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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

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