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Persona C16 Card Printer Service Manual (Rev. 5.0)
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Using the Magnetic Offset option (continued)
Step Procedure
1 Click on the left arrow to enter a positive value to move the start of the magnetic
data more toward the leading edge of the card or the card output to the side of the
Printer.
OR
Click on the right arrow
to enter a negative value to move the start of the
magnetic data toward the trailing edge of the card or the card input to the side of
the Printer.
• Magnetic Data Direction: The arrows on these buttons indicate the direction
the magnetic data will move on the card's Magnetic Stripe.
• Maximum Adjustment Range: The maximum adjustment range is ±100. As a
rule, 10 equals about .030"/. 8mm.) (Note: Keep this in mind when adjusting
this option to avoid over-adjusting.)
Caution: If the negative value is set too high, the Printer may start
Encoding before the card's Magnetic Stripe reaches the Encoding head.
Direction card travels through printer
Rear of Printer
Card Output
Side of Printer
(Leading Edge
of Card)
Magnetic Track Data
Card Input
Side of Printer
(Trailing Edge
of Card)
Front of Printer
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