SD260L/SD360/SD460 Installation and Administrator’s GuideSD160/SD260 Installation and 
Chapter 2: Elements of Card 
Design
Carddesignisthenamegiventothecombinedfeaturesoftheprocessed
cards.Anorganizationcanhavemultiplecarddesigns.
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutcarddesign:
 BasicCardDesign
 PrintingDesignonpage 16
 MagneticStripeDesignonpage 2 7
 SmartCardDesignonpage 29
 SettingsforCardDesigninPrinterManageronpage 30
Basic Card Design
Carddesignincludes:
 Colorandmonochromeprinting.
 Thevarioustypesofdata,suchas
name,accountnumber,andspecial
featuressuchasamagneticstripeor
smartcardchip. 
 Thelayoutofthedata.
 Optionalultraviolet(UV)printingfor
enhancedsecurity.
     
BackofCard
MagneticStripe
SignaturePanel
FrontofCard
PrintedTop coat
SmartCardChip
Photo
BarCode