Magicard Rio Card Printer
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1. Image Start Position This is the position where the image will start printing Image End Position This is the position where the image will finish printing Magicard Support Tools ET Image start position Image end position EE Printhead Density Calibration PE ie aden fo This adjusts the intensity of heat at the printhead and fo hence controls the depth of colour achieved However care must be taken not to have this setting raised too high as this will adversely affect the Dye film Cards printed beween each cleaning prompt si Printhead position Printhead density calibration 3300 Cleaning prompt status Cards printed Between Each Cleaning Prompt Aa This informs the customer automatically when a certain WARNING Modification to these parameters may result in damage number of cards have been printed and cleaning is SERA required This is factory set at 350 cards but may be Defauts Change adjusted by the customer Cleaning Prompt Status This allows the cleaning prompt to be selected to on or off button It is possible to alter the value of any of the above settings Type in the new value in the window to the right of the required setting then press the Change button Defaults button Resets all the above settings back to their original factory pre sets Adjusting the Image Start Position An increase in the number moves the image start position to the right increasing the whit2. 2 or 3 is as follows Track 1 Data Format 210 BPI 7 BPC 79 alphanumeric characters Track 2 Data Format 75 BPI 5 BPC 40 numeric characters Track 3 Data Format 210 BPI 5 BPC 107 numeric characters Valid ISO Card Track Data Characters Track 1 Start Sentinel Start of data to be encoded Field Separator A Space character End Sentinel End of encoded data Track 2 Start Sentinel Start of data to be encoded Field Separator Space character End Sentinel End of encoded data Track 3 Start Sentinel Start of data to be encoded Field Separator Space character End Sentinel End of encoded data To encode the word MAGTEST on Track 1 at 210 Bits Per Inch BPI and 7 Bits Per Character MPC on a Hi Co card the data added to the file header would be as follows 1 BPI210 MPC7 COEH MAGTEST Windows Applications When encoding from a Windows Application only true type fonts may be used The user data that has been selected for encoding must have the tilde symbol at the start To encode the word 1234567890 on Track 2 at 75 Bits Per Inch BPI and 5 Bits Per Character MPC on a Hi Co card the data added to the file header would be as follows 2 BPI75 MPC5 COEH 1234567890 Should this data be put onto an image or id badge the Windows Driver would replace the tilde symbol with the MAG command and add it to the file header before it was sent to the encoder To encode all 3 tracks at o
3. Total cards printed on printhead 240 Re n r ons This page will provide you with statistical information ye panel sets remaining 200 i about the usage of your printer This includes the EE number of cards printed the number of Dye panels ards printed since last cleaning cycle 208 i Dye panels printed since last cleaning cycle 1040 printed the number Of cards printed since the last cleaning cycle the Dye panels printed since the last Cleaning cycles carried out since shipped 4 cleaning cycle and the number of cleaning cycles carried out Magicard Support Tools Fa Communications Configuration statistics Information Firmware Printer unit serial number 264365 Printer controller board serial number 258709 Printhead serial number 11 00153 The Information tab Printer firmware version Ya r0 This page provides you with information about the major components fitted to your printer It shows the Printer Serial Number the Printer Control Board Serial Number and the Printhead serial number It also gives information about the version of Firmware fitted to your Printer firmware checksum 14903051 printer Communications Configuration Statistics Information Firmware The Firmware tab Please specify the name of the new firmware file This page allows the printer Firmware to be upgraded D The printer firmware consists of information stored Ton permanently in the printer this allows it to
4. carry out the E printing function As improvements are made to this firmware a new issue is released and put onto our website tto www ultramagicard com To Update the Firmware To update the Printer Firmware ensure that there is power to the printer the printer is connected to the computer and the printer is on line Green light illuminated Mpare Fanner 1 Select Browse and locate the new firmware file that you have downloaded onto your PC 2 Click on the Upgrade Firmware button 3 The computer will show The Firmware update has been successfully completed The lights on the printer will flash and then reset on line green light and the printer will restart 4 Press OK To ensure the software has been successfully loaded go to the Communications tab and select the Refresh Data button Now go to the Information tab and the printer firmware version will be displayed half way down the window 19 Appendix A Mag Command Structure Required for ISO Standard Encoding Listed below are the command instructions which must be placed in the image file control header for an ISO standard encoding string Command Parameter Function MAG 1 2 3 Track 1 2 or 3 BPI 75 210 Bits per inch MPC f O Bits per character COE H L High or low Coercivity Card Data Format All user data selected for encoding must be sent in UPPER CASE characters The Magnetic Stripe data formats that can be encoded on tracks 1
5. information held on the computer corresponds with the data on the printer To open the Support Tool Windows Magicard Support Tools 1 Ensure that there is power to the printer Communications Configuration Statistics Information Firmware the printer is connected to the computer and that the printer is on line green light illuminated Communications port to which the printer is connected 2 Select the Magicard Support Tool program on your computer 3 On the communications window drop down panel select the port to which the printer is connected 4 The 5 menu tabs will now appear at the top of the window Refresh Data button Refresh data Use of this button ensures that the settings on your printer correspond to those shown on your computer To refresh data 4 Ensure that there is power to the printer the printer is connected to the computer and that the printer is on line Green light illuminated 2 Select the Magicard Support Tool program on your computer The Communications window will be shown by default 3 From the drop down panel on the communication window select and click on to the port to which the printer is connected 4 Select Refresh Data this will take approximately 5 seconds 17 The Configuration tab This page provides you with information about the printer set up it also allows you to adjust these settings The following information is shown on the screen
6. used Different monitors show different colours for the same RGB setting Colour management attempts to correct these differences so that the colour being printed is the same as the colour being displayed on the monitor e This selection is set to automatic by default e Other colour profiles can be added using the ADD button this allows entry to the Profile association files Select as required this can also be selected as the default Sharing tab Not available in Win 95 This allows the printer to be available to Network users Printer tab Printer Model Selects the type of printer being used Rio Tango Standard Magnetic Encoding etc Printer Options Selections available within this field vary with the type of printer model selected e Print on both sides Tango models only Backside only prints on the back of the cards only Tango models only Hand Feed Cards when selected cards are hand fed through the front of the printer Chip Proximity Cards Allows use of this type of card if printer is capable of encoding them Encode Only printer encodes magnetic stripe information and then ejects the card It ignores any image data Magnetic Encoding variants only e ColorSure Mode Adjusts the print speed to allow the printer to print more difficult colours Magicard Printer Series Properties x Advanced Printer Options Ea Hibbat SE Lm Printhead Position General Details Color Management Sharing P
7. Colour ID Card Printer MAGICARD Rio Tango User Reference Manual Issue 1 00 June 1 2002 EN DYE FILM TYPES PRINTABLE AREA OF THE CARD 4 SELF ADHESIVE CARDS 4 ONTACT amp CONTACTLESS CHIP CARDS PGRADING YOUR PRINTER FIRMWARE 5 LEANING AND TESTING A O K O K K un IUn HOLOKOTE M HOLOPATCH M AND ULTRASECURE M SECURITY LOGOS OADING THE PRINTER DRIVER ACCESSING THE DRIVER SETTINGS IN LAYOUT OF THE WINDOWS 95 98 ME DRIVER TAB SELECTIONS eneral tab etails tab olour Management tab haring tab Printer tab Advanced button Printhead Position mage Position tart Position nd Position ata Download Format OO w mp SI S QU ae Lae lel ae SYS SO agnetic Encoder Settings button 10 Ribbon tab 10 Q ercoat Button Options Overcoat Holes Selections 11 ard Tab 12 mage Size eh ard Orientation lip Front Back 180 12 olours Tab 12 amma Curve RGB Adjustment button Printhead Power Adjustments Perform Colour Matching ot lal No amp lt Q Q Q x gt a nl QI LAYOUT OF THE WINDOWS NT 2000 amp XP DRIVER 13 DRIVER GUIDE FOR MAGNETIC ENCODING IENCODER SETTINGS WINDOW l elect Enable macro processing if ADVANCED SETTINGS l ncoding Coercivity agnetic Stripe Positional Adjust agnetic Verification rack Settings l ode ensity tart and Stop Characters haracter Parit
8. Detaut Z RGE Adjustments Printer Head Power Adjustment Yelow Magenta and Cyan Black Resin Overcoat Color Matching Perform color matching PRINTED COLOURS CAN APPEAR DIFFERENT TO DISPLAY COLOURS THE ABOVE CONTROLS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO OPTIMIZE THE PRINTED RESULT Printhead Power Adjustments This control allows the customer to adjust the energy applied to the nominated panel of the dye film during the printing process It allows adjustments to compensate for image quality issues related to the use of differing card stocks Advanced Co Monitor Color Matching Parameters Perform Colour Matching When selected this automatically attempts to match the monitor and the print colours button Allows you to alter the mathematical composition of the monitor colour matching parameters if you Know them 12 Layout of the Windows NT 2000 amp XP Driver The style of the driver layout for Windows NT 2000 amp XP is shown below The commands and selections are the same as for the Windows 95 98 amp ME driver described above only the visual layout is different Magicard Printer Series Properties 2 x Color Management Security Device Settings General Sharing Ports Advanced Ly f Magicard Printer Series Location Comment Model Magicard Card Printer m Features Color Yes Paper available Double sided Yes Rio T ango with White Border Rio
9. T ango Edge to Edge Staple No Speed Unknown Maximum resolution 298 dpi Printing Preferences Print Test Page Cancel Apply Windows NT 2000 amp XP Properties window and showing Printing Preferences access button not available in NT Magicard Printer Series Properties yg 2 x General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Device Settings ver Device Settings Rio Standard Na Magnetic encoder settings Printer Controls Cancel Apply The Device Settings window allows access to the same settings described in the next chapter Rio USB Properties 2 xi Color Management Security Device Settings General Sharing Ports Advanced Rio USB Print to the following ports Documents will print to the first free checked port LILPT3 Printer Port CI COM Serial Port O COM2 Serial Port CI COM3 Serial Port O COM4 Serial Port O FILE Print to File O NUS Magicard Serial nu Rio USB xl Add Pott Delete Port Configure Pott V Enable bidirectional support Enable printer pooling Cancel Apply Ports window showing Printer Ports available From here the driver can be selected for USB not available in NT LPT1 2 3 4 or File output to disk Magicard Card Printer Advanced Options E 2 x 96 Magicard Card Printer Advanced Document Settings lag Paper Qutput a Paper Size Rio Tango Ed
10. aracte ENS Stop Character p gt Es Use this function to select a bit density of 75 or 210 bits per inch BPI for the track selected Alternatively ae Pas E eee DE choose User Specify No Parity No Parity Even parity pis Even parity Odd parity Odd Parity Start and Stop Characters J User Speet User Specify Enter the decimal ASCII code for the start and stop characters you require for each track or tick the User Set ISO Settingsge Set User Specify Specify box if you wish these to be specified by the aE elp Cancel US badging application Character Parity and LRC parity Select odd even or no parity for each character used in the data string and the LRC check digit Select User Specify if the parities are set in the badging application Click on Restore Defaults if you want all the settings to revert to ISO standard Click on Set User Specify to set all settings to user specify Click OK to accept all the settings and exit this dialogue box 16 THE MAGICARD SUPPORT TOOLS The Support Tools Window The support tools consist of 5 Windows the function of each window is explained below The Communications tab This window allows you to select the port by which the Printer is connected to the computer This is achieved by the use of a drop down button giving you the choice of ports It also allows you to refresh the data held on your computer by interrogating the printer settings thereby ensuring that the
11. ble revealing only the underlying text and portrait When flexed or held at an angle to direct light the feature is clearly visible on the face of the card When used with the optional Ultra HoloPatch card stock one of the security logos is highlighted by a highly reflective gold super diffuser patch making the logo clearly visible under all lighting conditions and for easy recognition at a distance HoloKote with HoloPatch has a similar appearance to credit card hologram patches A standard HoloKote logo a key symbol is built in to the Magicard Rio and Tango card printers but increased security can be achieved through the use of an encrypted custom logo which is electronically stored in a miniature Compact Flash sized UltraSecure key HoloKote costs absolutely nothing to use and the custom logo set up charges for UltraSecure keys are minimal Warning The printer must be switched OFF before fitting or removal of the UltraSecure key Loading the Pnnter Dnver The driver can be loaded on the computer using the CD supplied with the printer or by downloading the files from our company Website Nttp www ultramagicard com upport downloads e CD autoboot CD choose install printer drivers and follow the prompts e Downloaded File Unzip run the set up program from My Computer Explore and follow the prompts e Upgrading the Driver do not delete the old driver install as above choosi
12. bove the USB connector The cleaning will ensure correct card movement and the testing allows the printer to be checked without input from the computer or software To clean the printer Also watch the explanatory Video on the printer driver CD supplied with the printer e Remove the card hopper and open the top door Red light comes on e Take afresh cleaning card from its foil packaging e Insert the narrow end into the card feed slot e Press the black button and the card is drawn into the printer and then ejected e Repeat this several times with both sides of the same card To test the printer e Ensure there are cards in the hopper and the top door is closed Green light is on e Press and immediately release the black button e After afew seconds the light will start to flash e After about 15 seconds a card will print with a test image on it HoloKote Holopatch and UltraSecure Security Logos The counterfeiting or creation of fake ID cards has never been easier but now thanks to Magicard s HoloKote key controlled anti counterfeiting card protection feature an affordable solution is available Protection from forgery is achieved thanks to Ultra s patented HoloKote system which cannot easily be copied or bypassed This unique security feature incorporates a repeating frosted security logo into the overcoat laid down during the normal print cycle When the card is viewed normally the feature is invisi
13. cards must be completely flat with no sign of the chip or antenna being visible in the surface of the card If the printer is built with the necessary contacts for encoding it is possible to encode smart cards prior to printing the image on them so it becomes a continuous operation The printers firmware has commands available to enable software to position the card allow encoding from an external source and subsequent printing of the related image For Contact chip cards a set of pins connects the card chip contacts to a connector on the rear of the printer This enables the transfer of data from the computer or encoding hardware For Contactless Mifare cards a communication unit in the printer connects to a connector on the rear of the printer This enables the transfer of data to and from the computer or encoding hardware Upgrading your Printer Firmware The Rio and Tango printers are designed so that future improvements can be downloaded from our website fhttp www ultramagicard com support downloads to keep your printer up to date with all our latest research This is achieved by downloading the file from the website and using the Magicard Support Tools MST to install it into the printer The use of the MST is explained in a later section of these notes See page 17 Cleaning and Testing The printer has an automatic test and cleaning system This is operated from a small black button situated on the rear of the printer a
14. e leading edge of the card A numerical change of 8 digits moves the start position a distance of 1 line width Caution When adjusting the image start position it is important that the image remains within the parameters of the card If the image start position is moved forward of the front of the card this will result in the cutting of the dye film Adjusting the Image End Position An increase in the number moves the image end position to the right closer to the rear of the card A numerical change of 1 digit moves the start position a distance of 1 line width Caution When adjusting the image end position it is important that the image remains within the parameters of the card Should the image end position move off the back of the card this will result in the cutting of the dye film Adjusting the Print Density An increase in the number increases the intensity of the colour As a datum point the setting should be reasonably close to the resistance setting shown on the printhead example R3531 Because of the high numbers it is advisable to alter the settings in increments of 25 or 50 Caution When adjusting the print density setting it is important to note that too high a setting will cause the dye film to overheat and adhere to the cards an excessively high setting will cause the dye film to melt 18 Magicard Support Tools X Nececscccescccccsscesseees Total cards printed 240 Total dye panels printed 1170 The Statisti cs tab
15. e overcoat can be laid in one of the following forms Ultra Shield Tile Rotate Overcoat Area Selections M Overcoat enabled No Secure Overcoat Prints the card with a clear protective coating User Defined Area 1 Hetime ALES Petine Ultra Secure Prints the Ultra Secure key and text over the surface of the card Overcoat Holes Selections f Chip Normal i User Defined Ultra Shield Prints the Ultra Security Key without the mamas al ip Large fires betime overcoat used when cards are to be ee a on ermal af eres peded a ai Area Petine laminated Magnetic Stripe Wide aie i No hole Tile Rotate Rotates the overcoat to print the correct way up in either shield secure or Holokote key Overcoat Area Selections Overcoat Enabled Enables the cards to be printed with or without the protective overcoat applied User Defined This selection allows you to define the areas of the card upon you wish the protective overcoat to be applied Overcoat Holes Selections Used when printing chip cards or double sided cards It allows the overcoat to be laid while leaving a hole around the chip or along the magnetic stripe as defined by the user The user defined settings start at the top left of the card as 0 top and 0 left and go out to 1026 right 641 bottom 11 Card Tab Image Size Allows the customer to choose between Full bleed edge to edge setting with the whole sur
16. face of the card printed or printed with a white border around the edge of the card Card Orientation Either landscape or portrait Flip Front Back 180 Changes the orientation of the print as it is transferred to the card Colours Tab Gamma Curve Set to Default to give a boost to mid tone colours good for photos etc or to None for a linear colour output RGB Adjustment button Allows you to adjust the image colour contrast and intensity levels these changes apply to the whole card and not just the pictures Intensity Increase or decrease the image intensity by moving the RGB sliders left or right This will change the overall lightness or darkness of the individual colour on the image Contrast Magnifies or minimises the difference between the light and dark parts of the image for each individual colour A Restore Defaults button allows you to reset the driver default settings NOTE General Details Color Management Sharing Printer Ribbon Card RIO LPT Properties Colors Image Size Rio Tango Edge to Edge Card Orientation Front amp Landscape Portrait Back f Wo change Lendecepe W Borir Card Layout Orientation D Flip Front 180 lip Back 180 General Details Color Management Sharing Printer Ribbon Card Colors RIO LPT Properties Color Correction Gamma curve to use for printhead download
17. fault diagnosis tool e Allows time out and retry periodicity to be adjusted e Allows spool settings to be adjusted This can affect the time to download and hence to print Spooling is the process of first storing the document to the hard disc and then sending the information to the printer It is usual to operate with the following selections Select Spool Print Documents Start Printing Immediately Print Spooled Documents First RIO LPT Properties 2 x RIO LPT Properties 21x Ribbon Card Colors Ribbon Card Colors General Details Color Management Sharing Printer General Details Color Management Sharing Printer S4 RIO LPT These settings let you associate color profile s with your color C printer Color profiles control the color on your printer based on the type of media being used and the printer configuration Comment Automatic Windows will automatically select the best color profile from SRE the list of associated color profiles Recommended C Manual Manually select the default color profile for all output from Separator page none x He this device from the list of associated color profiles Default color profile lt None gt Color Profiles currently associated with this printer Print Test Page Add Remove cme Colour Management tab not available in Windows 95 e The colour profile controls the colour on your printer based on the type of monitor being
18. ge to Edge Copy Count 1 Copy ile Document Options a Flip Mo Flip a ji Printing options rail Orientation 180 rotation none relay Color Encode only Mo Print Quality High Speed Mode High Speed Mode ColorSure Mode The Advanced Options has the same choices as the Windows 95 98 Driver section but the layout of the window is different as shown 13 The full selection tree for Windows NT 2000 amp XP giving access to all print control options As on the Magicard Card Printer Advanced Document Settings screen print above Magicard Card Printer Advanced Document Settings __ Paper Output __ Paper Size Copy Count ees Document Options Flip __ Printing Options __ Front ___ Colour Format Resin Black Overcoat _ Back Colour Format ___ Resin Black Overcoat __ HoloPatch __ Orientation Portrait Landscape Front Back __ 180 Rotation Colour _Gamma Correction __ Colour Matching RGB Adjustment _ Printhead Power YMC __ Black Resin Overcoat __ Encode Only __ Print Quality A full explanation of the functions of these selections is given above in the Windows 95 98 Driver section 14 Driver Guide for Magnetic Encoding Windows NT 2000 amp XP Windows 95 98 amp ME General Sharing P
19. n the surface Free from burrs at the edge of the card Completely flat Printable Area of the Card Both the Rio and Tango printer offer high quality edge to edge full bleed printing Thus the whole upper surface of the card may be utilised by the customer Maximum Page Size 1026 pixels 86 9mm x 624 pixels 54mm For full bleed printing guillotined cards are recommended as pressed or stamped PVC cards have edge roll off which can cause a white line around the edge of the card Self Adhesive cards There are many different tyoes and manufacturers of self adhesive cards Thorough investigation and testing has shown that the use of poorer quality or incorrect type of cards will cause problems in the printer These problems range from poor image quality through failure to feed from the card hopper to getting jammed in the roller mechanism For this reason we recommend only the use of cards supplied by Ultra Electronics via your Magicard dealership In addition we also recommend the use of a Self Adhesive Card Weight placed in the hopper on top of the cards to aid reliable feeding of the cards These can be obtained from Ultra Electronics on 44 0 1305 784738 Contact amp Contactless Chip cards Smart cards must conform to the ISO 7816 specification with the chip contacts being below the surface of the card It is unwise to print graphics or text directly adjacent to the chip as colour variation may be noticed Proximity
20. nce with data the header file must contain the three separate command lists For example 1 BPI210 MPC7 COEH MAGTEST 2 BPI75 MPC5 COEH 1234567890 3 BPI210 MPC5 COEH 1234567890 20 ISO 7811 2 Magnetic Standards When using ISO standard magnetic card reader the card data format as specified in 7811 2 must remain as specified The card data format must not be interchanged between tracks ie encoding track 1 card data format on track 2 as this will result in the card reader not being able to correctly identify the data format The Magicard Rio Mag magnetic encoder can accept any combination card data format If the card data format is changed ie track 1 data encoded on track 2 the Magicard Rio Mag will encode the data on track 2 but when read with a Standard IOS 7811 2 card reader this data will not be decoded and displayed To enable the non standard ISO card data to be decoded an appropriate card reader must be used to decode this data format 21
21. ng Replace existing Driver the old driver will be deleted the computer re boots and the new driver will install If it does not then run the install as above Accessing the Driver Settings The driver menu can be entered via 2 routes 1 Enter via the Windows Start button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen Select Settings Printers Right mouse click on the specific printer m f using Windows 95 98 select Properties The Properties Menu will appear All adjustments and settings are available when entering the Properties Menu this way f using Windows NT the print quality parts of the driver are accessed via Document Defaults selection in the pull down menu m f using Windows 2000 the print quality parts of the driver are accessed via Printing Preferences but can also be found through the Properties selection in the pull down menu 2 Select Print from either the File menu or the Print icon on the tool bar from within your software whichever is available Select Properties The Properties Menu will appear Some of the printer settings are not accessible when entering the menu this way Use method 1above The Magicard printer driver differs in appearance depending on the version of Windows being used The commands are the same only the visual layout is different Layout of the Windows 95 98 ME Driver This chapter explains h
22. oad Format This selection allows the user to choose from a variety of methods to download data from the computer to the printer and thereby optimise print speed e f using the LPT port the fastest prints are obtained using the Compress data option The compression ratio can be selected using the Data width adjustment Data width 4 maximum compression data width 7 minimum compression Please note that reducing the data width may reduce the image quality e f using the USB port the fastest prints are obtained using the Fast Layer by Layer mode Printer controls button Gives access to the printer controls page Magnetic Encoder Settings button Gives access to the Encoder settings page Please refer to Driver Guide and Appendix A for magnetic encoding information Ribbon tab RIO LPT Properties HE Colour Format Options General Details Color Management Sharing Printer You can select the colour format you want to use Te Card Colors for each side of the card from the following options Front Options Color Format YMC Colour and Composite Black YMC Color and Composite Black YMCK Colour and Resin Black C KD Diffusion Black Resin Bleck KR Resin Black 0 Fa KD Diffusion Black verco i Back wpions KR Resin Black olay Barnmat moe calor and Campoeite Black Dore color and Resin Black Overcoat HoloPatch KD Diffusion Black eee Enable for printing secure logo on p
23. orts Advanced Color Management Security Device Settings Rio with Magnetic Encoding X g Magicard Printer Driver Device Settings re Printer model Rio with Magnetic Encodinq re Advanced Fees Magnetic encoder settings se Printer Controls Properties Cancel Apply Windows 2000 Within the Printer Windows 95 98 Within the Printer Properties page go to the Device Properties page go to the Printer tab and Settings tab select Magnetic click on the Magnetic Encoder Settings Encoder Settings and click on the button to configure the magnetic encoder Properties button settinas for vour printer Note All Encoder Settings and Advanced Settings are initially defaulted to the ISO standard Encoder Settings Window Select Enable macro processing a settings x This enables the driver to convert information sent by the application into magnetic encoding data recognisable by your printer The Macro start and Macro end functions eee enable you to specify the characters that denote the beginning and the end of a magnetic encoding data string If you wish the driver to use the tilde method most commonly used i e track 1 data will be specified by 1 lt data gt do not change any of the settings on this page Note the tilde method does not have a Macro end character If however you want track 1 data to be expressed by 1 lt data gt choose as the Macro start character and as the Mac
24. ow the various tools within the Print Properties Menu allow the user to make adjustments to achieve optimum print results To enter the properties menu On your computer select Start gt gt Settings gt gt Printers Right click your mouse on the relevant printer Select Properties The Properties Menu will appear with 8 tabs on the screen All adjustments and settings are available when entering the properties menu this way The use of each individual tab and tool contained therein will now be explained Tab Selections RIO LPT Properties 2 x General tab Ribbon Card Colors General Details Color Management Sharing Printer e This page gives the name of the printer in use i Sy Power e There is a comment box available for any notes about the printer ee i e Separator Page Prints a blank page between print runs Can be useful if printing a number of multiple documents Separator page finans z _Bowse e The Browse selection allows you to specify a custom separator page e Print Test Page This prints a test page containing the logo On completion of the test print it asks if the card printed correctly with the option of Yes No Print Test Page Yes Returns to the General Menu No Will display the Windows Trouble Shooting Guide Details tab e Gives details and options of both printer Ports and Drivers The port option allows you to send your print to file this can be a very useful
25. re prepared KR Resin Black cards with metallic square patch Overcoat HoloPatch Position to select where the logo is placed to F Enable coincide with metallic patch Cancel Apply 10 Button Options The various options available decide how the black colour is transferred to the card either as a composite of the 3 colour panels directly from the resin black panel or a combination of resin black laid Black Resin Options Black Resin Do Not Use over the composite black Slater The following selections are available C Test On Do Not Use Prints only in Composite Black eo LS Leave composite black Use Always Prints all black in Resin Black Replace composite with resin Advanced Text Only Prints text in Resin Black Except in Colour Picture Prints Resin Black except in the photograph P F Line Art This control should be experimented with as both the definition and Cancel intensity of the black can be varied to suit a number of image types This is particularly important if printing barcodes or photographs containing a large amount of black when it is recommended that either text only or except in colour picture are used The Advanced selection compares the black pixels in the image with those around it and compensate accordingly to produce optimum results Button Options Overcoat Preview Security Options No secure overcoat Overcoat Security Selections The protectiv
26. rinter aaa Foo KO m Printer model Ci U Tango with Magnetic and Chip Encoding gt Image Position Printer Options Start Position IV Print on both sides J Back side only Hand feed cards PF ChipProximity Cards L E End Position Print Quality High Speed Mode ColorSure Mode Data Download Format M Use Fast Layer by Layer Mode Magnetic Encoder Settings Printer Controls __Magnetic Encoder Settings __ Printer Controis E Start Downoad Copies Number of copies 1 Printhead Format T Compress data Dataa fe About Help OK DeeS Apel Defaults Cancel button Gives access to the Advanced Printer Options e Printhead Position By using the sliding control the image position can be moved vertically on the card when viewed in landscape This allows the image to be fully centralised on the card After selection the OK button must be selected or the printhead position will return to the default setting e Image Position By using these sliding controls the image position on the card can be moved in the horizontal plane from the datum settings set in the Magicard Support Tools e Start Position Moves the image left L and right R at the front edge of the card when viewed in landscape e End Position Moves the image left L and right R at the front edge of the card when viewed in landscape e Data Downl
27. ro end character modify the macro as shown 15 Encoder settings Advanced Settings Within this page you can manually select the Encoding Coercivity and Track Settings or alternatively you can select User Specify in which case the driver will take the settings from the badging application These settings will either be set in the application software or they can be specified on the image Encoding Coercivity Depending on the type of cards being used select either High coercivity Low coercivity or if set in the badging application User Specify Magnetic Stripe Positional Adjust Using the slider you can change the position along the magnetic stripe at which the printer will begin encoding Magnetic Verification Select this option if you wish the printer to verify that the card has been correctly encoded before printing Encoder Settings E Encoding Coercivity High Coerciviy Low Coercivity f User Specify Track Settings Magnetic Stripe Positional Adjustment Toggle between tracks using these buttons R 50 Mode Magnetic Venfication Use this function to select 7 6 5 4 or 1 bit magnetic 7 Perform magnetic stripe verification after encoding encoding data for the track selected Alternatively choose user specify box if you wish these to be ne i ee Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 specified by the badging application CE Mode Jensi 210bpi Density i Start Ch
28. y and LRC parity Un Nin a Oo I PAM NL ATS HE MAGICARD M SUPPORT TOOLS THE SUPPORT TOOLS WINDOW 17 he Communications tab 17 7 8 Refresh Data button 1 he Configuration tab 1 Adjusting the Image Start Position Adjusting the Image End Position Adjusting the Print Densi mf hn The Statistics tab 19 The Information tab 19 The Firmware tab 19 To Update the Firmware 19 APPENDIX A AG COMMAND STRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR ISO STANDARD ENCODING Dye film Types LC 1 YMCKO five panel film Yellow Magenta Cyan Resin Black and clear Overcoat Full colour 350 images per roll Generally used to print colour images and black text barcodes LC 3 K Monochrome Resin Black no Overcoat 1000 images per roll Prints monochrome images without overcoat Available in Black Gold Silver Blue Red Green White and Yellow LC 6 KO Monochrome Resin Black with protective Overcoat 600 images per roll LC 8 YMCKOK six panel film Yellow Magenta Cyan Resin Black Clear overcoat and Resin Black to print on rear side of card 300 images per roll Tango model only Card Details Card Size Must be 86 5 mm wide x 53 98mm high 3 375 x 2 125 Card Thickness Minimum 0 38mm 0 015 Standard 0 76mm 0 030 Maximum 1 60mm 0 063 To obtain good quality prints the card must be Free from dirt and grease Free from surface contamination Free from pits and bumps i
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