Zebra Technologies P420 - Manual (Page 47)

40 APPENDIX A
ONLY USE cards that comply with ISO 7810
& 7811 standards for magnetic stripe cards.
The magnetic stripe must be flush to the
surface of the card to work properly. Never
use taped-on magnetic stripes.
The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item with the
read/write head positioned below the card path, available
with HICO encoding (P420 CM1 or P420 CEM1) or
LOCO encoding (P420 CM2 or P420 CEM2).
When loading cards into the Card Cartridge, please
ensure that the magnetic stripe is facing down and closest
to the rear.
Also available are Printer models with the Magnetic Read/
Write head positioned above the card path, with HICO
encoding (P420 CM3 or P420 CEM3) or
LOCO encoding (P420 CM4 or P420 CEM4).
When loading cards, please ensure that the magnetic
stripe is facing up and closest to the rear.
Approved HICO & LOCO PVC cards are available. (See Appendix C).
STRIPE
DOWN
STRIPE
UP
A . MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION
NOTE:
M1 = Stripe Down HICO M3 = Stripe up HICO
M2 = Stripe Down LOCO M4 = Stripe up LOCO