User's Manual

XPS Card Printer Guide
Printer Guide
About the Printer
Using the Printer
Card Design and Setup
Card
Components
Color Printing
Monochrome
Printing
Topcoat Printing
Magnetic Stripe
Printing & Non-
printing Areas
Layout
Settings
Printer Driver
Printing Cards
Troubleshooting
Supplies and Parts
Installation Guide
Printing and Non-printing Areas
The card design can have areas where printing is not allowed. Such areas can include a
magnetic stripe, signature panel, or smart card chip. ID software often manages such non-
printing areas automatically. If you use other applications to print cards, such as Microsoft©
Word, define non-printing areas in the XPS Card Printer Driver.
The XPS Card
Printer Driver includes standard non-printing areas, such as three-track magnetic
stripe and smart card chip. Both printing and topcoat are blocked in these areas.
Custom Non-Printing Areas
Use custom non-printing areas for one or more of the following:
Blocking printing but not topcoat
Non-standard areas, such as a preprinted logo or a signature panel
More than one area on the same side of the card
Standard Magnetic Stripe Area
Use the following dimensions to prevent printing in the magnetic stripe area.
(The green arrow shows the direction the card travels through the printer.)
A B C
3-track
3.37
in
85.6
mm
1.46 in
37.1
mm
0.66 in
16.8 mm
2-track
3.37 in
85.6
mm
1.57 in
39.9
mm
0.55 in
14 mm
Single-track
(JIS)
3.37 in
85.6
mm
1.60 in
40.6
mm
0.52 in
13.2 mm
Smart Card Non-printing Area
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