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1. 8 Cran j i amn Sach da j 5 ii 5 Coat Covert 1 fast z4 Black mr a E Dalsia j Aii Seng bree Code Maing T Colon a Reggia watch aj Color intensity Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color or monochrome dot Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Color Contrast Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color contrast Card Software User Manual 189 Contrast Sets the values of overlay and black to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum contrast Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first Select for which side of the card you are setting the new values Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Thigh ad IC AA Preparis Tibbon Haadsa ng Toi Parian bT yomi a Oe Haru Lorea m The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands
2. Defaults HiCo LoCo Read Prater Sentiauratcn Select the type of coercivity of your cards Coercivity is a measurement of a magnetic material s resistance to being magnetized Low coercivity material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material You must make sure that the setting in the driver matches the card type you are using otherwise you will get a magnetic encoding error Encoder Position Select the printer encoder position between Reversed and Normal Encoder Type Select the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Important Please Card Software User Manual 197 198 ensure that you have the correct magnetic encoder fitted to the printer Track Choose the track you want to configure Note For the JIS encoder type only the Track 1 is available Track Settings Choose the mode and density for the tracks Each track can be configured individually Start Stop Character Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter an ASCII value for the Start and Stop characters Encoding Start Position Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter the encoding start position in millimeters mm Character Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the Character parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity LRC Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the LRC parity you want to work with
3. Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Card Software User Manual 195 Biim Emrosieg msi Hami etre Hodge Pet Ceri prieg rhea f Tee F neig PO Miraka The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 79 alphanumeric ASSCII codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding The Advanced Settings buttons allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder 196 Card Software User Manual Advanced settings Allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder Advanced Settings x m HiCo LoCo Encoder position gt Encoder type C High Coersivity Reversed is Low Coersivity C Normal cd C Fired C Jsi m Track Track 1 Track 2 C Track 3 rm Track Settings Mode E bits z Density fz10 bpi z m Start Stop Character Start Character 65 Stop Character 87 m r Encoding start position Start osiion a pi 7 mm i r Character parity No Parity C Even parity Odd parity m LRC parity No Parity C Even parity C Odd Parity
4. Predefined Overlays If the selected overlay coverage was Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay select one of the option buttons Tip If you select one of the Predefined Overlays option buttons the overlay coverage box will automatically be set to Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay Preview on Screen Select this checkbox if you want to see the overlay depicted on the screen For the Bitmap Based Overlay there is no preview on screen Card Software User Manual Position Use these boxes if the selected overlay coverage was User Selected Area With Overlay or User Selected Area Without Overlay They define the horizontal X and vertical Y location of the upper left corner of the overlay area The overlay in this area is printed or not printed depending on which user selected area was chosen Size These boxes define the size of the overlay area it s origin 0 0 is defined by the position values File for Bitmap Based Overlay If the selected overlay coverage was Bitmap Based Overlay type the path of the bmp bitmap file you wish to use as overlay pattern If you don t know the file name click Browse to select the file The Bitmap Based Overlay concept was designed to provide the possibility to create a hologram effect on the printed card It is based on a monochrome pattern which tells the printer to spare out all dark areas in the bitmap when printing the overlay which produce
5. Use ODBC Cursor Library disable this check box only if you are working with a powerful database engine like SQL Server Informix Oracle etc It gives complete control to these engines overriding ODBC drivers Connection Time Out determines the period after which a connection to a data source is interrupted e g if server is down and control returned to the Card Software Query Time Out determines the period after which a query to a data source is interrupted e g if server is down and control returned to the Card Software 106 Card Software User Manual Record Form options Tab Dl aler Peter lies Tjj Connecter Oper M nd Fre Opan insg r Dpr Reni ven TTE ii cate EJ pea Dad LE e ler F ghpagiin Wage a Gens rage ii Dm Allow data edition check this box if you want to edit a database from within the Card Software Please note that not all ODBC drivers permit data edition Trailing Decimals allows you to specify the number of decimal places for numeric floating print data Record Set Counter if enabled the Card Software lists the number of records of a database or in a query found Design View Refresh Delay determines the time that the Card Software waits for to refresh the card view after editing a field in your database Browse view Show Photos if checked the photos will be displayed also in browse view Image Acquisition Show Image Tools If checked the image tools w
6. Cursor at 88 76 47 44 70 Ui Picture An image from another application It can have some but not all of the attributes of an object created in the Card Software You can move and resize a picture and change its rotation Stacking Placing objects on top of one another Each object is separate from any other object as well as from the card background Although the objects seem to be drawn on a flat card it s helpful to think of objects as pieces of paper in a stack The object you draw first is on the bottom of the stack the most recently drawn object is added to the top of the stack The stacking order is important because the object on the top of the stack can cover those underneath it You can see this effect when you stack one filled rectangle on top of an other Selecting and Deselecting Objects You need to tell to the Card Software which object you want to work with To do this you must select it To select one object 1 Touch a visible part of the object with the mouse pointer and then click You select an object in a stack in the same way Card Software User Manual 37 2 Once it s selected you re free to rotate it change its size or color or move it to another location To select multiple objects 1 Hold down the SHIFT key and click each object you want to select or Move the pointer outside of the objects you want to select Press and hold the left mouse button and
7. Sets the object foreground color Type the RGB values or use the Choose button to select the color Note Not applicable for PDF Symbol and image objects Card Software User Manual 47 Line Properties Line properties are Line Width Enter the desired line width Piper Note You can set a default line width From the Options menu choose Default Line Width Enter the desired default line width Click OK All new line objects including rectangles will be drawn with the new width Change Umiaut Loe Wrth 48 Card Software User Manual Rectangle Properties Rectangle properties are Line Width Enter the desired line width Proprie Filled Rectangle Properties For this type of object only the Generic Properties are applied Filed Hartangia Properties pa ame a Card Software User Manual 49 Text Properties Text properties affect the position of the text on the card and its appearance How your text looks depends on the attributes you assign to it Think of an attribute as a characteristic of the text its font size color whether it is italic or boldface and so on eramaiten tel Bere test Dain Ta cmd sated le m iii oe oe F iiho Wabi Sac hrei xl Fat Seon Maree ic Pa ell d Zabir Style Examples of text attributes Regular Card Software works wonders Bold Card Software works wonders Italic Card Software works wonders Bold Ita
8. m Track 2 Global Counter Source Print Counter Source Keyboard Input Source T Encode Date Time Source Concatenation Source Hropenies m Track 3 Data to Encode I Encode Variable Source iNone x Properties r Encoding Options 1S0 encoding Customer encoding Clear Cancel 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to encode in each track and click Finish 100 Card Software User Manual Select Ceka dapati Puna Clara Limpa Pat REC TDOUHT 3 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever yov ll open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well The Card Software Database Functions Editing a Database To add a new record to your database select Add from the database menu You also can click the Add Record button at your database toolbar Edit the record and save it clicking the Save Record button at your database toolbar To delete a record select Delete from the database menu You also can click the Delete Record button at your database toolbar Quick Editing The End of Fields dialog box is a Card Software concept which offers the possibility to customize how to proceed with an image field and which database functions you want to perform The End of Fields dialog box appears after you press Enter in the last record field or by pressing the Ope
9. Allows you to choose between four different algorithms to make the Monochrome Conversion Threshold Ordered Floyd Steinberg and Burkes Each algorithm gives slightly different results You select an algorithm by clicking on it If you prefer you can Disable the Monochrome Conversion by choosing the Disable option The Database Menu Connect Connects to a database Disconnect Disconnects from the database Browse View Toggles between the Browse Record View First Moves to the first record Previous Moves to the previous record Next Moves to the next record Last Moves to the last record Card Software User Manual 133 134 Find Finds data in the current table Query Sets a search criteria Add Adds a new record Delete Deletes the current record Save Saves the current record Reports Creates and prints database reports Properties Allows to configure the database interface properties Define View Allows to define the database view Auto Print Sets and activates the auto print function The Window Menu Cascade Arranges open card windows so that they overlap and the title bar of each window is displayed Tile Arranges open card windows horizontally with no over lapping Arrange Icons Arranges icons Card window list Provides a means to quickly display any open card and database or batch print Advanced Feature window The Card Software User Manual names of
10. Card Printer Using the proper Windows printer driver for your card printer the Card Software allows you to use any card printer For special printer ribbon settings see your card printer documentation as well as related help files Besides that the Card Software allows you to use any card printer it also permits to work on card layout database edition etc at print time simultaneously Card Software User Manual 163 Label Printer The Card Software allows you to print on any Label printer which is provided with its proper Windows driver Note the label size settings must have the same measurements as the standard plastic card format 88 7 x 54 2 millimeters Paper Printers The Card Software permits to print on paper with any Laser Ink Jet or Needle printer which comes with a proper windows driver The Card Software s special column and row settings permit to print front and back side of the card on the same sheet as well as several cards on one sheet This concept permits to print card proofs on paper or creating low cost cards using paper lamination Card Setup Setting up the card 1 To setup the card using a Windows Printer Driver from the File menu choose Card Print Choose the printer name you want to work with Click Close Deere gt OEP iF Tatia Eein Sere i eee tirar Cran a haw Gren Nerd F r D pila P P r r apt iy Bp F a Pid fre Din N ige kerim Arre p a l bp A paira M Pri
11. Eike hrir Ee E Teague Pinki Haa Li Te aiarra yal P D Pai hn a i o E FE Eiis Paine ether Bustier Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT 1 The printer capabilities are listed below Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Contactless Smart Card allows to plug in an exe file during the print process Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Enable Printer s Print Button Check this option to enable the printer print button Enable Printer s Other Button Check this option to enable the printer other buttons Card Software User Manual 251 Appendix C Magnetic Encoding If your printer is equipped with a magnetic stripe encoder you can encode data onto cards that have an embedded magnetic stripe About Magnetic Stripe 252 There are two kinds of magnetic stripe cards low coercivity and high coercivity Coercivity is the measurement of a magnetic material s resistance to being magnetized Low coercivity material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material A magnetic stripe encoder is designed to be used with one type of cards only either high or low coercivity Caution High and low coercivity cards a
12. Hipan Hi SS ee set ETES oro Dais tiie P Cota Peg Ha ies dy z m Hei Color intensity Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color or monochrome dot Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Color Contrast Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color contrast Contrast Sets the values of overlay black and hologram to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum contrast Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first 228 Card Software User Manual Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Hologram Click the Hologram tab to configure how the hologram will be printed this option is only available if you choose a Hologram ribbon FBS bmpercean EN aquest Fiba Cecmting Comin inatenga Haagan porter Printing Side Allows you to choose the side of the card front back that you will set up Hologram Clipping Card Software User Manual 229 Allows you to select the type
13. This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon H Hologram Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single hologram panel ribbon Scratch This ribbon is a single panel ribbon that print s a area that can be scratched If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side For the listed ribbons the Card Software allows the following Front back combinations Note The 5 Panel Ribbon does not support the Print in black panel function for the front back combination Color Black and Black Color You have to use the 6 Panel ribbon instead Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Card Software User Manual 223 Fibo Bading tote teat totes Saige tees Dene ermine z a ee Beal bmi Li Ca J mj The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCII codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding The Advanced Settings buttons allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encode
14. highly contrasted backgrounds when acquiring an image Try to reduce the image size to a still acceptable minimum Card Software User Manual i 10 Image Acquisition Besides opening images from a file the Card Software allows direct image acquisition in three ways using the TWAIN interface the VfW Video for Windows interface or the serial port combined with a proper application The Card Software supports the use of any camcorder and VCR with video output as well as digital cameras to acquire images Image Sources Open from file Allows to browse to an image file and open it Open from File at Print Time Allows to browse to an image file and open it at print time Scan Scans a new image using a defined Twain driver Scan at Print Time Scans a new image using a defined Twain driver at print time Paste Pastes an image from the Windows clipboard Point to Image File links to an image which location path is stored in a related database field Point to Image Field links to an image which is stored ina related database image field Video for Windows Acquires an image using the VfW interface see later in this chapter Image Transfer with Video for Windows VfW VfW is the latest standard for image acquisition an evolution of the older MCI concept Camcorders or VCRs produce an analog image dataflux which is transferred as analog signal from the camera to the capture card and from here to the video car
15. is increased by the value of a second number that you choose Card Software User Manual Global Counter Source Properties Printer Counter An integer counter that starts at 1 and is increased by each time you print a card Print Counter Source Properties xi x pK ea Keyboard Input Data that you type from the computer system s keyboard Keyboard Input Source Properties Card Software User Manual 63 Date Time The Date Time kept by your computer system Date Time Source Properties fe Ld Concatenation Data that result from the concatenation of two or more sources In the Prefix Separator and Suffix boxes you can edit constant data To achieve multi line concatenation press Ctrl Enter in the Separator box Conca maljer Supre Pin iere Card Software User Manual Image Sources File Choose Image At print time the Card Software will prompt you to select the name of an image file File Choose Properties Eg Default Path C Program Files CardFive Clipart Default Extension Format BMP bd j Cancel Scan Image An image acquired from any twain compliant source at print time See Chapter 10 Image acquisition Video An image acquired using the Video for windows VFW interface see chapter 10 Image Acquisition ODBC Data from internal or external database that you can access using ODBC see Chapter 10 Image Acquisition Adding
16. Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Fitter Ercadrg Tema betel tammaa Haig Fas B Etain Pii Laie U ep the ees et F my fiers in o c F iep Gedo F iaai Pi F rn Eurdtaia Ce je Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT 1 Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities Card Software User Manual 203 directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Laminate Allows to laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer 204 Laminator This options are only available if your printer includes a lamination station Click the Laminator tab to configure the type of film temperature and speed for the lamination as well as the side of the card to be laminated Gee A a e
17. E E R cos 30 Adding a Diagonal Line ososoeseseseeeeseeeeseesrsrrerrrersrereseeresrrerse 30 Addirig Rectangle enie ee eee ee eo e ek shen 31 Addins Text nien nnana EN A E RNE 31 AddING ah IMA penn e AS A E EE EES 32 Adding a Bar Code meritam a a a a N sss 34 Adding a PDF Symbol o0 1ccscesccessescescesscesseessenseenscnsenaecnaenaeeneesaes 35 3 Working with Objects sccsssccssssscssssccssssccsssccsessscssssseseees 36 Card Software ODjects 0 cece ia nri i oaeiai e eE 36 Terms That Apply to Objects sssssessssesseeseeseeresressrrerrsresrrreeseereseses 36 Selecting and Deselecting Objects ssns 37 RESIZID 8 ODJOCIS e ine Ses E EE A EEEE EE EE ES 38 Resizing TOKE rart A E NEE E EA EES 39 RESIZING GL ANE heni ee e s 40 Resizing a Bar Code siisii iiia ii ia 40 Resizing a PDF Symbol oneens ER 40 Moving and Aligning Objects sssessseseessseesseeesrsessrrsssreresreersrreresesresesee 40 Moving Objects rror oe 4 anh eae o e E E aert eies 40 Aligning Objects siiig ena R aa N EN NaN 41 Rotating Objects remeis Ra an aN ue as 42 SLACKING Objects ssie tues sesisnssigeceesdaccasetesiaess say edovvas s reati 43 Duplicating ODjects yemine eae a aie pe ei 44 Editing Object Properties s sssssesesssseesssesseessseersreersresreresreesreneneseeeeses 44 Open the Object Properties Dialog Box ssosnosecseseeeeeeeeee 44 Object Properties Dialog BOX ssssoseseseeeeeeeseeeseeseresrerreeeeees 46 Generic Object Properties osssssesssessese
18. Emai Be i E an oo ete him Dininin F gp Chan ee f Emig isi paar m Lirie pami W hanai P finaus C Dik pay LAC alg E Aurai E a O Diare Daat pals J Cece 234 Card Software User Manual HiCo LoCo Select the type of coercivity of your cards Coercivity is a measurement of a magnetic material s resistance to being magnetized Low coercivity material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material You must make sure that the setting in the driver matches the card type you are using otherwise you will get a magnetic encoding error Encoder Position Select the printer encoder position between Reversed and Normal Encoder Type Select the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Important Please ensure that you have the correct magnetic encoder fitted to the printer Track Choose the track you want to configure Note For the JIS encoder type only the Track 1 is available Track Settings Choose the mode and density for the tracks Each track can be configured individually Start Stop Character Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter an ASCII value for the Start and Stop characters Encoding Start Position Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter the encoding start position in millimeters mm Character Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the Character parity you want to work with Even Card Software User Manual 2
19. Mee 201 Special P600 Properties cccccscssccsseesecsscesecesceseeseceseeseseseeeeeeneees 202 Pinte an Suess RE EE R A E 203 MamMinator sites ee E E E aia Ni gad ER 204 Appendix B5 Fargo series sccsssccssssscssssscsssscsssscsssssceseaces 206 JiS iol plea MSEE E EE E EE E E E EES 206 ENCOding ee iach lig hie ae oe Giles eh aoe 207 LOOMS sexe csecesstcaseuseeas cs sas suvesse dousscsiet Seats evvesupaec dh EEEE S S 209 Head Picture Settings 0 eee eee cseecnecsseeseceseeseceseeseceseseseeeeeeseneeaes 210 PHIM Ess ccecd suet eect hued sees Ea e tod tateonsess Ment centered EER 211 Taminator iis ii ii heed te sl hele BARI BARR ae hese nee eh Asie 212 Appendix B6 Magicard series ssccsssscssssssessccssscesesces 214 Ribbon nnaman eoeeeesoui od a eae tee tale Monee sd aer ont 214 Head Set gs iso aye ho Ae a ee eet ae wha cede ha 215 BM COGUNG ANRE E Hock EEE ESE E pads evens EE STE 216 TOMS aat E et Moe een ON Oa EA 217 Specific OPUODS veeri irona steer n E EE E E R E ERE 219 Printeren ne a Aes heals BN he RR 220 Appendix B7 NBS series sscccsssccssrsscssssccssssccssccsessscsesaces 222 JiS iol pleno MEERE E EE E E tee ce E E N 222 Encode 32 2 8 sik evi Rais Res he Ba SRA Rare 223 Advanced SEHINGS eeni ee e erpi e apse peii 224 TOONS rania inte E N eri SE ed N O 227 HG ad Settings enee AA A Mase etal EA 228 Hologram 3 65 35 Ste eights ME AGEN E E wage 229 PHILO ss ss gcads ares EE OEE EEE SEEE 230
20. Picaa aha Phang Paa bu Darg Pimen Diaa naa Erasing Contrast Allows you to set a new value for the contrast Temperature Settings Allows you to set for the Level Number and for the Compensation Type Erasing Process Setup Allows you to set the values for the PreHeating Passes for Erasing Printers Ohmic Value Define the new value and click Set to apply Printing Zone Allows you to change the values for the Printing Zone Click Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values Card Software User Manual 177 i Appendix B2 CIM series This section explains the specific properties of the CIM series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Fitas Temba Ut Mimi daia Piero Pa Alien bar net a mie tea Mer tear ie ae Hia Mma gt i ge bai r F t ei E Feis G hata m e r m bi phigo Deir ia huen Em j a j a Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and an overlay panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow
21. Reduces the size of the card depicted on the screen Ctrl L Guidelines Toggles the display of the guidelines that mark the edges of the printable area of the card Ctrl G Show grid Toggles the display of the layout grid Ctrl K Keep Placing Objects Keeps the current drawing tool Ctrl H Snap to Grid Toggles the Snap to Grid option Gh Database Window To enable these shortcuts you must focus to the database view simply clicking into one of the database fields F6 Open from File Opens an image file from disk F5 Paste Pastes an image from the clipboard to the database image field F8 Freeze Freezes an image Card Software User Manual 15 About Bar Codes This section provides information on bar codes and their use with the Card Software Bar Codes Introduction A bar code is a machine readable symbol representing human readable information The information represented can be alpha or numeric only limited alphanumeric or the full character set The human readable alpha or numeric characters are represented in the bar code symbol by a series of varying width vertical lines called bars and spaces Bars and spaces together are elements An element can be a wide black bar or white space or a narrow black bar or white space Each element is assigned a binary value of either 1 or 0 To represent the necessary character in the bar code the elements must follow a precise sequential or
22. Software User Manual Image Menu Adjust Colors The command Contrast decreases or increases an image contrast by moving the RGB red green blue tracker bar Unlock the control field Lock to change values for RGB separately Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button The command Brightness decreases or increases image brightness by moving the RGB tracker bar Unlock the control field Lock to change values for RGB separately Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button Effects The command Blur decreases the contrast between pixels the image appears smoother Sharpen increases the contrast between pixels the image appears more focused Sharpen More has the same effect but with higher intensity High Contrast lets you set a threshold value to kodalith an image Grayscale Converts the image from color to gray Remove Noise Removes graining by averaging areas of the image Convert to Monochrome Coverts the image to monochrome Convert to RGB Converts the image to RGB Crop This command is only available after selecting an image area with the select button from the image tools toolbar Define the area you want to keep by dragging and resizing the Card Software User Manual 169 selection rectangle Then use the command Crop from the Image menu Save amp Exit Menu Closes the Image Tools dialog box saving all settings made Cancel Menu Closes the Image Tools dialog
23. Terre s t Eise Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and an overlay panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel Card Software User Manual an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon Scratch This ribbon is a single panel ribbon that print s a area that can be scratched If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side The Background Color option allows you to configure the RGB values for the background color The Ribbon Options allows you to set the panel length Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Ribis Erending Fair Head Settee Free Che ening a f r imig a CENE The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and t
24. To use the comprehensive online index open the Card Software Help Contents window To use other features in Help use the Help command You can even get help about how to use the Help system Choose Using Help from the Help menu Card Software User Manual 15 Topical Help To find out about an item on the screen click the Help button on the Upper Toolbar When the pointer changes to a question mark choose the command or click the window item on which you want help The Card Software displays the Help topic for the selected command or window item in the Help window The Main Card Software Window The main Card Software window with its accompanying toolbars and menus closely resembles the windows you work in for other Windows based programs You will be working in the main window and its sub windows as you design and print your cards The following illustration identifies and names each part of the main Card Software window The text explains how each part functions T PEA aon pe a Dates T Toolbar tad Fisij Baa Pa jjo m ar Tots Soui Ba 16 Card Software User Manual The Title Bar The title bar displays the name of the Card Software program and the name of the active card file The Menu Bar The Menu bar lists the available menus A menu contains a list of commands or actions you can carry out with the Card Software Close Button Using the mouse you can click the Close button to end you
25. Twain Twain is an industry standard protocol for ex changing information between application software like this Card Software and image capture devices such as scanners or video cameras It was developed by a coalition of imaging hardware and software manufacturers and eliminates the need to close the application software in order to scan an image Goals of Twain The primary purpose of Twain is to solve the need for consistent easy integration of sophisticated input devices and the information they generate for use in any Twain compliant software The Twain Process The Old Way In the past the process for scanning images into an application was to 1 Create a document in an application 2 Close the application 3 Open the scanning software 4 Scan the image 5 Save the image to a file 6 Close the scanning software 7 Open the document application again 8 Find the scanned image file 9 Import the image file 10 Place and size the image in the document Card Software User Manual 155 The Twain Way With Twain hardware and software the process is to 1 Create a document in an application 2 Select Acquire from the document application s File menu 3 Click final scan from the Twain source 4 Place and size the image Obviously the process of acquiring images has been greatly simplified History of the Twain Consortium In early 1990 a substantial number of industry representatives joined t
26. as Variable Source 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your bar code object and click Finish eile Caism 3 Set the Bar Code Object Properties you want to apply and confirm clicking OK 98 Card Software User Manual 4 In the card work area if necessary you can resize the bar code with the mouse 5 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you Il open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well Linking a PDF Symbol Object 1 Open a PDF symbol object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source Purges 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your PDF symbol object and click Finish ioe Cohen Card Software User Manual 99 3 Set the PDF symbol Object Properties you want to apply and confirm clicking OK 4 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you ll open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well Linking a Magnetic Code Object 1 Open a Magnetic Code object and select for the track s 1 to 3 you want to encode ODBC Source as Variable Source Magnetic Encoding Properties x m Track 1 Data to Encode T Encode Variable Source l None X Fropeies None
27. at the place you want Hide Unhide Fields Besides moving you can also Hide Unhide fields How to Hide Fields 1 Click the Define View button from the database toolbar 2 Right click on the field name you want to hide and choose Hide Move Unhide Counter How to Unhide Fields 1 Click the Define View button from the database toolbar 2 Right click anywhere on the database area and choose Unhide Move Hide Counter Print Counter 3 The Unhide dialog box appears select the field you want to unhide one by one or click Unhide All to show all the database fields in the database area Card Software User Manual 109 Unhide AII Cancel Auto Counter This option allows you to define an automatic counter for your numeric fields How to Set an Auto Counter 1 Click the Define View button from the database toolbar 2 Right click the numeric field you want to configure The shortcut menu appears Choose Counter Move Hide Unhide Counter Print Counter 3 The Auto Counter dialog box appears check Enable to activate the counter set the Next value and the increment value as you wish Note Auto counter can only be add to numeric fields You can define different counter for different fields Print Counter This option allows you to set a specific field Interger type only as a print counter This means that from the moment you configured a field as Print Counte
28. card processing software during the print process Laminate Allows to laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Card Software User Manual 231 Appendix B8 Polaroid series This section explains the specific properties of the Polaroid series printers Ribbon 232 Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Raton trending Cost Hem iaer Heinze rier ee Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and an overlay panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel Card Software User Manual an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options YMCK_K This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an additional black panel K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon KdO
29. database menu You also can click the Move Previous button at your database toolbar The Find Function Finding a record 1 From the Database Menu select Find Record You also can click the Find button at your database toolbar The Find in Field dialog box appears Feral on Foetal 2 Type the characters normally names or numbers you are looking for in the Containing box select the corresponding field in the In Field box and click Find Next Card Software User Manual 103 Note Use the First Match Previous and Next buttons to the define the search direction The First Match button searches from the beginning of the table and finds the fist record that match the condition The Previous button searches from the current table position to the beginning of the table The Next button searches from the current table position to the end of the table Note If you click the Match Case check box the Card Software will find only the exact match es of what you typed in the Find What box The Find Function is case sensitive 3 If no records match or the end of the database is reached the Card Software displays the message Card Software has finished searching the table No more records found The Query Function Working with Queries Filters 1 From the database Menu select Query You also can click the Query button at your database toolbar The Query Database dialog box appears 104 Card Software User Manual 2
30. each of tree tracks Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCIl codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCIl codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCIl codes 48 63 Field Separator is Note For more information see Appendix B Magnetic Encoding Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Card Software User Manual 217 218 MAGICA Turba Fip Popes be The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process The Self Test Print will print a self test card The Self Test Magnetic Encode will perform an encode test where the card will be encoded with the printer fixed test data and verifying The Chip Up button will break the chip contacts to the card The Chip Down button will make the chip contacts to the card Card Software User Manual Specific Options Click the Specific Options tab to configure how the overlay will be printed on each side of the card the card operations and the image options Flbbari Had Tareas Erasing Tosa Speen Opec Prva Ove Osten a Eick Sate M iie Secu Gory r igbona Bree M Gaa Dii M ieme a F Tifis r The Flonase C
31. eventually performing changes with the image tools click the OK button in the Image Object dialog box The image appears on your card workspace Click on the image to toggle between freeze and unfreeze Life video acquisition on your database photo field 1 Click inside the database photo field A shortcut menu appears Select Video The analog image appears inside the database photo field To freeze unfreeze the image stop the image movement and transform it in bitmap press F8 Using the serial port Some models of digital cameras come with a proper software which reads the images from the digital camera s floppy disk using the serial port Save the image s in any of the file formats used by the Card Software bmp tif tga pcx jpg Use the image objects tool and choose open from file to acquire the desired image Card Software User Manual a 11 Logins and Passwords The Card Software provides customizable security and access level Whenever you start the Card Software the Login Dialog box appears if the Disable Logins check box is cleared Login E admin Password The default login and password is admin Login means an access level password the access authorization Administrator Login Edit Administrator Logins 1 From the File menu select Logins The Logins dialog box appears Login Control x m Users Login Jadmin Database Login admin I Disable Login Control Clos
32. from the Database Window The split window can be sized with the mouse Card Software User Manual i The Database Window Displays all data field names and provides a field to enter or edit data for the current database The database window can be attached or anchored to one edge of the screen or the application window You can dock the database view below the menu bar to the left right or bottom edge of the application window When you drag the database view to the edge of the screen or the application window i Field Name Display the database field names Data Field Used to enter and display database data Screen Setup Using the command Toolbars on the View menu you can display or hide any of the individual Card Software Toolbars Toolbars Eg MWAliqnment Toolbar Drawing Toolbar Standard Toolbar Database Toolbar K K K The command Cross Hair from the View menu toggles the cross hair cursor Using the command Grid on the View menu you can display or hide the layout grid CTRL G Use the Grid Settings Card Software User Manual 19 command from the Options menu to control the grid spacing and color Grid Settings Ea M Show Grid E i I Snap to Grid Cancel Spacing Horizontal f2 mm 4 Yertical fe mm Color Using the command Guidelines on the View menu you can display or hide the card edge guidelines CTRL L Using the command Rulers on the Vi
33. is used where space is at a premium such as a small product label The application supports three forms of UPC E You can select UPC E System 0 to enter six numbers an let the application give you a bar code with those same digits for system number 0 Choosing UPC E System 1 gives you the same six numbers for system number 1 If you chose e UPC E11 you are required to perform a zero suppression check Zip 4 POSTNET The Zip 4 Postal Code POSTNET Bar Code is a bar code that is placed on envelopes or postcards to be mailed It is used by the United States Postal Service USPS The POSTNET bar code is made up of evenly spaced tall and short bars There 5 9 or 11 digits plus a correction digit encoded into every POSTNET Card Software User Manual 151 16 About PDF Symbols About Two dimensional Bar Codes 152 The typical bar codes we have been discussing in Chapter 15 About Bar codes are one dimensional Since they have height and width you may wonder why they are called one dimensional It s because when they are read it is only the width of the bars and spaces that is taken into account The height of the bars is only to give the symbol some built in redundancy Typical bar code symbols therefore are only read in one dimension Another important aspect of one dimensional bar code symbols is that they seldom represent more than a dozen characters Therefore the bar code usually does not contain any data per
34. of cards with a different PDF Symbol on each card Card Software User Manual 73 6 Overlay An overlay or varnish layer is a thin transparent coating applied to a card to protect the underlying printed information from wear You can include a bitmap pattern in the overlay as a security measure creating a hologram effect 74 Defining an Overlay To define an overlay 1 From the Draw menu or Drawing Toolbar choose Overlay Varnish 2 The Overlay Properties dialog box appears As you define the overlay the Overlay Preview section will show the area of the card where the overlay will be applied 3 In the Choose Overlay list box select the desired overlay type Full Overlay the default The overlay varnish is applied over the entire surface of the card No Overlay No overlay varnish is applied to the card User Selected Area With Overlay The overlay varnish is applied only to the area you define Card Software User Manual User Selected Area Without Overlay The overlay varnish is applied to the entire surface of the card except to the area you define Bitmap Based Overlay In the Choose bitmap for Overlay list box you select or browse a bitmap file on disk to use as the overlay Tip the bitmap should be monochrome e g black amp white where white defines areas with overlay varnish The size of the bitmap should be the same as the card size 85 34mm 52 83mm to achieve varnish cove
35. panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel Card Software User Manual an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options YMCK_K This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an additional black panel K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon KdO This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel KrO This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel O Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon H Hologram Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single hologram panel ribbon Scratch This ribbon is a single panel ribbon that print s a area that can be scratched If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side For the listed ribbons the Card Software allows the following Front back combinations Ribbon Front Back YMC Color Color Color Color YMCK Color Black Black Color Color Color YMCKO Color Black Black Color Color Color YMCKOK Color Black Black Color K Monochrome One color One color KdO Gray Gray KrO Black Black Card Software User Manual 193 194 Note The 5 Panel Ribbon does not support the Print in black panel function for the front back combinati
36. printer Use the properties button to change the selected printer configuration Destination may be a specific printers see further in this chapter section Specific Printers or any printer through Windows driver see further in this chapter section Print with Windows Driver 3 Inthe Operation section select the operation s to perform when printing Print will print a card containing all the objects you placed on the card Magnetic Encode will write data to the magnetic stripe on the card see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding Smart Card will call an external chip card processing application see Chapter 7 Chip Card Hologram will print a hologram on your cards Contact your ribbon supplier to inform you about hologram ribbons 4 If you are using a printer with a card flip assembly check both Print Front and Print Back to print both sides of the card in one passage Select Rotate 180 Degrees if you want the card to be printed upside down this options is available for each card layer separately This feature can be used if for example you wish to punch a hole in the card on the opposite side of the magnetic stripe avoiding that way to damage the stripe Check the Flip on Long Edge option to reverse the back side of the card when printing both sides of the card Information about the selected ribbon s will be displayed 5 Inthe Print Range section select Single 1 or Multiple 2 or more cards to print If p
37. process The Empty Receive Buffer button cleans the receive buffer The Empty Print Buffer button cleans the print buffer Move Carriage Select the position you want to move to and use the Move button to send the command to the printer Card Software User Manual 249 Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer is Fibres Tea aian mame Cedi dated FR ris Bajra iis Drs _ j D i eee j bis Demi i i miei r ii Pras l me m Baz Hain ae i il i i mu bin urei y IE Fisi a bene tr Jig Select the percentage value for each color for Max and Min density and also for the Preheat of the printer print head Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first Use the Read Printer Configuration to read the printer configuration Use the Write Printer Configuration to send the new configuration to the printer Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer 250 Card Software User Manual Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities hee Herne T AAE Daril Premrn E piti Biim fmi med eine F tem Hiin Li Er
38. standard Various characteristics further describe the symbology Some of these characteristics are described below The Character Set is the range of data characters that can be encoded into a given symbology Numeric symbologies only encode numbers others can encode numbers and letters and are called alphanumeric The Symbology Type can be either discrete or continuous In a discrete type each character stands alone and can be decoded separately from adjacent characters A continuous type has no inter character gaps the end of one character is the start of the next This results in a higher density symbology than the discrete type allowing more information to be encoded in less space resulting in a smaller bar code symbol 144 Card Software User Manual The Number of Element Widths is either two wide and narrow or multiple Multiple element width symbology is usually the higher density continuous type The symbology Length can be fixed or variable Density describes the amount of data that can be encoded in a given unit of length A symbology is said to be Self Checking if a single printing defect will not cause a character to be transposed into another character in the same symbology A Start Code is a particular pattern of lines and spaces indicating the beginning of the bar code symbol A Stop Code indicates the end of the symbol The start and stop codes are sometimes also used to indicate the scanning direction In the m
39. the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Important Please ensure that you have the correct magnetic encoder fitted to the printer Card Software User Manual 181 182 Track Choose the track you want to configure Note For the JIS encoder type only the Track 1 is available Track Settings Choose the mode and density for the tracks Each track can be configured individually Start Stop Character Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter an ASCII value for the Start and Stop characters Encoding Start Position Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter the encoding start position in millimeters mm Character Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the Character parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity LRC Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the LRC parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity Click the Restore Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values The Read Printer Configuration defaults the printer configuration Card Software User Manual Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Mibo maig Mab Heed thing Hasya Feia ki Pim Fan The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position b
40. with all the information about the employee s and set the variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 8 Card Software and Database 1 On the lower toolbar click the Bar code tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Bar code icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the bar code 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag the other corner follows the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The Bar code Properties dialog box appears Vieviable Seam SCS mf Bim Conde Oaker Pare FF human raahia FF Fit bew cahe tn bearing Pa oo Card Software User Manual 69 70 Select a bar code Style from the list The Card Software defaults to Code 39 but you can choose from among the 20 styles listed See Chapter 15 About Bar Codes Set the Variable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears Type Employee s ID Number as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties xi Default Text Employee s ID Number a Input Box Title Keyboard Input Source Character Conversion DEM to ANSI v Cancel Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box Click OK
41. 35 Odd or No parity LRC Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the LRC parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity Click the Restore Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values The Read Printer Configuration defaults the printer configuration 236 Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Bisiers Fermin Tatty Hemi aira Hige Paie E Lb Hed Corres The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Synchronize Ribbon button automatically synchronizes the selected ribbon Card Software User Manual The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process Click Ribbon Motor Voltage to check the ribbon motor voltage Click Ribbon Sensor Voltage to check the ribbon sensor voltage Click Self Adjust to do a self adjust Offsets Allows you to change the X and Y values of the start print offset point in dots The EC specifies a point beyond which no card printing occurs Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer ake Rig Vea Set Deets adage Pama Cobu iraman Cain Coren Yali 2 arn S Marni
42. 66 Card Software User Manual J D Print to a Specific Printer Specific Printers Specific printer is a printer to which the Card Software communicates through DCL Direct Language Command The available specific printers are Apprint series see Appendix B1 for more information CIM series see Appendix B2 for more information Digicard series see Appendix B3 for more information Eltron series see Appendix B4 for more information Fargo series see Appendix B5 for more information Magicard series see Appendix B6 for more information NBS series see Appendix B7 for more information Polaroid series see Appendix B8 for more information Ulrich Series see Appendix B9 for more information New Specific Printers Atlantek series see Appendix B10 for more information New Hermes series see Appendix B11 for more information Card Software User Manual 167 Appendix A Image Tools The Image Tools is a collection of tool buttons and menu commands available to enhance the selected image Eb j psm Seek Caem COLE Image Tools Menu Commands Edit Menu Undo Reverses the last command performed and returns the image to its previous state Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button Keep Ratio The tracker rectangle maintains its previously defined height and width relation View Menu Toolbars Shows or Hide the toolbar Zoom in Zooms in the view Zoom out Zooms out the view 168 Card
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45. As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The Image Properties dialog box appears 32 Card Software User Manual E heimi er Lii am Token kng iaie tow 6 Choose a file name that has one of the extensions listed in the List Files of Type box for example tiger bmp Click OK The image will appear on the screen with its upper left corner at the position you clicked in step 3 Note The previous steps showed you how to add a photograph or other artwork to your card from a bitmap file You can also add an image that is not in a file by using the Twain or VfW Image Source See Chapter 10 Image Acquisition Card Software User Manual 33 Adding a Bar Code To add a bar code to the card 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Bar Code tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Bar Code icon 2 Move the pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the bar code 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag The other corner follows the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The Bar code Properties dialog box appears 5 Select a bar code Style from the list Card So
46. Can configure Card and Printer permits to operate all print functions Can edit database data permits to edit all databases accessible Card Software User Manual 127 12 Menu Commands This section summarizes the commands available in the Card Software menus Depending on the Card Software version edition some menu items may be not available 128 Main Window The File Menu New Creates a new card file Open Opens an existing card file Close Closes the active card file Save Saves the card to a disk file Save As Saves the card with a name you specify to a disk file Card Setup Selects portrait or landscape orientation Card Print Displays the Card Print dialog box to print and or encode a magnetic stripe chip Recently used File List Provides a means to quickly open a card you recently worked with The names of up to four recently used files will be displayed Click on the desired file name and the card will be opened and displayed i Logins Configuration of user login password and area access Card Software User Manual i Batch Print File Management Advanced Feature Batch print file configuration preview and printing Exit Exits the Card Software program The Edit Menu Undo Reverses the last command or action up to 3 levels Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command up to 3 levels Immediately after you undo an action the Redo command turns available allowing
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48. Even Odd or No parity Click the Restore Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values The Read Printer Configuration defaults the printer configuration Card Software User Manual Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer P im trending Tom Hem erg Heie Peram a ey era a The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Synchronize Ribbon button automatically synchronizes the selected ribbon The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process Click Ribbon Motor Voltage to check the ribbon motor voltage Click Ribbon Sensor Voltage to check the ribbon sensor voltage Offsets Allows you to change the X and Y values of the start print offset point in dots The EC specifies a point beyond which no card printing occurs Card Software User Manual 199 Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Biim Feeming Tests Hirai Setar Ha P Coke iterate Ciia Comia kehi 5 eal j i Hae H F T i HI i f Cyne I S Caan I T Erit j fi m ee Cua m Cente toe 1 __ 8 Bich ki 3 Hangi Hi a per e PET en roeg
49. Full Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area with Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area without Hologram Overlay Varnish If you choose the Hologram type as Selected area with or without Hologram Overlay Varnish you will need to enter the co ordinates for the Hologram area Top Left Vertical and Horizontal The Hologram preview window illustrates the final results Front Back Side Hologram Position Allows you to define the co ordinates for the Hologram Special P600 Properties Click the Hologram Overlay Scratch tab to configure how the hologram overlay scratch will be printed this option is only available if you choose a Hologram Overlay or a Scratch ribbon Fiir Ercmbeg Tenis teal Lee Pe ets Swe omen Hotes apy ag Printing Side Allows you to choose the side of the card front back that you will set up Card Software User Manual Hologram Clipping Allows you to select the type of overlay you want to use The available options are Full Hologram Overlay Scratch Selected area with Hologram Overlay Scratch Selected area without Hologram Overlay Scratch If you choose the Hologram type as Selected area with or without Hologram Overlay Scratch you will need to enter the co ordinates for the Hologram area Top Left Vertical and Horizontal The Hologram preview window illustrates the final results Front Back Side Hologram Position Allows you to define the co ordinates for the Hologram Printer
50. Hasi P Format Corra Sapate ai Waren io Dia lp Zj with Ip ibt Fh Pe Selected File Specifies the selected text file Has Column Header Specifies weather the columns of the selected table first row will be used as column names Format Lists all the available formats Comma Separated Values Tab Separated Values Pipe Separated Values or Custom Defined If Custom Defined indicates the type of delimiter used Delimiter The custom delimiter character to be used to separate columns Must be only one character in length and double quotation marks cannot be used Enable when Custom Defined is selected from the Format list box Columns Lists the column names for each column in the table selected in the Selected File and reflects the order of the columns in the table Name Displays the name of the selected column Can be used to specify a new column name for an existing column Data Type Displays the data type Width The width of the column Working With Tables Create a new Table Create a new table 1 After connecting successfully to an Internal Card Software database the select table dialog box appears Card Software User Manual 89 MEH hemer bee 2 Click New The Database Table Structure dialog box appears Cathal aha TIPTE 3 Type the table name e g Clients_Hardware You may not use the space character do separate words as it provokes a syntax error in th
51. Hokigiee Frim mimi r T y M Tea F Tg Bimini Oma iea tented j Dg m te The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCIl codes 32 95 Field Separator is Separator is Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding The Advanced Settings buttons allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder 180 Card Software User Manual Advanced settings Allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder Hite Late Erari raped Evrencacie bat High Commrviiy E rami Ft S es y P hod i p d P Tack Tush 2 M Tock U Peck ae 3 Made gt irs Dirai 718 iya Sisi aaae ptuj H a e Deeper K a Dame peels i Ho Pap l Beer party Deki poly LAC pr R Ho Pip P Beer pap C Odi Pap Com im HiCo LoCo Select the type of coercivity of your cards Coercivity is a measurement of a magnetic material s resistance to being magnetized Low coercivity material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material You must make sure that the setting in the driver matches the card type you are using otherwise you will get a magnetic encoding error Encoder Position Select the printer encoder position between Reversed and Normal Encoder Type Select
52. L G The grid will appear on the card 2 From the Options menu select Grid Settings The Grid Settings dialog box will appear 3 Select the Snap to Grid checkbox Type or select the Spacing Width and Height to provide adequate grid spacing 4 Select and move the objects to be aligned The upper left corner of the object will snap to the grid providing a reference location for alignment Rotating Objects You can rotate bar codes PDF symbols images and single lines of text in 90 degrees increments To rotate an object 1 Select the object you want to rotate and bouble click it to display the object s property sheet 2 Click the Generic Tab and select the desired rotation amount Card Software User Manual 3 Click OK The object will be rotated to the new position Tip To rotate the entire card 180 degrees when the card is printed select Rotate 180 degrees in the Card Print dialog box Stacking Objects When you re working with objects you ll find that you sometimes stack them to get the effect you want When you stack objects on top of each other they overlap Sometimes you ll want to change their order put the top object on the bottom for example The Card Software has two commands you can use to move objects up or down in a stack Having these commands means you don t have to keep track of the order of the objects as you draw them That is you don t have to draw the bottom object first then th
53. M 6 il s terol _ inti S Bes ul j 2 era Dakit PCa PE ee Baw jr Sag H ER Dmi j Fei ee Color intensity Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color or monochrome dot Card Software User Manual 237 Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Color Contrast Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color contrast Contrast Sets the values of overlay black and hologram to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum contrast Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer 238 Hologram Click the Hologram tab to configure how the hologram will be printed this option is only available if you choose a Hologram ribbon Card Software User Manual Fibber Ercadrg Taza iiai carmmgs Helga Pas Printing Side Allows you to choose the side of the card front back that you will set up Hologram Clip
54. OFF 4 Select the port your PDF card reader uses normally COM2 Check the correct baud rate and data format of your computer system See your PDF Card Reader manual for the correct settings Click OK to confirm your settings Reading a Photo Using the Photo Reader 1 Start the Photo Reader 2 Read the card with your PDF card reader The encoded image appears black amp white in the PDF Photo Reader window Card Software User Manual 119 120 N5 PDF Image Reader BE Port Setup Clear Image I Zoom Status Finished 3 To proceed click Clear Image and repeat step 2 To end the PDF Photo Reader session click Exit Tip You can toggle between the Card Software and PDF Photo Reader pressing Alt Tab Limitations The PDF417 symbol used by the Card Software may contain up to 64K of data Anyhow the photo encoding process is limited to 1 5K of data which composes a PDF symbol still fitting onto the card Therefore the Card Software uses 3 methods of data compression Colored images are converted to grayscale The maximum size of an image which still can be encoded is 80 x 80 pixels If the height or width of an image is larger than 80 pixels its size will be recalculated to this value maintaining the image s proportions The Card Software uses the JPEG logarithm one of the most powerful data compression formats to reduce image size to make it still encodable Use uniforme
55. Piagetina Fibber etead Getings Ton Pandas Fiore it cpr cue Sill Aeon pa _ a a Pg pip Aan mamiy fra The Front Back Side Options are the following CMY This option allows you to configure how the CMY will be printed This ribbon has sections comprising three dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan Choose between Do not Use Half or Full KResin This option allows you to configure how the KResin will be printed This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel Choose between Do not Use Half or Full KDye This option allows you to configure how the KDyewill be printed This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel Choose between Do not Use Half or Full Card Software User Manual Varnish This option allows you to configure how the Varnish will be printed This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon Choose between Do not Use Half or Full Print Quality This option allows you to configure the print quality between Low Adaptive and High Auto Intensity This option allows you to configure the auto intensity between none Limiter and Full Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Digicel IC 7000 Prapras Tiban ead Seria Tosi Pandas Coe biker Coie Cowtnsat Tiia fee jg m j Mpg j 5 Mages
56. Print Preview window To toggle between both sides of the card click the Front Back View button 4 Select the card document you want to print Click the Print button at your Batch Print Toolbar Tip If the selected card document contains multiple cards you can print one specific card by selecting it instead of the card document itself Batch Print Options Print Status Symbols 22 To Print Cards marked with this symbol are ready to print X Error If an error occurrs while printing the card marked is with this symbol Printed Cards marked with this symbol were printed properly Card Software User Manual x Held Cards marked with this symbol are excluded from printing Printing using Print Status Over the card document click the print button The Status to Print dialog box appears Select the status you want All cards marked with the corresponding symbol will be printed Click Continue to proceed Select Status IV To Print I Enor Printed T Held Tip You can manually change the Print Status of each card Select the card you want to change Click the status symbol you want at the Batch Print Toolbar If you want to change the print status equally for all card included in the card document select the card document and click the status button you want apply Print with Windows Driver Printer Types The Card Software allows you to print on any printer which is provided with a proper Windows driver
57. See your printer manual 190 Card Software User Manual Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Fibban Had Geting Taola Preas FP petit am Copter E Heyart roa P Mena F Starches Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 The printer capabilities are listed below Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Card Software User Manual 191 Appendix B4 Eltron series This section explains the specific properties of the Eltron series printers 192 Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use iba g Tei Hideg Hogs Pete Diha ar Pwi pih mima r ve f i Doy iT fam F Bi E pao r hare M Fi p U Chines aa re 1 C tak r r P Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and an overlay panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation
58. Software User Manual 2 Inthe Destination section check the option Send to Batch Print Manager All other options work the same way as printing a card document directly see above Printing Cards If you want to print multiple cards and or multiple copies perform magnetic encoding or chip card processing you have to set these options before you proceed with step 3 3 Click OK The Select Batch Print File dialog box appears fastest Haih Prini Fale Fike ol poi Part Jot Fis Cancel 4 Select the file you want to append or create a new batch print file giving a new name 5 Click Open to complete the action The Batch Print Job List and Batch Print Preview windows open The Batch Print File Manager To print cards 1 From the File menu choose Batch Print File Management The Select Batch Print File dialog box appears Select the name of the document you want to open and click OK The Batch Print Job List and Batch Print Preview windows appear Note The Batch Print Job List contains card documents car itself and the multiple cards inside each card document Card Software User Manual 161 162 FELLEN yE 2 Browse through the Batch Print Job list using the Move buttons at your Batch Print Toolbar You can also use the up and down arrows of your keyboard 3 You can control the card design and its variable fields in case your card document contains multiple cards in the Batch
59. This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel KrO This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel O Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon H Hologram Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single hologram panel ribbon Scratch This ribbon is a single panel ribbon that print s a area that can be scratched Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings ii Eeyabep fl lanis Hel iega Hoag Free Thari qrrering rrai Cw l tnig eee D es EE e d Card Software User Manual 233 The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCII codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding The Advanced Settings buttons allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder Advanced settings Allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder Halio Eia i Decca Cp D High Cosmrerving leumi 2 Ma F bo Coreen D Hoel r M Fi E Tmi T Tahi F Teit 7 CTE Teci birg
60. To find for example all clients which start with letter P click the button next to the field which contains your clients names Edit the query dialog box applying O in the Greater than box and Q in the Less than box Tip You can achieve the same result typing P in both the Greater Than and Less Than box and enabling the Exact Match check box Oe You may set further comparison condition for other fields 4 If you are familiar with SQL commands you can edit directly the command string for your query clicking the SQL button Click Submit to start the Query function 6 If you need to know the number of records found click Properties from the database menu and enable the Record Set Counter check box The number of records is listed in the box below an Note The Query function is not case sensitive 7 To access all records again click the Clear button in the Query Database dialog box Note if you save a card after applying the Query function the queries performed are saved as well Card Software User Manual 105 Database Interface Properties Connection Options Tab ES R E Corada lzen Recod Fowl pecs rags ura Upoore Os canna r izi Prompt for Connection Information Normally communication between the ODBC driver and a database is not visible for the user If the Prompt is enabled it allows an ODBC driver to interact with the user e g asking for login password or database directory
61. Variable Data Variable Image To add a variable image to a card 1 On the lower toolbar click the Image tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Image icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the image 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size Tip You can change one or both of the dimensions but you should ensure that Keep Aspect is checked Doing so will maintain accurate image proportions Card Software User Manual 65 66 4 Release the mouse button The Image Properties dialog box appears Fdd Page U n Friesen emei j D Dais imma i brm Choose the Image Source you want and click OK The image box you created in step 3 will appear on the on screen card with two diagonal lines through it This indicates that the image will be provided at print time Tip Select the Show Images Tools checkbox if you want to modify the image at print time 6 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The 7 8 Card Print Dialog box appears See Chapter 18 Printing Click OK to complete the action Depending on the selection you made at step 5 you will be prompted to choose an image file or to acquire the image from your twa
62. Your card and the database are connected Whenever you ll open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well Linking an Image Object There are two forms image information is stored in a database Either the image is part of the database itself stored in an image field ODBC point to image field or the complete path directory of an image field is stored in an text field like c images 001 bmp ODBC point to image file The Card Software supports multiple image field and or image file linking Note you can easily create a Text Object linked to the database by drag and drop the field name from the database area into the card work area 1 Open an image object and choose either ODBC point to image field or ODBC point to image file 96 Card Software User Manual 2 Select the column which contains the information of your image and click Finish Eska Ciisi 3 Confirm the Source Image Properties clicking OK In the image Object dialog box choose the options rotation keep aspect protected you want to apply and click OK 4 In the card work area resize if necessary you can resize the image with the mouse 5 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you ll open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well Card Software User Manual 97 Linking a Bar Code Object 1 Open an bar code object and select ODBC Source
63. al ei Hri Fri r 164 Card Software User Manual 2 The properties button allows you to perform driver driver specific settings see your printer documentation like paper size orientation etc 3 From the File menu choose the Card Setup The selected printer dialog box appears Hanai fE iH mai CLDR 4 Set the card orientation to Portrait or Landscape and select the correct card size The paper section displays the paper size you defined when setting your printer properties see above steep 2 The Card Software allows you to print both sides of the card on the same page when using paper for that select 2 in the cols section The Card Software allows you to print several cards by page when using paper for that select the number of rows to print max 5 Special Windows Driver printing Options Print Front and Back The Software allows you to print both sides of the card in the same sheet of paper where you will have the front side of the card on a page and the back side on the other To do that you will have to print the front first switch the paper check the option Back side Mirror and print the back side Card Software User Manual 165 Print Front and Back side by side If you prefer you can print front and back side by side in the same page For that select 2 in the cols section on the Card Setup dialog box and check both Print Front and Print Back options on the Card Print Dialog Box 1
64. all open windows will be displayed Click on the desired file name to activate the window The Help Menu Contents Displays the Card Software Help contents Using Help Displays information about using the Card Software help system About Card Software Displays the Card Software version serial number and copyright information C E Batch Print File Manager Window The File Menu Close Closes the Batch Print File Manager window The View Menu Back Switchs between front and back view The Log Menu First Goes to the first card document Previous Goes to the previous card document Next Goes to the next card document Last Goes to the last card document Card Software User Manual 135 13 Toolbars and Tools This section provides a summary of the Card Software tools The Card Software Tools Tools is the term used to describe commands that are available with a single mouse click on a command button The command buttons for all the Card Software tools are arranged in various Toolbars Tooltips which explain the function of each button are displayed if you move the mouse pointer slowly over the buttons The Standard Toolbar The Standard Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the commands in the File menu the Edit menu and Help menu Standa bar xi OSES BBR OC A alel The tools of the Standard Toolbar are ny New Creates a new card file as Open Opens an existi
65. alth Industry Bar Code HIBC is a modified Code 39 bar code This bar code uses all of the characters of Code 39 The application automatically inserts the required character after the start character and before the stop character Interleave 2 of 5 The name Interleaved 2 of 5 is derived from the method used to encode two characters In the symbol two characters are paired using bars to represent the first and the interleaved spaces to represent the second character Each character has two sets one bars and one spaces Each consisting of two wide elements and three narrow elements Bars and spaces are wide or narrow and the wide bars are set by the ratio Interleaved Two of Five code support the numeric characters 0123456789 It will be automatically added a leading zero 0 to the odd number of bar code data characters The supported ratio of narrow bar to wide bar widths are 2 1 2 5 2 5 1 and 3 1 The minimum recommended height of a Code 2 5 bar code is 0 25 inches 6 35 mm or 75 dots Card Software User Manual 149 MSI Plessey MSTis a numeric variable length up to 15 digits continuous low density symbology developed in the early 1970s for mainly retail shelf marking and inventory control Each four bit character is 12 units wide with each zero bit being a one unit bar followed by a two unit space and each one bit being a two unit bar followed by a one unit space The complete symbol includes a s
66. an Bema Hicecggrame Praenae i ed UE ORE pe Santa ating SLOC ES Ta E j adii M imi ii Poel Fal ree Yer bes Tien T iire Eer Dai D Leai ia riaa 7 Laon Beir nahid E E Card eet one BLP Lat ae op Card Software User Manual The available type of film to laminate cards are Clear Patch Hologram Patch Full Hologram Overlay Full Overlay Varnish or User defined On the Front Back section check the operation you want on each card layer Lamination Station Enable Allows lamination on print station Il Overlay Varnish on Print Station Enable Allows overlay printing on print station I The Card Speed allows you to adjust the speed of the lamination process The Temperature allows you to adjust the temperature for the lamination Card Software User Manual 205 ay Appendix B5 Fargo series This section explains the specific properties of the Fargo series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Bibie Erag Tents Larraia Hini an Geary Pai Hibben tos Pard pert roe i Fred irit r N F ba E i M on r Black M hi D Eiri E E a sin F Gena F Dai M O ea arr z r r H Hige ieia rmh r Dissi Fears F K Pipers Fees Boi phe aa r VAE C ej Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCK Thi
67. and Os Banned Cuige aed EHI Fiant Datbase Image Properties To open the database image properties dialog box right click the database image field Image size resolution and compression ratio are displayed rag lims Wa a s E rn Seo A a FS a fir 1 The Card Software Database Reports The Card Software Database Report is an useful tool providing you to create save and print a customizable listing of your whole database or selections thereof 112 Card Software User Manual Create Database Report Creating a new database report 1 From the Database menu select Reports or click the Report button in the Database Toolbar The Database Report dialog box appears Type the listing title Select a field you want in your report from the Database Field box and click the Move Right button You also can double click the field to move it to the Fields to Print box To deselect a field from the Fields to Print box select it and click the Move Left button You also can double click the field to move it back to the Database Field box lt lt Databas Pets Taia ba ye te mr oim m i Fem _ rete aren gt He Attention Make sure that the sum of field characters to print isn t larger than the paper width otherwise the print result will be truncated If you need you can reduce de display size for a field for that just enter a lower value in the Size of the Database Report dial
68. andard Tool Bar contains mostly common Windows commands the Database Tool Bar the Alignment Tool Bar and the Drawing Tool Bar contains only Card Software command buttons Tooltips explaining the functions of each button are displayed if you hold the mouse pointer over the desired button Note You must use a mouse to choose buttons on the toolbars You cannot use the keyboard The Card Work Area All your work to layout a card is done in the Card Work Area This area displays a card outline depicting the physical limits of the card Any objects placed outside the card borders will not be printed The Rulers Card Software includes Rulers to help you align your artwork and arrange image elements symmetrically Rulers can be configured to display inches or centimeters Set your unit of measure from the Options menu Metrics To display the rulers choose Rulers from the View menu To hide the rulers choose Rulers from the View menu again The Grid An invisible network of lines covering the card As you draw objects they will co interect with the grid if Snap To Grid is checked in the Grid Settings Dialog box Options Menu You can turn it on and off using the Grid command from the View menu The Cross Hair The Cross Hair represent the cursor position within the card document You can turn it on and off using the Cross Hair command from the View menu The Split Window Bar Used to separate vertically the Card Work Area Window
69. application name Hello is the first argument World is the second argument But if yu define a quote character for example The application will be called like SMARTPRG EXE Hello World All data will be encoded because for the application SMARTPRG EXE is the application name Hello World is the first argumentClick the OK button to confirm all settings 8 Click the OK button to confirm all settings Chip Card Encoding The chip card encoding process 1 From the File menu choose Card Print The Card Print Dialog Box appears see Chapter 18 Printing Select in the operation section the Chip Card Processing check box Click OK to start the chip card encoding process Note You can also select Print and Encode in the operation section The operation sequence is set as first chip card encoding second magnetic encoding and third print 2 Depending on your setting of the runtime options either the Chip Card Process dialog box appears or the Card Software waits for a return file see setting the chip card properties Card Software User Manual 81 Gly 8 Card Software and Database This section explains how to work with the Card Software and databases Learn how to create your own database from within the Card Software and how to connect to an external database using ODBC drivers Introduction to ODBC ODBC Basics The Card Software accesses databases through ODBC drivers using SQL lan
70. ard Software User Manual 131 132 Bar Code Object Activates the Bar Code tool for editing bar code symbols PDF Symbol Object Activates the PDF Symbol tool for editing PDF symbols Magnetic Code Object Activates the Magnetic Code tool for encoding magnetic stripe cards Smart Card Options Activates the Chip Card Options for setting the parameters of a chip card processing application Overlay Varnish Defines the size shape and placement of the overlay coating Keep Placing Objects Keeps the current drawing tool selected The Options Menu Snap to Grid Toggles the snap to grid option Activate Protected Objects Toggles the read only property of an object Video Sources Advanced Feature Selects the default Twain and Video for Windows source Metrics Configure the measurements unit You can choose between Inches and Millimetres Rulers Settings Configure the ruler settings Grid Settings Selects the horizontal and vertical spacing of the layout grid and toggles the snap to the grid option Front amp Back Configure the front and back layer switching options Card Software User Manual Card Color Allows you to change the color of the card Workspace Color Allows you to change the workspace color Default Line Width Changes the default line width for all drawn objects that contain lines Default Text Font Changes the default font for all text objects Monochrome Conversion
71. ard Work Area Ctrl N New Creates a New card file Ctrl O Open Opens an existing card file Ctrl S Save Saves the card to a disk file Ctrl P Print Displays the card Print dialog box to print and or encode a magnetic strip chip card Ctrl Z Undo Reverses the last action Ctrl Y Redoes the last action that was undone Ctrl X Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Ctrl C Copy Makes a copy to the selected object and places it on the Clipboard Ctrl V Paste Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card A copy of the pasted object remains on the Clipboard until it is replaced by another Cut or Copy command Ctrl D Duplicate Makes a copy of a n object placing it slightly overlapping the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard Card Software User Manual 141 Ctrl A Select All Selects all the objects on the card Ctrl Shift F Fit to card Expands the selected image to fill the full size of the card Ctrl F Send to Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of objects Ctrl B Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of objects Ctrl 1 Front side Displays the front side of the active card Ctrl 2 Back side Displays the back side of the active card Zoom in Magnifies the size of the card depicted on the screen Zoom out
72. ares Fead Pire Settee Pore Dipdicwa ce ips ete fach CO I Hh Ee TOF Top af Fami po T Drive aren BOF EaR E Enca Beton Pri p a Feisty babe Em rae kiepen Track Disko Tuck Tec ke ASCE Misi ILL Bi Dery HIER 7 Chat ie ina iiime fora a Che Pe Pate E T T l Eoo Da S P Tome J oo Options Check High Coercivity if you are working with high coercivity cards Check Don t verify Errors if you want to skip the error treatment process Check Encode before Print to encode the card before start the printing process Magnetic Stripe Offsets Allows you to set the value for the start sentinel position Encoding Mode Select the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Important Please ensure that you have selected the correct magnetic encoder of the printer Click Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values Card Software User Manual Magnetic Track Options Choose the track you want to configure and for each one configure the Bit density LRC Generation Character Size and Character Parity The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCIl codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCIl codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCIl codes 48 63 Field Sepa
73. at Doser Overlay Options For each side of the card select the type of Overlay you want to use Card Operation Hand Feed Mode Check this option if you want to be the operator to hand feed the cards Auto Card Feed Check this option if you want the cards to be provided automatically Manual Flip Mode Check this option if you want to flip the card manually Image Options Card Software User Manual 219 Select the Data Width you want to use 4 Bits 5 Bits 6 Bits or 7 Bits Check the option RLE Compression if you want to use this compression algorithm Printer 220 Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Fiten Hembra Emei Tom Speedy finden Fri oP unnn teha Lpr Up er pri Fe Peat ieee be Da i rt lt i CO COCSS F Piia cis E E r Pamer racia Ek N Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Card Software User Manual Laminate Allows to
74. birim Cab tare D Ceia g Wa oda maths Color intensity Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color or monochrome dot Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Color Contrast Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color contrast Contrast Sets the values of overlay black and hologram to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum contrast Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first 200 Card Software User Manual Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Hologram Click the Hologram tab to configure how the hologram will be printed this option is only available if you choose a Hologram ribbon Fim Eremina Toob Hes tetege Hoban Fami N e Printing Side Allows you to choose the side of the card front back that you will set up Hologram Clipping Allows you to select the type of overlay you want to use Card Software User Manual 201 202 The available options are
75. box not saving any settings made The Image Tools Toolbar The Image Tools Toolbar contains a collection of command buttons to enhance the selected image Qi e BHR S The tools on the Image Tools Toolbar are 2 Undo Reverses the last command performed and returns the image to its previous state Brightness Fast access to adjust image colors 9 Contrast Fast access to adjust image colors I Grayscale Converts the image from color to gray q High Contrast lets you set a threshold value to kodalith an image Sharpen More Applies the Sharpen More effect Fa Sharpen Applies the Sharpen effect Blur Applies the blur effect Remove Noise Removes graining by averaging areas of the image 170 Card Software User Manual 268 7 Zoom Zoom control E Aspect Ratio Turns on or off the Keep Ratio option Crop Allows you to crop the image a Convert to Monochrome Applies a dithering conver sion to monochrome Ca Convert to RGB Converts a mono bitmap to color Card Software User Manual 171 i Appendix B1 Apprint series This section explains the specific properties of the Apprint series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Fabien Frica Tonia Ha ae Par Eiki iya Meia boi iia ea Ft Gack Li F com Coes oo r r aiat e P Epo ia a F r Sci curd Coke BES Pattee pa Fd 178 Pm a
76. c Encoder Todd c cccesccesessceceseceeceseeeseeseeeeseseeessenseeneense 255 Encoding with a Windows Printer Driver noose 257 Card Software User Manual 11 12 Card Software User Manual 1 Learning the Card Software The Card Software user manual will guide you through this powerful application starting with creating a simple card working with objects and using system variables to the advanced features like Database Image Acquisition Logins and Passwords All about Printing and Encoding you find in Appendix A and B of this manual Complementary the Card Software Help function is a complete online tool you can use anytime you need information quickly or when your Card Software User Manual is not available Note Some features described in this manual are not available in all Card Software editions Using the Card Software Manual Before you start using the Card Software it s important to understand the terms and typographical conventions we use in the documentation General Conventions We use the following kinds of formatting in the text to identify special information Diamond bullet Step by step procedures You can use procedural information by using both the mouse and keyboard To choose a command from a menu you can use either the mouse or a keyboard shortcut CAPITAL LETTERS Keys on the keyboard appear in small capital letters For example the Enter key appears as ENTER When we ask you to press a
77. card where you want to place a corner of the PDF symbol The PDF Symbol Properties dialog box appears SS kii ber HT ie a Freie 4 Select ODBC Source as Variable Source The Source ODBC Properties dialog box appears Card Software User Manual 117 Fes toe e 5 Select the column which contains the image you want to encode 6 Click OK to close the Source ODBC Properties dialog box Edit the PDF Symbol Properties you want and Click OK The PDF symbol appears on the card Photo Reader The Photo Reader is a security tool which you can use in combination with a PDF card reader to decode the image information of a PDF symbol Setting up the Photo Reader To set up the Photo Reader 1 Open the Card Software Program Group Click on the Read pdf icon lolx File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ea P O amp CardSoftware CardSoftware Clipart Viewer NS Print Help File Device Tester wW O icf ODBC PDF Bar Code Problem Manager Reader Tool Report Form 118 Card Software User Manual 2 The PDF Photo Reader window appears N5 PDF Image Reader Bi Ei Port Setup Clear Image I Zoom Status Waiting 3 Click Port Setup The Serial Port Settings dialog box appears Serial Port Settings x m Comm Options Pot E Baud Rate 9600 Cancel Data Bits 8 v Parity None tal Stop Bits fl Flow F DTR DSR IV RTS CTS I XONAX
78. cess and only newly edited cards records will be printed Preparing the Card Software for Auto Print Prepare a Database for Auto Print Plan the layout of the database to be used for auto print adding all fields you need to store the information you require Create one extra field field type must be numeric or char which will store the information if cards records were printed or not This field may not be indexed unique Make sure you choose a database format which comes with an ODBC driver permitting bi directional editing like dBase Access etc If Card Software User Manual you need to use an already existing database add one filed which will contain the print information of the cards records If you define an already existing field to contain these information all data in this field will be erased The database file must be shareable between different users may not be exclusive read only etc Prepare Workstations On the first workstation prepare all settings to edit the database you have prepared in step 1 In the second workstation create the card layout and link it to the database as explained earlier in this chapter Make sure the Allow data edition check box in the database interface properties dialog box is enabled Make sure the right printer ribbon settings are defined see Appendix B Save the card document Start Auto Print 1 From the database menu select Auto Print The Auto Print C
79. combination of keys you Il see them connected by a For example CTRL P means to press the CTRL key and the P key at the same time Capitalized Words Commands you choose from the menus or dialog boxes appear capitalized For example you choose the Rectangle command from the Draw menu Card Software User Manual 13 Also tool and button names are capitalized For example you use the Text Tool to type text and the Bar Code Tool to define a bar code Mouse Conventions The Card Software makes use of both mouse buttons Unless you ve programmed it differently the left mouse button is the primary mouse button Whenever a procedure tells you to use the secondary mouse button the documentation refers to it as the right mouse button Point means to position the mouse pointer so the tip of the pointer rests on whatever you want to point to on the screen Click means to press and then immediately release the left mouse button without moving the mouse Double click means to press and immediately release the mouse button twice without moving the mouse Drag means to point and then hold down the mouse button as you move the mouse Releasing the mouse button completes the action Right click means to press and then immediately release the right mouse button with out moving the mouse Special Graphical Conventions Note Indicates information that emphasizes or supplements important points of the ma
80. consists of a bar and space pattern 17 modules wide The user may specify the module width the module height and the overall aspect ratio overall height to width ratio for the complete symbol A complete PDF417 symbol consists of at least 3 rows of up to 30 code words and may contain up to 90 code word rows per symbol with a maximum of 928 code words per symbol Card Software User Manual 153 154 The code words in a PDF417 symbol are generated using one of three data compression modes currently defined in the symbology specifications This allows more than one character to be encoded into a single data code word Because different data compression algorithms may be used it is possible for different printed symbols to be created from the same input data The symbology also allows for varying degrees of data security or error correction and detection Nine different security levels are available with each higher level adding additional overhead to the printed symbol Using a higher level of security will give you a better chance to decode information in a damaged bar code The error correction capability uses built in error detection code words to reconstruct partially destroyed bar codes It works by checking the value of columns and rows and then calculating and rebuilding the data missing from any damaged cells Card Software User Manual i 17 The Twain Interface This section explains the Twain interface Overview of
81. d to transfer a maximum contrast Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first 184 Card Software User Manual Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Hologram Click the Hologram tab to configure how the hologram will be printed this option is only available if you choose a Hologram ribbon Fides Mycota Took Hest Seige Fiai rite Pe bale r m a a ee Printing Side Allows you to choose the side of the card front back that you will set up Hologram Clipping Allows you to select the type of overlay you want to use Card Software User Manual 185 The available options are Full Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area with Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area without Hologram Overlay Varnish If you choose the Hologram type as Selected area with or without Hologram Overlay Varnish you will need to enter the co ordinates for the Hologram area Top Bottom Left and Right The Hologram preview window illustrates the final results Front Back Side Hologram Position Allows you to define the co ordinates for the Hologram Printer 186 Click the Print
82. d using the PCI bus Your operating system must support directX image information crosses directly to the capture card and direct Draw image information is directly displayed on screen The image information is transformed into digital data at freeze time when captured Card Software User Manual 121 Digital cameras store images on a floppy disk as digital information which can be transferred to the PC using the serial port and a proper application or the Twain interface Some digital cameras allow also the use of a video capture board e g Canon Ion or Canon Powershot or the use of a proper video capture board Capturing Images Using the TWAIN interface Twain is an industry standard protocol for exchanging information between application software like this Card Software and image capture devices such as scanners or camcorders After installing a TWAIN driver you must define which TWAIN driver the Card Software shall use Simply use the command Video Sources from the Options menu To select a TWAIN driver as default TWAIN source click the corresponding Setup button In the Select Source dialog box choose your Twain driver from the list Click the image button from the Drawing toolbar or use the command Image Object from the Drawing Tools menu Select the area which the image shall occupy later on the card The image object dialog box appears Click the Acquire button A driver specific preview dialog box opens d
83. der as part of a group Scanning is the process of acquiring or reading the information encoded in a bar code symbol To read the information contained in a bar code symbol a scanning device such as a light pen is moved across the symbol from one side to the other As the scanning device is moved across the symbol the width pattern of the bars and spaces is translated back into the original information Bar code is an optical technique because information is scanned using light that reflects off dark or light regions of the symbol Card Software User Manual 143 Bar Code Standards The number of elements and their order is defined by the bar code standard used There are many bar code standards to choose from and each standard was developed for the specific data requirements of various industries Each standard dictates the maximum number of characters a symbol can represent as well as what kind of data is represented Consequently the number of characters in the information field and the type of information represented will play a role in which bar code standard can be used Other considerations include what standard s trading partners use the scanning environment type of scanner printable area symbol durability etc and the symbol printing requirements Symbologies Symbology is the term used to describe the rules specifying the way data is encoded into the elements bar and space widths that comprise a bar code
84. dialog box appears Select the database filename you want and click Next 2 Select the operation you want to perform and proceed as explained later in the chapter section Working with Tables Disconnect from a Database Disconnect from a Database 1 From the Database menu choose Disconnect Note As soon as you link a database field to the card layout this option is disabled Card Software User Manual 87 Card Software Internal Text Data Source Card Software allows you to connect directly to a text file asc csv tab or txt which are ASCII text files with data sets in individual lines and fields separated by comma tab or custom delimiter This type of file are read only you cannot use Card Software to edit data Connecting to a Internal Text data source 1 From the Database menu choose Connect The ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select Card Software Text Data Source and click Next to continue Sol gra TT warmer a Es DRE eget Pamet i EE Cot Hee 2 A list of available text files appears Select the file you want to work with and click Next Note If you don t see the file you want use the Browse button to select the directory where you stored the file s 3 The Define Text File Format dialog box appears Make sure all the settings are correct and click Finish to open the table 88 Card Software User Manual Sefectod Fir Couer Hr Drp Hm Taran
85. drag in any direction As you drag arectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle encloses all the objects you want to select Release the browse button The objects enclosed by the rectangle are selected To select all objects 1 From the Edit menu choose All or press CTRL A To deselect objects 1 Click anywhere outside the object s Tip An object will be selected automatically if you right click the object to edit its properties 38 Resizing Objects You can change the size of an object by dragging one of the sizing handles that surround a selected object Tip If you want to resize an object except a PDF Symbol by an exact amount or to a specific size use the object s property dialog box Card Software User Manual To resize an object 1 Select the object 2 Move the mouse pointer over a sizing handle The pointer changes appearance to indicate the direction in which you can resize the object Cardi Cursor at 75 49 55 4 70 3 Click and drag a sizing handle until the outline of the object is the right shape and size Resizing Text To resize text 1 Select the text object 2 Double click the object The Text Properties dialog box appears 3 On the Generic Tab type or select the desired size and position 4 Click OK The text is changed to the new size Not
86. draw a line through the symbol parallel to the stripes This throws off the checks and balances built into the decoding algorithms of a 1D decoder and makes the symbol unreadable By comparison many degrees of redundancy can be built into a2D symbol While it makes the symbol somewhat larger the remaining symbol is remarkably secure There are a number of two dimensional symbologies in growing use today The 2D bar code supported by the Card Software is PDF417 PDF417 PDF417 is a multi row two dimensional high capacity high density bar code developed by Symbol Technologies Inc and announced in 1990 It essentially consists of a stacked set of smaller bar codes The symbology is capable of encoding the entire 255 character ASCII set PDF stands for Portable Data File because it can encode as many as 2725 data characters in a single bar code comprising 17 modules each containing 4 bars and spaces thus the number 417 Each symbol has a start and stop bar group that extends the height of the symbol The complete specification for PDF417 provides many encoding options including data compression options error detection and correction options and variable size and aspect ratio symbols The low level structure of a PDF417 symbol consists of an array of code words small bar and space patterns that are grouped together and stacked on top of each other to produce the complete printed symbol An individual code word
87. e Card Software User Manual 125 2 Clear the Disable Logins check box to activate this security feature 3 Select Administrator and click the Edit button The Edit User Properties dialog box appears E ki Uren Pinpariee 4 Type a login of your choice Proceed equal with your Card Software password and confirm it The database login and password give access authorization to an external database of yours Make sure all areas are selected Create User Login Add User Login 1 From the File menu select Logins The Logins dialog box appears Click the New button The New User dialog box appears c 3 cal al mi F T 126 Card Software User Manual 2 Edit user name login and password as well as Database login and password if necessary 3 Depending on what kind of job you want your employee may perform select one or multiple access areas Permissions No area selected The following operations are available for any access area File Menu open close cards exit program View Menu turn on off database window obtain printer info zoom in out view front back side Window Menu cascade tile arrange icons Help menu contents using help about the Card Software Can administer Login Control permits to edit logins and passwords Can do Card Design permits all card editing functions including magnetic encoding and chip card setting Can Print Cards permits print cards
88. e See Editing Object Properties for more detailed information Card Software User Manual 39 Resizing a Line To resize a line 1 Select the line Sizing handles appear on each end of the line 2 Drag one of the sizing handles to make the line the length you want Resizing a Bar Code To resize a bar code 1 Select the bar code object 2 Double click the object The Bar Code Properties dialog box appears 3 On the Generic Tab type or select the desired size and position 4 Click OK The bar code is changed to the new size Important Resizing a bar code requires special consideration to maintain the correct aspect ratio and data density for the bar code type being printed See Chapter 15 About Bar Codes Resizing a PDF Symbol You cannot resize a PDF Symbol It s appearance depends on the amount of encoded Data and the output resolution settings See Chapter 16 About PDF Symbols Moving and Aligning Objects Naturally you ll want to move objects on your cards as you create them And sometimes you ll need to line up objects in a particular way along the bottom of the card perhaps or with each other Moving Objects To move an object 1 Select the object When you move an object a dotted outline appears as you drag 2 Drag the object to its new location 40 Card Software User Manual E Card Cursor at 29 24 37 58 70 Z Tip You can place an object more precise
89. e Setup button for the Video for Windows driver Choose your VfW driver The Source button calls a driver specific dialog box for the overlay control settings saturation brightness contrast etc The Format button calls a driver specific dialog box for the video format settings image format dimensions etc Choose between Overlay or Preview video mode Both modes display in a reserved space the image information coming from the camera Besides this transfer is digital using the PCI bus images don t occupy a processor power and space on our hard disk until freeze time capturing and transforming the image into digital The Overlay video mode displays image information in real time The Preview mode is recommendable if your capture card or it s driver causes conflicts in overlay mode In Preview mode the Card Software takes control over image display but it s not in real time The Test button calls a dialog box which displays the captured images depending on the settings above Click the OK button to confirm all settings Card Software User Manual 123 124 Life Video Acquisition Life video acquisition on your card work area 1 2 Use the Image button from the drawing toolbar to open the image object dialog box Choose Image Source as variable source and Video in the source image properties dialog box If you want to call automatically the image tools workspace enable the corresponding check box After
90. e create table statement 4 Define the columns For each column you want to create provide column name e g Name Idnumber and Photo or use the default name Field1 Field2 Field3 5 Select column data type see section Card Software internal database data type earlier in this chapter and length if 90 Card Software User Manual necessary 6 Provide the type of Index you want to apply to the column An index is used to control data storage and queries in a column Choose between None in this case no indexing occurs Unique indexed each record must contain unique data used to set a primary key or Duplicate indexed but allows equal data speeds up queries Note The field RECORD_NR is automatically created and indexed as unique to provide at least one column where data differs in all records primary key This is to avoid affection on multiple records at delete or edit operations You may delete this column but you should provide at least one column indexed as unique 7 Remove a column choose this options if you want to remove acolumn from your table Tide Hye Sars Dipper biais Tuas Tepe Lesh need es eed Dike a 8 Create your table by clicking Finish The Select Table dialog box appears Your table named Clients is highlighted Choose it by clicking Finish Card Software User Manual 91 9 The database view appears in a split window next to the card view Use the database toolbar to
91. e from the Edit menu Tip Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl V to paste the image Card Software User Manual 61 5 Working with Variables This section explains how to use variable data with the Card Software Variable Data Contrary to fixed data which is edited when the card is designed variable data changes It is edited or becomes available at the time the card is printed When you design the card instead of typing the actual data you create a placeholder called a variable At print time the variable data replaces your named variable at its location on the card Some of the sources for variable data are the computer keyboard internal information that the computer system keeps track of the date and time ODBC sources and concatenation of sources Before variable data can be used with the tools that support it text bar code PDF image or magnetic encoding you must create and name a variable field for each piece of information you wish to add to the card at print time This named field then becomes the target for the data when you print the card This eliminates the need to manually edit the card to enter each piece of data before printing You can use the same card format knowing that your card design will remain constant with only the variable data changing from card to card The Variable Sources Global Counter An integer counter that starts at a number that you choose and each time you print a card
92. e object that would be next on the stack and so on You can draw objects in any order and then move them up and down the stack as needed To stack an object 1 Select the object you want to move up or down in the stack 2 On the upper toolbar click the Send to Front or the Send to Back tool 3 The selected object will be placed at the front or the back of the stack Tip If you are working with stack of three objects and want to place the front object in the middle select the middle object and move it to the front Card Software User Manual 43 Duplicating Objects Duplicating an object creates a copy of the object that s slightly offset from the original The Duplicate command doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard To duplicate an object 1 Select the object 2 From the Edit menu choose Duplicate Item or press CTRL D 3 The duplicated item appears on top of the object you selected Drag it to place it where you want it Tip You can use the Duplicate command to make an array of objects Editing Object Properties Each object has certain properties associated with it You can change the properties of an object editing its Object Properties dialog box Open the Object Properties Dialog Box The card Software provides tree ways to display an object s property dialog box Double click an object 1 2 3 4 Double click the object whose properties you want to ed
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96. ems and blood banks Developed in 1972 it was one of the original bar code symbologies The numbers 0 through 9 and the following six characters comprise its character set Code 128 Code 128 is a variable length alphanumeric continuous multiple element width high density symbology used in the shipping industry and on labels The Code 128 character set 146 Card Software User Manual comprises 106 different printed characters and will use the least amount of space for data of six characters or more of any one dimensional symbology Each printed character can have one of three different meanings depending on which of three different character sets A B or C is employed Three different start characters tell the scanner which of the character sets is initially being used and three shift codes permit changing character sets inside a symbol Every Code 128 symbol ends with a check character Code Subset A includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters plus the control and special characters Code Subset B includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters plus lowercase alphabetic and the special characters Code Subset C includes the set of 100 digits pairs from 00 to 99 inclusive as well as special characters This enables double density numeric digits two digits per bar coded character to be encoded Code 39 Code 39 also called 3 of 9 is a variable length discr
97. er tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Mitten Encnting Touts isai Hayam Paste 7 Die Pea Cria Lire ha bkssggat E biep f rae bn a P E sasi Cad Fenny F Wana r Hiyat Erica T ira r imisi i jia Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT 1 Card Software User Manual Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Laminate Allows to laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Card Software User Manual 187 0 Appendix B3 Digicard series This section explains the specific properties of the Digicard series printers 188 Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use on front and back Dapcaed E H
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99. ess ESC To display the Shortcut menu 1 Move the mouse pointer to a place not on an object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears 3 Choose the action you want to perform To display the Shortcut menu when you have an object selected 1 Move the mouse pointer over the selected object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears Card Software User Manual 23 Paste Ctrl Select All Ctr Zoom In Zoom Out 8 Show Guidelines Show Grid Grid Settings Rulers Settings Toolbars Card Properties Edit Background Delete Background 3 Choose the action you want to perform Shortcut Keys You can choose some commands by pressing the keyboard shortcut keys listed on the menu to the right of the command The Card Software uses many of the shortcut keys found in other Windows programs You find a list of shortcut keys in Chapter 14 Keyboard Shortcuts 24 Card Software User Manual 2 Creating Cards This section explains the procedures for opening existing card files saving your work and creating the layout of a new card Opening and Saving Card Files You Il find that opening and saving your card files are pretty much the same as in other Windows programs Opening Card Files To create a new card at any time click the New button on the Standard toolbar To quickly open one of the last cards you worked on choose it fro
100. ete self checking two element width symbology that was the first alphanumeric symbology to be developed Code 39 is currently the most widely used bar code for industrial and commercial non retail purposes in the world Every Code 39 character has five bars and four spaces making a total of nine elements Three of the elements are wide hence the name 3 of 9 While being very accurate Code 39 is not a very dense bar code symbology taking many bars and spaces to represent a single character The Code 39 character set consists of the numbers O through 9 the upper case alphabet and the following characters and Space Asterisks are reserved as the start and stop characters Card Software User Manual 147 Code 93 Code 93 is a variable length alphanumeric continuous four element width symbology specifically designed to complement Code 39 The two symbologies can be freely mixed in an environment with no software change required Because of its small size it is used on electronic components but it is a not very popular bar code symbology Code 93 encodes 43 data characters consisting of 0 9 A Z 6 symbols and space four control characters and a unique start stop character The entire ASCII character set can be encoded using the expanded version similar to Code 39 Code 93 can encode the same characters as Code 39 but has the advantage of being smaller EAN JAN 13 EAN 13 is one of two versions of the European Ar
101. etween the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Synchronize Ribbon button automatically synchronizes the selected ribbon The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process Click Ribbon Motor Voltage to check the ribbon motor voltage Click Ribbon Sensor Voltage to check the ribbon sensor voltage Offsets Allows you to change the X and Y values of the start print offset point in dots The EC specifies a point beyond which no card printing occurs Card Software User Manual 183 Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Aital mesig Tai Hemmi bm Ham Portas Erin wirami Ermy Irmis Tiisa fr j o f m 1 anpa TL fi E iNj f 3 Can Fh i g 1 nk ll j E iia Loreena lem iP 7 miki rr aie IE E Tk j DEL Mikes Laia Mhiiirg T Dota Fig coon i ff E Carnal Hin Color intensity Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer amaximum intensity color or monochrome dot Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Color Contrast Sets the value of yellow magenta cyan and dye diffusion to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color contrast Contrast Sets the values of overlay black and hologram to adjust the amount of heat applie
102. ew menu you can display or hide the rulers layout Use the Rulers Settings command from the Options menu to control the rulers behaviour Use the Metrics command from the Options menu to change the measurement unit M Show Rulers Cancel m Options Use the Object Tooltips from the View menu to displays a brief description of the objects names and size A ToolTip is displayed when the mouse pointer rests over the object 20 Card Software User Manual Zooming the Card Image The size of the card image can be changed by using the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands on the View menu Exact placement of objects on the card is sometimes easier if the image is larger Using the command Fit Workspace on the View menu you can display the intire card page User Metrics From the Options menu select the command Metrics Choose between millimetres or inch All measurements are displayed in the selected unit Changing the Card Workspace Color From the Options menu select the command Card Color Changing the card color doesn t affect the print process This option only tries to get you closer of the WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get interface From the Options menu select the command Workspace Color Choose the desired color from the color pallet Card Software User Manual 21 fen rie EH ceocerce HT Fee eee Ams i i tee C LLL EER EEE EES BEEEBT BI Du cia ip et foe 7 BEEBE SES riner Lan
103. f your track mode is different from ISO Choose the LRC parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity Click the Restore Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values The Read Printer Configuration defaults the printer configuration Card Software User Manual Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Synchronize Ribbon button automatically synchronizes the selected ribbon The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process Click Ribbon Motor Voltage to check the ribbon motor voltage Click Ribbon Sensor Voltage to check the ribbon sensor voltage Offsets Allows you to change the X and Y values of the start print offset point in dots The EC specifies a point beyond which no card printing occurs Card Software User Manual 227 Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Miia Excosieg Teo Teid enra cetera Pris Cake betray Cria Corte Ves IT 5 vet j 3 Hagel 5 hi r Cali F 1 Gali e Ed 5 F 1 Lore Cee a _ 97 Fleck Ei Rr i
104. fine View Allows to define the database view i The Batch Print Toolbar The Batch Print Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the commands in the View and Log menus z x v o gt ld gt m The tools on the Batch Print Toolbar are Lz To Print Sets the Status To Print to a card document x Error Sets the Status Error to a card document vi Printed Sets the Status Printed to a card document w Held Sets the Status Held to a card document Card Software User Manual 139 3 Front Back View Toggles between both sides of the card E Print Prints cards according to the status checked on the status to print dialog box M First Moves to the first card document 4 Previous Moves to the previous card document gt Next Move to the next card document co Last Move to the last record m Close Closes the current Batch File 140 Card Software User Manual 14 Keyboard Shortcuts This section lists the keyboard shortcuts available for many of the Card Software commands Shortcut Keys Use the following key combinations to execute the command listed next to it When the keys are connected by a it means to press both keys at the same time General Ctrl F4 Close Closes the active Card Batch Print Window Ctrl F6 Next Moves to the next Card Batch Print Window Del Delete Deletes the selected object completely without putting a copy on the Clipboard C
105. ftware defaults to Code 39 but you can choose from among the 20 styles listed 6 Type the data you want to appear in the bar code 7 Click OK The bar code will appear on the card Note While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols others will accept only numbers See Chapter 15 About Bar Codes 34 Card Software User Manual Adding a PDF Symbol To add a PDF Symbol 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the PDF Symbol tool the pointer changes to a hand with the PDF icon 2 Move the pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the PDF symbol 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag arectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag the other corner follows the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The PDF Symbol Properties dialog box appears Gimo POF Dieta bn Erei Ape eer 5 Type the data you want to appear in the PDF symbol 6 Click OK The PDF symbol will appear on the card Card Software User Manual 35 3 Working with Objects This section provides information on objects their properties and how to edit them Card Software Objects With the exception of magnetic encoding information and Smart Card data all cards are made up of objects Lines text images bar codes are objects What you can do with an object depends on whether you created i
106. g box appears 3 Using the techniques listed below select the text you want to edit 4 Perform the desired alterations 5 Click OK Select text using the mouse 1 Point where you want the selection to begin and then drag over the text 2 To select a single word double click the word Select text using keyboard shortcuts For keyboard enthusiasts selecting text using the keyboard is often faster than using the mouse To select Press One character right SHIFT RIGHT ARROW One character left SHIFT LEFT ARROW To end of word CTRL SHIFT RIGHT ARROW To start of word CTRL SHIFT LEFT ARROW One line up SHIFT UP ARROW One line down SHIFT DOWN ARROW Card Software User Manual Deleting Text Delete a character 1 Position the pointer after the character you want to delete click and then press BACKSPACE To delete a block of text 1 Drag across the text to highlight it and then press BACKSPACE or DELETE Cutting Copying and Pasting Text Cut or copy and paste a block of text 1 Drag the text to select it then press CTRL X cut or CTRL C copy 2 Position the pointer where you want to paste the text and click 3 With text on the Windows clipboard cut or copied press CTRL V paste Image Properties reper eee fen wa Mabie h mare a H O 7 ieeja e D isy pi Oira bce D jepara l Card Software User Manual 53 Image properties are Keep Aspect Ratio Select thi
107. gnetic data from a card select all three track check boxes but leave the data boxes blank 3 In the box to the right of the track number type the data you wish to encode Important You must keep the number of characters Including the three format characters within the limits listed previously for each track The Card Software will not prevent you from entering too many characters 4 Click Encode The printer will feed a card through the encoding station in the printer and encode the data on the card Card Software User Manual 5 If you do not wish to print anything on the card click Eject Card and the card will pass through the printer to the card out put tray 6 If you wish to print on the card click Ok then proceed as you would for printing a non magnetic card Don t forget to enable Encode in the Card Print dialog box Magnetic Encoder Tool To use the Magnetic Encoder tool 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Magnetic Encoder tool The Magnetic Code Object Properties dialog box appears Treck 1 Dade io E moods M frea Yup iahie Cyane Treat 2 Disks to Enola P Encode Vitis Sess Fira X Tick 3 Dieta to Eroria M Eroe CP oa Pi i Ereuaiirg pka E E a C Dia ag Dee cm 2 Select the Encode check box for each track 1 2 or 3 you wish to encode 3 If the data for a track will not be changing from card to card type the data in the Default Code box for that track 4 Ifthe data for a
108. gs and the default database directory which is c windows system To connect to your database you have to setup a new data source for it first or edit an existing source The next sections explains driver specific the ODBC data source setup Note See our web mi for more information about how to setup the different ODBC data sources 94 Card Software User Manual Working with NS Database Interface After connecting successfully to a database the selected table is displayed in a split window next to the card design area To access the record information of a column you have to create Card Software objects and connect them with the database fields How to link database fields with the card layout Linking a Text Object Note you can easily create a Text Object linked to the database by drag and drop the field name from the database area into the card work area 1 Open a text object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source Det Tet E Wms Diarcs 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your text object and click Finish Card Software User Manual 95 Biia kair AEC_OOUMT 3 Edit the font properties you want and confirm clicking OK 4 In the card work area resize if necessary the selection rectangle of the text box in a way that makes the largest record of your column fit inside 5 Save your card layout
109. guage The Open Database Connectivity ODBC interface allows accessing data in Database Management Systems DBMS using Structured Query Language SQL as a standard for accessing data ODBC allows different database technologies to be used by defining a standard interface File Formats To access any database format from the Card Software you will need the ODBC driver for that standard The default drivers which come with the Card Software CD ROM supply the most common formats Microsoft Access Driver MDB Microsoft dBase Driver DBF Microsoft Excel Driver XLS Microsoft FoxPro Driver DBF Microsoft Paradox Driver DB Microsoft Text Files Driver TXT CSV Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver SQL Server Card Software User Manual Note You can add anytime your specific drivers to meet your needs Just as an example you can add drivers to access AS400 files directly from the Card Software Purpose of ODBC ODBC was created as a way of setting a standard to access data on files Using concepts like layers and layer abstraction it allows the user to access data on his hard disk in a local network or even in a Wide Area Network using desktop or server client specifications in any database format that have available ODBC driver Desktop versus Server Client Desktop file access means that the file is accessed opening it as a disk file in the local hard disk or even in a local network Server Client suppo
110. hat companies in the working group have been willing to represent an interest passing the elementary interest of each company The primary goal of this effort was to raise the awareness of a new end user base through an easy to use image acquisition functionality integrated directly into the user s application and work flow The effort was successful and resulted in the Twain interface specification Card Software User Manual 157 18 Printing This section explains how to setup your printer the setup for ribbon and the procedure to print your cards For specific information about your printer see the printer user manual Printing Process Printer Setup Before you use a specific printer for the first time you must tell the program which printer port to use the ribbon type and other specific options In most cases the default configuration makes this step obsolete Printing Cards Printing cards with the Card Software is easy It s the final step after the card design process To print cards 1 From the File menu choose Card Print the Card Print dialog box appears Utero rr d mj T beji Pa El eg Lon ee Lari gt Pa U aE ee T caine T mapei Fema Fant F nts oe Fiedie Long bags r bibid Fibi kimin Perv ba pam birip Cope 3 m F eid fiers eot P r E herp tami smr LCa J _ ees le 158 Card Software User Manual 2 Select the Destination corresponding to the installed card
111. he Macintosh Scanner Roundtable which was formed by Dave Nelson of Nuvo Labs This group broadened industry awareness of the need for an open interface and defined technical issues for the integration of raster bitmap devices and applications While participation was active it was difficult to resolve issues and progress was slow At one of the Roundtable s last meetings in 1990 it was suggested that a small group of industry leaders form a consortium and create a specification for review revision and ultimate adoption by the imaging industry The Twain consortium was formed soon after that from representatives of Aldus Caere Eastman Kodak Hewlett Packard and Logitech The goals of this smaller workgroup were to resolve technical and marketing issues of the open interface as quickly as possible and then to circulate the specification among the developer community for review and feedback The group was designed to be as small as possible so the specification could be written quickly while maintaining representation from a wide spectrum of application developers desktop communications and OCR and hardware vendors hand held scanners desktop scanners and high end color scanners Working group members represented diversity in the industry and brought in depth imaging experience to both the hardware and software development and marketing fields Card Software User Manual A key requirement of participation was t
112. he New Hermes series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use fore Herera ERG rar Pimper tizi does Jai Haii beaa Pa Fbir ii Rire loka ETET D Mee iar Frai M Ehi DOH Let Pete Sten Cong Lam oa tee Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon Use Overlay Panel Check this option to use the overlay panel when print with the 5 panel ribbon Use the Get Printer s Ribbon Configuration button to get the printer ribbon configuration 248 Card Software User Manual Use the Set Ribbon to send the new ribbon configuration to the printer Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer ere Heres iaa Tiers Properiiew ia Biim Tois Head ieg Pints kT ies Hepes OIN Depi biped Torres ET ri Cet ae aT Char Cec Lenin Erie oe pe e Erd Fri Pome The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon Click Advance Ribbon to synchronize the ribbon The Clean Cycle starts the cleaning printer
113. hecked doesn t apply face crop but color equalization only Use the Crop to Face button to crop the image manually Use the Properties button to display the FaceSnap FOTOMODUL properties dialog box which allows you to change permanent settings for the detection of faces and processing of images The Demo button displays information about FaceSnap FOTOMODUL Bar Code Properties Mahen Eia Cie 35 ol Veit Saapa Picea ji j Da Code p re Bar code properties are Value Type the data you want to appear in the bar code Ensure the data is valid for the selected bar code style Style Select the type of bar code you wish to print Bar codes Options Human Readable Select this check box if you want the data to be printed in human readable form below the bar code symbol Fit Bar Code to Bounding If this option is checked a bar code can be resized with the mouse Card Software User Manual 55 Multiplier This function controls the bar code size If the Fit bar code to bounding option is checked the multiplier value is changed automatically when resizing a bar code with the mouse Ratio Some bar code symbologies permit to change the ratio between thin and thick bars Checksum In order to increase the reading accuracy some bar code symbologies use checksums The checksum algorithm which varies greatly between symbologies performs a series of mathematical operations on the characters e
114. here to find the database itself See section External Database later in this chapter to learn how to work with data sources Card Software Internal Database Create a New Internal Database Creating an internal Card Software Database 1 From the Database menu choose Connect The ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select Create Database aera beer Pi nabii Saas caer 2 The Create Database dialog box appears Type the database name forexample COMPANY and click Create Card Software User Manual 85 Casale Datebee 3 Select the Database you just created and click Next The list of the available tables appears and prompts you to select the table you want to work with As there is no table available yet you have to create it by clicking New Table 4 The Database Table Structure dialog box appears Proceed as explained later in this chapter Create a New Table D mais lable Since j 86 Card Software User Manual Creating a Card Software Database 1 Some editions of the Card Software are specially designed to access an external already existing database If you need to create a database from within the Card Software you must use the MsAccess ODBC driver setup see later in this chapter at section Setup MsAccess Data Source Open an Internal Database Opening an Internal Card Software Database 1 From the Database menu choose Connect The ODBC Source Selection
115. i Letom i Lemn 22 Working with the Card Software Commands A command is an instruction that tells the Card Software to perform an operation The Card Software provides several ways for you to choose commands You can choose commands from a menu or toolbar or you can use shortcut keys Toolbar Commands The Card Software toolbars provide you with one step access to lots of tasks You can draw a rectangle place a photograph define a bar code edit text and much more all with just one click of a mouse button on one of the Card Software tools For more information about each of the Card Software toolbars see Chapter 13 Toolbars and Tools Menu Commands Commands are grouped in menus Some commands carry out an action immediately others display a dialog box so that you can select options Yov ll know that a command will display a dialog box if it is followed by three periods Mouse Shortcuts You can use a mouse shortcut to give you quick access an object s property sheet or to display a shortcut menu To display an object s property sheet 1 Just double click the object or Card Software User Manual 1 Point to the object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears it te Coed Eiin Jand is frt Caer Jard to Gack Cee Set ar Brigaad Puta Cer par es pkai Caaf 3 Choose Properties 4 When you have finished with the properties dialog box click OK or Cancel or pr
116. iable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears 6 Type Employee Name as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties x Default Text Employee Name a Input Box Title Keyboard Input Source Character Conversion DEM to ANSI X Cancel 7 Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box 8 Click OK to confirm and close the Text Properties Dialog box 9 The text box you created on step 3 will appear on the on screen card with the words Employee Name inside This indicates that the text the employee s name will be provided at print time 10 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 18 Printing 11 Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data for the employee s name 12 Enter the employee s name and confirm with OK Note Repeat step 10 to 12 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different name on each card Card Software User Manual Variable Bar Code To add a variable bar code The following steps assume you want to create a variable bar code for the Employee s ID Number At print time you will type the employee s ID number on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database
117. iables you want to provide See Chapter 5 Working with Variables The data source you defined will be displayed in the Source Data box 6 From the Continue Print Process section select how you want the print process to continue On User Choice you have to click the Continue button in the Chip Card Process dialog box after the chip card encoding process terminated Chip Card Processing Ea Note If you click the Abort button the complete printing process will be canceled On Return File OK the Card Software continues the printing process automatically after receiving an OK message from a file created and returned by the chip card processing software Type the path of your return file in the Return File box You can also click the Browse button next to the Return File box The Choose Return File dialog box appears Select the directory of your return file and click OK aa S Fogo on ee Fin r A Coral Card Software User Manual 7 Check the Insert Quote Character option if you want to use a delimiter to specify the data to be encoded Important Aassuming that my encoding program is named SMARTPRG EXE and the data to encode that comes from a Keyboard Input Source is Hello World and the option Insert Quote Character isn t checked The application will be called like SMARTPRG EXE Hello World The application will only encode the word Hello because for the application SMARTPRG EXE is the
118. iately 6 If you want to apply a filter to the database click the Query Filter button see earlier in this chapter 7 Mark all as printed not printed These buttons allow to change the information of the complete record set to printed not printed status 8 OK Cancel The OK button saves the Auto Print settings and closes the Auto Print Configuration dialog box Press Cancel to leave the Auto Print dialog box without saving any changes settings 9 Start Auto Print The final step Click this button to perform Auto Print on workstation 2 The Auto Print dialog box appears 10 Stop Close Stops the Auto Print function and closes the Auto Print dialog box 11 Save History Click this button if you want to save the information displayed in the Auto Print dialog box as txt file Card Software User Manual Gh 9 Photo in PDF Symbol The Card Software provides the possibility to encode the information of an image or photo in your database into a PDF symbol The maximum size of an image which still can be encoded is 80 x 80 pixels If the height or width of an image is larger than 80 pixels its size will be recalculated to this value maintaining the image s proportions Photo Encoding To encode an image into a PDF symbol 1 Open or create the card and database with the image you want to encode 2 On the lower toolbar click the PDF Symbol tool the pointer changes to a hand with the PDF icon 3 Click on the
119. ided in two tabs The two tabs are Generic Tab X and Y position rotation options color and alignment settings Specific Tab specific settings for each object see further down in this section Generic Object Properties The Generic tab contain settings common for all objects Generic Text Bounding r Rotation Horizontal Vertical Position feo mm a feo mm ODearees 90 Degrees Size feo mm feo mm j C 180 Degrees Alignment Left x Top x C 270 Degrees m Options m Foreground Color T Do not Print R G B J Protected Jo fo fo J Print in Black Panel Choose E oK Cancel Help 46 Card Software User Manual Bounding Position Defines the exact placement of the upper left bounding border of an object measured from the upper left label corner Size Defines the size of the bounding box Alignment Allows to align vertically and horizontally the object delimited by the Bounding box Rotation Rotates an object clockwise in 90 degrees steps Line rectangle and multiline text objects cannot be rotated Options Do Not Print if checked the object doesn t print Protected if checked you can turn the object not selectable enabling the Activate Protected Objects command from the Options menu Print in Black Panel if checked the quality of the black will be improved The object will be printed on the black panel of the ribbon Foreground Color
120. ill appear during the image acquisition Count Records displays the number of found records of a database or in a query Card Software User Manual 107 Image Transfer Options SS E Connection fistions Record From Opaons irap Puncher 0 pore kis Sore Fira EAE Pasay Ere T Cnp imagen r JPEG m D Pim kerap Uaza m J him Controls image data transfer between database and the Card Software bi directionally Select which format you want to use DASE is the proprietary format Data Abstraction Structured Encapsulation which permits to encapsulate in a Long binary any type of binary data and to mark it with an identifier To reduce database size you can enable the Compress Images check box Images are compressed if greater than the value determined in the corresponding box If you enable the Use Maximum Compression check box the best compression to be achieved is applied but the Card Software may need more time for this performance The Card Software image compression algorithm is a variant of the LZW algorithm JPEG Bitmap Memory Usage Allows you to specify the amount of memory that will be used Card Software User Manual Define View The Card Software allows you to change the column sequence of the displayed database From the database menu select Define View or press the Define View button from the database toolbar Click on the field name you want to move and drop it
121. in source Repeat step 6 to 8 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different image on each card Note More information about how to use image sources you find in Chapter 10 Image Acquisition Card Software User Manual Variable Text To add variable text The following steps assume you want to create a variable text object Employee Name for the employee s name At print time you will type the employee s name on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database with all the information about the employee names and set the variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 8 Card Software and Database T 1 On the lower toolbar click the Text tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Text icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to the point on the card where you want to place a corner 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The Text Properties dialog box appears rrn ra Gee Te Dit Tart F ibis D hated etre I Spies in Mie aa mirai Fri Faca Ha Eisa a ee a abit pir fart m J cmi __ iii j Card Software User Manual 67 5 Set the Var
122. in text Tip A type of note that helps you apply the techniques and procedures described in the text to your specific needs A tip suggests alternative methods that may not be obvious and helps you understand the Card Software benefits and capabilities Important Provides information essential to the completion of a task You can disregard information in a note and still complete a task but you should not disregard an important note Caution A note that advises you that failure to take or avoid a specified action could result in loss of data Warning A note that advises you that failure to take or avoid a specific action could result in physical harm to you or the hardware Card Software User Manual avanca Feature Describes functions that may not be available in all editions see your Quick Install section Basic Features to know if your edition or product supports a specific feature Using Online Help You can view the Card Software Online Help Contents window by choosing Contents from the Help menu From this window you can jump to more specific information Getting Help You can get help in several ways For example you can use the Help button on the Upper Toolbar to get context sensitive help about items on the screen and commands Context sensitive help is always available by pressing the F1 key from any screen In addition many dialog boxes and message windows contain a Help button
123. isplaying the captured area Movements are displayed depending on the transfer speed of the capture board Make your settings and capture grab the desired image The image tools dialog box appears Make your changes as described in chapter 5 section Image Tools Using the Video for Windows VfW interface The 32 bit Card Software supports now Video for Windows VfW is the latest standard for image acquisition an evolution of the older MCI concept Cheap and powerful video capture cards are available on the market primarily designed for Card Software User Manual Internet Video Conferences but perfectly suitable for image acquisition with the Card Software Most of these capture cards are using Brooktree Bt848 chipset which tackles the tough challenges of blending and displaying the complex video graphics and text data streams embedded within Intercast video and broadcast transmissions It supports image resolutions up to 768 x 576 full PAL resolution Image transfer occurs as analog signal from the camera to the capture card and from here to the video card using the PCI bus Your operating system must support directX image information crosses directly to the capture card and direct Draw image information is directly displayed on screen Before you can use Video for Windows with the Card Software you must set the video source Use the Video Source command from the Options menu In the appearing dialog box click th
124. it The Object Property dialog box appears Examine or change any properties Click ok to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes Use the object mouse shortcut 1 2 44 In the Card Software work area right click the object whose properties you want to edit From the shortcut menu select the Properties command Card Software User Manual Adjust Bounding Fit to Card Ctrl S hift F Send to Front Ctrl F Send to Back Ctrl B Set as Background Paste Ctrl Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C Duplicate Ctrl D Properties we Examine or change any properties 4 Click ok to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes Use the Object List tab 1 From the View menu select the Card Properties Command The card Properties dialog box appears Click the Object List Tab ts Borma Finiefinrmsion Obert lea Emine Forin Pie mn i Tet Obat r xm Ube Tap ie Traa baci jure Dim Pj Eii ite j Tmt Card Software User Manual 45 2 Select the object whose properties you want to edit and click Properties 3 Examine or change any properties 4 Click ok to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes Object Properties Dialog Box The properties dialog box of an object is div
125. k Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Card Software User Manual 175 176 Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Aibban Cecedag Toot taadi Poe gt ee m Fi apeatalier Li bi inde bni gga E tale jem D Den Cag Pindis Yger Crna r Hra E Sarde Beia ingang jjaihaka P Peo pr R Erh CE J mi _ Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually The printer capabilities are listed below Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Select your printer language French or English Card Software User Manual Specific Options Special Apprint Iris TD property Click the Specific Options tab to configure the Erasing Contrast temperature settings the erasing process printers Ohmic values and the print zone Fibo Trot Herd Setrge Specie otona Parze Every Corot j T Trepp har Hring Larvet hmt h Copperas T ppi FPF 1 E kig
126. l is set to Auto PDF Options Reduce Bar Width Select to reduce the bar width Reduce Bar Height Select to reduce the bar height Truncated Select to truncate Binary Encode Select to encode the data in binary Note For more information on the characteristics of PDF symbols see Chapter 16 About PDF symbols FaceSnap Plug in Enable Enables the FaceSnap Plug in and automatically crops the image Interactive if needed Invokes the FaceSnap dialog box for user confirmation or adjustment of face crop always full checked or only if no face is found greyed check Animated If checked displays a progress indicator image thumbnail with circle mark evolving as face detection goes on Card Software User Manual 57 58 Color correction only If checked doesn t apply face crop but color equalization only Use the Crop to Face button to crop the image manually Use the Properties button to display the FaceSnap FOTOMODUL properties dialog box which allows you to change permanent settings for the detection of faces and processing of images The Demo button displays information about FaceSnap FOTOMODUL Overlay Properties tment oem Hewa T Senden anis Ione r miaa D Senile oF HOR I imge Sire l praa on on 55 File ew Berea B aed aiy Had fe Freon f ka weed Lee oca Overlay properties are Overlay coverage From the Choose Overlay box select the overlay coverage desired
127. laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Card Software User Manual 221 T Appendix B7 NBS series This section explains the specific properties of the NBS series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Fien Ereni Took Hiat begs Hiiigamn Panas Min s Ps es ae e E Croke Cote l Elec Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMC This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan YMCO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and an overlay panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye Card Software User Manual sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon KdO This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel KrO This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel O Overlay Varnish
128. lic Card Software works wonders You use the Font and the Font Color dialog boxes to change text attributes Card Software User Manual Note The attributes you select apply to all the text comprising the selected text object You cannot for example make one word bold and leave the rest of the text regular If you want text with different attributes use the Text tool to create another text object Then apply the desired attributes to the new text object Text properties are Default Text Type the text you want to appear on the card Font type and style Click Choose The Font dialog box appears Select the desired font and style Font Font style mm ma Arial Black T Arial Narrow mi Bold T Arial Rounded MT Bok Bold Italic iy Book Antiqua Bookman Old Style T Braggadocio x fd r Sample AaBbY yZz Script Westem ed Point Size Enter the desired size Point size can also be changed from the Font dialog box Card Software User Manual 51 52 Selecting and Editing Text Important You cannot edit text directly on the screen in the Card Work Area You edit text only by displaying it in the Text Properties dialog box Note In the following sections when the manual refers to editing text it means adding replacing deleting or otherwise changing the text box content not the text attributes Edit text 1 Double click the text object you wish to edit 2 The Text Properties dialo
129. lick Ok You have created and selected a bitmap file to be used as overlay Limaan Bitmap Erini iri zj Pedered Disp oer Steed BC 351 261 860 450 F feet BOR F legate Sais r Pissed reren Lanic pa mf Fin ber Batra Bored Corte era TT F feta biel Maina P 4 fit 4 DLA SOR el ed oa Bee eens Note you may only use one kind of overlay types for the same card side Card Software User Manual 77 7 Chip Card If your printer is equipped with a chip card encoder you can encode data onto memory cards About Chip Cards There are two basic types of chip cards the memory card and the intelligent card Memory Card Can store a certain amount of data which can be subsequently altered but not adequately secured Intelligent Card Better known as smart card the intelligent card has like a PC a memory a central processing unit and acommunications unit As the smart card can carry out calculations it makes it easy to implement effective security features The chip has three types of memory ROM EEPROM and RAM ROM contains fixed information which remains at all times and cannot be changed EEPROM can be changed and remains in the chip even when no electrical power is flowing through the chip RAM temporary memory which can be changed but disappears when no electrical power is flowing through the card Chip Card Process The Card Software allows to plug in an executable file du
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131. ls on the Drawing Toolbar are Selector Used to select an object Card Software User Manual 137 138 t Line Draws horizontal or vertical lines 0 Rectangle Draws a rectangle of variable size a F illed Rectangle Draws a filled rectangle of variable size T Text Defines a text field amp Image Draws a frame to contain an image i Bar code Draws a bar code symbol I Bar code PDF Draws a bar code PDF symbol Magnetic Encoder Encodes magnetic stripe cards with fixed or variable data 58 Chip Card Encoder Sets parameters for an external chip processing application 0 Overlay Clipping Defines the size shape and placement of the overlay coating The Database Toolbar The Database Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the commands in the Database menu l Connect Connects to a database aS Disconnect Disconnects from the database Card Software User Manual K First Moves to the first record lt Previous Moves to the previous record gt Next Moves to the next record gt I Last Moves to the last record a Find Finds data in the current table Esl Query Sets a search criteria ka Add Adds a new record A Delete Deletes the current record id Save Saves the current Record 4 Reports Creates and prints database reports sS Properts Allows to configure the database interface properties iN De
132. lt values without consulting your card printer manual first Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Print Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Bitan Brawley Taa Kareena HaTe a Gera Firts P Fog Pel siii La Pe ose pat E wigan r F zj r Fem Poet 2 Lorain Hapai mrha a F Card Software User Manual 211 Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT 1 The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Chip Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Laminate Allows to laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer 212 Laminator This Tab is only available if your printer includes a lamination statio
133. ly affect the operation of the printer Card Software User Manual 215 Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values 216 Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Fabien Hebei bette Erereisy Tasia Giger picni Parra Goan Hage i P Pgh Cea iat z ae e F teim Peet Ererig biie gD perce inai ingasta Tink Dipiara wag R peil k A ia Pal israe NIA One is Th 7 thew are E Ow Pee acre a Dimi wi iui i ff BOF Options Check High Coercivity if you are working with high coercivity cards Check Don t verify Errors if you want to skip the error treatment process Check Encode before Print to encode the card before start the printing process Magnetic Stripe Offsets Allows you to set the value for the start sentinel position Encoding Mode Select the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Card Software User Manual Important Please ensure that you have selected the correct magnetic encoder of the printer Click Defaults button to reset the settings to the factory default values Magnetic Track Options Choose the track you want to configure and for each one configure the Bit density LRC Generation Character Size and Character Parity The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for
134. ly if it s not trying to snap to the grid Disable the Snap to Grid checkbox in the Grid Settings dialog box from the Options menu CTRL H Aligning Objects Use the Alignment Toolbar to align multiple selections of objects on the card The selected objects will be align with the dominant object Dominant Object is the last to be selected The available alignments are Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the left Center Horizontally Alignment Centers the selection horizontally Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the right Top Alignment Button Aligns the selection to the Top Center Vertically Alignment Centers the selection vertically Bottom Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom Card Software User Manual 41 42 Top Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the top left Top Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the top center Top Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the top right Left Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the left center Center Alignment Centers the selection Right Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the right center Bottom Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom left Bottom Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom center Bottom Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom right You can also use the Snap to Grid feature To align objects using the Snap to Grid 1 From the View menu select Grid CTR
135. m the list of recently used files at the bottom of the File menu To open an existing card click the Open button on the upper toolbar When the Open dialog box appears select the document in the File Name box and then click OK If you don t see the Card you want The File Name box initially lists card files in the directory in which you last saved or opened a card If the card file you want is not listed click another drive and or directory If you choose you can open several card files during a Card Software session Use the methods listed above to select the desired card files If more than one window is open the title bar for the active window the one in which you are working is a different color or intensity than other title bars Saving Card Files Until you give a new card document a unique name the Card Software displays in the title bar a temporary name The first new document is CARD1 the second CARD2 and so on Card Software User Manual 25 To save a card on disk click the Save button on the Standard tool bar When you save a card for the first time the Card Software displays the Save As dialog box so that you can type a name for the card file Save in fa Cards z amp c Samples File name easy Save as type Card Files car z Cancel Naming a Document To make it easier to find your documents you can use long descriptive filenames The complete path to the file including drive letter
136. magenta cyan a black resin panel Card Software User Manual an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon KdO This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel KrO This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel O Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon H Hologram Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single hologram panel ribbon Scratch This ribbon is a single panel ribbon that print s a area that can be scratched If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side For the listed ribbons the Card Software allows the following Front back combinations Ribbon Front Back YMC Color Color Color Color YMCK YMCKO Color Color YMCKOK Color Black Black Color K Monochrome One color One color KdO Gray Gray KrO Black Black Note The 5 Panel Ribbon does not support the Print in black panel function for the front back combination Color Black and Black Color You have to use the 6 Panel ribbon instead Card Software User Manual 179 Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Sider Femeritm Tech Hiei Semis
137. n Click the Laminator tab to configure the type of film temperature and speed for the lamination as well as the side of the card to be laminated Piftbers Ceca Tai Laran rignce icine heres Pee Leet Toate aesinn fae F Feile F Halms D Cheats ea Fis lahan D hrie Feed Faje D Pir Larakoa rian saia 7 rak Ste EP ciisaed pLa D Larae Sah Sade P Taimaa l Tie C ae Card Software User Manual Lamination Type Select one of the available options to determine which type of lamination media is currently installed in the lamination station The available options are Film Lamination Overlay then Film Lamination 6 Polyguard TM Lamination 1 0 Polyguard TM Lamination Lamination Side Select one of the available options to determine which side s of the printed card should have a lamination film applied The available options are No Lamination Laminate Front Side Laminate Back Side Laminate Both Sides Lamination Time Sets the Lamination Time in seconds per card inch used by the lamination station of the printer when applying the lamination film to the printed card Lamination Temperature Sets the Lamination Temperature in degrees Centigrade used by the lamination station of the printer when applying the lamination film to the printed card Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Card Software User Manual 213 ay Appendix B6 Magicard series Thi
138. n The corresponding Object Properties dialog box opens Perform the changes you want and confirm with OK Changes are applied immediately at the card workspace Export Select an image and click this button to export it The Save As dialog box appears Provide a filename for your image and select the type you want to use to save the image you can choose between Windows Bitmap Format bmp Zsoft PCX Format pcx and Tagged Information File Tif Delete Click this button to delete permanently the selected item Confirm with OK Close Exit Edit Item List dialog box Card Software User Manual Embedded Fonts Allows you to include the font types used on the card design in to the card document file This option will avoid the card design to be changed in case of the used fonts isn t installed on your system If you check the Install Embedded fonts when load the document options the fonts listed in the Embedded fonts section will be automatically installed in your system Grad Maidan Deere Lon Tebaiini cats Tran ee Hee w gt pa Hyj F Creating a Basic Card This section explains the processes involved in creating a basic card using a few of the most common tools Card Setup A card can be created in either portrait print across the narrow side of the card or landscape print across the wide side of the card orientation The card defaults to landscape orientation To set the card orientation to
139. n Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon Use Overlay Panel Check this option to use the overlay panel when print with the 5 panel ribbon Use the Get Printer s Ribbon Configuration button to get the printer ribbon configuration Card Software User Manual 243 Use the Set Ribbon to send the new ribbon configuration to the printer Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings aare ra reper EE Piibe Eroria ieee Heeii Pree Erri masia Tati f Mra E S ff The Direct Encoding section allows you to read or encode the data of the checked track s The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed for each of tree tracks Character Limit Allowed Characters 79 alphanumeric ASSCIlI codes 32 95 Field Separator is 40 numeric ASCII ASSCIl codes 48 63 Field Separator is 107 numeric ASCII JASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding 244 Card Software User Manual Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Bd hed oe Kiti Payer ie Rites Crating lai idaga Meee mene FEE Bima reese The Manual Commands field allows y
140. navigate add new modify or delete records see as explained later in this chapter section The Card Software Database Functions Edit an existing Table Edita table 1 After connecting successfully to an internal Card Soft ware database the select table dialog box appears Select the table you want to change 92 Card Software User Manual 2 Click Modify The Database Table Structure dialog box appears 3 Add and Remove Columns as explained in the section Create a New Table earlier in this chapter Card Software User Manual 93 Remove a Table Remove a table 1 After connecting successfully to an internal Card Soft ware database the select table dialog box appears Select the table you want to remove Bamin ghin aed Yorn Hes Takis Hedy Table Fara Tuts Hami e cme _ 2 Select the table you want to remove and click Remove The Card Software prompts you with a warning message If you really want to remove permanently the table you selected confirm by clicking Yes Connect to an External Database ODBC Source Selection Before you can connect to a database you must define a data source first as explained earlier in this chapter in section Data Source When you connect to a database for the first time you will find default data sources listed in the Data Source Selection dialog box These sources are set for each of the installed drivers defining the default driver settin
141. ncoded in the bar code This value is added to the text to be encoded in the bar code When a bar code reader scans the bar code it reverses the checksum mathematical formula and compares the result with the checksum character in the bar code If they differ it means that the data in the bar code was read improperly Aditional Digits Some Bar Codes allows you to provide two or five characters of supplemental information Note While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols others will accept only numbers See Chapter 15 About Bar Codes PDF Symbol Properties SS bit Emr HF Va a oie Ernia See PE a j Brin a PLI Fae PUF eee hais die La ce T Faia igin beim Ee e T j Be Bees bi Pami GEL jest r amp abune EIT Peri lerr an Card Software User Manual PDF symbol properties are Data to Encode Type the data you want to appear in the bar code Ensure the data is valid for the PDF bar code style Resolution Select the desired vertical and horizontal resolution This specifies the symbol s aspect ratio used during symbol encoding for row and column calculations PDF Parameters Number of Rows Select the desired number of rows Number of Cols Select the desired number of columns Flip Option Select the desired flip option None Left Right Top Bottom or Flip Both ECC Level Select the desired ECC level ECC Percent Select the desired ECC percent if ECC leve
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143. ng card file Save Saves the card to a disk file E Print Displays the Card Print dialog box to print and or encode the active card db Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Sa Paste Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card A copy of the pasted object remains on the clipboard until it is replaced by another cut or copy command 136 Card Software User Manual B Copy Makes a copy of the selected object and places it on the Clipboard sy Duplicate Makes a copy of an object and places it slightly overlapping the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard H tindo Reverses the last action oy Redo Redoes the last action that was undone Th Send to Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of objects w Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of objects Card Front Side Sets the view to the front side of the card gt Card Back Side Sets the view to the back side of the card About Displays the Card Software version serial number and copyright information h2 Topical Help Displays help information about a command or window object The Drawing Toolbar The Drawing Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the commands in the Drawing Tools menu Drawing Toolbar S Oa THIN H Ss o The too
144. of overlay you want to use The available options are Full Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area with Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area without Hologram Overlay Varnish If you choose the Hologram type as Selected area with or without Hologram Overlay Varnish you will need to enter the co ordinates for the Hologram area Top Bottom Left and Right The Hologram preview window illustrates the final results Front Back Side Hologram Position Allows you to define the co ordinates for the Hologram Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Fics hiig Teh Heig Hopes Pee T apine bee Sr ialay prsi 5 fl E bes Card Pecunia E r ages E ecco r ioe E Pmi QC ieh bei Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 230 Card Software User Manual Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip
145. og box You can also change the font size 2 Save your database report clicking the Save button The Save As dialog box appears Type a filename and click OK 3 Use eventually the Card Software Filter Functions to make a selection of records Card Software User Manual 113 4 To select the font style and size you want your report printed with click the Font button The Font dialog box appears Make your choice and click OK 5 Optionally you can change your Printer Setup Click the Print Setup button and make your choices page layout default printer print to file etc and click OK 6 To print your report click the Print button in the Database Report dialog box Attention If you click the Close button without saving your database report the selection you made will be permanently lost Open a Database Report Open a database report 1 From the Database menu select Reports The Database Report dialog box appears Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 2 Make your selection and click OK The Database Dialog box appears containing the data of your saved report The Auto Print Function The Auto Print concept is a powerful additional database print function which permits database edition and automatic print on one or in different workstations Information about which cards records were already printed is automatically added to the database the Card Software keeps track of the printing pro
146. on Color Black and Black Color You have to use the 6 Panel ribbon instead Special P600 Properties A P600 includes two print stations separated by a card flip assembly this means that if you use an Eltron P600 the Card Software allows you to increase the printing speed using two print stations at the same time as well as permits to combine different types of ribbon Fitter Erca Lai Hedana hopan Dei Som Penne Sars Pibe Bain iir F ra beh riet M Dbi tiimi I Dabir irmi Faw Bark Puc THC Ta fate E Cir E Cu E yuan e E mr E i ei M m F r a a T Era P 0mp E Daig a ka F r cal eal C Ossi 0 g C Hei C H Picts 7 inah F iirakik at Caran l biii As the Eltron P600 consists of two print stations both have to be configured The type of ribbon available are equal for both stations see above in this Appendix Ribbon Click the radio button for the proper ribbon type installed in each printer station If you just want to use one of the print station check the option Disable Station I II The Card Software displays a Warning message if you set a ribbon combination not suitable for the Eltron P600 Card Software User Manual Cardfive Professional Multi Head Disable Flip Over If you want to use on each stations a different monochrome ribbon for exempla Station I Black Station II Red but print both color on the same side of the card check the option Sana haan T Ta ee
147. onfiguration dialog box appears Pea Coal Ft i hayf Bia SSC Pt Pemreki Ease loon Daten Tanaris Wak al ac ied Hast allan rat arrian Cancel 2 Define the Print Control Field From the scroll down menu select the control field you defined before in step 1 If the print control field is text type it s data will be replaced by a or and if the field is big enough the data will be replaced by the print date and time if the print process was performed correctly otherwise by E If the print control field is numeric type it s data will be replaced by 1 if the print process was performed correctly otherwise by 9 Card Software User Manual 115 3 Define a Guide field Choose a field which identifies best each card record like a field which includes a name id number or similar Besides the print date and time its contents is displayed in the Auto Print dialog box helping you to control the print process 4 Set the Poll Delay This value indicates the time in seconds the Card Software will wait before refreshing the database table After refreshing the table all cards records which were not printed yet are sent to the printer 5 Create Icon on Desktop and Start when opened Pressing the Create Icon button will create an icon with a shortcut to the Auto Print card document at your desktop If the start when opened check box is enabled the Auto Print process starts performing immed
148. ontain a certain type of data the most commonly used data type is maybe CHAR stands for character You need to define different data types for each column if you want to store data like images directly inacolumn Each database format supports different data types which are translated by the ODBC driver into a SQL data type This allows an application to interact with a database bi directionally This interaction is not 100 though as each different driver imposes certain limitations Card Software Internal Database Data Types The Card Software supports five Data types Text Number Integer Number Photo and Memo Text The data type text builds a single lined field which may contain up to 254 characters Number The data type number builds a single lined field which may contain any value between 1 7e 308 to 1 7e 308 Integer Number The data type integer number builds a single lined field which may contain any value between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 647 Card Software User Manual Memo The data type Memo builds a multi line field for text editing Photo The data type Photo builds a field which allows the storage of an image Data Source Introduction Before you can access data with an ODBC driver you must add a data source for it You can change or delete a data source at any time A data source contains the information which ODBC driver is to be used including driver specific setup and the indication w
149. ost common symbology Code 39 the start and stop codes are asterisks The Check Character is used by the scanner to validate that the correct data has been decoded It is placed in a predetermined position and its value is based on a mathematical relationship of the other characters in the symbol A Check Digit is a check character that can assume only numeric values A Bi directional symbology can be successfully scanned in either direction Almost all symbologies in use today are bi directional Card Software Symbologies The symbologies listed below can be printed with the Card Software Card Software User Manual 145 Summary of Supported Bar Codes Bar Code Type Input Lent Encodes Character Codabar_ 2050 o 1 1 1 Code128c_ 2toso D eaNWaN13 i2 140r17 D U D m fo 3 nan T s Q a w 5 w Q g n 1 1 oa a n n 1 6 7 o a 9 a ie s i 5 7 pon eet ee 7 30 18 15 A U L D C 6 6L Een QD KeS uD interleaved 2ofs 2to50 D MSiPiessey 2to50 D ucciean tzs 19 f o uca t1130r16 D sonj D Er P e7 oo oe 1 U Upper Case L Lower Case D Digits C Control Characters 1 4 r 1 3 4 5 5 5 2 aya Codabar Codabar is a numeric variable length discrete self checking two element width symbology used mostly by libraries package tracking syst
150. ou to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon Click Advance Ribbon to synchronize the ribbon The Clean Cycle starts the cleaning printer process The Empty Receive Buffer button cleans the receive buffer The Empty Print Buffer button cleans the print buffer Move Carriage Select the position you want to move to and use the Move button to send the command to the printer Card Software User Manual 245 Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Ce a pile Ritter Ceomiing Tonia Hasibe rerio Code Adu Ni kiparis H ey dm Cute j if Mr erap _ i bnie j _ if Feher Po m Paha x Cpr Back Mm bein j W r in bip resp j a 2 Purea E E Dig i baie a 2 irene veh Saria Doba aioi Thid Scag Bta dia Cani Me r inme iii lt j Select the percentage value for each color for Max and Min density and also for the Preheat of the printer print head Warning Do not change the default values without consulting your card printer manual first Use the Read Printer Configuration to read the printer configuration Use the Write Printer Configuration to send the new configuration
151. ping Allows you to select the type of overlay you want to use The available options are Full Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area with Hologram Overlay Varnish Selected area without Hologram Overlay Varnish If you choose the Hologram type as Selected area with or without Hologram Overlay Varnish you will need to enter the co ordinates for the Hologram area Top Bottom Left and Right The Hologram preview window illustrates the final results Front Back Side Hologram Position Allows you to define the co ordinates for the Hologram Card Software User Manual 239 240 Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Fibios rcodieg Took hisni Sesmegs bain Parts P muwa mnim Um Te ia P Bere peers firn z 2 E F ee Gel ere r Hapa Deco iM te E Baisi A i Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually The printer capabilities are listed below Memory Expansion It s an hardware option There are two main advantages with this option speed on printing process and ability to print cards edge to edge Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Sma
152. portrait on the File menu choose Card Setup In the Card Setup dialog box click Portrait The card orientation can be changed at any time Card Software User Manual 29 APE eet de FO Piupeilase x cad APP et fT emidar k i Da Emni baher Note For more information on card setup when working with a windows printer driver see Chapter 18 Printing Adding a Line To add a horizontal or vertical line 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Line tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Line icon 2 Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place one end of the line 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in a horizontal or vertical direction As you drag a line is drawn with one end fixed where you began to drag and the other end following the pointer Continue dragging until the line is the desired length 4 Release the mouse button The line appears on the card Adding a Diagonal Line To add a horizontal or vertical diagonal line 1 Proceed like to draw a line but press SHIFT before dragging the mouse pointer 2 Release the mouse button The line appears on the card 30 Card Software User Manual Adding a Rectangle To adda rectangle a 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Rectangle tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Rectangle icon 2 Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the
153. r Advanced settings Allows you to define custom parameters for the Magnetic Encoder 224 Card Software User Manual hieren Seles HiCo LoCo Select the type of coercivity of your cards Coercivity is a measurement of a magnetic material s resistance to being magnetized Low coercivity material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material You must make sure that the setting in the driver matches the card type you are using otherwise you will get a magnetic encoding error Encoder Position Select the printer encoder position between Reversed and Normal Encoder Type Select the printer encoder type ISO or JIS Important Please ensure that you have the correct magnetic encoder fitted to the printer Card Software User Manual 225 226 Track Choose the track you want to configure Note For the JIS encoder type only the Track 1 is available Track Settings Choose the mode and density for the tracks Each track can be configured individually Start Stop Character Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter an ASCII value for the Start and Stop characters Encoding Start Position Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Enter the encoding start position in millimeters mm Character Parity Only available if your track mode is different from ISO Choose the Character parity you want to work with Even Odd or No parity LRC Parity Only available i
154. r Card Software session Minimize Maximize Button Using the mouse you can click the Maximize button to enlarge the active program window so that it fills the entire desktop or you can click the Minimize button to reduce the window to an icon Restore Button Using the mouse you can click the Restore button a window to its previous size and location The restore button is only available when your window is maximized The Scroll Bars When the Card Work Area is zoomed in enlarged Scroll Bars appear that you can use to view information that exists beyond the borders of the window When you can view all the contents of the window without scrolling the Scroll Bars are absent Drag a Scroll Box or click one of the Scroll Arrows to scroll the window and move the desired part of the card image into view The Standard Status Bars Messages appear at the bottom of the window in areas called status bars These messages describe what you are seeing and doing in the Card Software window as you work The Status Bar displays the x and y coordinates of the pointer and the type location and size of the currently selected card object Dsplays also the name of the tool when selecting the tool s button and when you choose a command provides a short message telling you what that command will do Card Software User Manual 17 18 The Toolbars You can use toolbars for quick access to some of the most commonly used commands and tools The St
155. r Data option and configure the macro Remember that the Start of Data macro must be identical to the driver macro Tima PAN Card Pinte Pymin Card Software User Manual 257 Important The default Card Software macro is a Fargo compatible If you are using a Eltron Printer for example you will have to delete the last character of the Start of Data and keep the End of Data blank For more information about other printers macros please consult the printer manual and or the printers manufacture Note If your printer track list is 0 1 2 please replace the X capital case for a x lower case on the macro 3 From the File menu choose Card Print The Card Print dialog box appears Check the Encode option confirm all the others print operations and click Ok Taunton Be Pe enrocar a Beat I Send i Both lard Mage Pip FF hagis Fanie r F Pit pre Z Saj l hamis 258 M F Pmt honi r F Pont Blac g Fp he Lowrey Exige Bat Praiion on Pegs ta Hashes a dogs Card Software User Manual
156. r each card you must manually type in the information you want to be encoded on each track It is not very efficient but is okay for a few cards Also you can use this method to erase the magnetic information from a card or to re encode a card with the same or different data 2 To encode more than a few cards use the Magnetic Encoder Tool on the lower tool bar This more efficient method uses variable data fields in the same way you used them to print variable bar codes and is preferred when printing imported data 3 To encode using a Windows Printer Driver you will need to configure the magnetic encoding Important When using either encoding method ensure that the magnetic stripe cards are properly oriented in the card feeder Typically the magnetic stripe is oriented on the bottom of the card and toward the back of the printer Refer to the printer user manual for more information Card Software User Manual 253 254 O Encoding with Specific Printer Properties To use the Printer Properties method 1 From the File menu choose Card Print The Card Print dialog box appears Select the specific printer name for your printer and click Properties The selected printer properties dialog box appears 2 Click the Encoding tab In the Direct Encoding section select the check box for each track you want to encode Bine Tmn e b iaria a l j b m Eo at Be Tig of Len ias Tip To erase ma
157. r it s data will be replaced by the number of times the record has been printed 110 Card Software User Manual How to Set a field as a Print Counter 1 Click the Define View button from the database toolbar 2 Right click the Integer field you want to configure The shortcut menu appears Choose Print Counter Move Hide Unhide Counter Print Counter Browse View Click the Browse Record button to change the database display from Record View to Browse View Use this function to get a list of all available records To browse quickly to a certain record just double click it you must use the first column The record and its fields is displayed in Record View You can also select several records to send to the printer when you are in the Browse View For that do 1 Click the Browse button and select the records you want 2 Youcan use the CTRL Mouse Pointer to make arandom selection or SHIFT Mouse Pointer to make a sequential selection This selection can only be made over the Key field 3 Click the Print button and on the Database section check the Print Selected option Only the marked records will be printed Card Software User Manual 111 Bory a ih large Foke Bur i4565 Hargitt DHARRA Mag EE Driek TEE Fene ARTWARE JE Fa rgia Cu Hace as Giger Medai L ESEE Ti angi Bogh S Tice Co HE Goel eT TLIE in Bae a a ee Commerc Shi Hi argat Bemat B ect ji ampih Haroni De Hongian Boii
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159. rage over the whole card Anyway the Card Software automatically transforms 2 colored bitmap to black amp white and adjust it to the right size This may cause some distortion Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay This overlay varnish is automatically selected if you choose one of the following predefined area selections Smart Card ISO Smart Card AFNOR Magnetic Stripe AutoLocation Overlay The overlay varnish is applied only over the objects desing on the card 4 Define the position and size of the overlay or the excluded area Type the x and y coordinate values in the X Placement and Y Placement boxes These numbers indicate the coordinates of the upper left corner of the overlay area The origin 0 0 point is the upper left corner of the card The x and y coordinates are measured from the origin The Width and Height numbers indicate the size of the overlay or the excluded area 5 If you wish to see the overlay area depicted on the card select the Preview on Screen check box bitmap based overlay has no preview 6 Click OK You have defined the overlay Card Software User Manual 75 76 Important Because the overlay is used to protect the printed information overlay should not be applied to card areas containing the magnetic stripe smart chips or barcodes Parts of Card Objects which reach into User Selected Area Without Overlay or Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay are not printed Areas without overla
160. rations button and allows you to configure and decide what you want to do next Card Software User Manual 101 The Operations section allows you to choose the functions you want to perform Image Acquisition use the properties button to decide how to proceed with the image field Save saves the current record Print prints the current record Make sure the settings in the print dialog box are correct New Record display a new blank record with all fields Multiple combinations are allowed How to proceed with the Image Field The command Open From File lets you select an image from a local or network disk sas me LCa r Hora Ew ian Fra Fle D ipae ha D Pose Choose Acquire From and select the source you are going to use Paste copies a bitmap from the Windows Clipboard Select Freeze if you are using the VFW interface to transform the analog signal in digital data Card Software User Manual Moving between Records To move to the first record select Move First from the database menu You also can click the Move First button at your database toolbar To move to the last record select Move Last from the database menu You also can click the Move Last button at your database toolbar To move to the next record select Move Next from the database menu You also can click the Move Next button at your database toolbar To move to the previous record select Move Previous from the
161. rator is Note For more information see Appendix B Magnetic Encoding Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Fllibeni Cescocig Taik pem fined Pics Gatirgs Prau Farge Peo grea iaa eS Liteite Card Software User Manual 209 The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon 210 Head Picture Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Aibben besig Tad Laram Seaham begs eee Cate Comia Hei Caia Dan lt lt lt rates ent A brn hike H idea laars Pining Penn 4 oe e z ranere bis F EOF Rete T Color Correction Allows you to set values for the contrast and Dithering Heat Control Allows you to set the heat amount for the Overlay K Resin and Hologram ribbon panels Warning High color intensity setting may cause ribbon rupture Balance Allows you to set values for the yellow Magenta Cyan and Dye sub Black ribbon panels Card Software User Manual Printing Position Allows you to change the print position for each card side separately or for both equally Warning Do not change the defau
162. re not interchangeable Refer to the printer manual to ensure that you have the correct type of card for your model printer There are three magnetic tracks on a magnetic stripe card To comply with international standards each track is limited to a certain number and type of character In addition to the user data three format characters are added automatically by the printer The data on each track is preceded by a Start Sentinel then followed by a Stop Sentinel and Longitudinal Redundancy Check LRC character Important Although the printer automatically inserts these three format characters at print time you must include them in your character count to stay within the allowable character limit for each track The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed on each of the three Card Software User Manual Track Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCII codes 32 95 Field Separator is 2 40 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is 3 107 numeric ASCII ASSCII codes 48 63 Field Separator is Encoding a Magnetic Stripe There are three ways to use the Card Software to encode a magnetic stripe 1 To encode a small number of cards choose Card Print from the File Menu the Card Print dialog box appears Select the specific printer name for your printer and click Properties The selected printer properties dialog box appears Click the tab Encoding Fo
163. rectangle 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The rectangle appears on the card Adding Text To add text T 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Text tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Text icon 2 Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place a corner 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The Text Properties dialog box appears Card Software User Manual 31 EE E fae lmi Dasm Tat zi F bikira D idn DESETI Vomstie Seam rare j Pani Face Hare coe Face a 2lilejr 4 5 Type some text into the box for example Card Software 6 Click OK to complete the action Adding an Image To add an Image to the card 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Image tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Image icon 2 Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the image 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction
164. ring the printing process The Card Software will call an external chip card processing software To run this software you have to provide the necessary parameters in the Chip Card Properties dialog box At print time the Card Software will position the card on the chip interface of your printer and call the external software Card Software User Manual The Card Software continues the print process either on user command or after receiving a return file OK message see setting the chip card properties Chip Card Properties Setting the chip card properties Ba 1 At the Drawing Toolbar click the Chip Card button The Chip Card Properties dialog box appears Draai Speen oau Dais ia Croce as T Cha ahas erm reag Manabi Erap ma Contras Pent Poom Gunde Dhaai F Delmi Choice P De Renan fe i r p Co cres j 2 Type the path of the executable file of your chip card processing software in the Command Line box You can also click the Browse button next to the Command Line box The Choose Application dialog box appears Select the directory of your executable file and click OK F imat Quta hace C E C OO Ti 3 Set optional the arguments supported by your chip card processing software in the arguments box Card Software User Manual 79 4 Check the option Don t show error messages if you want to skip the chip error process 5 From the Source drop down box select the data source var
165. rinting multiple enter the number of cards to be printed ij 6 If you using a database Advanced Feature only select the Print All box to print all records or the type the Number of Records to be printed If you want to print the previously selected range of records check the option Print Seleced see earlier Chapter 8 Card Software and Database section Browse View If the Keep Database Card Software User Manual 159 Position is not checked the record displayed after a database print process is the record next to the last printed 7 In the Copies section enter the number of copies of each card to be printed 8 Click OK If you are printing variable data you may be prompted to enter data from the keyboard select an image file or acquire an image Otherwise your card will be printed while on screen messages keep you informed of the progress G E Print Manager The Card Software allows you to create a batch file which contains data of one or more card documents instead of printing the card documents right away Printing to a File To create a batch print file 1 From the File menu choose Card Print You can also press the shortcut Ctrl P The Card Print dialog box appears les 7 fo carm Erein Dipa Lipar T Pei P Pen a T bhios Bical P rebe P eet r anla l Pip CivLang bigs r Camber Seabee THED 3 Pri fr Tra F a _ kiami ai capers a ote F Fei tees of ee r F i es ee 160 Card
166. rissa tassi ooa nt 158 Printinge ProceSSere cen e Bh hanna eat 158 Printer SetuP eiii ni e hay de aieeivs nterebas eves E 158 Printinge Cards ooien EE EAE 158 Pit Manager cris csects cases eoret eeir pe n rea eee ante E E EE EEP EROE 160 Card Software User Manual Printing toa FUG sicssesagisyes sss oenn e Geis tebesgeee 160 The Batch Print File Manager n os 161 Batch Print Options ccceccesessceseeecessessceseeeeeeaeeesecasesecssenaeensenaes 162 Print with Windows Driver 0 e eect ee ceeeseceseeseceeeeeeceseeseseeseeeseneeaee 163 Printer TY DOS irens a ea i evetssveaesebedsns 163 Crd Setup ae epo aE ae iae Eies aei e Era 164 Special Windows Driver printing Options sseseseesseeeeeeeeeeee 165 Print toa Specific Pnter sissies eeror reene e e Ra 167 Specific Printers reo erik eein SANE NEE VENE EErEE 167 New Specifi Printers rert cates ypeuscests eee piirat SRE seess 167 Appendix A Image Tools sccsssccssssscssssccssscssssccssesscesssces 168 Image Tools Menu Commands s sssssssseeeesesseeessseeseseerrsreersrrereressrerssees 168 Edit Men en en e e vi ta Sees evi apn a es a EEES 168 View MENU srein e aea a e ES onde su EEA a EE ES 168 Image Ment snare e r e A aS cose ae ees eres 169 SAVE Exit Menisin n a aE ri Eo Eai Zorii RES 170 Cancel Mens sineira el eae aa aei 170 The Image Tools Toolbar 00 0 eee cece cseceseceeceseeeeeeseeeeceeeeeeeeaeeeeeens 170 Appendix B1 Apprint series ssccc
167. rt Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Laminate Allows to laminate the card This option is only available if your printer is equipped with a lamination station Card Software User Manual i Appendix B9 Ulrich Series This section explains the specific properties of the Ulrich series printers Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Card Software User Manual 241 242 Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT1 The printer capabilities are listed below Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Card Software User Manual O Appendix B10 Atlantek Series This section explains the specific properties of the Atlantek series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use jaj Bbi ereming took Smita Fim Pibbos so Fibtos Caiga mis EKE GHE r prs ST Te Peer Liin Corer Je Mite Ribbo
168. s check box to keep the same horizontal to vertical aspect ratio when changing the image size This will prevent image distortion Image crop Select this check box to simulate an image crop Only the selected area will be displayed Note although the unselected area isn t displayed will no be deleted For that propose use the Crop Tool from the Image Tools Crop to Bounding Ratio Select this check box to use the image ratio on crop Custom Filter Allows you to use a customized DLL to enhance the image properties according to your needs To turn this option available you will need developer knowledge Security Filter Opens the Security Image Brightness dialog box which allows to increase decrease the image brightness Security Image Brightness x SS f __________ Black 0 White Cancel Tools opens the image tools workspace see further in this manual Appendix A Image Tools Get displays the Open Image File dialog box to browse to an image file and to open it FaceSnap Plug in Enable Enables the FaceSnap Plug in and automatically crops the image Interactive if needed Invokes the FaceSnap dialog box for user confirmation or adjustment of face crop always full checked or only if no face is found greyed check Animated If checked displays a progress indicator image thumbnail with circle mark evolving as face detection goes on Card Software User Manual Color correction only If c
169. s ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan and a black resin panel YMCKO This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel and an overlay panel YMCKOK This ribbon has sections comprising tree dye Card Software User Manual sublimation panels yellow magenta cyan a black resin panel an overlay panel and an additional black panel This ribbon selection is used in conjunction with the Front and Back options K Monochrome This is a single color resin ribbon KdO This ribbon has sections comprising one black dye sublimation panel plus one overlay panel KrO This ribbon has sections comprising one black resin panel plus one overlay panel O Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single overlay panel ribbon H Hologram Overlay Varnish This ribbon is a single hologram panel ribbon Colored Resin This is a single color resin ribbon K Premium Resin Black This is a single color resin ribbon Metalic Resin This is a single color resin ribbon YMCKK Full Color 2 Resin Black ribbon with two resin black panels and no clear overlay panel If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side Encoding Click the Encoding tab to change the encoding settings Card Software User Manual 207 208 Fibber Erecting eo L
170. s section explains the specific properties of the Magicard series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Fibber Hmi hese Bieg Tome Foie Mie Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer The available types are YMC ICI YMCKO Diffusion YMCKO Resin YMCKO Resin Short Panel KO Resin KO Diffusion K Resin K Diffusion YMCKOK Resin 214 Card Software User Manual If you are using a printer with the ability to print both sides of the card you can choose the colors to be used on each side Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer MANKAHD pbe Fap Fressies Fibbor Hemsalciatings precaing Toae trae kea bdag Piha at T _ a e i Pil T k o ji ai l pli p Fri Sees Mores Lair Mache Ha caen maicii M RE Comgeresers Intensity Sets the values of yellow magenta e cyan black and overlay to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum intensity color or monochrome dot Image amp PrintHead Adjustments Sets the values to the print head image start and end position to adjust the image and the print head Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adverse
171. s the hologram effect Tip Use black amp white images for bitmap overlay Anyway you may use a colored bitmap The Card Software will automatically convert your bitmap to Black amp White Tip For more information on this subject see Chapter 6 Overlay Card Software User Manual 59 4 Clipart Viewer The Clipart Viewer is a simple but powerful tool to browse through the clipart samples which are provided with the Card Software CD ROM You also can use it for any other clipart library The Clipart Viewer Utility Starting Clipart Viewer Open the Clipart Viewer 1 Open the Card Software program group and double click the Clipart Viewer program icon miil a De obb ee rei e e s amp Dedos Catoia EEE riri see be 5 Teepe Tril re F B oa ae te Oe i Poe Geeks Tee Geo Poe 2 The main Clipart Viewer window appears 60 Card Software User Manual Close button Exits the Clipart Viewer Export an Image Export an image to your card working area 1 Choose an Image and click on it with the right mouse button A popup menu appears select copy and the image will be automatically exported to the Windows clipboard 2 Activate the Card Software and select Use Windows Clipboard from the Edit menu Tip You can toggle between the Card Software and Clipart Viewer pressing Alt Tab 3 Import the image from the Windows Clipboard Select Past
172. se Rather the bar code most often represents the key to a record in a database where the related information is stored Two dimensional 2D bar code symbols surpass these two preclusions Data is encoded in both the height and width of the symbol and the amount of data that can be contained in a single symbol is significantly greater than that stored in a one dimensional symbol In fact over a thousand alphanumeric characters can be placed in a single symbol the size of a large postage stamp Obviously the main advantage of using 2D bar codes is that potentially a large amount of easily and accurately read data can accompany the item to which it is attached There are new applications being created for 2D bar code technology every day The reading scanning of 2D codes is accomplished using different scanners than those made to scan 1D symbols Two strategies are currently used The first and most common uses a moving laser beam scanner that not only sweeps back and forth across the symbol but also up and down in what is termed a raster pattern Alternately CCD charge coupled device scanners are used CCD scanners use a two dimensional array of photo sensors to scan the image in its entirety One of the beneficial aspects of two dimensional symbols is Card Software User Manual their potential durability To sabotage the readability of a 1D symbol one only has to add another bar to the beginning or end of the symbol or
173. server name folder path and filename can contain up to 255 characters Filenames cannot include any of the following characters forward slash backslash greater than sign gt less than sign lt asterisk question mark quotation mark pipe symbol I colon or semicolon Displaying Card Information You can display information about the current card From the View menu choose Card Properties The Card Properties dialog box appears General Tab Displays a brief card description card dimensions and card and workspace colors 26 Card Software User Manual TO Ls Germa Pie biarra Cici Lii Eraird Pore File Information Display the card document full path name of the person who last saved and printed the card as well as the date a E Demma F be iriaren iran ont rebe Erra Cmi Fie Path EH CC es ee a Dae Lente nu paaa fe E hs PA b Pai Dpue pm te mn a Card Software User Manual 27 Object List You can change object properties directly from this dialog box useful if you want to change small or hidden items You also can export images from this dialog box Note Lines and Rectangles will not show a preview Card Propertion s 7 Tzj Dem fa iarain i Lint fiii Ports Select Click this button to select on the card the selected object on the card items list Properties Select any object and click this butto
174. ses that somewhere a DBMS server is running The local machine sends requests to the server resulting in data available to the client The Card Software does the access to both types in an easy and similar way One difference will be that ina DBMS Server the user will need to login the database Card Software Sources Card Software classifies data in two classes Internal Data Sources which it assures to exist and automatically configures External Data Sources which must be configured by the user running the ODBC administrator to gain access to his files Basically both data types use the same methods Internal Data Sources make life easier for a user who does not have a database system already installed SOL SQL Structured Query Language is the standard that the Card Software uses to talk to ODBC issuing commands to read and write data on the files Card Software User Manual 83 Database Structure Database Table Record Field Data Those five terms build the structure of a database It is easy to understand which meaning each term has if you imagine an office closet Database the office closet itself Table a card index box inside the closet Record a file card inside the card index box Field Column a predefined part of the file card for example name field or address field etc Data the particulars typed in the name field Data Type About Data Types Database columns are defined to c
175. splays the back side of the active card Zoom In Magnifies the size of the card depicted on the screen Zoom Out Reduces the size of the card depicted on the screen Fit Workspace Displays the entire card document page Preview Mode Displays the card exactly as will be printed The card appear without grids or guidelines in despite of menu settings and the Objects linked to Data Sources are drawn without the bounding box that denotes that case Card Software User Manual Object ToolTips Displays a brief description of the objects names and size Rulers Let you show or hide the rulers Guidelines Toggles the display of the guidelines that mark the edges of the printable area of the card Grid Toggles the display of the layout grid Cross Hair Let you show or hide the cross hair Toolbars Let you show or hide any of the individual Card Software Toolbars Card Properties Displays the card document information of the active card The Draw Menu Selector Activates the Selector tool used to select objects Line Object Activates the Line tool for drawing horizontal or vertical lines Rectangle Object Activates the Rectangle tool for drawing rectangles of variable size Filled Rectangle Object Activates the Filled Rectangle tool for drawing filled rectangles of variable size Text Object Activates the Text tool for editing text Image Object Activates the Image tool for editing images C
176. sssccssssesssrccssssccssccseses 172 RibDOD esc EOT EE EE SE Dts S EE ecitistte E eae eee 172 Encoding spieca ne hail eel eee 173 TOOS n ce vet ents E E EEEE EASES 174 Head Setting ae 2 8 ts Ria BN a en hos BA E ge Re 175 PHU fos sais E saa ieee sarees sues EE E EESE 176 Specific Options oree asees eie oriee e ste a TER eN Ee Sp EE eS 177 Appendix B2 CIM series ssccssssscssssccesssscsssccssssscesscceesses 178 Jio ooi n AAEE teres E E EOE EEEE EE 178 Encoding yine na a a ee i ES AEU 180 Advanced SCHINGS nnna dake E Mainline kt 181 Toolsi E EE ach E hea Bee 183 Head Setting vorrei ae eerror enre egee E ree aE eE N EEEE NE KERERE TERED 184 Holograni saie sk ash a a Oe Ra ak 185 PHIM LSE vaoia nri E E E E ERS 186 Appendix B3 Digicard series sssccssssecesssssssscesssscssesees 188 Ribbons a os ea Rana Rl Rae eae 188 Head Sete gS neneiia ceetv sev e E ENE 189 TOONS SivAnis E GR S A a lah Ghai RS 190 PLUME oso facts E EE e EEEE E EEEE E save sstupeoevese oes deatests 191 Card Software User Manual 9 Ribbon ele Rech eS al ia eR 192 Special P600 Properties ccccscssccsseeseceeceseceeceseeseceseeeeeeseeseeeseees 194 Disable Flip OVE sireeni ea e aa a TEET A A 195 laO G 1E nT Ae OE EAE Mises E OE OSEA EEE EEEE EERS 195 Advanced Settings inniinn ea reien eaea i oasa Enin 197 PLOOMS aE E A E EE E E eaeas ceuoteees 199 Head Settings ne e eea ei hes ee ds es ee hed 200 TIO O BRAIN a OAE EEEREN EE EE Suoeeas EEEE EE nee ce
177. t in the Card Software or you inserted it from another application Once you know how to manipulate the different types of objects you ve mastered a lot of what s involved in creating cards Terms That Apply to Objects As you ve already discovered objects are the key building blocks in the Card Software Just about everything you work on is an object There are different types of objects and the behavior of an object depends on its type The Card Software objects are native to the Card Software embedded objects are objects you create in another application Some of the terms used to describe working with objects may be new to you Object The text lines and bar codes that you create using the Card Software tools and the pictures you import from other applications Property Each aspect of an object that you can manipulate using the Card Software tools and commands including size color line width and content Sizing handle The square at each corner and along the sides of a selected object Dragging a sizing handle resizes the object Bounding Box The box framed by the sizing handles when an object is selected When you click an object to select it the selection rectangle appears Card Software User Manual i Cardi CPOE PEE ELELELELEEE EEE ELELELELELEELELELELE LD 2 a Bounding Box EEEE TETTETETT z 2 z z A Z z pA z z z 4 A 4 4 ae z 2 PLPLELEEPELEPEEPEEPPBEPLEPPEPEEEEEEEEAEEE
178. tart pattern data characters one or two check digits and a stop pattern Though MSI is a variable length symbology it is usually used in a fixed length format since it is not self checking The character set comprises the ten digits plus six additional characters UCC EAN 128 UCC 128 is the name given by the Uniform Code Council to a specially defined subset of Code 128 used most often for shipping containers Telepen Telepen is an old numeric two part symbology used mainly in England UPC A UPC A Universal Product Code is a numeric fixed length 12 digits continuous four element width symbology and encoding system used since 1973 almost exclusively by the retail industry This makes UPC the most widely used bar code in North America It was designed to uniquely identify a product and its manufacturer In the U S manufacturers numbers are assigned by the Uniform Code Council in Dayton Ohio It is important to differentiate between the UPC coding scheme and the UPC symbology The actual UPC code is a 10 digit code the first five digits represent the manufacturer and the next five digits contain a unique product number This 10 digit code is preceded by a number system digit and followed by a check digit based on the preceding 11 digits and used for error detection Card Software User Manual UPC E UPC E is also a numeric fixed length symbology but is limited to six digits versus the 10 digits of UPC A It
179. ticle Numbering system EAN and is a superset of UPC EAN 13 has the same number of bar as UPC version A but encodes 13th digit The 12th and 13th define the country code The codes 00 04 and 06 09 are assigned to the United States The EAN 13 code numbers are assigned by numerous international agencies EAN 13 code support the numeric characters 0123456789 EAN 13 bar code height by specification is six 6 individual EAN 13 bar code characters high EAN JAN 8 European Article Numbering now also called IAN International Article Numbering is the international standard bar code for retail food packages corresponding to the Universal Product Code UPC in the United States The symbology is used to encode a seven digit EAN 8 number A eight digit is a check digit that is automatically generated by the printer The EAN code number and check digit are assigned by numerous international agencies Card Software User Manual EAN 8 code support the numeric characters 0123456789 EAN 8 bar code height by specification is six 6 individual EAN 8 bar code characters high Extended Code 39 The Extended Code 39 bar code supports every character in the ASCII set except for ASCII 0 and those above ASCII 127 This enables full support of upper case and lower case letters as well as control codes Extended Code 93 The Extended Code 93 bar code uses Code 93 to encode the entire 128 ASCII characters HIBC 3 of 9 The He
180. to close the Bar code Properties dialog box The bar code which appears on the on screen card contains the encrypted information Employee s ID Number At print time yov ll provide the correct data 11 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The 12 Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 18 Printing Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data to the employee s ID number Eappomdirpu Sasca CE i Card Software User Manual Note repeat step 11 and 12 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different bar code on each card Important While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols others will accept only numbers See Chapter 15 About Bar Codes Variable PDF To add a Variable PDF Symbol The following steps assume you want to create a variable PDF symbol for the Employee s ID Number At print time you will type the employee s ID number on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database with all the information about the employee s and set the Variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 8 Card Software and Database 1 On the lower toolbar click the PDF Symbol tool the pointer changes to a hand with the PDF Symbol icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the PDF S
181. to the printer Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer 246 Card Software User Manual Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities r iiaj Fibber Evcading Tacs Smita Pesan F ccs sie Una the aiman peri r mmf ort Por erm Corpaccims Sena Coed Berit Peo iT How r Eo A a Fae eure E p epe Perry Part Baton G Beside Pirre Oe haa 1 c Hee Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT 1 The printer capabilities are listed below Print Both Sides ability to print both sides of the card Only available if your printer is equipped with a card flip assembly Smart Card Processing allows to plug in an exe file typically a chip card processing software during the print process Contactless Smart Card allows to plug in an exe file during the print process Choose the type of magnetic encoder installed in your printer Enable Printer s Print Button Check this option to enable the printer print button Enable Printer s Other Button Check this option to enable the printer other buttons Card Software User Manual 247 i Appendix B11 New Hermes Series This section explains the specific properties of t
182. track will be changing from card to card in the Variable Source box select the variable that is going to provide the data for that track Card Software User Manual 255 256 an 7 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each track you wish to encode Check the option ISO Encoding to use the ISO norm to encode or check the Costumer encoding to use a different norm When finished click OK 8 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer tool The 9 Card Print Dialog box appears y ema ew z e Lead G Pi F Prifiria I io Tim E piper Emri U Pet Back al I fiend Cord r e Tekisi hians THEO Part ange Cre i minge Care d coo fi aj E iaiia 4 F r Select the Encode check box to enable magnetic stripe encoding 10 If printing more than one card click Multiple and then type or select the number of cards to print Type or select the number of Copies of each card to print 11 Click OK to print the card s 12 Every card will be magnetically encoded with the specified data If the Print check box from the Operations section is enabled printing starts after the encoding process Card Software User Manual Encoding with a Windows Printer Driver To use the Windows Printer Driver 1 With the current Windows printer driver selected from the File menu choose Card Setup The selected printer dialog box appears Click the Magnetic Encoding tab 481 Ca Petry Pope 2 Check the Send Magnetic Encode
183. y appear white Printing Overlay with Memory Extension The printable area without Memory Extension ME does not cover all the card surface only with ME the printable area is extended to the edge of the card and the whole card can be printed with overlay Important You may not delete the overlay If you want to print without overlay choose the Overlay Clipping Option from the Options Menu and enable the option No Overlay It is not allowed to send the object overlay to the other layer To print both sides of the card with overlay you need to choose the option Overlay Clipping from the Options Menu for both sides With the feature Front and Back the overlay can be managed in both sides of the card independently Bitmap Based Overlay To prepare a bitmap and define overlay properties 1 Use a Windows application like Paint to draw the bitmap Set width 85 3mm and height 52 8mm Type the number in the area where you want it later to appear on your card Use black letters Save the image as bitmap phone bmp 351 261 860 450 Card Software User Manual 2 From the Draw menu choose Overlay Varnish The Overlay Properties dialog box appears In the Overlay Properties dialog box choose Bitmap Based Overlay Browse to the overlay bitmap you have created before The overlay is printed in all white areas sparing out the black number Holding the printed card against the light the number appears as a kind of hologram C
184. ymbol 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag arectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag the other corner follows the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 4 Release the mouse button The PDF Symbol Properties dialog box appears Card Software User Manual 71 f aae i i r ea e 5 Select the desired options for the PDF symbol See Chapter 16 About PDF Symbols 6 Set the Variable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears 7 Type Employee s ID Number as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties x 72 Card Software User Manual 8 Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box 9 Click OK to close the PDF Symbol Properties dialog box 10 The PDF Symbol which appears on the on screen card contains the encrypted information Employee s ID Number At print time you ll provide the correct data 11 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 18 Printing 12 Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data to the employee s ID number Keyboard Input Box Keyboard Input Source Employee s ID Number Cancel Note repeat step 11 and 12 as many times as needed to print any number
185. you to restore what you reversed Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Copy Makes a copy of the selected object and places it on the Clipboard Paste Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card work area A copy of the pasted object remains on the Clipboard until it is replaced by another Cut or Copy command Duplicate Makes a copy of an object and places it slightly offset and overlapping from the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the clipboard Select All Selects all the objects on the card Adjust Bounding Fits the bounding to the object if applicable Fit to Card Fits the selected object to the card Card Software User Manual 129 130 Send To Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of other objects Send To Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of other objects Align Allows you to align multiple selections of objects Object Properties Edits the object properties Use Private Clipboard Selects the Card Software private clipboard The private clipboard allows the transfer of all Card Software objects maintaining their properties Use Windows Clipboard Selects the standard Windows clipboard The Windows clipboard transfers Card Software objects as bitmaps The View Menu Card Front Displays the front side of the active card Card Back Di
186. ype of characters alloed for each of tree tracks Card Software User Manual 173 Character Limit Allowed Characters 1 79 alphanumeric ASSCII codes 32 95 Field Separator is Separator is Separator is Note For more information see Appendix C Magnetic Encoding Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer Abian Taming Ti Has Saing Firre EH APP ret ka PO Ebol Cond The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual The Eject Card button moves and exits a single card from any position between the card feeder and the output tray and automatically synchronizes the ribbon The Synchronize Ribbon button automatically synchronizes the selected ribbon The Clean Card starts the cleaning printer process 174 Card Software User Manual Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Ribon Encoding Toni Fead Sette Prom BrT i Pend Sraciing Coder Fiery Minne Colo Muadching ioe se fe Color Contrast Set the value of black to adjust the amount of heat applied to transfer a maximum contrast Pint Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Clic

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