MagTek EC2000 99875607 - Manual (Page 157)

5 - Adjustments
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5.4.8 Aligning Embossed Characters with Printed Characters
IMPORTANT: Skip section 5.4.8 if the EC2000 you are calibrating does NOT require
embosser tuning / EC1000 backward compatibility.
5.4.8.1 About Aligning Embossed and Printed Characters
When not using the foil tipping feature, the EC2000 can apply coloring to embossed characters using a
two-step process:
1) First, the EC2000 prints the face(s) of the card with non-raised ink.
2) Later, the EC2000 stamps the raised or indented characters into the card at the same location where
those characters have been inked.
Clearly in this type of process, it is important for both steps of the process to print and stamp the
characters precisely on top of each other. Occasionally, after periodic maintenance or firmware
updates, embossed and printed characters may become misaligned. Re-aligning them is called Tuning,
and it involves adjusting both character position and the character spacing. Figure 5-8 shows what a
card may look like if the position is not properly tuned.
Figure 5-8 - Embosser Not Properly Tuned
Custom applications may use the fonts in different ways, but the most typical arrangement is shown in
Figure 5-9. The list of available fonts and their typical uses is in Table 5.1.