Fargo Persona C30e Card Printer/Encoder Specifications
Print Method: Resolution: Colors:
Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel Full-color with resin black and overlay panel,YMCKO*, 250 prints Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel,YMCKOK*, 200 prints Resin black and overlay panel, KO, 500 prints Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 500 prints Resin black, green, blue, red, white, 1,000 prints; silver and gold, 500 prints 7 seconds per card (K)* 12 seconds per card (KO)* 27 seconds per card (YMCKO)* 35 seconds per card (YMCKOK)* CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW) CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313"L x 2.063"W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW) CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36"L x 2.11"W / 85.3mmL x 53.7mmW) CR-79 (3.3"L x 2.04"W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW).009" .040" / 9 mil 40 mil /.229mm 1.016mm PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish 100 cards (.030" /.762mm) Up to 30 cards (.030" /.762mm) 15 cards (.030" /.762mm) Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change 2MB RAM Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003; Linux*** USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible), optional Ethernet 65 to 80 F / 18 to 27 C 2080% non-condensing Single-Sided: 7.9"H x 13.62"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 346mmW x 207mmD Dual-Sided: 7.9"H x 18.28"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 464mmW x 207mmD Single-Sided: 8 lbs. / 3.63 kg Dual-Sided: 11.55 lbs. / 5.22 kg Safety: UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 (60950-1), and CE EMC: FCC Class A, CRC c1374, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024) 100-240 VAC, 3.3 A 50 Hz / 60 Hz Printer Two years Printhead Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard Cards Persona ID Card Printers require highly specialized media to function properly. To maximize printed card quality and durability, printhead life and printer reliability, use only Persona Supplies. Persona warranties are void, where not prohibited by law, when non-Persona Supplies are used.
ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity,Tracks 1, 2, and 3 Contact Smart Card Docking Station Contactless Smart Card Encoder (HID iCLASS, MIFARE and MIFARE DESFire) Contact Smart Card Encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816-1/2/3/4 memory and microprocessor smart cards (T = 0,T = 1) as well as synchronous cards Prox Card Reader (HID read-only)

Print Ribbon Options:

Print Speed:*
Accepted Standard Card Sizes: Print Area: Accepted Card Thickness: Accepted Card Types: Input Hopper Card Capacity: Output Hopper Card Capacity: Reject Hopper Card Capacity: Card Cleaning: Memory: Software Drivers: Interface: Operating Temperature: Humidity: Dimensions: Weight: Agency Listings: Supply Voltage: Supply Frequency: Warranty: Persona Certified Supplies

Encoding Options:

Dual-sided Printing Module Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Field-upgradeable Options: Smart Card Encoding Modules Field-upgradeable by technician Printer cleaning kit Included Fargo Asure ID Photo ID software

* ndicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay. I ** rint speed indicates an approximate print speed and is measured from the time a card drops into the output hopper to the time the next card drops into the output hopper. Print speeds do not include encoding time or P the time needed for the PC to process the image. Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of RAM and the amount of available resources at the time of the print. *** inux versions: Ubuntu 7.10, Red Hat Enterprise Desktop 5, Fedora Core 7, Fedora Core 8, openSUSE 10.3, Novell SUSE 10. L This data sheet is for informational purposes only. HID Global makes no warranties, expressed or implied, in this summary. Company and product names and data used in sample output are fictitious. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Fargo and Asure ID are registered trademarks of HID Global in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This is not an offer of sale. 2008, HID Global Corporation. All rights reserved. REV08B
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Fargo C30e CUPS Driver User Guide (Rev. 1.0.3)

Part Number: L001206

Fargo C30e CUPS Driver User Guide (Rev. 1.0.3), property of Fargo Electronics, Incorporated Copyright 2008 by Fargo Electronics, Incorporated. All rights reserved. CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) is Copyright 2008 by Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA. http://www.cups.org/ The ICC Software License, Version 0.1 Copyright 2003-2006 - The International Color Consortium. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Exclusive permission is granted to authorized resellers of Fargo products to reproduce and distribute this copyrighted document to authorized Fargo customers, who have signed a no disclosure agreement regarding the restricted, proprietary use of said document. The revision number for this document will be updated to reflect changes, corrections, updates and enhancements to this document. Revision Control Number Revision 1.0.3 Date Document Title

May 13, 2008

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Table of Contents Supported Linux Distributions ___________________________________________________ 5
Ubuntu 7.10 __________________________________________________________________________5 Fedora Core 8 ________________________________________________________________________6 Fedora Core 7 ________________________________________________________________________7 Red Hat Enterprise 5 ___________________________________________________________________8 openSuse 10.3 ________________________________________________________________________9
Installation Procedures _________________________________________________________ 10
Installing the CUPS Driver _____________________________________________________________ 10 Adding a USB Printer _________________________________________________________________11 Example output from lshal _____________________________________________________________ 13 Adding a Network Printer ______________________________________________________________ 14

Determining the Printer IP Address ______________________________________________ 15 Reviewing the File Listing_______________________________________________________ 16 Printing a Sample Card ________________________________________________________ 16
Entering the Print Only Command _______________________________________________________16 Entering the Print with Mag Encoding Command ___________________________________________16
Printer Maintenance ___________________________________________________________ 17
Performing a Ribbon Sensor Calibration ___________________________________________________17 Cleaning the Printer ___________________________________________________________________18 Printing a Test Card___________________________________________________________________19
Driver Options ________________________________________________________________ 20
Using the Device Options ______________________________________________________________ 20 Selecting the Card Size ______________________________________________________________ 20 Selecting the Ribbon Types __________________________________________________________21 Selecting the Color Matching Options __________________________________________________22 Selecting the Disable Printing Option __________________________________________________23 Selecting the Print Both Sides Option __________________________________________________23 Selecting the Split 1 set of Ribbon Panels Options_________________________________________24 Selecting the Resin Dither Options_____________________________________________________24 K-Panel Options _____________________________________________________________________25 Selecting the Front K-Panel Area ______________________________________________________25 Selecting the Back K-Panel Options____________________________________________________26 Selecting the K-Panel Only Front Options _______________________________________________26 Selecting the K-Panel Only Back Options _______________________________________________27 Print and Overlay Options ______________________________________________________________ 28 Reviewing the Front Print Area _______________________________________________________28 Reviewing the Back Print Area _______________________________________________________30 Reviewing the Back Print Area (Examples) ______________________________________________31 Magnetic Encoding Options ____________________________________________________________32 Setting the Encoding Mode __________________________________________________________32 Setting the Coercivity _______________________________________________________________ 32 Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information ______________________________________________33 Sending JIS II Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________34 Sending RAW Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________35 Reviewing the URL Encoding Reference __________________________________________________35 Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table ____________________________________________36 Using the Image Color Capabilities_______________________________________________________37 Following the Dye-Sub Intensity Procedure ______________________________________________37 Following the Resin Heat Front Procedure_______________________________________________37 Following the Resin Heat Back Procedure _______________________________________________38

Following the Overlay Heat Procedure _________________________________________________38 Using the Image Position Function _______________________________________________________39 Selecting the Horizontal Option _______________________________________________________39 Selecting the Vertical Option _________________________________________________________39
Supported Linux Distributions

Ubuntu 7.10

Fields Name Version Media Dependencies CUPS version Kernel version File structure CUPS service name & path CUPS PPD model path CUPS filter path CUPS config path LOG directory /etc/init.d/cupsys /usr/share/ppd/custom /usr/lib/cups/filter /etc/cups /var/log 1.3.2 2.6.22-14-generic Description Ubuntu 7.10 ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso

Fedora Core 8

Fields Name Version Media Dependencies CUPS version Kernel version File structure CUPS service name & path CUPS PPD model path CUPS filter path LOG directory /etc/init.d/cups /usr/share/cups/model /usr/lib/cups/filter /var/log/cups 1.3.5 2.6.23.14-107.fc8 Description Fedora 8 Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso

Fedora Core 7

Fields Name Version Media Dependencies CUPS version Kernel version File structure CUPS service name & path CUPS PPD model path CUPS filter path LOG directory /etc/init.d/cups /usr/share/cups/model /usr/lib/cups/filter /var/log/cups 1.2.10 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 Description Fedora 7 F-7-i386-DVD.iso

Red Hat Enterprise 5

Fields Name Version Media Dependencies CUPS version Ghostscript version Kernel version File structure CUPS service name & path CUPS PPD model path CUPS filter path LOG directory /etc/init.d/cups /usr/share/cups/model /usr/lib/cups/filter /var/log/cups 1.2.4 8.5.12 2.6.18-8el5 Description RedHat Enterprise Desktop Rhel-5-client-i386-disc1-5.iso

openSuse 10.3

Fields Name Version Media Dependencies CUPS version Kernel version File structure CUPS service name & path CUPS PPD model path CUPS filter path LOG directory /etc/init.d/cups /usr/share/cups/model /usr/lib/cups/filter /var/log/cups 1.2.12 2.6.22.5-31-default Description openSuse 10.3 openSUSE-10.3-GM-KDE-i386.iso

Installation Procedures

Installing the CUPS Driver
Note: On some Linux Distributions, it may be necessary to disable SELinux capabilities in order to install or use the CUPS Driver. Refer to the SELinux web site at: www.nsa.gov/selinux/ or the documentation for your specific distribution for more information. Step 1 Procedure Unpack the driver tar-ball by running the following command as root from the directory the file was downloaded to: # tar -xzvPf fargoC30e-1.0.0.1.tgz (Note: If an existing driver was already present on the system, it may be necessary to restart CUPS to allow the file changes to take effect.)

Adding a USB Printer

The primary CUPS interface can be accessed on the local computer using a web browser. The address for the CUPS interface is: http://localhost:631/ Step Procedure 3 Attach Power and USB to the printer. From a Terminal window, run lshal to retrieve the list of devices. Refer to the Example Output for lshal below for a sample of output to look for to identify the printer. Record the Device URI to be able to add the printer. Example Device URI:
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217
Choose Add Printer. (Note: If you are asked for a username and password, enter your login username and password or the root username and password.) a. Enter a Name, Location and Description for the Printer. b. Click Continue.
a. If an entry exists in the dropdown, select the HAL Printing backend option OR b. Select Internet Printing protocol (ipp) c. Click Continue.
a. Enter the Device URI recorded previously using the HAL printer Backend Example:
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217

b. Click Continue.

a. Select Fargo Electronics from the Make list. b. Click Continue. Note: If Fargo Electronics is not listed in the Make list, it may be necessary to restart CUPS and begin the process to add the printer again.
a. Select C30e (en) from the Model list. b. Click Add Printer.
After installation is complete, it may be necessary to specify the page scaling options for the Print Queue.
Example output from lshal
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217' info.addons = {'hal_lpadmin --add'} (string list) info.callouts.remove = {'hal_lpadmin --remove'} (string list) info.capabilities = {'printer'} (string list) info.category = 'printer' (string) info.interfaces = {'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Printer'} (string list) info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0' (string) info.product = 'C30e' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217' (string) info.vendor = 'Fargo Electronics Inc ' (string) linux.device_file = '/dev/usb/lp0' (string) linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int) linux.subsystem = 'usb' (string) linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/usb/lp0' (string) printer.commandset = {'NONE'} (string list) printer.description = 'C30e Card Printer' (string) printer.device = '/dev/usb/lp0' (string) printer.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2110_A8010217_if0' (string) printer.product = 'C30e' (string) printer.serial = 'A8010217' (string) printer.vendor = 'Fargo Electronics Inc ' (string)

Adding a Network Printer

The primary CUPS interface can be accessed on the local computer using a web browser. The address for the CUPS interface is: http://localhost:631/ Step 1 Procedure Choose Add Printer (Note: If you are asked for a username and password, enter your login username and password or the root username and password. a. Enter a Name, Location and Description for the Printer. b. Click Continue. 3 a. Select Internet Printing protocol (ipp) from the device list. b. Click Continue. 4 a. Specify the Device URI, which is socket://[Hostname], where [Hostname] is the IP address or DNS name for the Printer. b. Click Continue. See Determining the Printer IP Address for additional information. 5 a. Select Fargo Electronics from the Make List. b. Click Continue. 8 Select C30e (en) from the Model list. Click Add Printer. After installation is complete, it may be necessary to specify the page scaling options for the print Queue. Run the following command as root: (Where C30E is the name of the print queue created): # lpoptions -p C30e -o scaling=100
Determining the Printer IP Address
Use this procedure to determine the IP address of a Printer. Step 3 Procedure Apply power to the Printer. Ensure that the Printer is connected to the network via the RJ45 jack on the back of the Printer. Wait up to one minute for the Printer to allow the Printer to obtain an IP address from DHCP. Press Pause and hold for three seconds and the Printer will print a card with the IP address assigned to the Printer, and the Printer Serial Number.

Display: IP Address Card

Reviewing the File Listing
/usr/share/cups/profiles/sRGB.icm /usr/share/cups/profiles/C30eCLR_O.icm /usr/share/cups/model/C30e.ppd /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertofargoC30 /usr/share/fargo/C30e/C30eTst.prn /usr/ share/fargo/C30e /RibbonCal.prn /usr/ share/fargo/C30e/CleanPrinter.prn Reference Color Profile Printer Specific Color Profile PPD File for the C30e Card Printer Raster Filter for the C30e Card Printer Test Print file Ribbon Sensor Calibration File Clean Printer File

Printing a Sample Card

Entering the Print Only Command
Run the following command: # lp d [PrintQueueName] [filename]
Entering the Print with Mag Encoding Command
Run the following command: # lp d [PrintQueueName] o Magtrack1=%25MAGTEST1%3F Magtrack2=%3B1234567890%3F Magtrack3=%3B1234567890%3F [filename]

Printer Maintenance

Performing a Ribbon Sensor Calibration
Step Description Remove all cards from the Card Hopper and close the Hopper door. Open the Front Cover, remove the Ribbon Cartridge and close the Printers front cover. Place a notebook or a completely opaque sheet of paper in front of the Printer to block the ambient light. From a terminal window enter: lpr -l /usr/share/fargo/C30e/RibbonCal.prn 5 When completed, the Printer will beep twice.

Cleaning the Printer

Step 5 Description Remove all cards from the Card Hopper and close the Hopper door. Open the Front Cover and remove the Ribbon Cartridge. Remove the paper backing from both sides of the Cleaning Card. Place the Cleaning card into the Single Feed Slot. From a terminal window, enter: lpr -l /usr/share/fargo/C30E/CleanPrinter.prn

Printing a Test Card

Step 3 Description Ensure that cards are in the Input Hopper. Ensure that the YMCKO Ribbon is installed in the Printer. From a terminal window, enter: lpr -l /usr/share/fargo/C30e/C30eTst.prn 4 When completed, a test card should be printed.

Driver Options

Using the Device Options

Selecting the Card Size

Command Line Usage PageSize = CR80 CUPS option Media Size = CR80 Description Sets the Page Size for the print job to CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW). Sets the Page Size for the print job to CR-79 (3.295"L x 2.043"W / 83.7mmL x 51.9mmW).

PageSize = CR79

Media Size = CR79
Selecting the Ribbon Types
Command Line Usage Ribbon = YMCKO CUPS option Ribbon Type = YMCKO Full Ribbon Type = YMCKOK Ribbon Type = Standard Resin Ribbon Type = Premium Resin Ribbon Type = Colored Resin Description Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to YMCKO Full Color/ Resin Black/Overlay. Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to YMCKOK Full Color/Two Resin Black/Overlay. Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to Standard Resin. Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to Premium Resin. Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to Colored Resin. This option should be used for any of the colored resin Ribbons (Red, Blue, Green, or White) Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to Metallic Resin. This option should be used for any of the metallic resin Ribbons (Gold, Silver). Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to KO Premium Resin/Overlay. Sets the Ribbon type for the print job to BO Dye Sub Black withy Overlay

Ribbon = YMCKOK

Ribbon = StandardResin
Ribbon = PremiumResin Ribbon = ColoredResin

Ribbon = MetallicResin

Ribbon Type = Metallic Resin
Ribbon = KOPremiumResinWithOvelay
Ribbon Type = KO Premium Resin with Overlay Ribbon Type = BO Dye-Sub Black with Overlay

Ribbon = BODyeSubBlackWithOverlay
Selecting the Color Matching Options
Command Line Usage ColorMatching = System CUPS Option Description
Color Matching = System Color Management
This provides a closer match to the sRGB color specifications. (Note: This option shifts colors to a different color model so the colors in the image will more closely match how they appear on the monitor.) Select None for print speed versus print color or for use of third party color matching software. Select Algebraic (a) for the Printer Driver to make very simple, yet fast, color balance adjustments and (b) for more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching. Select Monitor for the Printer Driver to make color corrections similar to the Algebraic option, but through a more complex color matching algorithm.

ColorMatching = None

Color Matching = None Color Matching = Algebraic
ColorMatching = Algebraic

ColorMatching = Monitor

Color Matching = Monitor
Selecting the Disable Printing Option
Command Line Usage DisablePrinting = True CUPS option Description

Disable Printing = Yes

Select it to encode or re-encode cards to save time and avoid the use of printing supplies. Select it to perform full printing and encoding operations.

DisablePrinting = False

Disable Printing = No
Selecting the Print Both Sides Option
Command Line Usage PrintBothSides = True CUPS option Description
Print Both Sides = Yes Print Both Sides = No
If the Printer is equipped with a Flipper Module, it will print the second page of a print job on the back side of a card If the print job has multiple pages, it will print on separate cards.

PrintBothSides = False

Selecting the Split 1 set of Ribbon Panels Options
Requires PrintBothSides = True and the Print Back Side option must be set to one of the Print Only values Command Line Usage SplitRibbon = True CUPS option Split 1 set of Ribbon Panels = Yes Description Select this option to automatically print full-color on the front of a card and resin black on the back of a card. If using the YMCKO Ribbon type, the front of the card is printed with the Ribbon's YMC Panels and the back is printed with the K Panel, and the O Panel is printed on the front. If using the YMCKOK Ribbon type, the front of the card is printed with the YMCK Panels and the back is printed with the second K Panel. SplitRibbon = False Split 1 set of Ribbon Panels = No Each side of the card will use a full set of Ribbon panels regardless of the Ribbon configuration.

Selecting the Resin Dither Options
Requires: Resin Ribbon or Print Both Sides = True Command Line Usage ResinDither = Graphics CUPS option Resin Dither = Optimized for Graphics Description Select Optimized for Graphics when printing drawings and graphics with resin. Select Optimized for Photo when printing photo quality images with resin.

ResinDither = Photo

Resin Dither = Optimized for Photos

K-Panel Options

Selecting the Front K-Panel Area
Command Line Usage KPanelAreaFront = None CUPS option Front K-Panel Area = None Description Select None to have any graphics objects that are black in color to be printed using composite colors (YMC) Select Full card to print any black graphic objects on the card in resin. Note: If using a YMCKO Ribbon, Split 1 Set of Ribbon Panels must be set to No.
KPanelAreaFront = FullCard
Front K-Panel Area = Full Card
Selecting the Back K-Panel Options
Command Line Usage KPanelAreaBack = None CUPS Options Back K-Panel Area = None Description Select None to have any graphics objects that are black in color to be printed using composite colors (YMC) Select Full card to print any black graphic objects on the card in resin. (Note: If using a YMCKO Ribbon, Split 1 Set of Ribbon Panels must be set to No. It requires Print Both Sides be set to True.)
KPanelAreaBack = FullCard
Back K-Panel Area = Full Card
Selecting the K-Panel Only Front Options
Command Line Usage KPanelOnlyFront = True CUPS Options K-Panel Only Front = Yes Description Select K-Panel Only Back if printing resin black onto a white background in order to maximize the sharpness of printed text and bar codes. Select K-Panel Only Front to have all black printed with the Yellow (Y), Magenta (M) and Cyan (C) Ribbon panels directly beneath the resin black (K) panel.)

KPanelOnlyFront = False

K-Panel Only Front = No
Selecting the K-Panel Only Back Options
Command Line Usage KPanelOnlyBack = True CUPS Options Description

K-Panel Only Back = Yes

Select K-Panel Only Back if printing resin black onto a white background to maximize the sharpness of printed text and bar codes. Select K-Panel Only Back to have all black printed with the Yellow (Y), Magenta (M) and Cyan (C) Ribbon panels directly beneath the resin black (K) panel.)

KPanelOnlyBack = False

K-Panel Only Back = No
Print and Overlay Options
Reviewing the Front Print Area
Command Line Usage PrintAreaFront = FullCardPrintAndOverlay PrintAreaFront = OmitSmartChipPrintAndOverlay CUPS Options Front Print Area = Full Card Print and Overlay Front Print Area = Omit Smart Chip Print and Overlay Front Print Area = Omit Mag Stripe Print and Overlay Description The full card will be printed, and overlay will be applied. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a smart chip) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Magnetic stripe) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Signature Stripe) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 25mmL X 27mmW in the upper left corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 23mmL X 23mmW in the upper left corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 25mmL X 27mmW in the upper right corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. Continued on the next page
PrintAreaFront = OmitMagStripePrintAndOverlay
PrintAreaFront = OmitSignatureAreaPrintAndOverlay
Front Area Print = Omit Signature Area Print and Overlay Front Area Print = Visual Security Upper Left Verimark Front Area Print = Visual Security Upper Left Holomark Front Area Print = Visual Security Upper Right Verimark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityUpperLeftVerimark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityUpperLeftHolomark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityUpperRightVerimark
Command Line Usage PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityUpperRightHolomark CUPS Options Front Area Print = Visual Security Upper Right Holomark Front Area Print = Visual Security Lower Left Verimark Front Area Print = Visual Security Lower Left Holomark Front Area Print = Visual Security Lower Right Verimark Front Area Print = Visual Security Lower Right Holomark Description An area 23mmL X 23mmW in the upper right corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 21.1mmL X 27mmW in the lower left corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 23mmL X 23mmW in the lower left corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 21.1mmL X 27mmW in the lower right corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay. An area 23mmL X 23mmW in the lower right corner of the card will be omitted from print and overlay.
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityLowerLeftVerimark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityLowerLeftHolomark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityLowerRightVerimark
PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityLowerRightHolomark
Reviewing the Back Print Area
If you are using Split Ribbon Print, this option must be set to one of the Print Only values See the examples on the next page. Command Line Usage PrintAreaBack = FullCardPrintAndOverlay CUPS Options Back Print Area = Full Card Print and Overlay Back Print Area = Full Card Print Only Back Print Area = Omit Smart Chip Print and Overlay Description The full card will be printed and overlay will be applied

PrintAreaBack=FullCardPrintOnly
The full card will be printed and overlay will not be applied An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a smart chip) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a smart chip) will be omitted from print. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Magnetic stripe) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Magnetic stripe) will be omitted from print. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Signature Stripe) will be omitted from print and overlay. An area (corresponding to the ISO location for a Signature Stripe) will be omitted from print.
PrintAreaBack = OmitSmartChipPrintAndOverlay
PrintAreaBack = OmitSmartChipPrintOnly
Back Print Area = Omit Smart Chip Print Only
PrintAreaBack= OmitMagStripePrintAndOverlay
Back Print Area = Omit Mag Stripe Print and Overlay
PrintAreaBack = OmitMagStripePrintOnly
Back Print Area = Omit Mag Stripe Print Only Back Area Print = Omit Signature Area Print and Overlay
PrintAreaBack = OmitSignatureAreaPrintAndOverlay
PrintAreaBack = OmitSignatureAreaPrintOnly
Back Area Print = Omit Signature Area Print Only
Reviewing the Back Print Area (Examples)
Display: Omit Smart Chip Example
Display: Omit Magnetic Stripe Example
Display: Omit Signature Area Example
Magnetic Encoding Options
Setting the Encoding Mode
Command Line Usage MagEncodingMode = ISO CUPS option Magnetic Stripe Encoding Mode = ISO Description Sets the Encoding Mode for the Print job to ISO. See Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information for additional information. Sets the Encoding Mode for the Print job to JIS II. See Sending JISII Magnetic Encoding Information for additional information. Sets the Encoding Mode for the Print job to RAW. See Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information for additional information.

MagEncodingMode = J IS2

Magnetic Stripe Encoding Mode = JIS II

MagEncodingMode = Raw

Magnetic Stripe Encoding Mode = Raw

Setting the Coercivity

Command Line Usage Coercivity = High CUPS option Coercivity = High Description Sets the coercivity for magnetic encoding to 2750 Oersted Sets the coercivity for magnetic encoding to 300 Oersted

Coercivity = Low

Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information
The CUPS Driver uses URL Encoding when defining data to be encoding to the Magnetic Stripe. Any special characters (such as start and end sentinels) must be described with URL encoding to be recognized. See the URL Encoding Reference for additional information. The first character of this data string must be the track's specific Start Sentinel (SS) and the last character must be the specific End Sentinel (ES). The characters or data in between the SS and ES can include all of the valid characters specific to each track. The number of these characters, however, is limited by each track's maximum character capacity. When segmenting track data, the appropriate Field Separator (FS) must be used. The table below shows the SS, ES, FS and the valid characters defined for each track. Track Start Sentinel End Sentinel Field Separator Valid Characters Maximum Number of Characters 109

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

ASCII 32-95 ASCII 48-63 ASCII 48-63
Sending JIS II Magnetic Encoding Information
The CUPS Driver uses URL Encoding when defining data to be encoding to the Magnetic Stripe. Any special characters (such as start and end sentinels) must be described with URL encoding to be recognized. See the URL Encoding Reference for additional information.
Sending RAW Magnetic Encoding Information
Reviewing the URL Encoding Reference
! %21 = * %2A + ' ( ) %29 / ; %3B ? : %3A % %25 @ %40 # %23 & %26

%27 %28 $ ,

%3D %2B

%24 %2C %2F %3F

Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table
ASCII Code Character ASCII Code Character ASCII Code Character
space ! # $ % & ' ( ) * + '. / 6 7
: ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _
Using the Image Color Capabilities
Following the Dye-Sub Intensity Procedure
Command Line Usage DyeSubIntensity=0 <-50 to 50> CUPS option Description
Dye-Sub Intensity (YMC) = 0
1. Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity value higher to use more heat when transferring dye-sub colors to the card. (Note: This will produce a darker, more saturated image.) 2. Adjust the dye-sub Intensity value lower to use less heat when transferring dye-sub colors to the card. (Note: This will produce a lighter print.)
Following the Resin Heat Front Procedure
Command Line Usage ResinHeatFront=0 <-100 to 100> CUPS option Description

Resin Heat Front (K) = 0

1. Adjust the Resin Heat Front value higher to use more heat to transfer resin to a card. 2. Adjust the Resin Heat Front value lower to reduce the amount of heat (used to transfer resin to the card).
Following the Resin Heat Back Procedure
Command Line Usage ResinHeatBack = 0 <-100 to 100> CUPS option Description

Resin Heat Back (K) = 0

1. Adjust the Resin Heat Back value higher to use more heat and increase the transfer of resin to a card. 2. Adjust the Resin Heat Back value lower to reduce the amount of heat used and reduce the transfer of resin to the card.

Following the Overlay Heat Procedure
Command Line Usage OverlayHeat = 0 <-50 to 50> CUPS option Description

Overlay Heat (O) = 0

1. Adjust the Overlay Heat value higher to use more heat and increase the transfer of overlay to a card. 2. Adjust the Overlay Heat value lower to reduce the amount of heat used and reduce the transfer of overlay to the card.
Using the Image Position Function
Selecting the Horizontal Option
Note: Adjusting the Horizontal offset may result in ribbon breaking. Command Line Usage HOffset=0 <-100 to 100> CUPS option Horizontal Offset = 0 Description Use the Horizontal adjustment to move the image toward the card output side of the Printer (if a positive number is entered) and toward the card input side of the Printer (if a negative number is entered).
Selecting the Vertical Option
Command Line Usage VOffset=0 <-100 to 100> CUPS option Vertival Offset = 0 Description Use the Vertical adjustment to move the image toward the front of the Printer (if a positive number is entered) and toward the rear of the Printer (if a negative number is entered).