Fargo DTC550 - Using the Coercivity Selection

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DTC550 Direct to Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.8)
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Using the Coercivity Selection
Use the options in this tab for encoding capability for either high- or low-Coercivity cards
on tracks 1, 2 and 3.
Step Procedure
1 Select the Coercivity option to select the Magnetic Stripe type that matches
the card type.
• Super (4,000 Oe) = 4,000 Oersted
• Hi (2,750 Oe) = 2,750 Oersted (Fargo’s High Coercivity UltraCards are
2750 Oe)
• Medium (600 Oe) = 600 Oersted
• Low (300 Oe) = 300 Oersted (Fargo’s Low Coercivity UltraCards are 300
Oe)