FARGO electronic HDP700 - Manual (Page 51)

FARGO Electronics Inc.
HDP700 Series Card Printer 3-15
3.7 Magnetic Encoding Tab
Figure 3-16
These options only apply if the printer has an optional Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module installed.
Select this tab to display options for controlling the magnetic stripe encoding process. The following
describes these options and the printer's magnetic encoding process.
3.7.1 Overview
The HDP Card Printer can be purchased with one of two types of factory-installed Magnetic Stripe
Encoding Modules. The first, most common type is an ISO Standard encoding module with a dual-
coercivity (high or low) encoding head. The second is a JIS II Standard encoding module commonly
used in Japan.
By default, the printer driver is set to encode according to ISO standards onto high-coercivity magnetic
stripes. To change the encoding mode, coercivity setting, or to modify the ISO standards for tracks 1, 2,
and 3, modify the following Magnetic Encoding options accordingly.
3.7.2 Encoding Mode / Coercivity / Magnetic Track Selection
The ISO option provides encoding capability for either high- or low-coercivity cards on tracks 1, 2, and
3 and is the industry's standard mode of magnetic encoding. Use the Coercivity option to select the
type of magnetic stripe that matches your card type.
• High Coercivity = 2750-4000 Oersted (FARGO’s High Coercivity UltraCards are 2750Oe)
• Low Coercivity = 300 Oersted
If the application being used requires customization of the standard ISO encoding process, use the
Magnetic Track Selection
option to specify which track is to be configured through the Magnetic
Track Options.
Although the default ISO Magnetic Track Options should be correct for most applications, these
options can be customized if the application requires it. Please note that all options must be changed
separately for each of the three individual tracks. To set these options back to the ISO standard