HID DTC4500e User Guide - Manual (Page 61)

DTC4500e_User Guide_EN, PLT-01669, Rev. 1.1
April 2014 Page 61
4.10.2.2 Reviewing the Sample String
Track 1: ~1%JULIEANDERSON^1234567890?
Track 2: ~2;1234567890987654321?
Track 3: ~3;1234567890987654321?
Track
Start
Sentinel
End
Sentinel
Field
Separator
Valid
Characters
Maximum
Number of
Characters
Track 1 % ? ^
ASCII 32-95
(See Table 1)
78
Track 2 ; ? =
ASCII 48-63
(See Table 1)
39
Track 3 ; ? =
ASCII 48-63
(See Table 1)
106
4.10.2.3 Sending the Track Data
Magnetic track data is sent in the form of text strings from the application software to the printer
driver.
In order for the Printer Driver to differentiate between Magnetic Track data and the rest of the
printable objects, specific characters must be added to the magnetic data to be encoded.
These specify the data that is to be encoded, the tracks to encode and mark the start and stop of the
data string. In some cases, these specific characters are automatically added to the string of track
data by ID software applications.
In most cases, the user must carefully add these characters to the string of Magnetic Track data. If
these characters are not added to the track data, the text intended for the Magnetic Track will appear
as printed text on the card. To avoid this, track information must be entered as described below.
When entering track data, the ~ (tilde) character is entered first, followed by the track number (1, 2
or 3) on which the data should encode. The data to be encoded follows the track number.
The first character of this data string must be the track's specific Start Sentinel (SS) and the last
character must be the specific End Sentinel (ES).
The characters or data in between the SS and ES can include all of the valid characters specific to
each track.
The number of these characters, however, is limited by each track's maximum character capacity.
When segmenting track data, the appropriate Field Separator (FS) must be used. The table below
shows the SS, ES, FS and the valid characters defined for each track.