Magnetic Stripe Property Page |
The options on the Magnetic Stripe property page of the Magnetic Stripe Properties dialog allow you to specify the track and encoding for the selected magnetic stripe object. A magnetic stripe, sometimes appearing on printed cards, allows information to be encoded using magnetic particles, which are read by physical contact with another magnetic reading device.
Magnetic Stripe
Track. Specifies the track used to encode the data contained in the magnetic stripe. Each track can contain 7-bit alphanumeric characters or 5-bit numeric characters.
Encoding. Specifies the standard that defines the properties of the magnetic stripe, such as the location, size, and data formats.
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