57
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Cle a ning the m a g ne tic e nc o de r
The m a g ne tic e nc o d e r he a d re q uire s re g ula r ma inte na nc e in o rd e r to e nsure the inte g rity o f the d a ta e nc o d e d o nto c a rd s.
C le a ning o f the ma g ne tic e nc o d e r is c a rrie d o ut whe n the p rinte r runs a n a d va nc e d c le a ning se q ue nc e with imp re g na te d «T» c a rd s (se e
the “ Ma inte na nc e ” se c tio n o f this ma nua l fo r furthe r info rma tio n).
Re p e a te d ly running the c le a ning c a rd thro ug h the p rinte r c le a ns the c a rd fe e d ro lle rs, the c le a ning ro lle rs, the p rint he a d a nd the
ma g ne tic e nc o d e r re a d -write he a d .
If, in b e twe e n two ro utine p rinte r c le a ning runs (e ve ry 1000 c a rd s inse rte d ), the re a d -write p ro c e ss fa ils with mo re tha n o ne c a rd , it is
re c o mme nd e d to run a n a d va nc e d p rinte r c le a ning se q ue nc e ma nua lly (p le a se se e the “ Ma inte na nc e ” se c tio n o f this ma nua l fo r the
p ro c e d ure to fo llo w).
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ISO 7811 m a g ne tic e nc o ding sta nda rds
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Do ts p e r inc h
2
Exc e p t fo r the “ ? ” c ha ra c te r
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Inc lud ing the Sta rt, Sto p a nd LRC c ha ra c te rs The se c ha ra c te rs a re a uto ma tic a lly ha nd le d b y the ma g ne tic e nc o d e r
Strip e num be r Se pa ra to r De nsity C ha ra c te r se t Numb e r of c ha ra c te rs
Strip e 1 ^ 210 p p p
1
Alp ha nume ric
(ASCII 32-95)
2
79
3
Strip e 1 = 75 p p p
1
Numeric
(ASCII 48-62)
2
40
3
Strip e 1 = 210 p p p
1
Numeric
(ASCII 48-62)
2
107
3
C