FARGO electronic Card Printer - Manual (Page 80)

Magnetic Track Options
Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the
magnetic stripeÕs three tracks. Remember that each track must be customized
independently of the other two. This means you must specify which of the three
tracks to customize by selecting one of the three track options. After making the
required selection, the Magnetic Track Options box displays the current set of
customization options for the selected track. Note that for most applications,
however, the default settings of these options should not need to be changed.
Encoded Bit Density
This option enables customization of the Bit Recording Density (Bits per Inch)
used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track.
The default ISO Standard selections for this option are:
Track 1 - 210 BPI
Track 2 - 75 BPI
Track 3 - 210 BPI
Character Data Size
This option enables customization of the Character Data Size (Bits per
Character) used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track.
Note this character size includes the parity bit, if enabled.
The default ISO Standard selections for this option are:
Track 1 - 7 BPC
Track 2 - 5 BPC
Track 3 - 5 BPC
Character ASCII Offset
This option enables customization of the Character ASCII Offset used to encode
the magnetic data on the currently selected track. This character offset value is
subtracted from the ASCII value of each magnetic stripe data character prior to
encoding on the track.
The default ISO Standard selections for this option are:
Track 1 - SPACE
Track 2 - ZERO
Track 3 - ZERO
Character Data Parity
This option enables customization of the Character Data Parity used to encode
the magnetic data on the currently selected track.
The default ISO Standard selections for this option are:
Track 1 - ODD
Track 2 - ODD
Track 3 - ODD
Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 75
4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual
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