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Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 85

Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual

Magnetic Track Options

Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the

magnetic stripe’s 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

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