CP60 and CP60 Plus Service Manual  2-1 
 
Chapter 2: Theory of Operation 
This chapter provides the theory of operation for the CP60 and CP60 
Plus card printers. 
 
 
Printer Components______________________________________________________________ 2-2 
Functional Block Diagram _____________________________________________________________2-2 
Sensors_______________________________________________________________________________2-3 
Motors _______________________________________________________________________________2-5 
Miscellaneous ________________________________________________________________________2-6 
LCD Menu Diagram___________________________________________________________________2-7 
Sequence of Operation__________________________________________________________ 2-8 
Open Card Printer Differences___________________________________________________ 2-10 
Graphics Printing _______________________________________________________________ 2-11 
Printhead Settings ______________________________________________________________ 2-12 
Magnetic Cards ________________________________________________________________ 2-14 
Magnetic Data Principles ____________________________________________________________2-14 
Encoding Format ____________________________________________________________________2-19 
Magnetic Stripe Primary Data Standards _________________________________________ 2-22 
ISO/IEC 7811 (Parts 2 and 6) __________________________________________________________2-22 
AAMVA DL/ID-2000 __________________________________________________________________2-22 
Saflok and Ving______________________________________________________________________2-22 
Multiple Record Format (SDS)_________________________________________________________2-23 
JIS X 6302 (Type I and Type II Cards)___________________________________________________2-23 
Magnetic Media Locations___________________________________________________________2-24 
Data Track Locations ________________________________________________________________2-25 
Summary of Specifications ___________________________________________________________2-26 
Character Encoding _________________________________________________________________2-27 
Smart Card Technology_________________________________________________________ 2-29 
Contact Smart Cards ________________________________________________________________2-30 
Non-Contact Smart Cards____________________________________________________________2-32