DataCard SD160

SD160/SD260 Card Printers Installation and Administrator’s Guide 59
 SecondTopcoat—Printthetestcardwithasecondtopcoatonthefrontorback.
 RewritableWrite(Pre‐Erase)—Selectthisoptionifyouneedtodefinetheerasepower
settingsforanewcardtype,orwanttofine‐tuneyourerasesettings.
Startwithablankrewritablecard.SelectRewritableWrite(Pre‐Erase)withRewritableErase
andtheRewritableTestCardtestpattern.
Theoptionwrites
arewritablecardandthenerasesasectionofthecardtotesttheerase
powersetting.Thecardincludesanumericalscale(–100to+100)thatyoucanusetosetthe
RewritableErasePowervalue(referto“Print”onpage 44).
 RewritableErase—Erasethecard.Toerasetheentirecard,selectthe
RewritableEraseWholeCardtestpattern.
 RewritableWrite(Post‐Erase)—Writearewritabletestcardusingoneofthetestpatterns.
SelectthisoptionwiththeRewritableErasesettingtomakesurethatthecardiserased
beforewriting.
 TestPatterntouseforColorand/orMonochrome—Selectthetypeoftestpatterntouseon
thefrontorbackofthetestcard.Youcanselectfromthefollowing:
 TestPattern1—Usethistesttoevaluatetheoverallprintqualityofthecard.Thecolortest
printsafull‐colortestcardusingtheYMCKpanelsoftheprintribbon.Themonochrome
testcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPattern2—Usethistesttoevaluatetheoverallprintqualitywhenusingshort‐panel
colorprintribbon.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPattern3—Usethistesttoidentifyprintintensityissuesthatcanappearaswrinkles
ontheprintedcard.Thecolortestprintsadensebluecolorcardtotestthedensityofthe
printedcard.Themonochrometestcardprintsacalibrationgrid.
 TestPattern4—Usethistesttoprintacolor‐steptestcardthatusesallpanelsoftheprint
ribbonanddisplaysthestepsofeachcolorfromdarkesttolightest.Themonochrome
testcardprintsacalibrationgrid.
 TestPattern5—Usethistesttosetupthecardregistrationoftheprinter.Printthecardto
verifychangestothecardregistrationsettings.Themonochrometestcardprintsa
calibrationgrid.
 TestPattern6—Usethistesttoprintamarbles‐imagecolortestcardtoevaluategeneral
appearance.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPatternRegistrationandTestPatternCheckered—Usetheseteststocheckcard
registrationmechanically.Side/sideorlead/trailingissuesmayindicateachassis,card
guide,orrollerproblem.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
Therewritabletestcardsprinttheselectedtestpatternasthoughtheyareprinted
usingamonochromeribbon.