DataCard SR300 User manual

Brand: DataCard

Model: SR300

Category: Plastic card printers

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

SR200

Datacard

SR200 & SR300 Plug-in

User’s Guide

March 2014

Part No. 527446-001, Rev. A

Notice

Pleasedonotattempttooperateorrepairthisequipmentwithoutadequatetraining.

Anyuse,operationorrepairyouperformthatisnotinaccordancewiththeinformation

containedinthisdocumentationisatyourownrisk.

TheseproductsconformtoregulatoryrequirementsasspecifiedinNorthAmerica,

Europe,andAsia.

Referto “ComplianceStatements”onpageiiiformoreinformation.

Trademark Acknowledgments

DatacardisaregisteredtrademarkandservicemarkofDataCardCorporationinthe

UnitedStatesandothercountries.

MasterCardisaregisteredtrademarkofMasterCardInternationalIncorporated.

VisaisaregisteredtrademarkofVisaInternationalServiceAssociation.

AdobeandReaderareregisteredtrademarksofAdobeSystemsIncorporated.

Windowsisaregisteredtrademarkof

MicrosoftCorporation.

Allotherproductnamesarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

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AlldrawingsandinformationhereinarethepropertyofDataCardCorporation.All

unauthorizeduseandreproductionisprohibited.

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Phone:952‐933‐1223

Fax:952‐933‐7971

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©2014DataCardCorporation.Allrightsres e r ved .

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Compliance Statements

Liability Statement

TheWARNINGandCAUTIONlabelshavebeenplacedontheequipmentforyoursafety.Pleasedo

notattempttooperateorrepairthisequipmentwithoutadequatetraining.Anyuse,operationor

repairincontraventionofthisdocumentisatyourownrisk.

Safety

AllDatacard®productsarebuilttostrictsafetyspecificationsinaccordancewithCSA/UL60950‐1

requirementsandtheLowVo ltageDirective2006/95/EC.

Therefore,safetyissuespertainingtooperationandrepairofDatacard®equipmentareprimarily

environmentalandhumaninterface.

Thefollowingbasicsafetytipsaregiventoensuresafeinstallation,operationand

maintenanceof

Datacard®equipment.

• Connectequipmenttoagroundedpowersource.Donotdefeatorbypassthegroundlead.

• Placetheequipmentonastablesurface(table)andensurefloorsintheworkareaaredryand

non‐slip.

• Knowthelocationofequipmentbranchcircuitinterruptersorcircuitbreakersandhowtoturn

themonandoffincaseofemergency.

• Knowthelocationoffireextinguishersandhowtousethem.ABCtypeextinguishersmaybe

usedonelectricalfires.

• Knowlocalproceduresforfirstaidandemergencyassistanceatthecustomerfacility.

• Useadequatelightingattheequipmentlocation.

• Maintaintherecommendedtemperatureandhumidityrangeintheequipmentarea.

Regulatory Compliance

Notice for USA (FCC notice)

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassAcomputing

devices,pursuanttoPart15ofFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial

environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate

radiofrequencyenergy.Ifthis

equipmentisnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththisinstructionmanual,itmaycause

harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea

islikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrectthe

interferenceattheirownexpense.Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty

responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Notice for Canada

ThisDevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadaLicense‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubject

tothefollowingtwoconditions:1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and2)thisdevice

mustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthe

device.

CetappareilestconformeavecIndustrieCanadaRSS

standardexemptesdelicence(s).Son

fonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:1)cedispositifnepeutcauserdes

interférences,et2)cetappareildoitacceptertouteinterférence,ycomprislesinterférencesqui

peuventcauserunmauvaisfonctionnementdudispositif.

Notice for Europe

TheEUDeclarationofConformitycanbefoundonDatacard.com

WeherebycertifythatthisprintercomplieswithEMCDirective2004/108/EC,R&TTEDirective

1999/5/EC,andtheEURoHSDirectiveEUDirective2011/65/EC.ThisprinterconformstoClassAof

EN55022andtoEN301489‐5.Operationofthisequipment

inaresidentialenvironmentmay

possiblycauseinterference.Intheeventofinterference,theusers,attheir

ownexpense,willbe

requiredtotakewhatevermea sur esarenecessarytocorrecttheproblem.

Notice for China (Simplified Chinese)

为级产环

该产线

这

对

Notice for Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

Notice for Japan

JapaneseVoluntaryControlCouncilforInterference(VCCI)classAstatement

Korea Communications Commission (KCC) statement

California Proposition 65 Compliance

WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to

cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Revision Log

Datacard

SR200 & SR300 Plug-in User’s Guide

Revision Date DescriptionofChanges

AMarch2014 Firstreleaseofthisdocument

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Table of Contents

Introduction to This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Who Should Read This Guide?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Related Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

What is a Plug-in? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Assigning Printer Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Do I Need to Assign the Printer Plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Viewing the Current Plug-in Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Assigning the Printer Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Project Design Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Card Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Topcoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Photos and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ribbon Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Smart Card Encoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Magnetic Stripe Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Designing an ID Works Project or WebID Application to Encode Magnetic Stripes . . . . . 7

Creating a New Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Changing a Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deleting a Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Printing Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Sending Cards to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Printing Multiple Copies of Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Distributing the ID Works Project and Encoder Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Distributing the ID Works Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Distributing the WebID Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Distributing Encoder Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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SR200 & SR300 Plug-in User’s Guide 1

Introduction to This Guide

ThisguideexplainshowtousetheDatacard®SR200&SR300cardprinterwiththefollowingcard

designsoftware:

 Datacard®IDWorks®identificationsoftware

 Datacard®IDCentre™identificationsoftware

 Datacard®WebID®identityinformationsoftware

TheguidedescribeshowDatacardIDsoftwareapplicationsuseplug‐instotranslatecarddesigns

intolanguagetheprintercanunderstandanduse.ItalsoexplainshowDatacardIDsoftware

featuresrelatetofeaturesinyourprinter,aswellaswhichDatacardIDsoftwarefeaturescannot

beusedwithyourprinter.

Finally,thisguideliststhestepsyoumusttaketoensurethatDatacardIDsoftwareapplications

producethecorrectresultsontheSR200&SR300printer.

Who Should Read This Guide?

ReadandunderstandthisguideifyouuseoneoftheaboveDatacardIDsoftwareapplicationsto

designandprintcardsonanSR200orSR300cardprinter.

Theinformationinthisguidewillhelpyouto:

 Understandwhataplug‐inis,andwhatitisusedfor.

 Knowwhethertheprinterplug‐inshavebeenassignedtoyourSR200orSR300cardprinter,

andtomanuallyassignthem,ifnecessary.

 CreatecarddesignsusingDatacardIDsoftwarefeaturesthatarecompatiblewithSR200or

SR300cardprinters.

 UseyourDatacardIDsoftwaretoencodedataontosmartcardsusingaSR200orSR300card

printer.

 UseyourDatacardIDsoftwaretoencodemagneticstripedataontocardsusingaSR200or

SR300cardprinter.

 UseyourDatacardIDsoftwaretosendcardstoanSR200orSR300cardprinter.

 DistributeDatacardIDsoftwareprojectsormagneticstripeencoderconfigurationstoother

locationsorusers.

InformationinthisguidethatappliestoDatacard®IDWorks®identificationsoftwarealso

appliestoDatacard®IDCentre™identificationsoftware.

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Related Documentation

RefertotheDatacardSR200&SR300CardPrintersandLM200&LM300LaminatorsInstallation

Guideforinformationaboutinstallingandsettinguptheprinterandoptionallaminator.

RefertotheDatacardSR200&SR300CardPrintersandLM200&LM300LaminatorsUser’sGuide

forinformationaboutusingtheprinterand

optionallaminatortocreatecards.

What is a Plug-in?

Aplug‐inisasoftwaremodulethatprovidesaninterfacebetweenaDatacardIDsoftware

applicationandaperipheraldevice(suchasacardprinter)orbetweentheperipheraldeviceand

acomponentwithinthedevice(suchasamagneticstripeencoderinstalledinsideacardprinter).

Thisguideis

concernedwithtwoplug‐ins:

 Theprinterplug‐inisnamedDatacardSR‐CRretransferprinterplug‐in.Itspurposeisto

translateacard’sdesignelementssothattheprintercansuccessfullyprintthedesignontoa

card.

 Theencoderplug‐inisnamedDatacar dSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐in.Itspurpose

istotranslatemagneticstripedatafromthecarddesigntoanoptionalmagneticencoder

moduleinsidethecardprinter.

Assigning Printer Plug-ins

Printerplug‐insmustbeassignedoneachcomputerthatprintscardsfromaDatacardID

softwareapplicationtoanSR200orSR300printer.

Do I Need to Assign the Printer Plug-ins?

Duringthecardprinterinstallationprocedure,thestep‐by‐stepinstructionstellyouwhento

powerontheprinterandwhentoconnecttheUSBcable(andthenetworkcable,ifprinteristo

beusedonanetwork).PleasefollowtheinstructionsintheDatacardSR200&SR300Card

Printers

InstallationGuidecarefullytoensurecorrectinstallation.

Iftheinstallationinstructionsareperformedcorrectly,thentheprinterisinstalledbeforethe

plug‐in,andtheplug‐inisautomaticallyassigned.Iftheplug‐inisinstalledaftertheprinter,then

youmustmanuallyassigntheplug‐intotheprinter.(Refer

to“AssigningthePrinterPlug‐ins”on

page 3forinstructions.)

TheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐iniscontainedwithintheDatacard

SR‐CRretransferprinterplug‐in.Whenyouassigntheplug‐intoyourcardprinter,both

plug‐insareincludedinthatassignment.

ID Works

Application

Printer

Plug‐in

Encoder

Plug‐in

SR200 & SR300 Plug-in User’s Guide 3

Viewing the Current Plug-in Assignments

Whenprintingacard,youcandetermineifthecorrectDatacardprinterplug‐insarebeingused:

1. OpenacardprojectandselectFile>PrintintheDatacardIDsoftwareapplication.

ThePrintCard(s)dialogboxdisplaysthenameoftheprinterplug‐inbeingused.

IfDatacardSR‐CRretransfer

printerplug‐inisnotdisplayed,youmustmanuallyassignthe

plug‐intotheprinter.(Referto“AssigningthePrinterPlug‐ins”below.)

2. ClickOKtoprintthecard.

3. Examinetheprintedcardforproblems.

Ifyoufindelementsofthecardthatdidnotprintorencodecorrectly,it

couldbethatthe

wrongplug‐inisbeingused.Referto“AssigningthePrinterPlug‐ins”belowtoverifythe

printerplug‐inortoassignthecorrectDatacardprinterplug‐intotheprinter.

Assigning the Printer Plug-ins

IftheDatacardplug‐inswerenotassignedwhenyourprinterwasinstalled,youcanusethe

AssignPrinterPlug‐insutility tospecifyassociationsbetweenavailableprinterplug‐insand

installedprinters.

HowyouaccesstheutilitydependsonwhichDatacardIDsoftwareproductyouareusing:

 IntheID WorksorIDCentresuite,logontotheAdministratorapplication.FromthePrinting

menu,selectAssignPrinterPlug‐ins.RefertotheAdministratoronlinehelptopic“Assign

printerplug‐ins”forstep‐by‐stepinstructions.

 WebIDuserscanaccesstheAssignPrinterPlug‐insutil ity throughtheDatacardWorkstation

Utility.

Thisisthewrongplug‐in.The

printerusesthisgenericprinter

plug‐iniftheDatacardSR‐CR

retransferprinterplug‐inhasnot

beenassignedtotheprinter.

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1. OpenyourDatacardIDsoftwareapplicationandaccesstheAssignPrinterPlug‐insdialogbox.

2. ClicktoselectPlug‐inintheViewByarea.

3. ClickthePrinterPlug‐inNamedrop‐downlistandselectDatacardSR‐CRretransferprinter

plug‐in.

4. Fromthelistofinstalledprinters,select

theboxnexttoeachSR200orSR300printer.(The

defaultprinternameisSR‐CPU1.Thenamesofyourprintersmightbedifferent.)

5. ClickOK.

TheDatacardSR‐CRretransferprinterplug‐in(andtheincludedDatacardSR‐CRretransfer

magneticstripeplug‐in)isnowassignedto

eachprinteryouselectedinstep 4.Whenyou

printcardsfromyourDatacardIDsoftwareapplication,thoseplug‐inshelpensurethatyour

carddesignandencodeddataarecorrectlyplacedontothecard.

Project Design Considerations

ID WorksDesignerincludessomefeaturesthatcannotbeusedwiththeSR200&SR300card

printersanddoesnotprovidefeedbackatdesigntimewhetherafeatureissupportedbythe

printer.ThissectionexplainswhichID Worksfeaturestoavoidinyourcarddesigns.

YouusetheEditCardDesignProperties

dialogboxtochangepropertiesoftheoverallcard

design.(R efertotheID WorksDesigneronlinehelptopic“AccesstheEditCardDesignProperties

dialogbox”.)

Print sample cards from the Datacard ID software application to your SR200 or SR300 printer to

ensure that your card design will work in production.

Tip:

SelectPrintertoselecta

printerandviewtheplug‐

insthatareassignedtoit.

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ThefollowingsettingsinIDWorksDesigneroverridethecorrespondingsettingsinthePrinting

PreferencesdialogboxoftheSR200&SR300printerdriver:

 Landscapeorportraitorientation

 Numberofcopies

 Printonbothsides(duplexprinting)

 Rotateby180(degrees)

 Magneticstripeorsmartcardencoding

OthersettingsinthePrintingPreferencesdialogboxfortheSR200&SR300printer,suchasUsing

ResinKink,canoverridethesettingsyoumakeusingtheIDsoftware.RefertotheDatacard

SR200&SR300CardPrintersandLM200&LM300LaminatorsUser’s

Guideformoreinformation.

Card Size

CR80(alsocalledISO‐1)istheonlycardsizesupportedbytheDatacardSR‐CRretransferprinter

plug‐in.IfyourcarddesignislargerthanaCR80card,onlyaportionofthecarddesignisprinted.

(RefertotheID WorksDesigneronlinehelptopic“Changecardsize”.)

Topcoat

TheSR200&SR300printerdoesnotsupportatopcoatprintpanel.Donotselect:

 TheApplytopcoattonon‐fieldareassettingonthePrintingtaboftheEditCardDesign

Propertiesdialogbox.

 TheApplytopcoatoverfield settingontheGeneraltabofacard’sEditFieldPropertiesdialog

box.

 TheUsetopcoatpanelsettingontheAppearancetabofacard’sEditFieldPropertiesdialog

box.

Photos and Graphics

Forbestprintingresults,selectPrintblackusingYMCpanelsforcolorphotofields,graphics

fields,orcardbackground.Forphotoandgraphicsfields,thisselectionisonthePrintingtabof

theEditFieldPropertiesdialogbox.ForthecardbackgrounditisontheBackgroundtabofthe

Edit

CardDesignPropertiesdialogbox.

Barcodes,whicharesenttotheprinterasgraphics,mustbeprintedwiththeblack(K)panel.

Ribbon Configurations

TheSR200&SR300printerplug‐insupportstworibbontypes:YMCKandYMCKK.Theprinteralso

supportsYMCKPOandYMCUVKribbons.YMCKPOhasapeel‐offpanelwhichremovesthe

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protectiveretr ansferfilm.YMCUVKhasaUVpanel,whichprintswithtranslucentUVink.Both

requireadditionaldatawhichtheplug‐indoesnotsupport.

Designyourcardandsetprintingpreferencestousetheribbonsefficiently.Forexample,ifyour

carddesignhascolorfieldsonthefrontandonly

blackfieldsonthebackside,whenprintedwith

aYMCKribbon,onecompletesetofpanelsisused.Theyellow,magenta,andcyanpanelsare

usedforthefrontsideofthecardandtheblack panelisusedforthebackside.

Ifthiscardincludesabarcode,

locatingthebarcodeonthebackconservesribbonandresultsin

thebestappearanceonthefrontofthecard.Acarddesignwithcoloronfrontandback,and

blackprintingonbothsidesusestwosetsofYMCKpanels.

TheYMCKKribbonisthemos tefficientchoiceif

yourcarddesignhascolorandpureblackonone

sideandblackonlyontheotherside.

Referto“PrintingPreferences”intheDatacardSR200&SR300CardPrintersandLM200&

LM300LaminatorsUser’sGuideforinformationonsettingupcolorandmonochromeprinting.

Smart Card Encoding

IfyourSR200orSR300cardprintercontainsanoptionalsmartcardreader,yourcarddesignscan

includedatatobeencodedontothecardsyouprint.

ProgrammingforsmartcardchipencodingisdoneoutsideoftheDatacardIDsoftware

application.Eachinstitutiontypicallydevelopsitsownproprietarysoftwareand

customplug‐ins

tomeetitsencodingrequirements.

UsetheDatacardIDsoftwareSmartCardApplicationManager(shownbelow)tocreatesmart

cardfieldsandencodesmartcarddata.

When smart card encoding is required, connect the printer with a USB data cable only.

Network installation of the SR200 & SR300 card printers does not support smart card use.

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Magnetic Stripe Encoding

IfyourSR200orSR300cardprintercontainsanoptionalmagneticencoder,yourcarddesigncan

includedatatobeencodedontothecards’magneticstripes.

WhendesigningcardswithaDatacardIDsoftwareapplication,usetheDatacardSR‐CRretransfer

magneticstripeplug‐intocommunicatemagneticstripedatato

theprinter,asdescribedinthe

sectionsbelow.

Designing an ID Works Project or WebID Application to

Encode Magnetic Stripes

1. OnyourID WorksProductionFormorWebIDpage,insertafieldforeachmagneticstripe

trackyouwanttoencode.

Tocombineinformationfromtwoormorefieldsonatrack,createacompositefield.For

step‐by‐stepinstructionsrefertotheID WorksDesigneronlinehelptopic“Addacomposite



fieldtoaProductionForm”or“DataViewPageCompositeFieldDefinition”intheWebID

ConfiguratorUtilityGuide.

2. Inyourcarddesign,insertamagneticstripefield.RefertotheID WorksDesigneronlinehelp

topic“Addamagneticstripefieldtoacard”forstep‐by‐stepinstructions.

3. Double‐click

onthemagneticstripefield. TheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialog

boxdisplays.

For WebID applications, the magnetic stripe track fields must be named as follows:

<Magnetic Stripe Card Field Name> : Track n

Forexample,ifyouacceptthedefaultmagneticstripefieldname(M agStripeField1),

thecompositefieldfortrack1ontheWebIDpagemustbenamedMagStripeField1:

Track1.Notethatthereisaspaceoneachsideofthecolon(:).

ThisDatacardplug‐inwasinstalled

andassignedtoyourcardprinter—

automaticallywhentheprinterwas

installed,ormanuallyusingthe

“AssigningPrinterPlug‐ins”

procedureinthisguide.

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4. OntheEncodingtab,selectDa tacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐inintheDevice

list.

5. AlsoontheEncodingtab,selectaconfigurationfromthedrop‐downlist.

Referto“CreatingaNewMagneticStripeEncoderConfiguration”onpage 9or“Changinga

MagneticStripeEncoderConfiguration”onpage 10if

youneedtocreateoreditanencoder

configuration.

6. ClickOK.TheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialogboxcloses.

7. UsingtheID WorksFieldConnector,connectProductionFormfieldstotheappropriatetracks

intheProductionOutputarea.Ref ertotheID WorksDesigneronlinehelptopic“Connect

fields”forstep

‐by‐stepinstructions.

InWebIDapplications,cardfieldsareautomaticallyconnectedtodatabasecolumnsifthe

cardfieldnamematchesthedatabasecolumnname.

8. PrintatestcardforyourprojectfromtheIDsoftware,usingtheID WorksProduction

applicationortheWebIDCardIssuanceWorkstation.

Sample cards printed in the ID Works Designer application are not encoded.

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Creating a New Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration

1. OpenorcreateanID Worksprojectthathasacarddesignwithamagneticstripefield.

2. SelectthemagneticstripefieldandopentheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialog

box.Refertotheonlinehelptopic“Addamagneticstripefieldtoacard”forstep‐by‐step

instructions.

OntheEncodingtab,selectDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐infromthe

Devicelist.

4. ClickEditConfigurations.TheDatacardSR‐CRmagneticstripeConfigurationsdialogbox

opens.

5. ClickNew.TheNewMagneticStripeConfigurationdialogboxopens.

To create a new configuration by copying an existing configuration, refer to “Changinga

MagneticStripeEncoderConfiguration”onpage 10

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6. EnteraconfigurationnameandclickOK.TheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐

in:[name]dialogboxopens.

7. (Optional)IntheDesignerFieldNamesarea,changethetracknamesfromthedefaultvalues

(Track1,Track2,Track3)tothenamesoftheProductionFormorWebIDpagefieldsthatwill

supplydataforthetracks.

8. Saveandclosethenewconfiguration:

a. ClickSave.TheDatacardSR

‐CRmagneticstripeConfigurationsdialogboxcloses.

b. ClickExitandthenclickOKtoclosetheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialogbox.

Changing a Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration

1. OpenorcreateanID Worksprojectthathasacarddesignwithamagneticstripefield.

2. SelectthemagneticstripefieldandopentheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialog

box.Refertotheonlinehelptopic“Addamagneticstripefieldtoacard”forstep‐by‐step

instructions.

OntheEncodingtab,selectDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐infromthe

Devicelist.

It may be helpful to give the configuration the same name as the ID Works project or

WebID application that will use it.

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4. ClickEditConfigurations.TheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeConfigurations

dialogboxopens.

5. SelecttheconfigurationyouwanttochangeandclickEdit.TheDatacardSR‐CRretransfer

magneticstripeplug‐in:[name]dialogboxopens.

6. Makethenecessarychangestothetracknames.

7. ClickSaveto

saveyourchangeswiththecurrentconfigurationname.TheDatacardSR‐CR

retransfermagneticstripeplug‐in:[name]dialogboxcloses.

–or–

ClickSaveAstosaveyourchangesunderanewconfigurationnamewithoutchangingthe

originalconfiguration.TheSaveConfigurationasdialogboxopens.Typea

configuration

nameandclickOK.

8. ClickExittoclosetheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeConfigurationsdialogbox,

andthenclickOKtoclosetheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialogbox.

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Deleting a Magnetic Stripe Encoder Configuration

1. OpenanID Worksprojectthathasacarddesignwithamagneticstripefield.

2. SelectthemagneticstripefieldandopentheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialog

box.Refertotheonlinehelptopic“Addamagneticstripefieldtoacard”forstep‐by‐step

instructions.

3. Onthe

Encodingtab,selectDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeplug‐infromthe

Devicelist.

4. ClickEditConfigurations.TheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeConfigurations

dialogboxopens.

5. SelecttheconfigurationyouwanttodeleteandclickRemove.

Aconfirmationdialogboxopens.

6. ClickYestoremovetheconfiguration.

ClickExittoclosetheDatacardSR‐CRretransfermagneticstripeConfigurationsdialogbox

andthenclickOKtoclosetheEditFieldProperties[MagneticStripe]dialogbox.

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