DataCard SD260 Installation And Administration Guide

18 Elements of Card Design
Print Bar Codes
Barcodedesignfollowsasetofstandardsbasedonthetypeofbarcode
produced.Barcodescontainaseriesofblacklines(bars)separatedbywhite
areas(spaces).Eachcharacterofencodeddataisrepresentedbyasetofbarsand
spaces. Abarcodestandardspecifiesthenumberandwidthofbarsandspaces
neededtoencodeacharacter.Thestandardalsospecifies theminimumsizeof
thewhitearea,orquietzone,thatsurroundsthebarcode.
Whenanapplicationprintsbarcodes,thedataissenttotheprinterasanimage.
Theformatinwhichtheapplicationsendstheimagedetermineshowtheimage
isrendered.Ifthedatasentisaone‐bit‐per‐pixe l image,suchaspureblackbars
onawhitebackground,thesoftwareprocessesitusingtheKpaneloftheprint
ribbon.Ifthedatacontainsapixelofcolorotherthanpureblackorpurewhite,
suchasthevariouscolorsinaJPEGimage,itprocessestheimageusingtheYMC
panelsoftheprintribbon.
Bar Code Guidelines
Barcodesprintmoresuccessfullywhenyouobservethefollowingguidelines.
Followthestandardsforthetypeofbarcodeyouareprinting.
Bar Code Placement
•
Maintaintherequiredquietzonearoundthe
actualbarcode,asshownintheillustration.
• Locatebarcodesatleast0.25inch(6.3mm)
fromotherprintingandfromtheedgeofthe
card.
• Forbestresults,orientthecardsothatthebars
areparalleltothelongedgesofthecard,as
shown.Thisorientationmostaccuratelyprints
readablebarcodes.
Referto“PrintBarCodesWiththeCardPrinterDriver ”onpa ge20for
informationabouthowusingtheCardPrinterDrivercanimprovethe
probabilitythatabarcodeprintsusingtheKpanel.

DataCard SD260 Specifications

General

Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Color	Yes
Print speed (color)	200 card/h
Product color	Blue, Grey

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	391 mm
Width	175 mm
Height	224 mm