Printing advanced parameter is check marked the Print Options window will be displayed otherwise with the Print button the machine will print directly the current record job see Paragraph 5 2 Into the Print Options window to print a records range digit the record number from which the printing begins into the Record From box and the record number to which the printing finishes into the Record To box To set the number of records to print starting from the one inserted into the Record From box digit the related value into the How Many box Print Options Partial Production mw Encode Iw Emboss We Thermo lw Mail W SmartCard W End Program Copies 1 Print Current Record Record From Record To 7099 How Mary Print Range Cancel Fig 1 14 Printing a variable data job The other options are the same as for the fixed data printing When all the options are inserted click on the Print Current button to print only the current record job or click on the Print Range button to print all the specified records range The Print Status are the same as for the fixed data printing SSL MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 12 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Paragraph 1 5 Resetting the machine In order to reset the machine press the Reset button Q on the toolbar or select the Machine reset option of the Tech functions command from the
7. Paragraph 5 2 Advanced parameters ccccccceee cece eeee eee eeeeneees 71 Paragraph 5 3 Encoding embossing options cccccceeeee ees 72 Paragraph 5 4 Smart Card Options cccccceseceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeneagees 74 Paragraph 5 5 Thermal printer options ccccceceeeeee eee eeee ees 75 Paragraph 5 6 ReadBack Options ccccccc eee eeee seen eeeeeeeeeeneees 77 Paragraph 5 7 LOGS options cccccceccceeee ee eseeeeeeeeeeeeaseennageenagees 79 Paragraph 5 8 Various OptiOns ccccccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeageeneaees 81 Paragraph 5 9 Job layout OPTIONS ccc ce ccee eee eteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeanees 83 Chapter 6 Users Managemen cccceceseeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaees 84 Paragraph 6 1 Defining users profiles cccceececeeseeeeeeneeeeees 85 Paragraph 6 2 Users login and job password ccccceeeee eens 88 Chapter 7 Other COMMANGEG ccccccccececeeeeeee ee eaeeeeeeaees 89 Paragraph 7 1 Inserting an Overlay cccccccceee cece seen ee eeeeneees 90 Paragraph 7 2 Color SettingS ccccccc cece ceeee eee eeee ee eeeeeeeeeeaaenes 92 Paragraph 7 3 Technical functions ccc cee ceee eee e sete ee eeeeeeeenees 93 Paragraph 7 4 Objects management ccc ce cecee eee teeeeeeeeeeeeenees 94 Appendix A Advanced setup c cccccecese
8. Special Fields function see Paragraph 4 8 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button in the Image Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 28 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 5 Inserting a rectangle _ To insert a rectangle press the Rectangle Square button on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area on the job MatiCard Graphic Sele File Modify Database Options Tools ues 40 Card Front FI6 406 di Fig 2 15 Draw Rectangle Double click on the inserted shape and the Rectangle Options window will be displayed Rectangle Options W 254 H E Border Color Bos Color Width i Cancel Fig 2 16 Rectangle Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 29 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To adjust the position of the rectangle digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper edge of the card while the coordinates point is the upper left corner of the inserting area To adjust the rectangle dimensions digit the width value into the W box and the height value into the H box To obtain a square shape the width and height values must be the same To obtain a vertical line the with value must be zero To obtain an horizontal line the height value must be zero The measur
9. Tools menu In this way the Machine Reset window will be displayed To Stop the communication between MatiCard and the machine click on the related button the Terminate button is not available for the reset Machine Reset Machine is restarting please wait Production statistics Cards Ok 0 Cards Rejected Machine Errors j Card Errors Wy arming 0 Card Chip Errors Readback Errors 0 Papers Reject Fig 1 15 Machine Reset If the reset is completed the window will become green if an error is displayed remove the error condition and press the Continue button Machine Reset Machine Reset Machine is restarting please wait Production statistics Cards Ok 0 Cards Rejected Machine Errors 0 Card Errors Warnings 0 Card Chip Errors Readback Errors 0 Papers Reject Fig 1 16 Restart complete Fig 1 17 Restart error window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 13 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Chapter 2 Job personalization MatiCard can personalize a job in order to produce cards with the inserted personalization and can also operate connected to a database see Chapter 4 this function allows to combine a large amount of variable data with a specific job In this way series of cards can be produced automatically with the possibility of repeating the process without reinserting the data MatiCard Graphic File Modify Database Options Tools Dee
10. all the desired fields are check marked click on the Apply button To combine fixed and variable data use the Manage Special Fields command see Paragraph 4 7 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the settings are inserted click on the Apply button in the Smart Card Definition window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 39 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization Chapter 3 Mailer personalization MatiCard can personalize the Mailer paper layout where the plastic cards has to be attached in order to print the inserted personalization on the paper A To personalize the Mailer paper press the Mailer button on the MatiCard tool bar and the Mailer window will be displayed Mailer E Fig 3 1 Mailer window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 40 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization SSS SSS SSS SSS Paragraph 3 1 Mailer paper cards positioning To set the card position on the paper press the Add the card button on the Mailer window objects bar In this way a card will be displayed on the Mailer paper layout Fig 3 2 Adding a card Double click on the card and the Card Position window will be displayed Card Position Card Position E4 Cancel Fig 3 3 Card Position window To adjust the position of the card digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the right edge and the lower edge of t
11. button If the profile data are correct the MatiCard will open respecting the functions related to that particular user If the user name or the user password is wrong an error window will be displayed Maticard 3 Ed Xd Unknown Operator Maticard_3 Eg x Wrong Password Fig 6 4 Unknown Operator Fig 6 5 Wrong Password MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 87 96 Matica Chapter 6 Users management a ________ Paragraph 6 2 Users login and job password To change the current user profile without exiting and running again MatiCard select the Change Login command from the File menu The Login Authorization window will be displayed Login Authorization L Uzer Password Continue Cancel Fig 6 6 Change current user Select the profile to become the current user into the User combo box and its Password into the related box then click on the Continue button If the profile data are correct the MatiCard functions will change respecting the options related to that particular user If the user name or the user password is wrong an error window will be displayed To define a password when a particular job is opened select the Set Job Password from the File menu Digit the desired password to open the current job into the displayed window box and click on the OK button The job password window will be displayed each time the related job is opened Maticard 3 Input the NEW job Pa
12. field value of the current record from 1 to O To display only the records having the MGMARK fields with value O select the Show marked only option of the DB Tools command from the Database menu This tool is useful when have to be printed only a part of the connected database records It could be created also a program that changes automatically the MGMARK value following a particular criterion based on the production needs MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 60 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management a Paragraph 4 7 Counter fields To insert a counter on the job select the command Manage Special Fields from the Database menu and click on the Counter folder into the Special Fields window Special Fields Cancel Fig 4 8 Counter folder Insert the counter Name into the related box Select into the Type combo box the Local option if the counter is linked to a single specific job or the Global option if the counter is linked and updated with any job opened To modify a counter on the job check mark the related Mod option Digit the Start value of the counter into the related box Digit the Step value of the counter into the related box i e if the start value is 1 and the step value is 10 the next values will be 10 20 30 and so on Digit the counter length value measured in characters into the Len box Digit the Fill characters of the counter into the related box i e if the length is 5 and th
13. into the combo box aside the option select the connected field that identifies the produced card record In this way the log file will contain the production date the production time and the selected field data of the produced card record for each line of text SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 79 96 ej Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences em To change record fields when the related card is produced check mark the Log Text in DB option Select the connected field that identifies the produced card record into the option combo box this field must be a univocal index key for each record so it can t be a field to update with the card production as the LOG_QTY field Click the button aside the Text in DB option combo box and the Log Data Fields Definition window will be displayed Log Data Fields Definition Quantity Lo G OTY zz Date LOG DATE Time LOG_TIME LOG_USER Cancel Fig 5 10 Log Data Fields Definition Select the connected table field where to increase the value of one unit each time the related card record is produced into the Quantity combo box Select the connected table fields where to insert the card record production Date Time and User into the related combo boxes When all the requested fields are selected click on the Apply button If the Log Text in DB option is check marked the Verify Redoing option becomes available check marking this last option enable a produ
14. named Head 1 l To set the oval Border Color click on the related box then select it in the Color window and click on the OK button To set the oval border Width digit the value in the related box the measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 To set the oval color click on the Box Color then select it in the Color window and click on the OK button Click on the Apply button and the job will display the inserted oval MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 32 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 7 Inserting a line ay To insert a line press the Line button on the tool bar and draw it with the mouse on the job MatiCard Graphic Sele File Modify Database Options Tools uses 40 Card Front B1 S355 di Fig 2 19 Draw a line Double click on the inserted line and the Line Options window will be displayed Line Options W 613 Parameters Color iz width i Apply Cancel Fig 2 20 Line Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 33 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To adjust the position the length and the orientation of the line digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes for one line end and the W and H coordinates values into the related boxes for the other end the axis origins are the left edge and the upper
15. see Paragraph 5 1 To allow the new user printing a job check mark the Production option If this function is not check marked the Print command from the File menu and the Print button on the toolbar will be disabled To allow the new user choosing which modules have to personalize the card and which not into the Print Options window check mark the Partial Production option If this function is not selected the Print Options window won t display the modules options see Paragraph 1 4 When all the desired option have been selected click on the Apply button and then on the Exit button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 86 96 Matica Chapter 6 Users management aal It s better to create the first user profile check marking all the option to avoid problems with possible disabled function To remove a user profile select its name into the Users box click on the Delete button and into the displayed confirmation window click on the Yes button To modify a user profile select its name into the Users box and then check mark or disable the desired options then click on the Apply button Once the user profile has been defined running the MatiCard program the Login Authorization window will be displayed Login Authorization User Password Continue Cancel Fig 6 3 User Login Select the desired user profile into the User combo box and its Password into the related box then click on the Continue
16. the desired personalization regarding the data inserted and the related options window will be displayed When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 56 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Paragraph 4 4 Records search To search records into a database select the Search option of the DB Tools command from the Database menu or press the Search button into the Database Data window The Search window will be displayed Search Search criteria Fel o Search Tert Partial Search Field Search Search Nest Go to record Go to record Go to record Cancel Fig 4 6 Search window Select the field where to search into the Field combo box Insert the text to search into the Search Text box If the inserted text is not exactly the one into the field but it s only a part of it the Partial Search Field option must be check marked and the inserted search text must be preceded or followed by an asterisk The asterisk must precedes the inserted search text if the remaining part of the data is before this text while it must follows the inserted search text if the remaining part of the data is after this text The asterisk could also be in the middle of the inserted search text or Simultaneously after before and in the middle of the inserted search text depending on where the remaining part of the data should be To Search a record wi
17. 30 Name Surname 4234 5b78 T lle 3456 e s i4 4 1 3 P I D MaticaDB mdb CARDS Card Front DB SGL All Records 7491045 di Fig 2 1 Job personalization These are the MatiCard main personalization Inserting a text to emboss Inserting a text to print Inserting a barcode Inserting an image Inserting a rectangle Inserting an oval Inserting a line Encoding magnetic tracks Chip personalization Inserting an overlay see Paragraph 7 1 SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 14 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization o EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETETETTTT__E________________________ ____ ___ __ _ __ Paragraph 2 1 Inserting a text to emboss To insert a text for the Embosser module press the Emboss Text button on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the area where to edit the text MatiCard Graphic File Modify Database Options Tools ug 50 Card Front qaar di Fig 2 2 Draw Emboss text editing zone The Embossing Text Options window will be displayed Embossing Text Options Width in Chars Head 4 i au CS CFI STANDARD GOTHIC e 4 fio Text Cancel Fig 2 3 Embossing Text Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 15 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To adjust the position of the text digit the X and Y Coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper e
18. 7 Other commands Paragraph 7 3 Technical functions To display how many cards have been produced select the Production Counter command from the Tools menu Production Counter Eg Total Counter 5 Fig 7 3 Counter To display the boards firmware versions select the Machine versions and FW option of the Tech functions command from the Tools menu To import the machine firmware parameters into the Production Options select the Get Params From Machine option of the Tech functions command from the Tools menu then click on the Yes button into the displayed confirmation window When the Machine versions and firmware window will disappear it means that the parameter has been imported Machine versions and firmware Machine versions and firmware Feading machine parameters please walt Fig 7 4 Versions read Fig 7 5 Reading parameters MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 93 96 ej Matica Chapter 7 Other commands Paragraph 7 4 Objects management A series of commands concerning the job objects management are present into the Modify menu The Zoom command allows to magnify the job layout of two times x2 of three times x3 of four times x4 and return to the default view x1 To Delete an object on the job click on it and select the related command To move an object in front of the other ones on the job click on it and select the Move to Front command To move an object behind
19. Cancel Fig 4 1 Create Database window Insert the directory where to create the database into the DataBase Path box or browse it clicking the button aside the box Insert the name of the database to create into the DataBase Name box or browse it clicking the button aside the box Insert the name of the database Table into the related box Insert the table first Field Name and Width on the row marked with an arrow into the Define database fields box to insert other table fields click on the row marked with an asterisk When the database is completed click on the Create button and a confirmation window will be displayed Maticard_3 Eg P k j Database created Fig 4 2 confirmation window The database is created in Access MDB format it can be also created in DBF format check marking the Create Also dB III option MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 52 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Paragraph 4 2 Open a database To open a database select the Open Database command from the Database menu In this way the Open Database window will be displayed pen Database pen Database Type l dBase Ill CBee l dBase ly Database Read Only Database Password Password Cancel Fig 4 3 Open Database window Select the Database Type check marking the right option in the related box If the Access format is selected the window will display a Password box while if th
20. Fig 5 1 Preferences window Into the Preferences window title bar is specified the name and path of the INI file where the inserted preferences are stored Select the MatiCard Language into the related combo box the available default languages are English and Italiano To customize a language open the MG _English Ing file into the MatiCard directory with a word processor for example Notepad and change all the labels starting from the LANGUAGE one with the desired names then save this file in the same directory with the name of the desired language preceded by MG_ and with the LNG extension In this way when the Language combo box is selected it will be displayed also the name of the LANGUAGE label saved To set the default directory to open when the Open button on the tool bar is selected digit the directory path into the Jobs Path box or browse is with the Search button aside the box To set the default directory to open when the Image button on the tool bar is selected digit the directory path into the Images Path box or browse is with the Search button aside the box SS OE MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 68 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences o ESETEXSXssssEX_______________ ____________________ To display a grid on the job check mark the Show Grid option To set the distance between two grid points digit the value into the Step box To move the inserted objects from one point of the grid to anoth
21. File menu and double click on it into the displayed window To install a machine including a Thermal printer module for example T10 T20 ZT10 or ZT20 the Create Internally Thermo Buffers option into the Thermo folder must be check marked MatiCard 3 Advanced Setup 3 03 File Monochrome Reties i T Color Retries 5 Thermo Double Secure Download Send Black as External Butter a Override Color Settings We Print Black Panel Separated iw Create Internally Thermo Butters Save Exit D Program Files MaticaSystenh aticand s Maticard ini Fig A 1 Thermal printer advanced setup MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 95 96 Matica Appendix A Advanced setup When a machine is in line with a Mailer the serial port used to communicate between the computer and the Mailer must be selected into the In Line communication port combo box of the Mailer folder When a barcode or an OCR reader is connected directly to the computer the serial port used to communicate between the computer and the reader must be selected into the Barcode Communication Port combo box of the Mailer folder MatiCard 3 Advanced Setup 3 03 File Wor ord Visible Winword Loaded Unloaded Wir ord Letter Loaded Unloaded We Print texts through 4Pls In Line communication Part Barcode Communication Fort Save D Program Files MaticaSystenth aticand ash aticard ini Fig A 2 Mailer advanced setup When all the c
22. MATICARD CARD DESIGN SOFTWARE Matica USER MANUAL Revision 3 01 CE Matica Copyright Important the technical information contained in this manual is property of MATICA System S r l and is secured by copyright The terms of the license define and specify permitted uses and other limitations Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form is forbidden without the explicit written permission of MATICA System S r l Technical information contained in the present manual is Subject to change without notice If not otherwise specified any reference to companies names dates and addresses is purely incidental and is only intended to illustrate the use of the MATICA System S r l product Every care has been taken in the collection and verification of the documentation inserted in this manual nevertheless MATICA System S r l cannot assume any responsibility deriving from its use Copyright 2005 MATICA System S r l All rights reserved Published by MATICA System S r l Printed in Italy Issue December 2005 Revision 3 01 MATICA System S r l via Fabio Filzi 15 20026 Novate Milanese MILAN ITALY Phone 39 02 391221 Fax 39 02 33240298 E mail info maticasystem it Web http www maticasystem it DEE MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 2 96 Matica Contents Table of contents Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions ee 5 Paragraph 1 1 Cr
23. O will be 0 for the second will be 1 and so on This box determines the elements insertion order into the special field this default order can be changed just digit the desired position order value of the elements in the related PO boxes When all the elements are inserted click on the OK button in this way the new special field will be displayed selecting the Show DB Field command see Paragraph 4 3 The special field will be also present into the variable text combo boxes If the special field has only fixed text elements or if regarding default fields as DATE or TIME it will be present into the variable combo boxes even with no database connection MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 63 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management aa Paragraph 4 9 Sub fields To manage only a part of a field or to spilt a field into different subfields select the command Manage Special Fields from the Database menu and click on the Sub Fields folder into the Special Fields window Special Fields Cancel Fig 4 11 Sub Fields folder Insert the sub field Name into the related box Select into the Source Field combo box the field from which to create the sub field Digit into the Start box the value representing from which character position of the source field start creating the sub field Digit in the Length box the value representing of how many characters the sub field is composed beginning from the start value
24. Options menu Options Card Options Options Preferences These are the MatiCard main options e Job grid orientation background image and unit measure e Magnetic tracks read back modality e Report log file management e Smart card readers activation e Encoder coercivity e Embosser text conversion e Tipper activation pressure and temperature e Thermal printer ribbon printing side contrast quality and cleaning cycles e Mailer settings see Paragraph 3 5 e Error recovery modality e Machine configuration e Communication settings e Default jobs path images path and language MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 67 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences o ESEETEsSssssEX_____________ ______________________ Paragraph 5 1 Preferences Select the Preferences command from the Options menu in order to set the machine configuration the communication settings the default paths the language the unit measure and the job grid in this way the Preferences window will be displayed Preferences D Program Files MaticaSystem Maticard_3 WMaticard ini Language Grid Language English T Shep Show Grid Default Paths Snap to Grid Jobs Path _ Search Parameters Units mm 1 10 Images Path Search Inches 17 100 Communication settings Serial Fort Fam Protocal CEP Printer Type Printer Series Z Madular Modular Cancel Advanced
25. Track 2 Track 3 Magetipe Encoding Lo Lo Apply Hi Co Cancel Fig 2 21 MagStripe definition window The Track 1 has 76 available characters both alphanumeric upper case only and field separator the Track 2 has 37 available characters both numeric and field separators the Track 3 has 104 available characters both numeric and fields separator In the combo box near to each tracks select if the data are fixed or variable Fined Fired In the Magstripe Encoding combo box select if the coercivity is low Lo Co or if it s high Hi Co The coercivity is the density of the magnetic particles in the stripe this density is measured in Oersted OE Hi co can have from 2 500 to 4 200 Oersted Lo co has 300 Oersted If is not selected any coercivity is considered the default setup of the machine If the data are fixed click on the desired tracks and type the data When all the fixed data are inserted click on the Apply button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 35 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To encode variable data connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Mag Stripe button on the tool bar and select the Variable option into the combo box near the desired Track box Variable Vanable In this way the related Track box becomes a combo box where to select the field containing the data to encode To combine fixed and variable data in a sin
26. and click on the Various folder into the Production Options window Production Options Do not remove spaces from DE fields Management and restore errors Select eror management Da not reproduce OS Ae V RANAY FR ee eS fea noua caves ena Cancel Fig 5 11 Various options Into the Various folder some parameters can have three different status When a parameter is displayed with the italic font style it means that is considered the default firmware setting When a parameter is displayed with the regular font style it means that is not activated When a parameter is check marked it means that is considered the inserted setting SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 81 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS MatiCard automatically removes the spaces HEX 20 at the beginning and at the end of the connected fields data To maintain these spaces check mark the Do not remove spaces from DB fields option TO manage and restore errors select the desired error recovery modality into the Select error management combo box Do not reproduce Do not reproduce Reproduce out of order Reproduce in order When there is an error selecting the Do not reproduce modality MatiCard simply will not reproduced the wrong cards When there is an error selecting the Reproduce out of order modality MatiCard will reproduce the first available card not respecting the
27. ap Image Calendar Control 11 0 Display as icon Documento Adobe Acrobat Fotografia di MS Photo Editor 3 0 Result n Inserts a new Barcode Class object into your re docurmnent Fig 3 7 BarCode Class object Select the BarCode Class option from the Object type combo box and click on the OK button the insertion area will be displayed Now right click on the insertion area and select the Properties option of the Barcode Class Object command the BarCode Class Properties window will be displayed BarCode Class Properties Color Bar Code Parameters Fort Bar Parameters symbol Type Interleaved 2 of 5 Y Height 400 Message 1 2345 Ratio 3 000 Narrow Width 10 Bearer Mode Supplement Quiet one 150 W Character Check Top Comment Bottom Comment O M Display Style i Message Test Display Orientation lo W Auto Size Border Style None i Transparent Comments Align Left Metafile name Cave as Metafile cect m Fig 3 8 BarCode Class Properties MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 45 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization SSS SSS SSS The suggested Symbol Type barcode is Interleaved 2 of 5 The text inserted in the Message box is intended only for testing purpose Select all the desired barcode properties and click on the Apply button the barcode will be displayed into the Word file The barcode on the Mailer paper is compulsory to avoid any mismatch with th
28. arcode Narrow Bar Width digit the desired value in the related box the measure unit is three hundredths of DPI dots per inch To set the ratio between the narrow bands and the large bands of a barcode digit the desired value in the Bar Ratio box This parameter is not available for every type of barcode in fact it can t be modified with the following types Code 93 Code 128 EAN 128 UPC A UPC E EAN 13 EAN 8 JAN 13 JAN 8 HIBC LIC 128 and HIBC EAN UCC128 To print also the numbers and or the letters represented by the barcode bars and spaces check mark the Show HRC Human Readable Characters option Click on the Choose Font button to select the HCR font its style its size and its script It can be used each font present in the operating system the choice will be shown in the boxes near the button In the combo box under to the font boxes select if the barcode text is fixed or variable Fired Fired If the text is fixed write the barcode Text in the related box and click on the Apply button In this way the job will display the barcode inserted 123045 If the text written in the BarCode Option window is not compatible with the selected type the barcode displayed will be all yellow In this case double click on the yellow area and change the text in order to make the barcode printable MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 23 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To insert a barcode with
29. are Manual Rev 3 01 Page 16 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To emboss variable data text connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Emboss Text button on the tool bar draw the editing area and select the Variable option into the combo box near the Text box Mariable Vanable In this way the Text box becomes a combo box where to select the field containing the data to emboss Together with the connected table fields into the Text combo box there are also two default fields named DATE and TIME these fields are present even with no database connection To insert the current date and time on the job select the related field and it will be automatically updated To combine fixed and variable data use the Special Fields function see Paragraph 4 8 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button Embossing Text Options Coordinates a a50 Y 228 Width in Chars Head 1 Font CPI E STANDARD GOTHIC i4 poo T ext Mariable Mame Cancel Fig 2 4 Embossing variable data MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 17 96 ej Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization o EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETETETTTT__E________________________ ____ ___ __ _ __ Paragraph 2 2 Inserting a text to print To insert a text for the Thermographic Printer press the Te
30. ase management MatiCard can fully manage the connected database this function allows to use the fields in a very versatile modality also creating desired new fields starting from the original ones The commands to manage the database connection are in the Database menu Database Open Database Create Database Manage Special Fields Show DE Fields DB Tools d Search Ctrl 5 Query Show Marked Only Show not produced These are the MatiCard main functions with databases e Create a new database with the desired number of tables fields and records e Open an existing database created with the most common formats e Show each record of the database with all its fields e Find a specific record searching its fields e Make queries using data criteria e Mark records and show only them e Show only not produced records e Create counters e Combine different fields or fix and variable data e Create sub fields e Create external fields link SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 51 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Paragraph 4 1 Creating a database To create a new database select the Create Database command from the Database menu In this way the Create Database window will be displayed Create Database etne database file Database Path DataBase Name es T able Create Also dB Ill E r Detine database fields Field Name Width FieldName Width a a o Create
31. bo box the connected table field containing the same data for each record of the same cards family Select into the Get number of cards from combo box the connected table fields containing the value representing how many cards of this family had to be attached to the related Mailer paper if this value exceed the job defined number of attached cards to a single paper see Paragraph 3 1 MatiCard automatically will attached the job defined number of cards to the first paper and the remaining cards to next papers always printing the same paper layout and respecting the job defined cards For example if the job defined number of attached cards is 3 and the group is composed by 8 cards MatiCard will attach three cards to the first paper three card to the second paper and two card to the third paper always printing the same layout for all the three papers Select the Printer of the Mailer paper into the related combo box Select the Mailer Paper type into the related combo box the available formats are A4 Letter and Legal To set the maximum number of paper managed by the Mailer buffer at the same time digit the value into the Max Sheets on machine box this value is 2 for the MS10 Mailer system and is 4 for the MS20 Mailer system After setting the desired options click on the OK button into the Production Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 50 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Chapter 4 Datab
32. cation J C _jaddess J Oo o o se oer Name oo Fig 3 10 Paper layout fields To select the Mailer paper Word file click on the Browse button The file extension can also be DCL Data Control Language format Using this language syntax the text and objects to insert into the Mailer paper can be defined only with their parameters without displaying them The chosen file and its path will be shown in the Fix file to load box Click on the Apply button and the file name will be display above the Mailer paper layout To Print a test paper press the related button E on the Mailer window objects bar MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 47 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization SSS SSS SSS Paragraph 3 4 Variable Mailer paper To print a variable Microsoft Word file as Mailer paper connect the card job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Mailer button on the tool bar and the Mailer window will be displayed To use a variable Mailer paper layout press the Open a print file button ar on the objects bar and the Text file option window will be displayed then select the Variable option into the Field Type combo box Variable Vanable Select the field containing the names of the Word files to print into the Variable Field box Insert into the Variable File Path box where the Word files to print are saved or Browse it clicking the button near the box then Select into th
33. ceeeeeeeeeeees 43 Paragraph 3 3 Mailer paper Word file cccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 44 Paragraph 3 4 Variable Mailer paper cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeauees 48 Paragraph 3 5 Mailer options cccccccseseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaneeneaees 49 MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 3 96 Matica Contents Chapter 4 Database management c ccececeeeeee ees 51 Paragraph 4 1 Creating a database c cc ccccccc cece ee eee e ee eeen nes 52 Paragraph 4 2 Open a database ccccceccccee eee teeeeeeeeeeeneneeeeenens 53 Paragraph 4 3 Show database fields ccccccceceeceeseneeeeneenenes 55 Paragraph 4 4 Records search cccccecccceseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeegeuetsegeens 57 Paragraph 4 5 Records query ssssssrsrsrsrsrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrrrrrnrns 58 Paragraph 4 6 Other DB ToolS nnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnrnrnrnrnrrrrrrererrrrn gt 60 Paragraph 4 7 Counter fields ccccceccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeueuenneaeees 61 Paragraph 4 8 Special fields cccccecccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeenegeees 62 Paragraph 4 9 Sub fieldsS ccc cccccc eee eee eee eeee ee eeeaeeeeeeaaenes 64 Paragraph 4 10 External fields ccc cece cceee eee eeeee ee eeaeees 65 Chapter 5 Options and preferences 67 Paragraph 5 1 Preferences cccccce cee csee ee eseeeeeeeeeeetaeeeneagesnagees 68
34. ck again on the Stay on top button and the picture will return as before The UnMarked Fields button is described in Paragraph 4 6 SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 55 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management ee eee ss If the database is not a read only file the data into the fields can be modified or deleted just clicking on them To Add a record press the related button To Delete the current record press the related button To make a Query press the related button and see Paragraph 4 5 To make a Search press the related button and see Paragraph 4 4 To Clear all the data in the current record press the related button If the database is a read only file the Add Delete and Clear buttons won t be available To print the job with the Current record data or with the data of a particular records Range press the related button and the Print Options window will be displayed see Paragraph 1 4 If the Set Printer on Direct Printing option in the Advance Parameters window is check marked see Paragraph 5 2 clicking on the Current or Range button will always display the Print Options window otherwise clicking on the Current button will print directly the job To insert a variable data directly on the job drag and drop the related field box in the desired position ews In this way a box will be displayed containing all the available personalization Text Barcode Tki Tk2 Tk3 Emboss Select
35. ct field Cancel Fig 4 14 Select field Select the field to link to the external program in order to get the external field data and click on the OK button Double click into the External folder on the DII Exe box then browse the external program to which send the source field and from which receive the external field data If the external program is a DLL file digit the name of the function in the Function Name DII box if it s an EXE file it s not necessary Into the Function Field DII box can be specified other parameters requested by the external program When all the settings are inserted click on the OK button in this way the external field will be displayed selecting the Show DB Field command see Paragraph 4 3 The external field will be also present into the variable text combo boxes even with no database connection if regarding default fields as DATE or TIME If the are link errors with the external program or it doesn t work the external field displayed on the job will be the source field MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 66 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Chapter 5 Options and preferences MatiCard offers a series of options and preferences in order to personalize various aspects about the configuration of the machines and theirs modules The commands to manage this options and preferences are in the
36. ction control When the machine is going to produce a card resulting already produced in the selected Quantity field MatiCard asks if produce again the card or not this option is linked to the User Management Card Redo function if the user doesn t have this right the production will be stopped see Paragraph 6 1 To link an external program to a produced card record for example an e mail could be automatically sent to the owner when its card is produced check marking the Log on card end option and select into the related combo box the connected table field to identify the record the program can be browsed clicking the button under the field combo box This function enable the End Program option into the Print Status window see paragraph 1 4 To see the communication protocol in real time check mark the Show Communication Protocol option this option decreases the production speed To save a PRN file into the drive temporary directory containing an image of each card job produced but only for Thermal printer personalization check mark the Save prn files option After setting all the logs options click on the OK button into the Production Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 80 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Paragraph 5 8 Various options To set other production functions select the Options command from the Options menu
37. d not all the records MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 59 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management ee eee Paragraph 4 6 Other DB Tools Show not produced If a determined field is present in the connected database table when the machine print a specific job MatiCard automatically increase the related record field value of one numeric unit from O to 1 from 1 to 2 and so on This function is available only if the Log Text in DB option is activated and if the related field will be selected into the Quantity combo box of the Log Data Fields Definition window see Paragraph 5 7 To display only the records jobs having this determined field records with value 0 select the Show not produced option of the DB Tools command from the Database menu This tool is useful when have to be printed only the records not produced before Show marked only If a numeric field named MGMARK is present in the connected database table the Show marked only option of the DB Tools command from the Database menu becomes available If this option is available the UnMarked Field button will be displayed in the MatiCard main window and in the Database Data window clicking on this button changes the MGMARK field value of the current record from O0 to 1 The UnMarked Field button has different aspect and denomination Marked Field if the MGMARK field value of the current record is 1 clicking on this button changes the MGMARK
38. database production sequence When there is an error selecting the Reproduce in order modality MatiCard will eject the already loaded cards and will reproduce the first card to load respecting the database production sequence If a Multi Chip module is present this modality won t be displayed to respect the sequence in this situation see the Multi smart card recover error option The Number of autoclear errors function is not available If there is the Multi Chip module into the machine the Multi smart card recover error option will be displayed When there is an error on a chip reader check marking this option the machine will stop the production and will reproduce the first card coming from the previous module rejecting only the wrong card and respecting the database production sequence To Lock the keyboard on production and Restore the error only from computer check mark the related option This option is compulsory with the Reproduce in order modality to avoid pressing a wrong key on the keyboard that could damage the production sequence After setting the desired options click on the OK button into the Production Options window SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 82 96 ej Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences o _______________ _ _ ___ _________________ Paragraph 5 9 Job layout options To set the job layout options select the Card Options command from the Options menu and the Layout Op
39. dge of the card while the coordinates point is the lower left corner of the editing area The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The editing area could also be moved by dragging it with the mouse If the machine has more than one Embosser module select which module had to emboss the text in the combo box named Head oe t 4 Choose the desired Font in the related combo box This box shows only the fonts available for the current side of the card so depending if the card side is front or rear the font displayed will be different STANDARD GOTHIC STANDARD GOTHIC Er a REAR INFILLER 1 REAR INFILLER 1 INFILLER 1 INFILLER 2 REAR INFILLER 2 To set the space between two characters digit the value in the CS box The CPI characters per inch value will be automatically calculated This values are measured in steps To align the text into the editing area click on the alignment buttons If the alignment is to the left or in the center set in the Width in Chars Do how many characters will be present into the editing area In the combo box next to the alignment buttons select if the text is fixed or variable Fired Fired If the text is fixed write the Text to emboss in the related box and click on the Apply button In this way the job will display the text inserted Sample emboss text MatiCard Softw
40. draw the different areas with an image editor Be careful just to copy and not to modify these files MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 91 96 Matica Chapter 7 Other commands Paragraph 7 2 Color settings To set at the same time all the Thermal printer objects inserted into the front and rear job side select the Color Settings option of the Graphic settings command from the Tools menu The Color Gamma Settings window will be displayed showing all the Thermal printer objects of the current job side Color Gamma Settings Contrast TEE thew oc Name Surname gor Birghtness Matica Default Values Label OF Cancel Fig 7 2 Color Gamma Settings window The following settings are related only to the Thermal printer color panels yellow magenta and cyan To set the Contrast for All Channels digit the desired value into the related box or move with the mouse the indicating pointer aside it To set the contrast of each single Red Green or Blue Channel digit the desired values into the related boxes or move with the mouse the indicating pointers aside them To set the Brightness digit the desired value into the related box or move with the mouse the indicating pointer aside it To restore the Default Values click on the related button When all the desired settings have been inserted click on the OK button SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 92 96 Matica Chapter
41. e it means that is not activated When a parameter is check marked it means that is considered the inserted setting To avoid wrong adjustments don t digit any value in the following boxes Chip Offset Barcode Offset Label Start and Label Offset Sq MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 49 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization When a Folder machine is present after the Mailer check mark the Folder present option To enable the control of the barcode printed on the Mailer paper check mark the Check paper barcode option This function is compulsory to avoid any mismatch with the card Select the connected table field to match with the barcode data into the Check field combo box the barcode data field must be univocal as with the CARDID field to guarantee the check barcode control To determine from which character position of the selected field start matching the read barcode data digit the position value into the Read from char box selecting the CARDID field this value must be 2 Digit into the Length in chars box the value representing how many characters must be matched beginning from the Read from char value selecting the CARDID field this value must be 5 To consider a series of cards as belonging to the same family check mark the Use card family option this function is useful when more than one card had to be attached to a specific Mailer paper Select into the Get Family Id number from com
42. e plastic card the barcode data field must be univocal as with the CARDID field to guarantee the check barcode control see Paragraph 3 5 To associate the barcode data to a database table field double click on the inserted barcode or digit Alt F11 on the keyboard to display the Macro Editor then select the ThisDocument option and insert into the related window the following subroutine Sub ChangeMaticaBarcode sField As String sValue As String If sField CARDID Then BarCodel barMessage sValue End If End Sub In this way the barcode data will be associated to the CARDID field Change the name between the quotation marks to associate another field Inserting a Mailer Word file Press the Open a print file button 2 on the Mailer window objects bar in order to use a single Microsoft Word file as Mailer paper The Text file option window will be displayed Text file option Field type Data Detinition Fis field Info Fis file to load Browse Appl Cancel Fig 3 9 Text file option window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 46 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization In the Field type combo box select the Fixed option Fixed Fixed To select which table fields are present into the Mailer paper Word file check mark the Send box aside the related Field box and click on the Apply button Mailer WinWord Data Definition Fed Sed b Progressive J Do o o Lo
43. e File Extension box the file format and click on the Apply button The files extension can be DOC Word format TXT Text only format or DCL Data Control Language format If the files path and extension is already written in the selected database field together with the names there s no need to insert them in the related Variable File Path and File Extension boxes The other options are the same as for the single Word file When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button in the Mailer window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 48 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization SSS SSS SSS Paragraph 3 5 Mailer options To set the Mailer functions select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the Thermo folder into the Production Options window Production Options ReadBack Mailer Cn cay fate Stat Aang oa Janey oiinae Ey eny We Check paper barcode Check field eae PV eae Lenght in chars i Use card family Get Family Id number fror Get number of cards from Printer settings Printer hp Lasenet 1320 PCL amp Max Sheets on Paper type machine 4 Cancel Fig 3 11 Mailer options Into the Thermo folder some parameters can have three different status When a parameter is displayed with the italic font style it means that is considered the default firmware setting When a parameter is displayed with the regular font styl
44. e ODBC format is selected the window will display an User ID and a Password boxes in fact these kind of databases could need those information to be opened Insert in the Database box the name of the database to open with its path or browse it clicking the button aside the box If the chosen database is a Read Only file the related option won t be available while if the file isn t read only the option could be check marked If the option is marked the database cannot be changed while if the option isnt marked the database records can be written and modified with the Show DB Fields command see Paragraph 4 3 Select the database Table into the related combo box To know the function of the Query button see Paragraph 4 5 Click on the Open button to connect the database to the MatiCard job MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 53 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management aaa When a job is connected to a database the MatiCard main window will displayed the name and path of the database and also new functions i MatiCard Graphic Sele Fie Modify Database Options Tools 7 age gt z C e s i4 4 1 3 P P D MaticaDlB mdb CARDS Card Front DB S GIL All Records O02 000 E Fig 4 4 Job connected with a database The new functions are related to the database table fields The Show Db button repeats the Show DB Fields command from the Database menu see paragraph 4 3 It the UnMarked Field bu
45. e fill is 0 the counter number 1 will be displayed as 00001 Digit the Current value to display on the job into the related box When all the values are inserted click on the OK button in this way the counter will be added to the connected table fields and so it will be displayed selecting the Show DB Field command see Paragraph 4 3 The counter will be also present into the variable text combo boxes even with no database connection The counter is not related to the records but to the cards produced i e if a records range is printed twice the second card produced will have the same record data of the first but the counter will be 2 instead of 1 MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 61 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management aaa Paragraph 4 8 Special fields To combine different fields and also fixed and variable data together select the command Manage Special Fields from the Database menu and click on the Specials folder into the Special Fields window Special Fields Define Data Element Pos Tet PO Who M eee ee E ee eee Cancel Fig 4 9 Specials folder Press the Add button and the Add special field window will be displayed Add special field New special feld name Cancel Co Fig 4 10 Add special field window Digit the New special field name into the related box and click on the OK button Select the created special field name into the Elements box of the Specials folder
46. e three different status When a parameter is displayed with the italic font style it means that is considered the default firmware setting When a parameter is displayed with the regular font style it means that is not activated When a parameter is check marked it means that is considered the inserted setting MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 72 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences O ESEETEFSssssSEX__________________ _____________________ To determine the Encoder Coercivity click on the related combo box Hi Co The coercivity can be low Lo Co or high Hi Co The coercivity is the density of the magnetic particles in the stripe this density is measured in Oersted OE Hi co can have from 2 500 to 4 200 Oersted Lo co has 300 Oersted To determine the Tipper activation check mark the Activate tipper option To determine the Tipper deactivation maintaining its temperature remove the check mark from the Activate tipper option To determine the Tipper pad pressure digit the Pressure Impulse number value into the related box To determine the dwell time of the Tipper pad over the card digit the milliseconds unit value into the Pressure ms time box To determine the Ribbon Rewind length between a one card tipping and the next one digit the impulse number value into the related box To determine the Tipper Power off decreasing its temperature check mark the related option To determine t
47. e unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The rectangle could also be moved or resized with the mouse If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the rectangle in the combo box named Head Mi 4 To set the rectangle Border Color click on the related box then select it in the Color window and click on the OK button To set the rectangle border Width digit the value in the related box the measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 To set the rectangle color click on the Box Color then select it in the Color window and click on the OK button Click on the Apply button and the job will display the inserted rectangle MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 30 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 6 Inserting an oval i To insert an oval press the Oval Circle button on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area on the job MatiCard Graphic File Modify Database Options Tools Os 5Q ene mSGre Card Front B4o 449 di Fig 2 17 Draw Oval area Double click on the inserted shape and the Ellipse Options window will be displayed Ellipse Options W 256 H 132 Width i Cancel Fig 2 18 Ellipse Options window MatiCard S
48. eating a MatiCard Job ccccccceeeee cere eeee ees 6 Paragraph 1 2 Saving a MatiCard job ccccccseeeeeeeteeeeeeneeneees 8 Paragraph 1 3 Open or close a MatiCard Job ccccccceeeeeeees 9 Paragraph 1 4 Printing a MatiCard Job cccccc cece eeee eens 10 Paragraph 1 5 Resetting the machine ccceeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeenees 13 Chapter 2 Job personalization ccccccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 14 Paragraph 2 1 Inserting a text to EMDOSS cece cece eee ees 15 Paragraph 2 2 Inserting a text tO print ccc cece eee eee eee eens 18 Paragraph 2 3 Inserting a Darcode cc cee cceccc cece eeeeeneeeees 21 Paragraph 2 4 Inserting an IMAGE cece eee ee eee e eee eeeeeeeeeneees 25 Paragraph 2 5 Inserting a rectangle cc cc ccccce cece eeee eee eeeenenes 29 Paragraph 2 6 Inserting an OVAL c cc ccccee cece eeee seen eeeeeeeeeeaanees 31 Paragraph 2 7 Inserting a line ccc cc cece cece eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeenaaeees 33 Paragraph 2 8 Encoding magnetic tracks ccc ccc eee eee ee eee 35 Paragraph 2 9 Chip personalization ccccceeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeauees 37 Chapter 3 Mailer personalization 40 Paragraph 3 1 Mailer paper card positioning cccceceeeeeee ees 41 Paragraph 3 2 Mailer paper personalization ccc
49. edge of the card The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The line could also be moved reoriented or resized with the mouse To obtain a horizontal line the Y and H boxes values must be the same To obtain a vertical line the X and W boxes values must be the same To obtain a diagonal line of an hypothetic square the difference between the X and Y boxes values and between the W and H boxes values or the difference between the W and X boxes values and between the H and Y boxes values must be the same If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the line in the combo box named Head hi 4 To set the line Color click on the related box then select it in the Color window and click on the OK button To set the line Width digit the value in the related box the measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 Click on the Apply button and the job will display the inserted line N MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 34 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 8 Encoding magnetic tracks To code the magnetic tracks press the Mag Stripe button on the tool bar The MagStripe Definition window shows the three magnetic tracks MagStripe Definition Track 1
50. eeeeeeeeeeaeeeeaeanes 95 MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 4 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions MatiCard is the software used by all the Matica machines to perform the card personalization In order to install and configure MatiCard refer to the Installation Guide of the related Matica machine The screenshot showed into this manual version are taken from MatiCard version 3 19 Run MatiCard to display the main program window MatiCard Graphic Sil Eg Fie Modify Database Options Tools Us ga Card Front 000 000 Fig 1 1 MatiCard main window The functions and objects present into the window depend on the chosen configuration In this manual we will consider all the functions and objects that MatiCard could manage regarding any possible configuration Ls EE MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 5 96 e Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Paragraph 1 1 Creating a MatiCard job To create a new MatiCard job press the New button on the tool bar or select the New command from the File menu In this way the front side of a new job will be displayed GARR ERNE RES RRS A eee ee eee Pee ee Fig 1 2 New job To show the magstripe and or the chip on the card right click on the job and select the desired option from the MagStripe Chip command or check mark the related Card Options see Paragraph 5 10 To hide the magstr
51. ement command from the File menu and the Users and Passwords Definition window will be displayed Users and Passwords Definition Password Password Check Edit Users Edt DE Edit Layout Setup Card Redo Production Select Database Partial Production Delete Apply Select job Exit Fig 6 1 Users and Passwords Definition window To define a user profile click on the New button then insert the user name into the displayed window and click on the OK button Maticard 3 Input User ID name Cancel E Fig 6 2 User name Select the new user profile name into the Users box and digit the user Password into the related box now confirm the user password inserting it again into the Password Check box The user password is compulsory The two passwords must have exactly the same characters for example small and capital letters MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 85 96 Matica Chapter 6 Users management aal To allow the new user adding deleting or changing the other profiles check mark the Edit Users option If this function is not check marked selecting the Users Management command can only be changed the user password To allow the new user modifying the jobs check mark the Edit Layout option If this function is not check marked the Save Job and the Save as Job commands from the File menu can t be selected furthermore the Save button and all the job personalizing bu
52. ent job has been updated and not saved MatiCard will display a window asking to save the job selecting the Yes button the Save As window described in Paragraph 1 2 will be displayed Maticard 3 i 1 Do vou want to save the current job w ca Fig 1 8 Saving option MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 9 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Paragraph 1 4 Printing a MatiCard job Print fixed data To print a MatiCard job with fixed data press the Print button on the tool bar or select the Print command from the File menu If the Set Printer on Direct Printing advanced parameter is check marked the Print Options window will be displayed otherwise clicking the Print button the machine will print directly the job see Paragraph 5 2 Print Options Partial Production mw Encode iw Emboss We Thermo iw Mail i SmartCard i End Program Copies i Print Current Cancel Fig 1 9 Print Options window To choose which modules have to personalize the card and which not check mark the related option into the Partial Production box The available functions are Encode see Paragraph 2 8 Emboss see Paragraph 2 1 Thermo see from Paragraph 2 2 to Paragraph 2 7 Mail see Paragraph 3 2 SmartCard see Paragraph 2 9 and End Program The End Program option enables to the Log on card end function see Paragraph 5 7 If an option is not available the related function is not reque
53. er one check mark the Snap to Grid option To set the default unit measure select the mm 1 10 option representing the tenth of millimeters or the tnches 1 100 option representing the hundredth of inches To set the machine select the desired Printer type into the related combo box the available printers types are Series Z Metal C400 Metallino Series Z Modular Eltron and Matica Chica Depending on the chosen printer some functions and settings changes in this window and also in other ones for example the Production Options window Geres Z Seres Modular Eltron Matica Chica When the Matica Chica printer is selected the USB connection option will be displayed check mark this option if the printer is connected to an USB port When the Series Z Modular is selected the Modular button is displayed click on this button to configure the machine module and the Setup modular machine window will be displayed setup modular machine Module 1 Fig 5 2 Setup modular machine MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 69 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences ess mm Select into the Module 1 combo box the first module and automatically the window will display another combo box under the first one to select the next module go on until the machine configuration is completed The available modules are Encoder MultismartCard Thermo Embosser Tipper and Mailer Encoder Multi martCa
54. ersonalization To adjust the position of the barcode digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper edge of the card while the coordinates point is the upper left corner of the inserting area To adjust the barcode dimensions digit the width value into the W box and the height value into the H box considering the barcode ratio limitations The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The barcode could also be moved or resized with the mouse with the limitations related to the barcodes ratio If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the barcode in the combo box named Head degrees Select the BarCode type in the related combo box Interleaved 2 of 5 HIBC EAN ZYUCCT 26 HIBC EAN ZUCC25 Interleaved 2 of 5 To calculate and show the check digit character of the selected barcode check mark the Compute Check Digit option Depending on the chosen barcode other parameters related to that particular type could be displayed and check marked in fact selecting the Code 39 barcode the parameter Add Asterisks will be shown and selecting the Code 128 barcode a new combo box with the parameters A B and C will be shown MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 22 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To set the b
55. gle track use the Special Fields function see Paragraph 4 8 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the data are inserted click on the Apply button MagStripe Definition Track 1 Variable Hame Track 2 Variable ID Track 3 Mariable lssue Date T Magstipe Encoding Cancel Fig 2 22 Encoding with variable data MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 36 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 9 Chip personalization To personalize the chip press the Smart Card button on the toolbar and the Smart Card Definition window will be displayed Multi Chip Personalization If the personalization is performed by a Multi Chip Module select the Dynamic Link Library DLL file into the Application DII box this DLL file can be browsed clicking the button aside the box Into the Init Parameter DLL box can be specified other parameters requested by the DLL file thanks to the INIT DLL function For further information refer to the MultiChip SDK documentation Multi Chip Module user guide and technical specifications Smart Card Definition Dll settings Application Dll es Init Parameter OLL Data Definition Apply Cancel Fig 2 23 Multi Chip Smart Card The Data Definition button regards only the variable data personalization If the Data Definition function is not requested c
56. he card while the coordinates point is the lower right corner of the card The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The card could also be moved dragging it with the mouse It can be positioned on the paper a maximum of six cards MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 41 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization To Show suggest positions for the card press the related button on the Mailer window objects bar the paper layout will display the suggested positions for the maximum number of cards allowed Select area to place the card 00 000 1 Fig 3 4 Suggest card positions In order to choose a suggested position select with the mouse the area s where to place the card s If a suggested position is selected the card will be marked with a number This means that clicking on the Cancel Placing button Pa of the Mailer window objects bar the selected card will be automatically inserted on the paper layout exactly in the suggested position Also this card position can be adjusted double clicking on it or moved with the mouse When all the cards are positioned click on the OK button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 42 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization EEE ____________________________________ ____ __ Paragraph 3 2 Mailer paper persona
57. he Readback Smart Card DII window Readback Smart Card DIL Dll settings Reader Pra Dl Parameters _ Port Configuration Port Configuration a Cancel Fig 5 8 Readback Smart Card DIl window Browse the reader program clicking the button aside the Reader Prg box Insert possibly DII Parameters into the related box Select the chip reader serial port into the Port Configuration combo box Insert possibly Port Configuration parameters into the related box Click on the Apply button After setting all the readback options click on the OK button into the Production Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 78 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Paragraph 5 7 Logs options The log function automatically creates a file containing the production report and changes record fields data when the related card is produced To set this function select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the Logs folder into the Production Options window Production Options Production log Log Text Log Text in DE Log On Card End Log on card end l Log Technical Show Communication Protocol Save prn files Cancel Fig 5 9 Logs options To create a report file with the job name and the log extension into the job directory check mark the Log Text option
58. he deactivation of the Tipper Power off function remove the check mark from the related option To determine the Tipper Temperature digit the degrees value into the related box if the value is out of the available range 60 200 the box becomes red Check mark the Rotate Emboss 180 degrees option when the dies are mounted for reverse embossing only for metal plate personalization To emboss only upper case check mark the Convert emboss to upper case option To activate the Farsi character writing modality select into the Embosser Conversion Table combo box the FARSI option FARSI After setting the desired options click on the OK button into the Production Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 73 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Paragraph 5 4 Smart Card options To set the Multi Chip functions select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the SmartCard folder into the Production Options window Production Options SmartCard Task address Address 127 Part 33000 Make test every j Readers activation Tower 1f 2fF 3f 47 5 Towers 1f 27 3f 4f 5 Cancel Fig 5 5 Multi Chip options Digit the TCP IP Address and Port of the computer in order to communicate with the Multi Chip module into the related boxes To activate a specific chip reader check mark the related number op
59. ipe and or the chip on the card right click on the job and select the desired option from the MagStripe Chip command or remove the check mark from the related Card Options see Paragraph 5 10 ERERARESES PERE R ERIN SERA RRS E Ss PARE RRS aRES MagstripelChip Show Chip Show Mag Stripe Fig 1 3 Show magstripe chip MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 6 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions To display the rear side of the card press the Front Back button on the tool bar MatiCard Graphic File Modify Database Options Tools O2 i4OQ Same weG ts Card Front 000 000 Fig 1 4 Front side of the card To return to the front side of the card press again the Front Back button es on the tool bar MatiCard Graphic SE Fie Modify Database Options Tools F Card Back agag Fig 1 5 Rear side of the card The tool bar shows only the buttons available for the card side displayed MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 7 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions on the tool bar or select Paragraph 1 2 Saving a MatiCard job To save a MatiCard job press the Save button amp the Save Job command from the File menu In this way the Save As window will be displayed Save IT Maticard_3 do fem Rete My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents F E a J File name Sample bi My Network Save as type Job Files nq
60. ks as described for the Search Text in Paragraph 4 4 If more than one criterion is requested select the Logical Operator in the related combo box then insert the other field compare operator and data criterion The maximum criteria allowed into the Wizard Sql are four The logical operators available in the Wizard Sql are AND OR AND NOT and OR NOT Using the AND logical operator the query satisfies the two criteria before and after the operator Using the OR logical operator the query satisfies at least one of the two criteria before and after the operator Using the AND NOT logical operator the query satisfies the criterion before the operator and the opposite of the criterion after the operator Using the OR NOT logical operator the query satisfies the criterion before the operator or the opposite of the criterion after the operator Into the Direct Sql Command box can be written the desired criterion directly with the structured query language To delete all the criteria inserted click on the Clear All button When all the criteria have been inserted click on the OK button in this way the Database Data window will show only the records that satisfy the query and only these records can be displayed on the job and printed If the Save with the job option is check marked the query criteria will be saved closing the job so when the job is opened again the job will display only the records that satisfies the query an
61. lect the whole word and only this one without including also the line return or a tabulation Select the Bookmark command from the Insert menu and the Bookmark window will be displayed Bookmark Bookmark name Sorcby Name Location _ Hidden bookmarks Fig 3 6 Bookmark window Insert into the Bookmark name box the name of the database table field where are the desired data followed by an underscore and a progressive number for example if the field name is ADDRESS the bookmark name must be ADDRESS_1 Then click on the Add button Repeat this function each time a variable data field had to be inserted into the Word file To insert the same data field in more than one position it s enough to create bookmarks with the field name and with greater progressive number for example ADDRESS_1 ADDRESS_2 ADDRESS_3 and so on In this way MatiCard will associate the bookmark to the connected table field each time will found its name MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 44 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization To print a barcode it s necessary to purchase and install a barcode library the barcode library used by MatiCard is the Activex XbarCode To insert a barcode select the Object command from the Insert menu and the Object window will be displayed Greate New Create from File abject type Adobe Photoshop Image BarlodePro Class Bennet Tec MetaDraw 3 1 Actives Control Bitm
62. lick on the Apply button when all the settings are inserted MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 37 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Single Chip Personalization If the personalization is performed by a Single Chip select the Interface file format into the related box of the Smart Card Definition window EE Ini File ESE Single Line EE Ini File HE If the DLL format is selected set the Application DLL file and the possible other parameters requested as described for the Multi Chip Module then select the serial port used in the Port Configuration combo box Eom Com In the other Port Configuration box specify possible port configuration parameters for example 9600 n 8 1 If the EXE format is selected select the executable file into the SmartCard Program box and the data interface file between MatiCard and the SmartCard Program into the Interface File box this files can be browsed clicking the buttons aside the boxes It s strongly recommended to select the EXE Ini File instead of the EXE Single Line in fact the last one is compatible only with previous systems Click on the Create Test File button to generate an interface test file For further information refer to the Single Chip SDK documentation Interface Smart Card Smart Card Definition Smart Card Definition DI settings Smart Card interlace settings Application Dll ppicaton SmartCard Program tt lt s S Init Pa
63. lization To insert a text on the paper press the Add a Text button ad on the Mailer window objects bar and draw with the mouse the editing area To set the text options see Paragraph 2 2 To insert a barcode on the paper press the Add the Barcode button on the Mailer window objects bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area To set the barcode options see Paragraph 2 3 The barcode on the paper layout is compulsory to avoid any mismatch with the plastic card the barcode data field must be univocal as with the CARDID field to guarantee the check barcode control see Paragraph 3 5 E To insert a rectangle on the paper press the Add Rectangle button on the Mailer window objects bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area To set the rectangle options see Paragraph 2 5 The Add an Image button is not available for the Mailer paper window hanme D Cancel Fig 3 5 Inserting area When all the objects are inserted click on the OK button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 43 96 Matica Chapter 3 Mailer personalization SSS SSS SSS Paragraph 3 3 Mailer paper Word file Creating a Mailer Word file To create a Microsoft Word file for the Mailer paper open the Word program To print a fixed data text just insert the data in the desired position To print a variable data text go in the desired position and insert a single word now highlight this word being careful to se
64. ls The suggested contrast value is 10 while the suggested quality value is 1 increasing the quality decreases the production speed To determine after how many cards performing the Cleaning Cycles digit the cards number value into the related box the suggested value is 50 while the maximum value allowed is 999 Into the Thermo Module 2 area it s possible to set the parameters of the second Thermal printer if present as described for the first one After setting the desired options click on the OK button into the Production Options window Sq MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 76 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences a Paragraph 5 6 ReadBack options The readback function match the data read on a magnetic track on a chip on a barcode on a OCR text with a connected table field in this way any job personalization will concern only the database record containing the read data into the matching field To set this function select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the ReadBack folder into the Production Options window Production Options W Actvate Head Back Read Data From Initial Char Position Chars length Matching field pf z o Stop on Read Error More chip data Mode Cancel Fig 5 7 Readback options Check mark the Activate Read Back option to enable the function Select the source where to read the data into the Read Data From c
65. med DATE and TIME these fields are present even with no database connection To insert the current date and time on the job select the related field and it will be automatically updated To combine fixed and variable data use the Special Fields function see Paragraph 4 8 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button Text Options Coordinates xo 172 Y 157 W 141 H 107 Testa 1 Parameters Rotation fi Parameters Text Color Background Color Transparent Test Font E f f JU Choose iE Font Variable Name Cancel Fig 2 7 Printing with variable data MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 20 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 3 Inserting a barcode To insert an barcode press the BarCode button on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area on the job i MatiCard Graphic Fie Modify Database Options Tools uss 40 Card Front pE inti in a Fig 2 8 Draw Barcode area The BarCode Options window will be displayed BarCode Options Parameters Rotation T a BarCode Marrow Bar Width Interleaved oof 5 i 0 Compute Check Digit Bar Ratio Fort Show HAC Choose Font Bald Avil Italic i 1 os Cancel Fig 2 9 BarCode Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 21 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job p
66. nd Y dimension can be inserted into the related boxes The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen see Paragraph 5 1 After setting the job layout options click on the Apply button If the Card Type is changed a confirmation window will be displayed warning that all the current data will be lost MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 83 96 Matica Chapter 6 Users management aa Chapter 6 Users management MatiCard can define different profiles for the users in order to allow or forbid certain functions The commands to manage the users profiles are in the File menu The Users management command defines the profiles functions The Change Login command changes the current profile The Set Job Password command assigns a password to a specific job Mew Job Open Job Save Job Save Job as Print Export Image Users Management Change Login Set Job Password Exit These are the users profiles functions e Add or delete users profiles e Modify a job e Produce automatically a specific card another time e Change the connected database e Change a job e Modify the connected fields data e Modify the Preferences e Print a card e Modify the Print Options MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 84 96 Matica Chapter 6 Users management aa Paragraph 6 1 Defining users profiles To define the users profiles select the Users Manag
67. ng area clicking on the Background Color box If the option Transparent Text is check marked the editing area won t have any color To align the text into the editing area click on the alignment buttons To set the style text click on the bold italic or underline buttons mH ic N Click on the Choose Font button to select the font its style its size and its script It can be used each font present in the operating system the choice will be shown in the boxes near the button In the combo box under to the font boxes select if the text is fixed or variable Fixed Fixed If the text is fixed write the Text to print in the related box and click on the Apply button In this way the job will display the text inserted The text could also be horizontally or vertically mirrored just clicking on a corner of the editing area and dragging it to the opposite side MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 19 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To print variable data text connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Text button on the tool bar draw the editing area and select the Variable option into the combo box near the Text box Variable Vf anable In this way the Text box becomes a combo box where to select the field containing the data to print lszue Date Together with the connected table fields into the Text combo box there are also two default fields na
68. oftware Manual Rev 3 01 Page 31 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization o ________C_z_z___________ ______ _____ _ __ To adjust the position of the oval digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper edge of the card while the coordinates point is the upper left corner of the inserting area To adjust the oval dimensions digit the width value into the W box and the height value into the H box the dimensions refer to an hypothetic rectangle into which the oval is inscribed The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The oval could also be moved or resized with the mouse If the oval area is selected Inside the oval area two yellow curving points will be displayed dragging these points with the mouse changes the oval shape Moving the yellow points outward the shape will be less curved and tend to become a rectangle while moving the yellow points inward the shape will be more curved and tend to be an ellipse To obtain an ellipse the two yellow points must be exactly in the middle of the Shape area To obtain a circle the two yellow points must be exactly in the middle of the Shape area and the width and height values must be the same If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the oval in the combo box
69. ombo box the source can be the three magnetic tracks the chip a standard barcode a 2 D barcode Barcode mode 2 or a OCR text only on demand MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 77 96 ej Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences a Digit into the Initial Char Position box the value representing from which character position of the source start reading the data Digit into the Length box the value representing how many characters must be read beginning from the Initial Char Position value Select the connected table field to associate with the read data into the Matching field combo box To stop the card production when there is a mismatch between the data read and the selected field check mark the Stop on Read Error function If the chosen source data is a chip the Mode combo box becomes available select into this box the chip communication interface If the interface is an EXE program it s strongly recommended to select the Exe_IniFile instead of the EXE_SingleLine in fact the last one is compatible only with previous systems Selecting one of these two options the Reader Program box will be displayed click on the button aside the box and browse the desired program If the selected interface is a Tcp Ip protocol the Reader IP box will be displayed digit into this box the address of the chip reader If the selected interface is a DII the Configure button will be displayed click on this button to display t
70. ompulsory settings have been performed click on the Save button to store them into the Maticard ini file MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 96 96
71. ordinates will remain the same To set the same dimensions for different objects select as first object the one with the desired dimension and then select the other objects one by one pressing the Shift key on the keyboard Now right click on the objects with the mouse and select the Dimensions command into the displayed menu to set the Same Height or the Same Weight dimension select the related command option To Move to Front or Move to Back the chip and the magnetic stripe respect to the other objects right click with the mouse on the job and select into the displayed menu the desired option from the MagStipe Chip command MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 94 96 ej Matica Appendix A Advanced setup Appendix A Advanced setup The Advanced Setup program is automatically installed together with the MatiCard This program includes a series of very particular setups for the Matica machines In this Appendix will be shown only the compulsory parameters to correctly configure some machines for the other options please refer to Matica technical support Run the Advanced Setup from the MatiCard group of programs and the related window will be displayed Into the message bar on the bottom of the window is displayed the path and the name of the initialization file where the setting are stored this file is named Maticard ini and is present into the MatiCard directory To open this file select the Open Ini File from the
72. phic Printer is full colors and the image has to be printed only in black and white To set the type of ribbon see Paragraph 5 5 In the combo box under to the Black Panel option select if the image is fixed or variable Fixed Fired If the image is fixed the related file can be simply browsed clicking on the Search button the chosen file and its path will be shown in the File Name box MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 26 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization o ______C_sC z_ _________________________________ _ The image can also be acquired check marking the Image Acquisition option In this way a program can be used as interface for the acquisition just browsing it with the button near the External Program box see MatiCard Add Ins documentation or can be used a Twain Source already installed choosing it with related the combo box see Paragraph 7 4 E WilA Canon Powershot 4300 Click on the Apply button and the job will display the image inserted if the ribbon is black or the Black Panel option is checked the image displayed will be black and white The image could also be horizontally or vertically mirrored just clicking on a corner of the editing area and dragging it to the opposite side If the image colors brightness or contrast have to be changed double click on the image inserted then click on the Mod Color button in the Image Options window and the Color Gamma Settings
73. r the job but not over the standard AFNOR chip position only for the job front side Choosing the Select vanish type the overlay area must be defined using the coordinates into the Set overlay area the Top and Left coordinates refers to the upper left corner of the area while the Bottom and Right coordinates refers to the lower right corner of the area The Top coordinate value must be less than the Bottom coordinate value and the Left coordinate value must be less than the Right coordinate value The unit measure is three hundredths of DPI dots per inch Choosing the Select no vanish type the not overlay area must be defined using the coordinates as described for the Select vanish type Choosing the Bitmap area type the overlay area is defined by a specific bitmap file insert the name and path of the file into the Overlay bitmap box or Browse it clicking on the related button aside the box This file must have bitmap extension BMP 2 color format black and white and 1016x648 dots dimensions the black areas of the bitmap defines where to print the overlay while the white areas of the bitmap defines where don t print the overlay This type is useful when two or more different areas of the job side must be printed with the overlay Into the C temp directory are present the bitmap files used by MatiCard to define the overlay type in order to create a personalized file for the Bitmap area overlay type copy one of the files and
74. rameter OLL Interface File Port Configuration Port Configuration Comi Create Test File Interface file format Interface file format Data Definition b B Data Definition ee OLL De Apply Cancel Apply Fig 2 24 Single Chip DLL format Fig 2 25 Single Chip EXE format The Data Definition button regards only the variable data personalization If the Data Definition function is not requested click on the Apply button when all the settings are inserted MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 38 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Variable Data Personalization To personalize the chip with variable data connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Smart Card button on the tool bar and click on the Data Definition button into the Smart Card Definition window The following procedure is the same for Multi Chip personalization and Single Chip personalization The SmartCard Data Definition window will be displayed This window shows all the connected database table fields in the Field column If the database is not a read only file the fields names could be changed double clicking on the desired field Check mark the Send box near the Field to use for the chip personalization SmartCard Data Definition eee b Progressive F COO a E pas e e sede a S pome oe A e e es E Apply Cancel Fig 2 26 Variable data definition When
75. rd Therma If the Thermo module is selected the window will display a combo box aside the module where to select the Thermo module communication port The modules can also be selected not observing the production order but respecting anyway the modules typology and the quantity of each module type into the machine The only tie is that the Mailer if present must always be the last selected module Select the Serial Port used by the chosen printer into the related combo box there will be displayed only the com ports automatically detected by the system This combo box won t be displayed choosing the Eltron or the Matica Chica printers Select the communication Protocol used by the chosen printer into the related combo box Choosing the Metal C400 or the Metallino printers the only available protocol will be XON XOFF while choosing the Series Z Modular printer the only available protocol will be SEP Choosing the Series Z printer there will be two available protocols XON XOFF and CHIP the XON XOFF must be selected with the standard configuration otherwise the CHIP protocol must be selected when the single chip is mounted on the Encoder module The Protocol combo box won t be displayed choosing the Eltron or the Matica Chica printers Selecting the Series Z the Metal C400 or the Metallino printers the option Printer Driver MATICA will be displayed choosing this option MatiCard will send the printing data to a dri
76. se of the text database importation is requested Check mark the Autoclear Chip Error option in order to continue automatically the card production when a chip error occurs Check mark the Save Communication Protocol option in order to create a directory named LOG under the MatiCard directory where to save a log file with the communication protocol Check mark the Show Missing photo during print option to display a yellow box in the image inserting area when the related image is not found Check mark the Eltron Always DCL option if only the DCL language had to be used to send command to the Elton printer After setting the desired advanced parameters click on the Apply button SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 71 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Paragraph 5 3 Encoding embossing options To set the Encoder Tipper and Embosser functions select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the Enc Emb folder into the Production Options window Production Options ReadBack VV arouse Encoder Ie E Tipper alec iar Aree dais vay Aree ae die eee ANA Peer cae Pee 60 200 Emboss Options Rotate Emboss 180 degress Convert emboss text bo upper case Embosser Convertion Table Cancel Fig 5 4 Encoder Tipper and Embosser options Into the Enc Emb folder some parameters can hav
77. ssword Cancel Fig 6 7 Job password If the job password is wrong an error window will be displayed Maticard 3 Wrong job Password Forbidden bo open Fig 6 8 Wrong job password MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 88 96 Matica Chapter 7 Other commands Chapter 7 Other commands The commands related to the overlay color settings production counter firmware versions and machine parameters are present into the Tools menu Production Counters Graphic settings d Tech functions b The commands related to the layout zoom and to the objects management are present into the Modify menu Modify Zoom d Delete Move to Front Move to Back Copy Paste Duplicate Acquire Twain Properties Lock objects Select the Export Image command from the File menu to save the front and rear sides of the job as two bitmap images into the MatiCard directory Mew Job Open Job Save Job Save Job as Print Export Image SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 89 96 ej Matica Chapter 7 Other commands Paragraph 7 1 Inserting an overlay To insert an overlay on the job into the Ribbon Color combo box of the Thermo Production Options window see Paragraph 5 5 must be selected a ribbon type including the overlay panel To insert an overlay only on the front side of the job into the Print Side combo box of the Thermo Production Options window see Paragraph 5 5 must be
78. sted by the job Set the production quantity into the Copies box To start printing click on the Print Current button and the Print Status window will be displayed MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 10 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions SSS SSS SS The Print Status window reports the production statistics When the print is complete the Print Status window will become green Print Status Print Status Printing Printing 1 1 Production statistics Cards Ok Cards Rejected Machine Errors Card Errors Wy arming Card Chip Errors Aeadback Errors Papers Reject Terminate Stop Fig 1 10 Printing Status Fig 1 11 Print complete Clicking the Terminate button the machine finishes the loaded card production then stops and the Print Status window will become yellow Clicking the Stop button the machine immediately stops the card production and the Print Status window will become red Print Status Print Status Print terminated Printing 1 1 Producton statistics Cards Ok Cards Rejected Machine Errors Card Errors Wi aming Card Chip Errors Readback Errors Papers Reject Fig 1 13 Print terminated Fig 1 13 Print aborted Sq MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 11 96 Matica Chapter 1 MatiCard default functions Print variable data AE To print a variable data job press the Print button on the tool bar or select the Print command from the
79. th the inserted criteria click on the related button To Search Next record with the inserted criteria click on the related button To show a specific record insert the record number into the Go to record box and click on the Go to record button MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 57 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management C Paragraph 4 5 Records query To make records query into a database select the Query option of the DB Tools command from the Database menu or press the Query button into the Database Data window The Query editor window will be displayed Query editor Wizard Sql Logical Compare Up Operator Direct Sql Command Save with the ia Clear All Fig 4 7 Query editor window The query editor uses the Structured Query Language SQL Select the field where to make the query into the Field combo box Select the Compare Operator into the related combo box The compare operators available in the Wizard Sql are LIKE equal to more or less than lt gt less or equal than lt more or equal than gt less than lt and more than gt MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 58 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management SSS SSS SSS Insert the data used as criterion by the query into the Data box The data inserted must be exactly as the ones present into the selected field only the LIKE operator allows to insert only a part of the data and use the asteris
80. the other ones on the job click on it and select the Move to Back command To Copy an object click on it and select the related command To Paste an object copy it and select the related command If the copied object has been deleted MatiCard displays a window warning that is impossible to paste To Duplicate an object click on it and select the related command To apply these commands to more than one object at the same time draw with the mouse an area including the desired objects and select the command To get an image from a twain device choose the source into the Image Options window see Paragraph 2 4 and select the Acquire Twain command MatiCard will automatically run the device driver To display the Properties of an object click on it and select the related command or double click on the object To forbid inserting or moving the objects on both sides of the job select the Lock Objects command and a check mark will be displayed aside it To allow again inserting or moving the objects select the Lock Objects command another time and related check mark will disappear To align different objects select them on the job one by one pressing the Shift key on the keyboard and right click on them with the mouse then select the Align command into the displayed menu Now select the related Align command options to determine if the alignment must be on the Left Right Top or Base side of the objects area the other objects co
81. tion regarding the Toweri or the Tower2 After setting the desired options click on the OK button into the Production Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 74 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences Q SETESSXSXssssE X_____________ _____________________ Paragraph 5 5 Thermal printer options To set the Thermal printer functions select the Options command from the Options menu and click on the Thermo folder into the Production Options window Production Options ReadBack Print options Truncate Thermo Text too Long iw Thermo Secure Print Thermo Color Parallel Thermo Module 1 Ribbon Color Cry Ceara fis K eee ee Print Side CANE Front Thermo Module 2 Ribbon Color re a K E i I I I I Print Side EARNE Front ie lt a z Cancel Fig 5 6 Thermal printer options Into the Thermo folder some parameters can have three different status When a parameter is displayed with the italic font style it means that is considered the default firmware setting When a parameter is displayed with the regular font style it means that is not activated When a parameter is check marked it means that is considered the inserted setting SS MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 75 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences ee eee sss mm Check marking the Truncate Thermo Text too Long option the Thermal printer text characters inserted in
82. tions window will be displayed Layout Options Show Guides Show Chip position Show Magestipe Position Background Image Black Pane E Background Image Front Print E Search Black Panel E Background Image Back Print ia Search Card Size Card Type X EJ 180 CRA 30 Landscape BEE Cancel Fig 5 12 Job Layout Options window To Show the Chip position on the job check mark the related option To Show the Magstripe Position on the job check mark the related option To display an image on the job background of the card front or rear side insert the image name and path respectively into the Background Image Front box or into the Background Image Back box or browse it clicking on the Search button aside the related box To Print the displayed background image check mark the related option To print the displayed background image only in black and white when the full color panel is mounted on the machine check mark the Black Panel option To set the job size select the desired Card Type into the related combo box for the plastic card printers as Series Z Series Z Modular Eltron and Matica Chica the available options are ISO CR 80 Landscape or ISO CR 80 Portrait while for the metal plate printers as Metal C400 and Metallino also the Personalized option is available The ISO CR 80 dimensions are fixed and only the orientation can be changed otherwise with the Personalized option the X a
83. to the job and exceeding the length of the insertion area won t be displayed and won t be printed this function is enabled only with variable data The Print Front Back sides option is available only with Matica Chica Printer Type preference see Paragraph 5 1 check marking this option allows the printing on both sides of the card with Duplo printer machine To print the same variable data text barcode or image with two different Thermal printer modules if present check mark the Thermo Color Parallel option Into the Thermo Module 1 area it s possible to set the parameters of the first Thermal printer To set the ribbon mounted on this Thermal printer select the desired type into the Ribbon Color combo box The available ribbons are black K black and overlay KO yellow magenta cyan black and overlay YMCKO yellow magenta cyan black and overlay with small panel YMCKO_S scratch off SCR OFF yellow magenta cyan black overlay and black YMCKO K black and yellow magenta cyan black overlay K YMCKO Select the desired Print Side into the related combo box This function also sets the behavior of the Flip over module mounted before this Thermal printer Front Front Front Back To determine the printing Contrast and Quality of the black panel digit the desired value into the related boxes or move with the mouse the indicating pointer aside them these options are not related to the color pane
84. tton is present see paragraph 4 6 The First record button l shows the job related with the first record of the database table The Last record button Shows the job related with the last record of the database table The Previous record button shows the job related with the previous record of the database table respect to the current one The Next record button shows the job related with the next record of the database table respect to the current one MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 54 96 Matica Chapter 4 Database management aa Paragraph 4 3 Show database fields To see the connected database table fields press the Show DB button or select the Show DB Fields command from the Database menu In this way the Database Data window will be displayed This window shows all the table records with theirs data into the related fields Database Data rd Print Delete Query Search Clear Current Hange Progressive i Ce SY Sc Ea ee a A A aap wee i qd 1 3 pb pL D MaticaDB mdb CARDS Fig 4 5 Database data window In the window status bar there are all the buttons I4 d P Pll to browse the records as described in Paragraph 4 2 There are also the Stay on top and possibly the UnMarked Fields buttons The Stay on top button fixes the Database Data window over any other one After clicking the button its picture changes to disable this function cli
85. ttons on the toolbar will be disabled To allow the new user producing again a card record which have into a determined field a value different from 0 check mark the Card Redo option The Verify Redoing option into the Logs Production Options had to be check marked to enable this function see Paragraph 5 7 If the Card Redo function is not check marked the Verify Redoing option will be disabled To allow the new user creating or opening a database and managing special fields check mark the Select Database option If this function is not check marked the Create database Open Database and Manage Special Field commands from the Database menu will be disabled To allow the new user opening a new job or a job previously created check mark the Select job option If this function is not check marked the New Job and the Open Job commands from the File menu cant be selected furthermore the New and the Open buttons on the toolbar will be disabled To allow the new user modifying the records data of the connected table fields check mark the Edit DB option If this function is not check marked the records data into the Database Data window can t be changed see Paragraph 4 3 furthermore the Add Delete and Clear buttons into the same window will be disabled To allow the new user setting the MatiCard preferences check mark the Setup option If this function is not check marked the Preferences command from the Option menu will be disabled
86. variable data connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the BarCode button on the tool bar draw the inserting area and select the Variable option into the combo box near the Text box Mariable WEEE In this way the Text box becomes a combo box where to select the field containing the data to use for the barcode lszue Date Together with the connected table fields into the Text combo box there is also another field named CARDID this field is present even with no database connection To use the default card ID for the barcode data select this field and it will be automatically increased of one unit at each card printing To combine fixed and variable data use the Special Fields function see Paragraph 4 8 The other options are the same as for the fixed data When all the options are inserted click on the Apply button BarCode Options Coordinates s 1915 Y 7118 Ww 146 H e5 Testa 1 Parameters Aotation T BarCode Narrow Ear width Interleaved 2 of 5 1 0 Compute Check Digit Bar Ratio Font Show HAC Mariable al Cancel Fig 2 10 Barcode with variable data MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 24 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization Paragraph 2 4 Inserting an image To insert an image press the Image button on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the inserting area on the job MatiCard Graphic
87. ver and not directly to the com port Check marked this option and select the desired driver into the displayed combo box To print on the plastic card or metal plate the Generic Text Only driver must be selected otherwise the data will be printed on the paper printer selected into the combo box driver After setting the desired preferences click on the Apply button into the Preferences window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 70 96 Matica Chapter 5 Options and preferences o ______________ _ _ ____________________ Paragraph 5 2 Advanced Parameters Click on the Advanced button into the Preferences window and the Advanced Parameters window will be displayed Advanced Parameters Generals Set Printer on Direct Printing Automatically close print window Use master file mgs with text database Autoclear Chip Error Technical Options Save Communication Protocol Thermographie units Show Missing photo during print Eltron Always DCL Cancel Fig 5 3 Advanced Parameters Check mark the Set Printer on Direct Printing option in order to display the Print Options window when selecting the Print button on the tool bar or the Current button into the Database Data window Check mark the Automatically close print window option in order to close the print Status window when the printing is finished Check mark the Use master file mgs with text database option when an advanced u
88. window will be displayed To restore the Default Values click on the related button When all the desired modifications have been made click on the OK button Color Gamma Settings Contrast Default Values Label OK Cancel Fig 2 13 Color Gamma Settings window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 27 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization To insert an image with variable data connect the job to a database as shown in Paragraph 4 2 then press the Image button on the tool bar draw the inserting area and select the Variable option into the combo box near the File Name box Variable Vanable In this way the File Name box becomes a combo box where to select the field containing the names of the images to print lszue Date Also the Search button near the File Name becomes the Options button click on this button and the Variable Image Parameters window will be displayed Variable Image Parameters Image Path Image File Extention Fig 2 14 Variable Image Parameters Insert in the Image Path box where the images to print are saved or browse it clicking the button aside the box then Select in the Image File Extension combo box the images format and click on the Apply button If the images path and extension is already written in the selected database field together with the names there s no need to click the Option button To combine fixed and variable data use the
89. xt button ad on the tool bar and draw with the mouse the area where to edit the text MatiCard Graphic Fie Modify Database Options Tools D2 460 825 e mB8 e Card Front T3290 2 Fig 2 5 Draw Printer text editing zone The Text Options window will be displayed Text Options Coordinates A 337 Y 226 W 439 H Ee Head i Parameters Rotation la Parameters Test Color Background Cal olor Transparent Text E Ez3je zv rial E noe Font Cancel Fig 2 6 Text Options window MatiCard Software Manual Rev 3 01 Page 18 96 Matica Chapter 2 Job personalization o ________C_z_z___________ ______ _____ _ __ To adjust the position of the text digit the X and Y coordinates values into the related boxes the axis origins are the left edge and the upper edge of the card while the coordinates point is the upper left corner of the editing area To adjust the editing area dimensions digit the width value into the W box and the height value into the H box The measure unit could be tenth of millimeters or hundredth of inches depending on the unit chosen in the Preferences see Paragraph 5 1 The editing area could also be moved or resized with the mouse If the machine has more than one Thermographic Printer select which module had to print the text in the combo box named Head Choose the color of the text clicking on the Text Color box and the color of the editi

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