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I cannot encode magnetic cards correctly with Card 5 software. What can I do?

Card 5 offers 2 possible ways of sending the printing/encoding job to the printer: (1) by using the integrated Evolis driver (DCL Driver), or (2) by using the Windows Evolis driver (installed by the user).

With the DCL driver, magnetic encoding requires no adjustment, except for the level of coercitivity.
With the Windows Evolis driver, the Lead-in code and Trailer have to be changed from the Evolis driver or from Card 5.

In the Evolis Driver Properties/Tools/Encoder Settings screen, change the Lead-in and the Trailer values as shown below:

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