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1. ccc cccccececeeeseeeeeeeceeesaeessuessaeeaeeeeaees 48 PENING ONG Carre tm air nser emer etic ient reer tet erie reece eee eae ee T eee 48 BUC MOTO ese4 nce ect se poo a ete ad case sect a a a 49 Using LINC ID in Access Control cccccceccceecceeeseeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaes 51 Phototracesand SONCIV ODEN aaen a a 51 Setting Up Phototrace and Solicit Open cccecccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeteeeseeeeseeeeees 52 ENOO LING AID onnan E E 54 Park 397 1096 001 epea E ENORET 54 POZ OOE N 54 Introduction PCSC has recently developed LINC NET for Windows to incorporate photo imaging and badge making capabilities We have named this new feature LINC ID LiNC ID allows you to design the look of your company s badges photograph your employees using digital image technology and use those images both for personalized employee badges and for access control all within the LINC NET program We ve designed this appendix to show you how to access LiINC ID through LiINC NET establish the parameters of your system create digital employee images and use those images for access control Installing the LINC ID Components Using LINC ID with your LINC NET system requires a few additional pieces of equipment System Requirements e Pentium II computer with a minimum of 128 Megs of RAM Video Capture camera e PCI Video Capture Card compatible with Windows NT 2000 gt NOTE Testing has shown that installing a capture card separate from a
2. LiINC NET Video Badging Software Installation and User Manual 33 10042 001 REV C Proprietary Controls Systems Corporation 3541 Challenger Street Torrance CA 90503 Phone 310 638 0400 FAX 310 638 6204 www 1pcsc com First Edition January 2000 Revision B January 2000 Revision C April 2000 Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Proprietary Controls Systems Corporation The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than specified in the agreement without the express written permission of Proprietary Controls Systems Corporation 2000 PCSC All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by PCSC 18528 Dominguez Hills Drive Rancho Dominguez CA 90220 6436 310 638 0400 Publication Number 33 10038 001 li Table of Contents LINC ID FF VO GTC TON orner ASO 1 Installing the LINC ID Components cccccccceceseeceeeeese cece eeeaeetaeeeseeeseeeeees 1 System REGUIFCIN CIS sic niece te cerca deeded E 1 Installation of the Video Card Camera and Vide
3. Use the following ODBC connection string DSN EPI DATABASE Data Source 13 Connecting Design Layout to a Database Follow these instructions to connect Design Layout to the required Jet or ODBC compliant database 1 Choose the Options command from the View menu The General Options dialog box is displayed 2 Follow the instructions according to your database type Microsoft Jet database Adding a Jet Data Source To connect to a Jet compliant database click the Access 97 radio button then type in the full path or click the Browse button to navigate to the file Design Layout will automatically reconfigure itself to use the information stored in that particular database You can add additional parameters to this connect string if required Adding an ODBC Data Source to a ODBC compliant database To connect to an ODBC compliant database click the ODBC radio button then select the data source from the pick list You can add additional parameters to this connect string if required Click on the Data Source button to add modify or delete ODBC data sources gt NOTE The EPISUITE application uses a unique database schema If you intend to use another database make sure that it mirrors this schema exactly If there are any discrepancies Design Layout will return an error message and the fields from your data source will not be accessible from Design Layout 3 Click OK to confirm your configuration
4. Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port 46 Add Printer Wizard 6 The next page will ask you for appropriate driver for the new printer in our case the Eltron 310 Click on the Have Disk button AGFA AccuSetSF v52 3 AGFA AccuSet 800 AGFA amp AccuSet 8005F v52 3 AGFA AccuSet 8005F 2013 108 AGFA AccuSet 1000 7 Anew pop up window will appear asking you for the location of the driver ie A Click Browse for the correct file 8 Once the correct file has been found click OK Add Printer Wizard 9 The new page will display the driver that is about to be installed Click the Next gt icon Add Printer Wizard 10 The following page will ask you for the name of the printer It will display a default name that in most cases is sufficient Below the name option you will be given the ability to use the new printer as a default printer If the badge making printer is the only one that is going to be used click Yes If not then click No Click on the Next gt to continue 11 The next page will ask you if the printer is to be shared between more than one computer In nearly all cases the printer won t be shared by more than one computer Click Not Shared and then click the Next gt button Add Printer Wizard 12 The next page will ask you to print a test page Click Yes and then the Finish button The printer should now be properly installed on your PC
5. and Help menu commands The Drawing Object Buttons The Drawing Object buttons provide quick mouse access to all of the commands in the Draw menu They allow you to draw lines rectangles round rectangles rectangles with rounded corners ellipses e polygons static text objects text that remains the same from card to card e dynamic text objects text that has been linked to EPISUITE database fields or expressions bitmaps image key lines blank boxes that are linked to the EPISUITE application image display fields bar codes The line rectangle round rectangle ellipse and bitmap objects can be constrained to perfectly horizontal or vertical lines or to perfect squares and circles by holding down the SHIFT key while you draw 16 The Text Style Bar The Text Point Si Vertical enna Font Pick Vick tcl Unde eA displayed Bold Underline s i across the top u z of the application window below the tool Italics e ee a Justification provides quick mouse access to the Design Layout s Style menu commands The Attribute Bar The Attribute line Ane bute Fill Color K Plane Static Text Data Field bar is displayed across the top Z of the Line Fil lt lt Text a K 0 lt Static Tert application the text style ner eae bar It provides quick mouse access to color settings for lines object fills and text The Line Attr
6. click mouse button 24 To Edit a Rectangle 1 2 3 4 Select the rectangle Handles will appear on each side and corner of the object Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left click mouse button Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen When you are satisfied with the rectangle s new size and shape release the left click mouse button To Draw a Perfect Square Hold down the SHIFT key while you draw the rectangle Round Rectangles i To Draw a Round Rectangle k 2 3 Click on the Round Rectangle button or choose the Round Rectangle command from the Draw menu Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen Press the left click mouse button to anchor one corner of a flexible rectangle and then drag the pointer The flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position When you are satisfied with the rectangle s size and shape release the left click mouse button To Edit a Round Rectangle i 2 3 4 Select the Round Rectangle Handles will appear on each side and corner of the object Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left click mouse button Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen When you are satisfied with the rectangle s new size and shape release the left click mouse button To Edit Rounded Corner Curvatures 1 2 Sel
7. computer card may hamper LiNC ID photo imaging ability Use of a combination video capture card allows proper function Installation of the Video Card Camera and Video Software Follow the manufacturer s instruction on the proper installation of the video hardware and software Setting Up LiNC ID Setting up LINC ID to function with LINC NET is a simple process 1 Go to your Windows Start menu and open ConFigLN 2 Inthe Miscellaneous section on the Main page of ConFigLN check X the box next to LiNC ID 3 Click on the Install butto LICA WH LIT liN VINVUN 4 ALIiNC ID Installation Screen will appear On the bottom left hand Terao corner there are three buttons ODBC DAO and SDK Click on the ODBC button 5 The InstallShield Wizard will be invoked through the installation of the ODBC The Welcome screen will appear requesting that you shut down any programs DO NOT SHUT DOWN ConFigLN Click on the Next button 6 The Start Copying Files screen will appear Click on the Next button Start Copying Files 7 The Setup Complete screen will appear katiueuuuis The screen will prompt you to restart your computer DO NOT RESTART YOUR COMPUTER Mark the button next to No I will restart my computer later Click the Finish button 8 You will be brought back to the LINC ID Installation screen Click on the DAO button 9 This will the start the InstallShield Wizard once more
8. gt NOTE LiINC NET must be restarted in order for the change printer type to take effect Printing Badges using LiNC ID ae One Card Start LINC NET and open the Change Card page and Employee tab In the Employee tab select the sub tab Layout This page will appear 2 Inthe Layout entry box clicking on the box with the cursor will bring up the search box By clicking on the search box a pop up Open Marketing01 adr Executive gdr GDR files GDR window will display the design layout that you have created using the Page Layout feature In this case we are selecting the Executive01 gdr file Click Open to select that file for use in badge creation gt NOTE The GDR file extension will not be displayed in the preview picture screen 3 You ll see that the Executive01 gdr file has been selected for use in badge making If you need to change the file clicking on the Design Layout button will bring up the Executive01 gdr file for any alterations If you don t need to make any changes to the file click on the Print Badge sub tab You will see the following screen 4 Clicking on the Preview Badge button will bring up the Print Preview window Select the badge making printer in our case the Eltron P310 Card Printer and click OK Another pop up window will display soon to be printed card When done click the X button to return the Print Badge menu 5 Clicking on the Print
9. Badge button will bring up the Print window Select the badge making printer and click OK Batch Printing There are cases where you may wish to print out several cards at once as instead of one ata time ie if you are only connected to a printer for a short period of time In those cases you can check the Print batch box which will save the file to print later with as many others that you might select However you can t print a batch of cards from the Change Card page in the System menu 1 After saving several files to print in a batch by checking the Print batch box for each card click on the Reports Icon 2 Once in the Reports menu click on the Print Badges button 49 In the Reports Print badges page check the batch box Enter the range of card numbers from and to select layout type Click on the Print button and all the batch selected cards will print out together When the batch has finished printing click on the Exit button to return to the Report menu E Print badges 999999999999 50 Using LiNC ID in Access Control Phototrace and Solicit Open You can select that each reader can register either the Phototrace or Solicit Open option using the pictures that are stored using the employee images collected Since LINC NET is designed to allow an operator to monitor specific areas of your access control system you can select certain readers to function with Phototrace or Sol
10. color Some color document printers like the HP DeskJet 560C will have a CMY ink cartridge and a pure black K ink cartridge As the card is passed through the printer each plane is applied to the card in such a way that it is combined with the other planes to achieve a desired color For example if you were to print process black on a card the printer would combine 100 of the cyan magenta and yellow planes to achieve black By contrast pure or resin black which is much richer is achieved by printing 100 of the K Plane The Protective Overlay While the protective overlay also referred to as the overcoat is not technically a color it is treated as such by printers that offer protective overlay printing as an option Literally it is a transparent film on a separate ribbon the O Plane which is applied after the other colors have been printed onto the card It is used to protect the card from wear and tear 43 To Place Objects on the K Plane 1 Click on the object that you want to place on the K plane using the Select tool 2 Click the K Plane button gt NOTE This option is only valid if your card printer supports K plane printing To Place Objects on the O Plane 1 Click on the Select button or choose the Select command from the Draw menu 2 Click on the object that you want to place on the O Plane 3 Click on the Overlay button gt NOTE This option will only work with certain printers Please consult your printer do
11. either the front or the back of your card design To Capture a Portion of the Image 1 Place your mouse pointer directly over one of the highlighting box handles The pointer will change from a single arrow to a two headed arrow This allows you to resize the cropping area 2 Press and hold down your left mouse button and drag move the handle toward the center of the cropping area 3 When the cropping area is sized to your satisfaction move the highlight box so that it covers the portion of the image that you want to capture 4 Click OK The card background will be placed on either the front or the back of your card design 22 To Remove the Card Background 1 Make sure that you have selected the appropriate card design editing window either the front or the back 2 Choose the Remove Background command from the Edit menu 3 The system will ask Are you sure you want to remove the background image from the front back of the card Choose Yes to remove the card background image Choose No to cancel 23 To Export the Card Background 1 Save in c Choose the Export Background command from the Edit menu The Save As dialog box will be displayed so you can name your image define the file type and specify the directory to which it will be saved Filename EEA Save as type Colors Drawing Shapes Design Layout comes complete with an extensive selection of tools that
12. following ODBC connection string want them to be displayed each DSN EPI DATABASE Data Source Database connection Text Style Bar Tool Bar Attribute Bar Status Bar Barcode Bar time you use Design Layout 3 Click OK or proceed to the next section for more configurations You can override these options at any time while still maintaining the default setup simply by choosing the Text Style Bar Tool Bar Attribute Bar Status Bar and Barcode Bar commands from the View menu 11 Specifying Undo Levels Undo levels are the number of times that actions or commands can be reversed with the Undo command in the Edit menu For instance if you draw a an Fie circle on your card design Fese P sasos se and then set the circle s ae line color from black to red emmers E mmm those actions represent 7 two levels that can be eo undone Therefore if you sb nyc 7 anos invoke the Undo commanda Use the following ODBC connection string twice the first usage will revert the circle s line color from red to black and the second Undo will delete the circle If you undo too many levels of actions or commands you can also reverse the Undo with the Redo command in the Edit menu X Data Source 1 Choose the Options command from the View menu The General Options dialog box is displayed 2 Inthe field entitled in Undo remembers the last XXX commands e
13. found click on the Open button Cards are saved under its original card number Open REI Look in _ Photos amp l E 1 ipa 7 ipg 6 el 10 jpaq We Blanch_Wenders pg el 2 pg te Bob_Stevens pg Gh 3 ipg We CardB ackground pg el 4 jpg Wed Cory_Masters ipa 5 ipq We Janet_Lee ipg IV Preview Filename Toby_Petersip Files of type All Image Files Cancel Help 6 The Open Photos button will disappear and the picture will appear in the employee photo box Click on the checkmark button on the top left hand corner to save changes Priel gt ai v x Card number 3 Stephen i Miller Std Access Ady Access Employee Vehicles Personal Emergency Status Select Fields Dates Telephone Photo Layout Print badge m Take photo pA Delete photo Change card s from card number 999999999999 to and including card number 999999999999 Start change Enhancing a Photo Once a photo has been added to the employee photo box you have the option of making changes to the nuances of the photo coloring size cropping 1 Click on the Enhance Photo button to bring up the Image Enhancement box Image Enhancement Ed Original Image Preview Image Color Balance 2 Click OK when the photo appears the flee way you wish ee it to look in the Preview fe Image box RE ceS 3 The Image pert P Cyan
14. new file is created Design Layout TERRERO EEEN opens a design window for E both the front and the backof J4 gt gt ppo the card You do not need to id bi wa del be Un ak oe ue oe be 4 keep the Back window open if Lech fk GR RG He Se CH BE ER ae you intend to design on the 1 AG od Oe OS Oe Oe Oe Be on front of the card You may va wn Oe we Oe we oe oe ee oe oe however open the Back window at any time simply by choosing the Back of Card x command from the View menu Rulers Editing Grid You may have multiple Front and Back design windows open at the same time Selecting Page Sizes Different types of ID cards come in different sizes depending on the types of cards a printer will output It is therefore very important that you select the card page size before you begin to design your card since resizing the page could have a serious impact on the overall design This information is stored in the card design file and is used by the LINC ID application during the printing process 1 Make sure you set up the appropriate default printer See the section Setting Up Printers for details 2 Choose the Page Setup command from the File menu The Page Setup dialog box appears 3 Select the required card size from the options listed in the Card Size pick list Select any of the defaults or select Custom Sizelt to specify your own dimensions alte Card Orientation 4 Select the card s orientation on the a
15. on a single line If you do not check this box text will wrap around within the dynamic text object frame Please note that this option when selected could truncate the output text if it is too long to fit on a single line within the object frame If this occurs make sure the following option box has been selected 34 Automatically Reduce Text Size to Fit in the Box Check this box if you want to automatically reduce the font point size so that longer single line text will fit within the object frame This is usually used in conjunction with the preceding option so that output text is not truncated Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below 2 Make whatever option selections are necessary then choose OK 35 DB Image Properties 1 Double click on the database image using the Select tool The DB Image Properties dialog box appears The following options will be available to you Ghost Image Check this option if you want to create a image ghost gt NOTE An image ghost is generally used in addition to a regular image and can be placed anywhere on the card design even under text or other objects It is considered an additional ID security feature since ghosted images are extremely difficult to reproduce Close Cropping Options DB Image Properties PAN C E emer Clo
16. will display the field names found in the GA_LAYOUT FIELDS table This table contains tags that are used to retrieve the available data fields directly from your application Therefore the text data field options must be pre configured in this table to reflect the input fields in your application in order to be available from the Text pick list Please note that the Define Expressions feature is not available in this mode The links between the database or table and your card design are created automatically Thus your only task is to select the font style point size color and location of both the data fields expressions and text objects To Create Static Text Objects 1 Click on the Text button in the Tool bar or choose the Text command from the Draw menu 2 Click on the arrow to the right of the Text Data Field pick list in the Attribute bar The list will expand to reveal your available text data field options 3 Select lt STATIC TEXT gt from the pick list 2 4 Move your mouse pointer onto the editing screen The pointer will change from an arrow to a cross 5 Press and hold down the left mouse E a button to anchor one end of the text box and then drag the pointer A flexible box stretches from the anchor Text point to the new pointer position 6 When you are satisfied with the size and location of the text box release L a the left mouse button 7 Click on the Select button in the Tool bar or choose the Sele
17. For instance if you want to print the object only when the Department field contains anything except the word Accounting you would click on this radio button and enter the word Accounting below Thus the selected object will be printed on all IDs except those which are issued to members of the Accounting department Expressions Click on this button to define database expressions for object printing conditions Object Properties 1 Double click on the object using the Select tool or choose Object Properties from the Edit menu The Object Properties dialog box appears The following options will be available to you 40 Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available only For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below 2 Make whatever option selections are necessary then choose OK Conditional Display Options Conditional display options allow you to print objects on the card design only if certain conditions are met This allows you to adapt the same card format to meet the identification needs of various departments within your organization Always Show Object Click on this radio button if you want to print the object on all ID cards Show Object Only When Field Expression Click on this radio button if you want to print the object on specific ID cards The field beneath this radio button will be enabled To define the instances in wh
18. Magenta Yellow i View Whole image One toone Exposure Contrast M Reset All Cancel Enhancement box will disappear and the enhanced photo will appear in the employee photo box Click on the checkmark button at the top left hand corner to save changes 10 Designing Badges LiNC ID allows you the ability to design your own badges using its Design Layout feature Using LINC ID you can develop a professional quality unique ID for your business including employee pictures graphics and other design elements Design Layout will even allow you to design several types of IDs for different departments Setting Up the Design Layout Workspace Show OK eee TE OK You can tailor the Design Layout Z eee Cancel workspace to better suit your needs v oueeeae IV Status Bar For example you can hide certain M Barcode Bar parts of the workspace such as the status bar or any of the tool bars The Undo remembers the last 20 commands workspace setup you choose becom es the d efault setup u sed each M Compress background images when they are imported time you start Design Layout NM Log error messages in a file EPIEr log Browse 1 Choose the Options command from the View menu The General l Options dialog box is displayed C Use the following Access 97 database file 2 Inthe Show section of the General Options dialog box check the following options if you Use the
19. Object menu choose either the Line Color Fill Color or Text m Color commands The Color dialog box will be displayed EPE EE 2 Choose the Define Custom Colors button cc 3 Drag the cursor in the color refiner box and the arrow beside the Sa luminosity bar to define your color You can also create a color by Beers m typing numbers in the Red Green and Blue boxes or in the Hue Sat ee ae saturation and Lum luminosity boxes Click the up and down CEE eee arrows to change the numbers by using a mouse Define Custom Colors gt gt Cancel gt NOTE The color you create is shown in the left side of the Color Solid box You can double click the right side of the box or press ALT O to use the solid color that most closely resembles the one you have created 4 Inthe Custom Colors palette select an empty box for the new color or select a color that you want to change Choose the Add to Custom Colors buiton Create any other colors you want and add them to the palette Click OK ae Oi Placing Objects on the K and O Planes Design Layout for Windows supports 24 bit color with output process colors in the following models CMY cyan magenta and yellow CMYO CMY plus a protective overlay CMYK CMY plus pure black and CMYKO CMYK plus a protective overlay Each color is considered a plane CMYK For CMYK ribbon based ID card printers will use individual ribbons or ribbon segments for each process
20. Open ConFigLN Setup 1 Open ConFigLN and in the Miscellaneous section check the box next to Photo Imaging Click on the Write button upper left hand corner LiINC NET System Setup 1 Open LiNC NET System Menu and open pemn the Host Computer page Leg rt 2 Inthe default About tab check e box next to Photo trace enabJed 3 Click on the Checkmark box top left hand corner to save changes Reader Setup 4 Go the Door Overview page 32 5 Click to the Features tab in the Photo trace section 6 Select the reader that you wish to have exhibit either Phototrace or Solicit Open 7 Click on the Trace Type box where you will have three options None no extra features TraceOnly only Phototrace SolicitOpen Solicit Open feature 8 Once you have selected which feature that you wish to exhibit on a reader click on the Checkmark in the upper left hand corner to save changes 53 End of LiNC ID Part 33 10038 001 April 2000 54
21. Static Text Data Field pick list The list will expand to reveal your available data field options e g Fingerprint Photograph or Signature NOTE In the current version of LiNC ID the Fingerprint and Signature options are not supported at this time 3 Select Photograph to draw a photograph keyline on the card or select Signature to draw a signature keyline etc 4 Move your pointer onto the editing screen The pointer will change from an arrow to a cross 5 Press and hold down the left mouse button to anchor one end of the image box and then drag the pointer A flexible box stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position gt NOTE Do not worry about sizing the keyline to its proper dimensions when you draw it on your card design All keylines are automatically constrained to the aspect ratios of their respective images as defined in the EPISUITE application therefore they will always print perfectly no matter what size you specify for them 6 When you are satisfied with the size and location of the image keyline release the left mouse button To Create an Image Ghost An image ghost is generally used in addition to a regular image and can be placed anywhere on the card design even behind the text or other objects This is considered to be an additional ID security feature since ghosted images are extremely difficult to reproduce For complete details on creating image ghosts refer to Editing Object Proper
22. The installation of the DAO is very similar to the installation of ODBC 10 The Welcome screen will appear requesting that you shut down any programs DO NOT SHUT DOWN ConFigLN Click on the Next button 11 The Start Copying Files screen will merzeerre appear Click on the Next button Setup has enough information to start copying the program files If you want to review or change any settings click Back If you are satisfied with the settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings DAO common files destination folder C AAWINNT System32 DAO core destination folder C Program Files Common Files Microsoft Shared D ac oie Cancel 12 The Setup Complete screen will P rE appear The screen will prompt you to restart your computer DO NOT RESTART YOUR COMPUTER Mark the button next to No I will restart my computer later Click the Finish button Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer C Yes want to restart my computer now prrssssesssesssssssssesssssesssesssssssssssssessssssssssssssssresssssesssssssesnes Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup 13 This will bring you back the LiNC ID Installation screen Click on the SDK button Welcome X Welcome to the EPISUITE SDK Setup program This program will install EPISUITE SDK on your comp
23. allows you to design cards with ease Use lines squares circles rectangles ellipses and polygons to spice up your illustration or to create security clearance symbols for easy identification of unauthorized persons Lines To Draw a Line 1 Click on the Line button in the Tool Bar or choose the Line command from the Draw menu 2 Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen 3 Press and hold down the left click mouse button to anchor one end of the line and then drag the pointer A flexible line stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position 4 When you are satisfied with the line release the left click mouse button To Edit a Line 1 Select the line Handles will appear at either end of the line 2 Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left click mouse button 3 Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen 4 When you are satisfied with the line release the left click mouse button Rectangles ol To Draw a Rectangle 1 2 3 Click on the Rectangle button in the Tool bar or choose the Rectangle command from the Draw menu Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen Press the left click mouse button to anchor one corner of a flexible rectangle and then drag the pointer The flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position When you are satisfied with the rectangle s size and shape release the left
24. an and remove pixels across a wider percentage of the color spectrum A lower setting means that Design Layout will confine the removal to pixels that more closely match the first one that was sampled For example If you enter a setting of 30 here and if the image s first pixel is a shade of green then Design Layout will scan and remove all shades of green across 30 percent of the spectrum and possibly into portions of the yellow and blue color ranges Intensity Threshold This is the percentage that Design Layout will use to scan for variations in color intensity Design Layout removes pixels by sampling the first one located in the upper left hand corner of the image It then uses this setting as a threshold by which all pixels of a certain intensity and higher will be scanned A higher value means that Design Layout will confine its removal to the brighter pixels that fall within the specified Hue Variation range A lower setting means that Design Layout will widen its scan and remove a broader range of bright and dark pixels within the specified Hue Variation For example If you enter a setting of f60 n here and a setting of f30 n in the Hue Variation box and if the image s first pixel is a shade of green then Design Layout will scan and remove all of the brighter shades of green across 30 percent of the color spectrum In other words fewer green pixels will be removed from the image If on the other hand you lowered this setting
25. and make whatever modifications are necessary Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below 2 Make whatever option selections are necessary then click OK Dynamic Text Properties 1 Double click on the text box using the Select Database Field Expression tool or choose Object Properties from the FirstName Edit menu A Dynamic Text Properties Cancel dialog box appears The following options will be available to you Keep text on a single line M Automatically reduce text size to fit in box Database Field Expression Peas Lists the currently selected dynamic text Show abject only when field expression object for your visual verification Evpression s equal to Label s not equal to Enter a new label for the dynamic text object if desired This does not affect output at print time but rather is used to provide a more significant identifier to the object For instance if the database field used to output the date a card was issued is called ISSUANCE_DATE you might want to rename the label Issue Date to better identify it on your card design This feature is particularly handy if you have written a lengthy database expression and want to edit the label for brevity Keep Text on a Single Line Check this box if you want to keep the dynamic output text
26. ate an Object 1 Select the object you want to rotate 2 Choose the Rotate by 90 Degrees command from the Style menu The object will rotate clockwise by 90 degrees 3 Repeat until the object s appearance is to your satisfaction gt NOTE Rotating can be used to design duplex cards with different front and back page orientations Resizing Objects To Resize Objects 1 Select the object Handles will appear on each of its sides and at its corners 2 Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left mouse button 3 Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen 4 When you are satisfied with the object s new size and shape release the left mouse button gt NOTE You cannot resize static text objects in the sense that the point size of the font will be increased or decreased as you stretch the text box Rather when you resize the text box you expand or contract the amount of available space in which the text will fit This is particularly important if you increase the font s point size or if you type too much text to fit within the text box To reveal text that has been hidden due to constraints in the size of the text box follow the instructions above 32 Changing Object Attributes To Change Line Attributes Object attributes such as line weight or fill color can be changed at any time while you are creating or editing the card design 1 2 Click on the li
27. bject Click on the radio button if you want to print the object on all ID cards Show Object Only When Field Expression Click on the radio button if you want to print the object on specific ID cards The field beneath the radio button will be enabled To define the instances in which this object should be printed on the card click on the arrow to the right of the field A drop down list will appear You may scroll through and select any of the available data fields You must use this option in conjunction with one of the two remaining options described below Is Equal To Click on this button to set the condition under which the object will be printed on the ID card In this instance the object will print on the ID card only when the field expression entered above is equal to the contents of the data entry field at the bottom of this dialog box For example if you want to print the object only when the Department field contains the word Accounting you will click on this radio button and enter the word Accounting below Thus the selected object will only be printed on IDs that are to be issued to members of the Accounting department Is Not Equal To Click on this button to set the condition under which the object will be printed on the ID card In this instance the object will print on the ID card only when the field expression entered above is not equal to the contents of the data entry field at the bottom of this dialog box
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29. ct command from the Draw menu 8 Double click on the text box or select the text object and choose Object Properties from the Edit menu A Static Text Properties dialog box will appear 9 Make whatever option selections are necessary then choose OK 10 Select the font style and point size by using the pick lists in the Text Style bar or by choosing the Font command in the Style menu 11 Select the text color by using the Text Color pick list in the Attribute Bar or by choosing the Text Color command in the Object menu 12 Adjust the text justification by using the Justify buttons in the Text Style Bar 13 Select the text box line and fill colors by using the pick lists in the Attribute Bar or by using the Line Color and Fill Color commands in the Object menu 14 Adjust the text box line weight by using the Line Weight pick list in the Attribute bar 15 Click on the horizontal and vertical justification buttons to determine the text object s placement within the text box To Create a Dynamic Text Object 1 oo Click on the Text button in the Tool bar or choose the Text command from the Draw menu Click on the arrow to the right of the Text Data Field pick list in the Attribute bar The list will expand to reveal your available text data field options Select any database field or expression available Repeat Steps 4 to 7 above Double click on the text box or choose the Object Properties command from th
30. ct tool or choose Object Properties from the Edit menu The a a Image Properties dialog box appears See ee ne Cancel The following options will be available to you T EE aE REE j j Constrain oS ratio Ee Compress Image Clase Cropping Options Check this option if you want to maintain the original Zien pia image file s compression ratio A eas Fel Ghost Image ieee ee Check this option if you want to create a image ghost cick thks gt NOTE An image ghost is generally used in addition to a regular image and can be placed anywhere on the card design even under text or other objects It is considered an additional ID security feature since ghosted images are extremely difficult to reproduce Close Cropping Options The following options allow you to close crop i e remove the background pixels of an image The option you select depends on the image quality of the background you want to remove For tips on how to use these settings refer to Using the Close Cropping Options in the Tips amp Tricks section None Choose this option if you do not want to close crop the image Cameo Effect Check this option if you want to create a cameo effect This will remove all background pixels around the subject of the image i e the cardholder s head gt NOTE The entire image background will not be removed if it is very dark or if there are distinct variations in shading To work around this problem click on the Custom Setting
31. cumentation for further details In general applying protective overlays is a simple task when printing ordinary ID cards It becomes more complicated however when you apply them to cards that have embedded smart chips By default a protective overlay will be applied across the entire surface of every card unless you place a single card design object on the O Plane In this case the default is overridden and the protective overlay is applied only to the specified object As you might imagine the whole surface overlay default has significant implications when printing ID cards with smart chips since applying an overlay to a smart chip will render the chip inoperable To apply a protective overlay to the surface of 20 ee Pees vars ore incite F an ID card while excluding the portion of the card PERS that is occupied by the smart chip you will have to draw four rectangles place GET each of them on the O Plane and then che reaa arrange them on the card as shown 3 rls rectongle 2 below It is important to note that the rectanglesdo 9 not require a fill line color or a line weight baeeesesmenenetenenenenenenenennnienienienieninniemieninniemtmtenit mti i e they remain invisible on the editing screen since Design Layout automatically assumes that O Plane objects have a 100 solidity Nevertheless you should apply the O Plane rectangles as your last step in the design process since adding them will inte
32. design elements such as headlines or field labels for example First Name It can also create dynamic text data objects objects that are connected to a data field or expression and which change from card to card for example the first name of the cardholder The dynamic text data field options available Not Shown Region Site and Date through the Text pick list are directly dependent on the type of database connection you have For example if Design Layout is configured to access the textual data in your database it will retrieve the available field names through the GA_TABLENAMES table This points to the tables in your database which contain all of the data you will be printing on your cards The field names displayed in the Text pick list will have the table name as a prefix If there is no prefix then the field name is an alias located in the GA_ALIAS table Aliases behave in much the same way as the Label does in an Expression allowing you to create more meaningful or shorter names for the fields you need to access When Design Layout has access to your database you will have full use of the Define Expressions feature Special programming experience is not required to create dynamic text objects However knowledge of your database s particular SQL expressions if you intend to use expressions in your card design see Defining Expressions is required lf Design Layout does not have access to textual data it
33. e Edit menu The Dynamic Text Properties dialog box will appear Make whatever option selections are necessary then choose OK Refer to Editing Object Properties for more details Repeat Steps 10 to 15 above To Convert a Static Text Object to a Dynamic Text Object Select the text object Click on the arrow to the right of the Text Data Field pick list in the Attribute bar The list will expand to reveal your available text data field options Select any of the data fields available from the pick list 28 Adding Images To Add Database Images Digital images such as photographs fingerprints signatures and clip art can be added to the card design using a drawing tool The DB Image tool is used to create a keyline for any dynamic image type as defined in the GA_IMAGE INFO table The Image tool allows you to import static image files from any external source Image keylines are automatically linked to the EPISUITE database When you print cards with the EPISUITE application the keylines are replaced by the cardholder s images Hard to counterfeit ghosts and cameo effects can also be defined for the image keylines thus providing an extra level of security to the cards you issue 1 Click on the DB Image button in the Tool bar or choose the DB Image command from the Draw menu You will notice that the default option in the Static Text Data Field pick list has changed to Photograph 2 Click on the arrow to the right of the
34. e displayed inside it Use the different buttons on the dialog box to increase or decrease the magnification of the image Use your mouse pointer to resize or move the highlighting box until you are satisfied with the appearance of your picture 6 Click OK The card background will be placed on either the front or the back of your card design To Crop the Card Background Crop Ea When you add a background image to S S sas 1 the card design it is placed in a dialog box that allows you to crop it to taste Once in the Crop dialog box you will notice that a highlighting box with eight sizing handles is placed directly over the center of the image The size of this highlighting box will change depending on your selected page size see Selecting Page Sizes At this point you can either capture the portion of the image as is or resize the highlighting box to capture some or all of the image To Capture the Whole Image 1 Place your mouse pointer within the highlight box s cropping area The pointer will change from a single arrow to a four headed arrow This allows you to move the cropping area across the newly acquired image 2 Press and hold down your left mouse button and drag move the cropping area to the desired location on the background image Release the left mouse button when you are satisfied with the new location of the highlighting box 3 Click OK The card background will be placed on
35. e issued to members of the Accounting department Expressions Click on this button to define database expressions for object printing conditions 4 Selecting Colors To select colors using the Attribute Bar Lists 1 Select the object 2a If you want to change the line color select any of the sixteen quick access colors from the Line Color pick list in the Attribute Bar 2b If you want to change the fill color select any of the sixteen quick access colors from the Fill Color pick list in the Attribute Bar 2c lf you want to change the text color select any of the sixteen quick access colors from the Text Color pick list in the Attribute Bar To Select Colors Using the Color Dialog Box The Color dialog box offers a wide range of colors for immediate selection The number available to you depends on your display setting in the Windows Display control panel 1 Select the object 2a If you want to change the LINE COLOR choose the Line Color command from the Object menu 2b If you want to change the FILL COLOR choose the Fill Color command from the Object menu 2c If you want to change the TEXT COLOR choose the Text Color command from the Object menu 3 Inthe Color dialog box select the chosen color from the palette by clicking it with the left mouse button 4 Click OK 42 Creating Your Own Colors To Create Your Own Colors You can create your own colors and apply them to screen elements 1 In the
36. ect the round rectangle A special handle appears inside the upper right hand corner of the rounded rectangle Position your mouse pointer over that handle and the pointer will change from a single headed arrow to a four headed arrow Hold down the left click mouse button and drag the handle toward the center of the object to increase the curvature of the rounded corners or away from the center of the object to decrease the curvature When you are satisfied with the rectangle s new shape release the left click mouse button To Draw a Perfect Square Hold down the SHIFT key while you draw the rounded rectangle and it will function as a square 25 NOTE Ellipses To Draw an Ellipse 1 2 3 Click on the Ellipse button in the Tool bar or choose the Ellipse command from the Draw menu Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen Press the left click mouse button to anchor one corner of a flexible rectangle and then drag the pointer The flexible ellipse stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position When you are satisfied with the ellipse s size and shape release the left click mouse button To Edit an Ellipse A 2 3 4 Select the ellipse Handles will appear on each side of the object Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left click mouse button Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen When you are satisfied with the
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38. ellipse s new size and shape release the left click mouse button To Draw a Perfect Circle Hold down the SHIFT key while you draw the ellipse Polygons To Draw a Polygon 1 2 3 4 S 6 Click on the Polygon button in the Tool Bar or choose the Polygon command from the Draw menu Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen Press the left click mouse button to anchor one corner of a flexible polygon and then move the pointer A flexible line stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position Do not hold down the left mouse button during this procedure since the Polygon tool will continue to create anchor points as you move the pointer When you reach the point where you want the line to end press the left click mouse button to create another anchor point Continue adding sides in this fashion To add the last side double click where you want the point to end To Edit a Polygon als 2 3 4 Select the ellipse Handles will appear at each anchor point you have created Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left click mouse button Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen and then release the left click mouse button Continue editing sides in this fashion 26 Adding Static and Dynamic Text The Text command performs two functions in Design Layout It can create static text objects which are used as non changeable
39. f the card make sure the Front Only radio button has been selected If you want to print the design in the Back editing window on the back of the card make sure the Back Only radio button has been selected If you want to print the design in both editing windows on the front and the back of the card respectively make sure the Front and Back radio button has been selected With the exception of the Front Only radio button these selections should only be made if you have a specialized printer that prints on both the front and the back of cards or if you want to manually flip the cards over to print on their backs If you want to manually flip cards over to print on their backs especially if you are batch printing both sides of the cards you should know that this method will require a moderate amount of trial and error before you achieve satisfactory results 4 Set the number of copies to be printed in the Copies field The default is one copy 5 Click the OK button 15 The Design Layout Workspace Polygon TPR Line Round Codes Images Rectangle New os Copy Arrow Print Context Help oe Print Preview Open Cut Paste Rectangle DB Object Oval Images Properties Drawing Objects About Gu ara Draw The Tool Bar The tool bar is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The tool bar provides quick mouse access to many of Design Layout s File Edit Draw
40. f the card design you want to open or select it from the list Cancel Files of type GuardDraw Files gdr gt NOTE If the card design you want is in another drive or directory select it from the Look In pick list You will only be able to access network drives that are mapped to your PC see your network administrator for more information 3 Click on the Open button To Open a Recently Saved Card Design 1 Open the File menu The last four card designs that were saved to the disk will be listed at the bottom of the menu directly above the Exit command 2 Choose the name or number of the card design that you want to open 20 NOTE Saving Card Designs To Save a Card Design For the First Time The Save command displays a dialog box where you can give a new card design a filename and specify a location in which to store it Save in x ic fag J mported 1 Choose the Save command from the jor iod File menu A Save As dialog box E Factow0odt appears Marketing01 gdr 2 To save the drawing in the current drive and directory type a name in the File Name field Design Layout penme pe will automatically add the R a extension GDR to the file name 3 Click OK Save as type GuardDraw Files gdr hi If you want to save the drawing in a different drive or directory type the entire path name in the File Name field or select the drive from the Look In list You wil
41. ibute pick lists determine the color and weight thickness of line objects and borders around drawing text and image objects The Fill Color and Text Color pick lists allow you to select colors for drawing objects ellipses rectangles etc and text objects The K and O buttons allow you to shift designated objects such as bar codes onto the K resin black plane or to apply protective overlays across specific objects in your card design For further information on K and O plane printing refer to Placing Objects on the K and O Planes later in this user s guide The Static Text Data Field pick list allows you to link dynamic text objects and image key lines to EPISUITE database fields and expressions For instance you could link a dynamic text object to the First_Name field in the database First_Name will appear on your card design in whatever font and point size you select but it will be replaced by the cardholder s first name in your specified font and size when you print the ID card The BarCode Bar The Bardode Property Barcode Value BarCode pick list pick list bar is displayed pela aes Barcode Property Barcode Type Value Code 3 of 9 top of the application window below the Attribute bar It provides quick mouse access to barcode property settings The Design Layout Windows These areas of the Design Layout workspace are where Unit of Measure you design your card templates Whenever a
42. ich this object should be printed on the card click on the arrow to the right of the field A drop down list will appear You may scroll through and select any of the available data fields You must use this option in conjunction with one of the two remaining options described below Is Equal To Click on this button to set the condition under which the object will be printed on the ID card In this instance the object will print on the ID card only when the field expression entered above is equal to the contents of the data entry field at the bottom of this dialog box For instance if you want to print the object only when the Department field contains the word Accounting you would click on this radio button and enter the word Accounting below Thus the selected object will only be printed on IDs that are to be issued to members of the Accounting department Is Not Equal To Click on this button to set the condition under which the object will be printed on the ID card In this instance the object will print on the ID card only when the field expression entered above is not equal to the contents of the data entry field at the bottom of this dialog box For instance if you want to print the object only when the Department field contains anything except the word Accounting you would click on this radio button and enter the word Accounting below Thus the selected object will be printed on all IDs except those which ar
43. icit Open Phototrace Phototrace allows the picture of an employee to appear in the logger file as their card is swiped through a Phototrace enabled reader It does not allow any control over an employee s access ability but keeps a visual record of users at a particular reader A visual record of up to 15 previous users 3 rows photos can be seen at any one time Solicit Open Solicit Open functions as an enhanced version of Phototrace Solicit Open produces a picture of any employee attempting to gain access However Solicit Open gives the LINC NET user the option of granting access to those individuals who would normally be denied ie wrong authorization group attempting access outside normal hours Judgement Missy View Denied Card number 6 First name Missy Last name Judgement PC Panel Door Reader lt S Standard open X Deny lt S Long open F Always on top Rows of photo I Disable auto update of big photo 1 2 3 ry esee P Always on top Dicabteantr opate or big photo Liberty Joyce X Card number 5 First name Joyce Last name Liberty PC 0 Panel 1 Door Doorl Reader 4 Ss ss JL Close Manowitz Walter Always on top Disable auto update of big photo Card number 4 Walter Manowitz First name Last name PC Panel Door Reader Rows of photos oo ws STL Close 51 Setting Up Phototrace and Solicit
44. l only be able to access network drives that are mapped to your PC see your network administrator for more information To Save Previously Saved Card Designs 1 Choose the Save command from the File menu or 2 Ifyou want to save the design with a new filename choose the Save As command from the File menu and follow Steps 2 and 3 above Importing or Removing the Card Background Card backgrounds are graphics such as bitmap images which are created in other draw or paint programs The background is the graphic landscape against which the various card design objects e g images text objects etc are placed To Import the Card Background Open 2x 1 Make sure that you have Look in mj a selected the appropriate T E lc iS P9 P9 oDy_r eters pg card design window either fe 10 ipg Blanch_Wenders ipa E 2 ipg G Bob_Stevens jpa the front or the back E 3ips CardBackaroundipg 2 Choose the Import E 4 ipg Cory_Masters ipg Background command from 25 B Joret_Lee bs ao the Edit menu The Open i File name CardBackground jpg Open e dialog box appears PA Files of type All Image Files Cancel 3 Inthe File Name field type Help the name including the path and extension of the background file you want to insert into your card design or use the buttons to browse your file 21 4 Click OK 5 The Crop dialog box will appear with your card background imag
45. ne using the Select tool Change the line color by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Line Color pick list or choose the Line Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors Change the line weight by selecting from the Line Weight pick list in the Attribute Bar To Change Object Attributes Click on the object e g a rectangle image or text object using the Select tool Change the line color by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Line Color pick list or choose the Line Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors Change the fill color by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Fill Color pick list or choose the Fill Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors If the object is static or dynamic text change the text color by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Text Color pick list or choose the Text Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors 5 Change the line weight by selecting from the Line Weight pick list in the Attribute Bar To Change Signature Fill and Text Attributes You can modify signatures so that they are printed in different colors with or without image frame fills Click on the signature using the Select tool Change the fill color by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Fill Color pick list or choose
46. nter the number of undo levels The maximum number you can enter here is 100 The minimum is 1 The higher the setting the more memory Design Layout requires to operate 3 Click on OK or proceed to the next section for more configurations 12 Setting the Error Logging Option Design Layout allows you to maintain a log for application errors When the appropriate option is enabled the system automatically logs all application errors and their corresponding messages in a flat ASCII file It is recommended that you enable this feature since it is useful for locating the source of any problems related to your software or hardware systems 1 Choose the Options command from the View menu The General Show Options dialog box is displayed M Text Style Bar Toolbar M Attribute Bar M Status Bar 2 Select the Log Error Messages in a File option The default path for the error log file is C WINDOWS EPlerr log Use the Browse button Undo Nemembers the last 20 commands if you are unsure of the drive directory where the log file should be Disks baekgrooric images wher they areimportad stored When pressed the Save As dialog box will appear allowing you to browse through the various drives and directories that are available locally and on your network if the workstation is on a network _ 3 Click OK or proceed to the next section for more configurations M Barcode Bar Browse
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48. or printed page as either Portrait or r Cem Pie Height 10 540 in 6324 pixels Landscape This affects only the orientation of the cards themselves and is not connected to the ee orientation of the page en 5 Adjust the card s width and height if ETER desired By modifying these settings you are automatically resetting the card size to a custom configuration 6 Adjust the left right top and bottom page margins if desired 7 Inthe Cards Across field indicate the number of cards that are to be printed across the page for batch printing purposes In general a landscape page Page Layout 3 p Page Margins moo p 0 250 in 0 250 in Cards Across Left Bight ef Top EJ Bottom o 210 in I Print Color and K planes separately Cancel 18 will allow you to print more cards across than a portrait page though you will not be able to print as many cards down 8 Inthe Cards Down field indicate the number of cards that are to be printed down the page for batch printing purposes In general a portrait page will allow you to print more cards down than a landscape page though you will not be able to print as many cards across 9 Adjust the horizontal and or vertical spacing between the cards printed on the page if desired 10 Check the Print Color and K Planes Separately option if your card printer prints four process colors cyan magneta yellow and black when they a
49. or to installing the SDK program Click on the Next gt button The program will install on your hard drive 20 After the programs have finished Setup Complete installing the Setup Complete screen will appear You must change the selection to No will restart my computer later Click on the Finish button 21 In the upper right hand corner of ConFigLN click on the Write button to save any changes you have made and then on the Exit button top right hand corner not shown LiINC ID Administrator Functions Taking Photos LiNC ID functions in several ways throughout LINC NET In the System side of LINC NET LINC ID allows you to collect photos of employees both for the use of the LINC ID badge making process and for visual identification in the use of access control Wialm lm v x Card number p First name Last name jo Std Access Ady Access Employee Vehicles Personal Emergency Status Select Fields Dates l Telephone Photo Layout Print badge Employee number 7 gt Take photo Select profile __ k mr Retrieve photo k Enhance photo i Delete photo t ey Company Division Department Region Site Change card s from card number 999999999999 Start change to and including card number 999999999999 Collecting Photos for Your System LiNC ID allows you to take photos of your employees and u
50. pe RGB Composite SVideo Beta l Green Sync Standard NTSC O FulSize E PAL Save Settings Capture _Cancel Click on the Capture button to take the photo The free floating box will disappear and you will see the captured image in the employee photo box in the Photo tab Click on the checkmark box in on the upper left hand corner to save changes 999999999999 999999999999 Retrieving a Photo Sometimes it is necessary to capture the photos of several employees at once and to incorporate the photo into the employees card database later This can be easily done using the Retrieve Photo feature of LINC ID 1 Using the scroll arrow keys find the specific Employee card 2 Click to the Employee tab 3 Click to the Photo sub tab inside Employee area 4 Click on the Retrieve photo button to grab photos gt NOTE If the employee photo box currently has a photo you will not be able to select the Retrieve Photo box You will first need to delete the current image by clicking the Delete photo button 5 When LiNC ID is first installed in ConFigLN a Photos sub folder is added to the LINC NET Files database Captured photos are then automatically stored in the Photos sub folder When you click the Retrieve photo button the Open Photos will appear With the preview window open you can see the photo before selecting it Once the correct photo has been
51. r ranges Intensity Threshold This is the percentage that Design Layout will use to scan for variations in color intensity Design Layout removes pixels by sampling the first one located in the upper left hand corner of the image It then uses this setting as a threshold by which all pixels of a certain intensity and higher will be scanned A higher value means that Design Layout will confine its removal to the brighter pixels that fall within the specified Hue Variation range A lower setting means that Design Layout will widen its scan and remove a broader range of bright and dark pixels within the specified Hue Variation vy Example If you enter a setting of 60 here and a setting of 30 in the Hue Variation box and if the image s first pixel is a shade of green then Design Layout will scan and remove all of the brighter shades of green across 30 percent of the color spectrum In other words fewer green pixels will be removed from the image If on the other hand you lowered this setting to 20 the removal will include a broader range of both light and dark green pixels Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below 2 Make whatever option selections are necessary then click OK 37 Image Properties 1 Double click on the image object using the Sele
52. re specified on separate document pages The first page should be in CMY and the second should be monochrome This option merges the two pages into one to output four color process 11 Click OK to confirm the card setup configuration Creating New Card Designs Whenever a new file is created Design Layout opens two design windows one for the front of the card and another for the back You do not need to keep the Back design window open if you only intend to print on the front of the ID card You can however open the Back design window at any time simply by choosing the Back of Card command from the View menu The same also applies to the Front design window You can have multiple front and back card designs open at the same time Make sure you have already set up a default printer and specified the card size and orientation 2 Choose the New command from the File menu or click the New button on the tool bar Design Layout will open two new design windows one for the front of the card and another for the back 3 Click on the design window of your choice 4 If necessary import a card background via the Import Background command in the Edit menu 5 Design your card 19 Opening Existing Card Design Files To Open an Existing Card Design File amp ae 1 Choose the Open command from the File menu The File Open dialog box displays zz Marketing01 gdr 2 Inthe File Name field type the name o
53. re necessary Refer to Editing Object Properties Click OK Image ghosts and cameo effects can be applied to Image objects For complete details refer to Editing Object Properties To Resize an Image 1 2 3 4 Select the image Handles will appear on each side and corner of the object Position the pointer over one of the handles then press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the pointer to a new position on the editing screen When you are satisfied with the image s new size and shape release the left mouse button To Draw a Perfect Square Hold down the SHIFT key while you draw the highlighting box The image will be sized to fit within the square 31 Moving and Rotating Objects Dragging objects with the mouse lets you position them interactively To Move an Object Select the object you want to move Press and hold the left mouse button Drag the object to its new location Release the left mouse button to complete the move el Alternatively you may select the object and press any of the keyboard arrow keys to move it This is called nudging To Leave the Original Object Behind 1 Select the object you want to move Press and hold down the CTRL key and then press and hold down the left mouse button This will create a copy of the object behind the original 3 Drag the copy of the object to its new location 4 Release the left mouse button to complete the move To Rot
54. rfere with the layout of your card 44 Defining Expressions While Design Layout allows you to define any manner of valid SQL expression it is important to note that you will most likely want to use the Define Expressions feature to combine available database fields First_Name and Last_Name for instance or to produce a desired output value such as a specific date format Please note that you cannot use expressions if your configuration does not access textual data in your database see Adding Static and Dynamic Text It is impractical to discuss the various SQL expressions that can be defined in Design Layout since these differ from database to database Rather you should refer to the documentation that accompanies the ODBC compliant database you are using To Define Expressions 1 Choose the Define Expression command from the Edit menu A Define Expression dialog box is displayed 2 Define your valid SQL database expression in the Database Expression data entry area You may add available fields or expressions to your editing area from the Available Fields Expressions pick list by selecting highlighting the ones you want and clicking the Transfer Field Expression button i e the button with three stacked arrows gt NOTE When you click the Transfer button or double click an available field to create an new expression Design Layout automatically adds square brackets around each field name in the Database Expression da
55. s check box described below and enter your custom Hue Variation and Intensity Threshold percentages If the background pixels are too dark no amount of manipulation will produce a satisfactory result Hue Intensity Color Match Check this option if you want to remove all pixels within a specified hue intensity range This option is particularly useful if you are having trouble removing background pixels with the Exact Color Match option Click on the Custom Settings check box described below and enter your custom Hue Variation and Intensity Threshold percentages Exact Color Match Choose this option if you want to remove all background pixels that are exactly the same color This option is particularly useful for solid color backgrounds which are commonly found in hand made bitmap files e g logos etc 38 Custom Settings This check box and its corresponding settings are enabled when you choose the Cameo Effect and Hue Intensity Color Match options above Use it to enter custom percentages for the following settings Hue Variation This is the percentage of the hue that Design Layout will use to scan for variations of the background pixels along the color spectrum Design Layout removes pixels by sampling the first one located in the upper left hand corner of the image It then uses this setting to scan for pixels of a similar hue along the specified percentage of the color spectrum A higher value means that Design Layout will sc
56. se Cropping Options O None ls ustom Settnas Cameo Effect Hu 25 C Hue Intensity Color Match r r fo C Exact Color Match i Conditional Display Options Always show object C Show object only when field expression o equa t s not equal to The following options allow you to close crop i e remove the background pixels an image The option you select depends on the image quality of the background you want to remove For tips on how to use these settings refer to Using the Close Cropping Options in the Tips amp Tricks section None Choose this option if you do not want to close crop the image Cameo Effect Check this option if you want to create a cameo effect This will remove all background pixels around the subject of the image i e the cardholder s head gt NOTE The entire image background will not be removed if it is very dark or if there are distinct variations in shading To work around this problem click on the Custom Settings check box described below and enter your custom Hue Variation and Intensity Threshold percentages If the background pixels are too dark no amount of manipulation will produce a satisfactory result Hue Intensity Color Match Check this option if you want to remove all pixels within a specified hue intensity range This option is particularly useful if you are having trouble removing background pixels with the Exact Color Match option Click on the Custom Se
57. se them both in the creation of personalized badges and for use in LINC NET s Phototrace and Solicit Open features Open LINC NET Systems Menu Click on the Change Card icon to open the appropriate page Click on the Employee tab On the right portion of the Employee tab is a box with five tabs Dates Telephone Photo Layout and Print Badges Select the Photo tab oN gt Select Profile You ll need to select the capture card that you will be using for taking photos 5 Click the Select Profile button The following window will appear Select Profile x Capture Profiles FlashPoint TWAIN TWAIN Cancel FlashPoint TWAIN32 TWAIN Load image from file File Properties 6 You will need to select the video card that you have installed for picture capturing Click OK Click on the Take Photo button This will bring up a free floating box with the live camera image This box will use the video software that was installed with the video capture card in this case a Flashpoint 128 Lite 4M From here you may make adjustments to the image prior to capturing the photo HashPoint TWAIN32 Setup Grab Align Even C Align Odd Align Any l Field Rep Capture I Keep Aspect E M Scale l Remote Grab h EE 640 Height ClMonochrome E 480 Adjustments Flash Brightness None mi 49 C Universal Contrast _ Strobe 61 Saturation E E Input Ty
58. settings 14 NOTE Setting Up Printers You must set up a printer in Design Layout before you begin to create and design cards All of the necessary printer and page information is stored in your card design file which in turn is used by the EPISUITE application as a card format A card format is a packet of information that includes the Design Layout card design file the card code generation method the printer and page setup Set up printers by following these instructions To set up a printer driver see the Printing Badges section of the Appendix To Set Up a Card Printer 1 Choose the Print command from the File menu The Print dialog Printer box disappears Name Eltron P310 Card Printer Properties 2 Select the printer you want to use Status PCSCNTS IMP Laverlet 8100 Series PCL 5 The default printer as specified in Type GETS the Windows Printers control EEE i i Comment panel will appear in the list box To select a different printer scroll Print side s Copies down the list and choose from the C Front Number of copie fl printers displayed F Back 3 To determine which side s of the Front and Back card to print choose from the Front Back or Front and Back Cose H radio buttons If the card design currently open has only a front or back face Design Layout will make that option the default If you want to print the design in the Front editing window on the front o
59. ta entry area When you type in field names manually you will need to add these brackets yourself to avoid an SQL error 3 Once your expression has been properly defined press the Add button to add it to the list of available database fields and expressions 4 Repeat for each expression that you want to define Choose Close when you are finished Using Expressions as Dynamic Text Objects You may select any expression when creating a dynamic text object just as you would any regular database field Since an expression can be rather lengthy you can edit the label so that it more closely resembles the expression s intended purpose e g Full Name Refer to Adding Static and Dynamic Text earlier in this user s guide for details 45 Printing Badges After you have designed a badge using the Design Layout feature you can print your own badges by using a badge making printer like the Eltron 310 Connecting the printer and loading the printer driver 1 Connect the printer to the PC via LPT 1 or LPT 2 2 Turn on the PC if necessary At the Desktop open the Control Panel and click on Printers icon Add Printer Wizard 3 Click Add Printer A pop up screen will appear 4 Select My Computer Click Next gt Add Printer Wizard 5 The following page asks you to choose the port where the printer is connected usually LPT 1 Check the correct port and click Next gt LPT1 Local Port CO LPT2
60. the Fill Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors Choose x for no fill so that the signature is printed against the card background Change the color of the signature itself by selecting from the sixteen quick access colors in the Text Color pick list or choose the Text Color command from the Object menu for a more extensive selection of colors If you plan to create several objects with the same attribute settings i e line weight fill color etc and you do not want to reset the attributes for each individual object you can specify them as defaults by performing the following tasks To Set Default Attributes 1 Draw your initial object and then define its attributes 2 Select the Set Default Attributes command from the Object menu This will set the default attributes to those of the object you have just created 3 Draw your remaining objects 33 Editing Object Properties Static Text Properties 1 Double click on the text box using the Select tool or select the text object and choose Object trposn Properties from the Edit menu The Static Text m Cancel Properties dialog box appears lC Always show object The following options will be available to you fsa Ehe object ari whan Peil eee Text Editing Box aone Displays the selected static text using the n Microsoft Windows screen font To edit the text simply click anywhere within this editing box
61. ties later in this user s guide 29 To Create a Cameo Effect For complete details on removing the image background that is creating a cameo effect or chromakey refer to Editing Object Properties later in this user s guide 30 To Add Images ie Image objects are similar to card backgrounds except that they can be placed on your card design in much the same way as objects such as images barcodes and static or dynamic text i 2 3 T 8 Click on the Image button in the Tool Bar or choose the Image command from the Draw menu Move the mouse pointer onto the editing screen Press the left mouse button to anchor one corner of a flexible rectangle and then drag the pointer The flexible highlighting box stretches from the anchor point to the new pointer position When you are satisfied with the highlighting box s size and shape release the left mouse button The Image Properties dialog box appears Choose the Load Image button An Open file dialog box appears Select the image file you want to load into your card design and click OK You will be returned to the Image Properties dialog box and the image will be loaded onto the card design If you wish reposition the Image Properties dialog box so that you can view the image object beneath it This will allow you to reset the object s properties and see immediately how they will affect the appearance of the image Select whatever image property options a
62. to 20 the removal will include a broader range of both light and dark green pixels Stretch to Fit Within Box Check this option if you want to resize or stretch the image so that it fits inside the drawing box You should be aware that this option will override the image s aspect ratio thus distorting the image Constrain Aspect Ratio Check this option if you want to constrain the image s aspect ratio thus protecting the image from distortion Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available only For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below 2 Make whatever option selections are necessary then click OK 39 Object Properties 1 Double click on the object using the Select tool or choose Object Properties from the Edit menu The Object Properties dialog box appears The following options will be available to you Conditional Display Options Conditional display options are available only For complete information on these settings and what they do see Conditional Display Options below Make whatever option selections are necessary then choose OK Conditional Display Options Conditional display options allow you to print objects on the card design only if certain conditions are met This allows you to adapt the same card format to meet the identification needs of various departments within your organization Always Show O
63. ttings check box described below and enter your custom Hue Variation and Intensity Threshold percentages Exact Color Match Choose this option if you want to remove all background pixels that are exactly the same color This option is particularly useful for solid color backgrounds which are commonly found in hand made bitmap files e g logos etc 36 Custom Settings This check box and its corresponding settings are enabled when you choose the Cameo Effect and Hue Intensity Color Match options above Use it to enter custom percentages for the following settings Hue Variation This is the percentage of the hue that Design Layout will use to scan for variations of the background pixels along the color spectrum Design Layout removes pixels by sampling the first one located in the upper left hand corner of the image It then uses this setting to scan for pixels of a similar hue along the specified percentage of the color spectrum A higher value means that Design Layout will scan and remove pixels across a wider percentage of the color spectrum A lower setting means that Design Layout will confine the removal to pixels that more closely match the first one that was sampled yj Example For example If you enter a setting of 30 here and if the image s first pixel is a shade of green then Design Layout will scan and remove all shades of green across 30 percent of the spectrum and possibly into portions of the yellow and blue colo
64. uter 14 The InstallShield Wizard will start once more The installation of the SDK is very similar to the installation of ODBC and SDK It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program 15 The Welcome screen will appear requesting that you shut down any programs DO NOT SHUT DOWN ConFigLN Click on the Next button WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel 16 The Software License Agreement tected achicha will appear Click Yes af 17 The User Information screen will appear Fill in the appropriate Name and Company The serial number licensed to PCSC should automatically appear in this screen without needing to install it User Information PCSC Serial Number Hered Registration Confirmation 18 After filling out the User Information screen a Registration Confirmation screen will appear If the information is correct click Yes If it is not clicking No will bring you back to the User Information screen Start Copying Files 19 The Start Copying Files screen will appear pri

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