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1. eeeeeeeeeeseeee 51 S Special Fields ssssss 28 Starting JANUS Card Production 11 SE EEE 2 Requirements ccceeeeceeeceeeecseeeeeeeseaeens 2 System requirements 2 T Text format 70 Toolbars 13 17 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 grosvenor TELHNOLDGY Millars Three South mill Road Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 3DH UK Tel 44 0 1279 838000 email sales grosvenortechnology com web www grosvenortechnology com
2. Lualsh help anusarc Directories LEN LWALSH HELP mew JANIISARE Dialogs IMAGES Print oc sarcenge E Drives ES u Saturn users Figure 25 Browse for card designs for import 2 Inthe Import From panel select the drive and directory from which the designs are to be imported 3 Inthe Available Designs panel click on the designs to import 4 Click the OK button to begin the import The card designs and associated card formats will then be copied and a status bar will show the progress 5 When all the Card Designs have been imported click OK to return to the main window Designs will not be imported and appropriate warning messages will be generated if any of the following conditions exist A card design of the same name already exists Importing the design would overwrite a graphic image of the same name but of a different size 46 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Deleting a card design 1 Ensure all Card Design and Card Format windows are closed 2 Click on the Card Designs button at the top of the Card Production window The Card Design list is displayed 3 Click once on the design for deletion to highlight it 4 Click on the Delete button You will be asked to confirm you wish to delete this item Click on Yes to confirm and No to cancel the deletion o The design is removed from the list A A Delete command cannot be undone Alloca
3. Grosvenor Technology The Science of Security Welcome to JANUS Card Production Copyright Notice Copyright 1997 2002 Grosvenor Technology Ltd All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of Grosvenor Technology Ltd it is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is protected by copyright law Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited Due to continued product development this information may change without notice The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between Grosvenor Technology Ltd and the client and remains the exclusive property of Grosvenor Technology Ltd If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing Grosvenor Technology Ltd does not warrant that this document is error free No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in by any means electronic mechanical photocopying and recording or otherwise without prior written permission from Grosvenor Technology Ltd Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Limitation of Liability In no event will Grosvenor Technology Ltd be responsible for direct indirect incidental cover or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use JANUS Card Production or its documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages Warranty Grosv
4. 8 Select a card design from those listed and click on OK 9 The card is displayed in Read only mode as in step 5 10 In the JANUS Database program click on the Close button to close the card record 50 PMOOS8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Printing Cards Printing Cards Printing a single card Single cards can only be printed via the JANUS Database program 1 From the JANUS Database main window click on the Card button or select Open Cards The Cards window opens 2 Click on the Choice button choose any card and click on OK 3 Inthe Card Production Design section of the card record click on the View Card button If the Card Production Design field is blank you will be asked to choose a card design PLAIN CONTRACTOR PLAIN VISITOR Figure 32 Select an existing card design 4 f requested to do so select the relevant card design and click on OK The card is displayed in the Card Design window of JANUS Card Production 5 Click on the Print Card button at the top of the window or select File Print The Windows Print dialog opens 6 Change the print options as required and click OK The card is printed 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 for each individual card to be printed Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 51 JANUS Card Production User Manual Flagging a card for batch printing To produce a card as part of a batch print the card record must be flagged in the JANUS Database program 1
5. Data Format Selection Please select an appropriate presentation format Presentation Type Specific Format Barcode Standard Normal String Figure 12 Data format selection dialog 6 Ifthe Card Number field was selected then the Magnetic Stripe option is also available as a data format In this case the data will not be printed on the card but the number will be encoded on to the card s magnetic stripe Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 29 JANUS Card Production User Manual This assumes that the printer supports magnetic card encoding as part of the printing process 7 Choose the Presentation Type to use and the Specific Format if more than one option is listed Click OK Table 10 below gives details of the presentation types available for each field Table 10 Presentation types available for each field Field Name Presentation Type Normal Resource Name 30 String Cards Access Group v x x V4 Cards Card Design vA x x v Cards Card Number vA V Y x Cards Card Status v x x v Cards Department v x x V4 Cards Employee Number v x x v Cards Expiry Date No Options Cards Expiry Time YA x x v Cards First Name v4 x x v Cards First Name Surname v x x V4 Cards Issue VG V x Cards Report Group vA Cards Start Date No Options Cards Start Time v x x V4 Cards Surname v4 x x v Cards Title 4 x x V4 Cards Title First Name VG x x v Cards Title First Name Surname vA x x vi Users Address V x x
6. Many topics use text only popups This kind of link is text that displays a popup window when clicked The popup window displays brief information about a term or concept relevant to the topic you re currently reading When you finish viewing the information you click inside the popup window to close it Links to popup windows When you click some links the destination topic opens in a popup window inside the same window you have open It s like having two windows in one only the focus is on the information in the popup window When you finish reading the information in the popup window you can close it from view or navigate to any of its links 6 PMOOS8RO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Getting Help Browse sequences The HTML Help viewer includes special navigation for using browse sequences They are intended to guide you through a series of topics The viewer includes a browse sequence bar and browse sequences navigation buttons for browsing topics For a sample of browse sequences select the browse buttons in the HTML Help viewer when the help system is open Tips for Printing While using the online help system you can print topics and information right from the HTML Help viewer The available print options are determined by the version of Internet Explorer and Microsoft HTML Help Workshop installed on your system To print a single topic 1 Click Print 2 Select Print the selected topic and click OK To print all
7. Sat jo Green lo Define Gustom Colors gt gt Colors old Lum lo Blue lo OF Cancel Add to Custom Colors Figure 17 Custom colour selection dialog NW EN EN 4 From the Basic Colors grid click the basic color closest to the one you want to create 5 n Red Green and Blue fields specify color values by entering numbers between 0 and 255 where 0 removes all traces of the color and 255 adds the color completely 6 In Hue Saturation and Luminosity fields define the corresponding attributes by entering numbers between 0 and 255 Alternatively e Drag the mouse across the colour spectrum box to set hue and saturation values e Move the sliding triangle up or down to set the luminosity value The Color Solid box displays the dithered and solid colors that correspond to your selection 7 When the correct colour is obtained select Add to Custom Colors The new colour is now displayed in the Custom Color grid 8 Click OK to finish The new colour is assigned to the object 38 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Border settings border can be defined for all Printable objects in a card design except line objects 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Click on the Border Settings button or select Properties Border Settings or right click the object and select Colour to display the Item Border Settings
8. To close the dialogue without making any changes click on the Cancel button Viewing an existing card format The properties of an existing format cannot be changed they can only be viewed 1 Click on the Card Format button at the top of the Card Production window or select File List Card Formats The Card Formats window opens as before 2 Click on one of the formats listed followed by the Select button or double click on the format to select it 3 The Card Format Properties dialog is displayed Card Format Properties M ama Landscape Description Print Margins mm Top mmi Ap mm Bottom rrr Figure 6 Viewing existing Card Format properties 4 Click on Cancel to close the Card Format Properties window Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 21 JANUS Card Production User Manual Deleting a card format 1 Click on the Card Format button at the top of the Card Production window or select File List Card Formats The Card Formats window opens as before 2 Click on the format to be deleted followed by the Delete button JANUS will check to see if any card designs exist which use this format If any are found a warning message will be displayed showing the designs involved Click OK to return to the Card Format list Format in use The following card designs depend on this format These card designs must be deleted first P BLUE P YELLOW Figure 7 Card
9. 2002 PMO008R02 61 JANUS Card Production User Manual Move the sliding triangle up or down to set the luminosity value The Colour Solid box displays the dithered and solid colours that correspond to the selection When satisfied with the colour select Add to Custom Colours The new colour is now displayed in the Custom Colour grid Click OK to finish The new colour is assigned to the object Data Field amp Format Selection dialogs 62 Data objects are fields from the Cards or Users tables in the JANUS Database or a special field such as the current date Combination fields such as Title First Name Surname are also available On addition of a data object to a card design the Data Field Selection window opens Resources can be selected from Cards Users or Special Fields Select the field to add and click on the OK button If a text or number field was selected the Data Format Selection window opens to provide a choice on how the information is to be displayed This will usually be Normal String however other options can also be selected e g Bar Code If the Card Number field was selected then Magnetic Stripe can also be chosen as the data format In this instance the data will not be printed on the card but the number will be encoded on to the card s magnetic stripe This assumes that the printer supports magnetic card encoding as part of the printing process Choose the Presentation Type to use an
10. Format in use warning Any dependent card designs must be deleted before the card format can be removed Refer to Deleting a Card Design for further information If there are no dependent card designs you will be asked to confirm that you wish to delete 3 this item Click on Yes to proceed with the deletion or click on No to cancel the deletion A These margins have no effect on the printer itself they are purely a guide for card designs Actual printing margins are controlled by the capabilities of the printer itself PMO008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 22 Card Designs Card Designs JANUS Card Production supports any number of card designs limited only by the amount of disk space on the JANUS Main PC Each card design is attached to a specific card format which defines the overall dimensions and orientation of the card Card designs contain objects which can include bitmaps fixed text or data from the JANUS Card and User tables including pictures and signatures Magnetic stripe encoding can be included as a non printing field in a card design provided it is supported by the card printer See Magnetic Stripe Options for further details Holographic overlays are not a function of the card design but are part of the printer driver settings Please consult the Manufacturer s Handbook for further details The card design window The card design window opens when a card design has been selected from
11. From the JANUS Database main window click on the Card button or select Open Cards The Cards window opens 2 Clickonthe Choice button choose a card and click on OK 3 Inthe Card Production Design section of the card record click on the box labeled Produce card next batch so that a tick appears in it 4 Click on the Save button to save the change 5 Click on the Close button to close the card record 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 for all cards to be flagged Batch printing from JANUS Card Production You can carry out batch printing of multiple cards or just print a single card from the JANUS Card Production program 1 Click on the Print Batch button at the top of the Card Production window Batch Print Selection First card lo Last card lo C Print all flagged cards in the range Cancel First cardi E Laeh card i C Print all flagged cards Help e Card Design C Use card s own design If present f Use the following design for all cards Default card design Lvs BLUE v Figure 33 Selecting batch print options 2 In Cards to Print click on one of the check boxes See the table below for a description of each option 52 PMO008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Printing Cards Table 12 Card printing options ce ee Print all cards inthe Enter the first and last card numbers to print a card number range range e A zero in the first card number box will print every card up to the last
12. JANUS Card Production vertically across the screen Arrange Icons When there are minimised windows in JANUS Card Production this option arranges them across the bottom of the main JANUS Card Production window Help This menu is available at all times SN is Contents Online Help connects you to an overview or a procedural topic when you choose a topic from the table of contents or index You can also search for a topic using keywords that describe a feature or task Introduction A brief description of JANUS Card Production About This provides the user with version information for the JANUS Card Production software 16 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Toolbar Using JANUS Card Production The toolbars allows access to the options available for the program When you point the cursor over button on the toolbar a menu tip identifying the option is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the main window For example when you point on Card Format the menu tip displays the text Display a list of available card formats Main Toolbar See Exit Log On Log Off Help LIL Card Format Card D esigns t Print Card Frint Batch t LE Mew Select Delete as jl Quits the JANUS Card Production program The user must Log On to the JANUS Card Production program enter a valid JANUS User ID and Password before the application will operate A user will Log
13. List Allows the user to view a list of existing card designs or card formats New Enabled when card format or card designs have been selected This opens the Card Format Properties dialog or a New Card Design dialog Open Enabled only when a card format or card design has been selected Opens the Card Design window or displays Card Format properties Close Closes the card design window If changes have been made to the design the user is prompted to save the changes Print Allows a user to print a card design or an actual card which has been opened via the JANUS Database program Log On Off The user must Log On to JANUS Card Production program enter a valid JANUS User ID and Password before the application will operate A user will Log Off from the application when they wish to leave it running in a secure state Exit Quits the JANUS Card Production program Fdit This menu is only available when the Card Design window is open DM SUM Delete Will delete those objects currently selected in a card design Select All Will select all objects in a card design both printables and non printables Tool This menu is only available when the Card Design window is open EE Select Items Changes the drawing mode to Select to allow objects in a card design to be selected Add Data Use this option to select and add a field from the JANUS Cards or Users Field tables to the card design Add Bitmap
14. N Non printables 23 O VEE carnesi A RA 28 adding to a card design 28 DD cus susct lan ums EE 32 sos GMT c 34 changing the properties 35 AN RE RE E ST 28 deleting cccceeccceeecceeeceececaeeeeeeeceeeseeeees 43 ME 34 positioning 36 rectangle 34 13 JANUS Card Production User Manual Selecting arrrnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnanrnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnanennn 35 DEE EEE 33 Online help RE 3 advanced searches 8 basic text searches 8 context sensitive help 3 full text searches 7 navigating help topics 6 printing help topics eeesssee 7 using browse sequences 7 using the help viewer 4 using the left hand tabs 5 Oveview iii 1 P Physical size 20 74 PMO008R02 Print MarginS 5 0 ecommerce 20 Printables rrronrrnnrrnnronnronanenanenanenanenanennnen 23 Printer drivers 55 Printing Ke 0 CR 51 52 batch printing 52 57 single cards
15. Off from the application when they wish to leave it running in a secure state Online Help connects the user to an overview or a procedural topic when a topic is chosen from the table of contents or index It is also possible to search for a topic using keywords that describe a feature or task Displays a list of available card formats Displays a list of available card designs Allows a user to print a card design or an actual card which has been opened via the JANUS Database program Enables printing of multiple cards Enabled when Card Format or Card Designs have been selected This opens the Card Format Properties dialog or a New Card Design dialog Will open a highlighted card format or card design form its respective listing Deletes a selected card format or card design from its respective listing Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 17 JANUS Card Production User Manual Card Design Toolbar 18 Lave H Close Data a Text a B E p id z ps IIS IIUQPQi Saves any changes made to the current card design Closes the current card design If changes have been made to the design the user will be asked if they wish to save those changes This changes the drawing mode to Select allowing objects in the card design window to be selected This will select all objects in a card design Adds a data object to the card design Adds a bitmap object to a card desi
16. When you have completed your entries click on OK to save the card design properties and open the Card Design window Adding objects to a card design Adding an object to a card design follows essentially the same process for all object types 1 From the Card Design window click on the button for the type of object to be added 2 Enter the information relevant to that object 3 Place the object into the card design Adding a data object 1 In the Card Design window click on the Add Data button or select Tool Add Data 2 The Data Field Selection window opens Resources can be selected from Cards Users or Special Fields 28 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Data Field Selection Please choose the resource amp Field that vau want the data item to link ta Resource Mame Field Mame Card ID Users Card Humber Special Fields Card Status Department Employee Number Expiry Date Expiry Time Figure 11 Data field selection dialog 3 Users and cards fields are taken from the JANUS database Combination fields such as Title First Name Surname are also available Special fields include items such as Today s Date 4 Select the field to add and click on the OK button 5 Ifa text or number field was selected the Data Format Selection window opens to select how the information is to be displayed This will usually be Normal String however other options can also be selected e g Bar Code
17. characters For example as the leading characters and as the trailing in order that the encoding unit within the printer can determine that this is data which needs encoding These characters are dependent on the type of Photo ID printer being used Automatically determine printer type This can only be used if the Photo ID printer is one of those supported by JANUS Card Production The appropriate encoding format will be assigned automatically upon printer detection Encode using the following format Use this option if the Photo ID printer being used to produce the cards is one of those supported by JANUS Card Production The drop down menu lists all supported printer types e Click on a printer to select it The correct encoding format will be applied Surround data using the following strings Choose this option if using a printer not currently supported The user must know the appropriate leading and trailing characters for the printer e Clicking OK will save any changes and close the dialog e Toclose the dialog without saving any changes click Cancel Mandatory data fields dialog 68 This dialog is used to specify which data fields must be present before a card is produced printed It lists all data objects present in a card design with details of the resource Users Cards etc and field for each object By default all data fields are listed as NOT mandatory this is indicated by a red cross next to ea
18. dialog is displayed when a user has selected the View Card option in a card record using the JANUS Database program This dialog is a list of all available card designs e Click on a design to select it e Click OK to display the card in the Card Design window of JANUS Card Production e To close the dialog without selecting a card design click Cancel Colour Selection dialog Basic colours This is a grid containing the available standard colours e Click on a colour to select it e Click OK to assign the new colour to the object or Cancel to close the dialog without making any changes Custom colours This grid displays all colours that have previously been defined as custom colours e Click on a colour to select it e Click OK to assign the new colour to the object or Cancel to close the dialog without making any changes Define custom colours This allows the user to define custom colours e Select Define Custom Colours From the Basic Colours grid click the basic colour closest to the one to be created In Red Green and Blue fields specify color values by entering numbers between 0 and 255 where 0 removes all traces of the colour and 255 adds the colour completely In Hue Saturation and Luminosity fields define the corresponding attributes by entering numbers between 0 and 255 Alternatively e Drag the mouse across the colour spectrum box to set hue and saturation values Grosvenor Technology Ltd
19. eese 23 adding objects to 28 allocating to a card record 47 bitmap objects 32 block objects sseessse 34 border settings 39 CAO em 34 changing name rrarnnnnennnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnernnnenner 43 611512 go EE 27 data PES unti ce ost nac vnda asa c vat ce opes 28 CSIC ING PR 47 importing and exporting 45 line objects 34 rectangle objects 34 text objects 33 the card design window 23 Card format 20 ef lipemT 20 deleting eere eese 22 properties eit ocak ain eee tae AUS duode 60 VIEWING neun u ond eE 21 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 Index D gl 43 card design 47 card OA ne te eee ees 22 ODP OL ME 43 Drawing area 23 Exporting card designs 45 F Flagging a card for batch printing 52 Importing Card designs 45 L LOEN OMA NEN 11 M Main window 13 Mandatory fields 44 MULE 0 EEE EE 20 VE EE 13 Mer P 23
20. in the card design Whenever the mouse moves over one of these buttons the button function is displayed in the message line at the bottom of the card design window For example the message displayed when positioned over the Bitmap button is Add a static BITMAP object to the design import BMP JPG etc Buttons are greyed out when not available for use Table 9 Toolbar buttons in the Card Design window Gm e Save Saves the card design H Close Closes the current card design If changes have been made to the design a prompt will ask if the changes are to be saved xi Changes the drawing mode to Select to allow objects to be selected Click on any object in the drawing area to select it Use Shift Click or Control Click to select multiple objects Objects can also be selected from the Printables and Non printables areas which may be easier if the design has small or overlapping objects This will select all objects in a card design Data Adds a data object to the card design 3 Clicking on this button will allow the selection of any field from the JANUS Cards or Users tables After selection the mouse pointer will move to the drawing area and change to crosshairs Click and drag the mouse to position and size the object Adds a bitmap object to a card design After selecting the bitmap the mouse pointer will move to the drawing area and change to crosshairs Click and drag the mouse to pos
21. in the card design such as the picture and surname For each card design it is possible to specify which fields are mandatory before a card is produced When trying to print a card if the system finds an empty mandatory field a warning will be displayed and confirmation will be required that printing should proceed 1 In the Card Design window click on Properties Mandatory Data Fields The Mandatory Data Fields dialog opens Mandatory Data Fields Select any data fields which are not permitted to be empty J Bitmap Data Users Picture J3 amp Tes Datal Cards First Mame Surname Es Text Data Cards Department Figure 23 Mandatory data fields dialog 2 From the list of fields displayed double click on a field to be made mandatory so that it is highlighted and a green tick appears to the left of the field 3 Repeat step 2 for each field required 4 To return a field to the non mandatory state repeat steps 2 and 3 so that a red cross appears to the left of the fields concerned 5 Click OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window Mg PMOOSROZ Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Exporting card designs 1 Ensure all Card Design and Card Format windows are closed 2 From the Card Production main window click on Admin Export Card Designs The Export Card Designs window opens Export Card Designs Available Designs Export To Uc Alwalsh help anusar
22. object and select Edit Date Format to display the Date Format dialog Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 41 JANUS Card Production User Manual Order Weekday Mone Day Numeric Fil Month Numeric Fil x Year Test Shot Separator fe Day Month Year C Month Day Year C Day Month C Month Year 06 02 02 Figure 21 Date format dialog 3 Alter the Format and Order for the date as required The Sample window shows an example of how the date format will look 4 When satisfied with the format click on OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window Move object to front or back These options are only available if there are overlapping objects in a card design 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Select Properties Send Backwards or Bring Forwards or click on the Move to Back or Move to Front button or right click the object and select Send Backwards or Bring Forwards to move the object 3 The object is automatically moved 42 PM008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Deleting an object Any object in a card design can be deleted by a user with an appropriate JANUS logon level 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted See Selecting an Object for further details Multiple objects may be selected for deletion using the methods described in Selecting an
23. pointer will move to the drawing area and change to crosshairs Click and drag the mouse to position and size the line Deletes a selected object s from the card design When an object or objects have been selected clicking on this button will allow the object s to be deleted A prompt will request confirmation of the delete command Moves a selected object in front of the nearest overlapping object Moves a selected object behind the nearest overlapping object The colour of a selected object may be changed using this option This is available for all object types except bitmaps Edits the content of a text object For sizing a text object refer to the Add Text button Allows the font of a text based object to be changed For sizing of a text object refer to the Add Text button above Allows the co ordinates of the selected object to be specified in order to facilitate setting an accurate position and size For sizing a text object refer to the Add Text button opecifies whether a text based object should be aligned left right or centre Enables a border to be defined for an object Borders can be a thin box or shadow and can be drawn on any or all of the sides of the object in any colour PMOO8RO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Creating a new card design 1 Click on the Card Design button at the top of the main window or select File List Card Designs The Card Design window opens
24. the Card Design list or when the properties for a new card design have been chosen In order to view as much of the card design as possible it is a good idea to maximise the window The window can be resized to suit by using the buttons located in the upper right corner Table 7 How to resize the card design window Minimise the window Click Minimise to shrink the window so it is displayed on the button bar on the bottom of the Windows Desktop Maximise the window Click Maximise Ell to maximise the window so that it occupies the entire desktop area Manually resize the Place the pointer over the edge of the window so it turns into a line window with arrows on each end Press the left mouse button and drag up down left or right The window is resized after you release the mouse button Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8RO2 23 JANUS Card Production User Manual 24 M Card Design New Format Format Test Card Mode Select 43 3 14 1 mm Printables Morr Prntables 10 20 30 40 5 B 70 i Figure 8 The card design window Drawing area The left side of the Card Design window is the drawing area The dimensions of this area correspond to the physical size specified in the card format The border if present indicates the print margins specified in the card format Rulers are provided for assistance with positioning objects Printables and Non Printables As objects are added to the desig
25. the dialog without saving the settings click on Cancel Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 57 JANUS Card Production User Manual Border Setting dialog By default objects do not have a border assigned when they are first added to a card design However a border can be defined for all Printable objects in a card design except line objects Side Selection Borders can be drawn on any or all of the sides of an object Use Side Selection to choose where the borders are to appear around an object e Atick Fl will appear when an option has been selected for Top Right Bottom and Left e Clicking on the option again will de select it e Use the Quick Selection options to add a standard box around an object or to remove any existing borders from an object e Click on Thin Box to add a border to all sides of an object All options in Side Selection automatically become selected The default thickness for any border is 0 2mm e Click on No Border to remove all borders form an object All options in Side Selection automatically become de selected Thickness As previously stated the default thickness for any border is 0 2mm this is also the minimum thickness allowed for a border while the maximum thickness allowed is 5mm e Use the drop down Thickness menu in Side Selection to choose the border thickness for an object Thicknesses are available in 0 2mm increments from 0 2mm to 5mm Shadow This option is used
26. those supported by JANUS Card Production The drop down menu lists all supported printer types Click on a printer to select it The correct encoding format will be applied Surround data using the following strings Choose this option if using a printer not currently supported The user must know the appropriate leading and trailing characters for the printer 3 Click OK to save any changes and close the dialog 4 To close the dialog without saving any changes click Cancel 54 PMO08RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Printer Drivers The following ID Printer Drivers may be installed from the installation CD 1 2 3 10 11 DataCard ImageCard III DataCard ImageCard Express DataCard ImageCard Select Fargo 4250 Fargo Persona Fargo Persona Plus Fargo Presto Quattro NBS Javelin 95 v2 NBS Javelin NT v2 Release 10 Ultra Magicard Turbo Magicard Rio v 1 8 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 Printing Cards 55 JANUS Card Production User Manual 56 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions Appendix A Dialog Descriptions Batch Print dialog Cards to Print Provides options on printing ranges of cards or those cards that are flagged in the JANUS Database Card Designs Allows the user to define what card design is to be used when printing selected cards Print all cards in the range Print all cards in the flagged range Print all flagged car
27. topics in a selected book 1 Click Print 2 Select Print the selected heading and all subtopics and click OK m If topics include expanding or drop down hotspots click the hotspots to display the information before you print Using Browse Sequences The online help system includes a way to navigate with browse sequences They are intended to guide you through a series of topics The HTML Help viewer includes browse sequence buttons for topic navigation 1 To go to the next topic click Next E Ex 2 Togo to the previous topic click Previous Previous The HTML Help viewer also includes a drop down list of browse sequences and a browse sequence bar with small icons that represent the topics used with each browse sequence You can also use this list or browse sequence bar to navigate topics Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8RO2 7 JANUS Card Production User Manual Using FulFText Searches A basic search consists of the word or phrase you want to find You can use similar word matches a previous results list or topic titles to further define your search 1 Click the Search tab and type the word or phrase you want to find Table 4 Full text search options CE Search only topic titles Select Search titles only Find words similar to your search term Select Match similar words Narrow your search Select Search previous results Highlight all instances of search terms Click Options and selec
28. v Users Def 2 v4 x x V4 Users Def 3 VG x x v Users Def 4 4 x x PMO008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Users Def 5 Y x x v Users Employee Number VG x x V Users First Name v4 x x Users First Name Surname y x x Y Users Picture No Options Users Signature No Options Users Surname v x x V4 Users Title Y x x v Users Title First Name Y x x Y Users Title First Name Surname v x x Y Special Today s Date No Options Fields 8 Move the cursor into the drawing area of the card design window where the cursor will change to large crosshairs Position the crosshairs at the top left corner of where the field is to be placed click and hold the left mouse button drag the cursor to the bottom right corner of the field position and release the mouse 9 A box appears in the card design showing the position and name of the object The field description is also shown in the Printables area to the right of the card design 10 If a card number field was entered as a magnetic stripe then it appears only in the Non Printables area 11 Repeat steps 1 to 10 for each data object to be included in the card design 12 Click on the Save button The size of the object is set automatically according to the height of the box defined You may need to adjust the size of the object for it to display and print to your satisfaction See Re sizing and Positioning an Object for further details The default alignment for
29. 0 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Using JANUS Card Production Using JANUS Card Production Starting JANUS Card Production The JANUS Card Production program can be started directly from its own icon or from a card record in the JANUS Database program 1 Onthe Windows desktop click on Start Programs JANUS for Windows JANUS Card Production There is a short delay while the program loads JANUS Comms must be running before JANUS Card Production will open JANUS Card Production File Edit Tool Properties Jo xi Admin Window Help Exit Log On Help 4l e Mew S elect Delete lin x pall ale Print era Print Bateh oral Esigne A 2j Figure 1 JANUS Card Production startup window 2 Ifa user wishes to perform any actions he she must first Log On to the application 3 Choose File Log On Off or click on the Log On button on the toolbar The JANUS Card Production Logon window opens Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 11 JANUS Card Production User Manual AA grosvenortechnology com 44 0 1279 838000 User ID Password Cancel Figure 2 JANUS Card Production logon window 4 Enter a valid User ID 5 Enter a valid Password Both the User ID and Password must exist within the JANUS for Windows system 6 Click on the OK button 7 Ifthe User ID and Password are valid the JANUS Card Production program is enabled and ready for use 8 If a
30. E eo 0 I Seen a ENE ER 37 Border SENGS ue cd rare ai re Tm 39 Edit OS AO TTE 39 Change font Le 40 ECTE G e RR em 41 VEINS GAS 16 05 EEE 41 MOVE NET to TOn AIK a Tom 42 DEE an OCC sree ROO 43 Changing the card design name csccccssceccsscccuscnsusssusensuscnsuecsusesausecusessusensuscaseesausensuensusensusensussaes 43 Mandatory fields in a card design 44 EOIN CAS 0 ea a ge De a ad EN 45 Impong card desigs ates dr a ae 46 BU Eme M P 47 Allocating a design to a card record iii 47 RO CA 49 ga 5S a a 2 51 PANINO a SMOC AN EEE 51 Fagging Cara TOF DAN PNG RR 52 Batch printing from JANUS Card Production 52 Configure magnetic stripe printing 1 1 cccseccsecccseecseecsueessuecsueessueesseeesseesseessueessusessueesenessusessesssneesans 54 FT IIS vr 55 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions vavaesamnedamaivamnmneminmiaasainideedn 57 OSS M TT QE 71 go 1 AEE EE 75 yi PM008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Introduction Introduction The JANUS Card Production program from Grosvenor Technology enables the design and production of photo id cards It operates in conjunction with JANUS for Windows card and user tables which are modified through the JANUS Database program Cards are produced by fo
31. Font to display the Font dialog Font Style Regular Aachen ET Italic Tr Americana BT Bald Tr Americana XBd BT Bald Italic Tr Americana XBdCn E 3 Cancel Help d e Figure 19 Font selection dialog 3 Scroll to select the required Font from the list 4 Choose a Font Style o Click OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window The size of the text is set according to the height of the box defined when the object was added to the card design See Re sizing and Positioning an Object for details on how to change the text size 40 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Edit text alignment The alignment can be changed for all text based objects in a card design 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Click on the Text Alignment button or select Properties Text Alignment or right click the object and select Align Text to display the Text Alignment dialog Text Alignment C Left C Centre uf Cancel Help e Figure 20 Text alignment dialog 3 Select the correct alignment and click on OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window Change date format The format can be changed for all date type objects in a card design 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Select Properties Date Format or right click the
32. L 5 GREEN F BLUE P YELLOW PLAIN CONTRACTOR PLAIN VISITOR Figure 9 List of current Card Designs 2 Click on the New button or select File New The New Card Design dialog opens New Card Design Mame Description Base on a card format Base om card design L S BLUE L S GREEN F BLUE P YELLOW PLAIN CONTRACTOR FAI LTTE Cancel Help Figure 10 The New Card Design dialog Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 27 JANUS Card Production User Manual 3 The Name and Description fields are free format text which should adequately describe the card design so that it will be easily recognised by all users of the system A Name is mandatory and may be a maximum of 30 characters in length The Description is optional and can be a maximum of 100 characters in length 4 Anewcard design must be based on either an existing Card Format or another Card Design One of these options must be selected 5 To choose a card format click on the down arrow to the right of the Card Format field and select the format you wish to use 6 Touse an existing design click on the down arrow to the right of the Card Design field and select the design The new card design will inherit the Card Format of the original design and this cannot be changed Once you have made the copy the original design and your copy are completely independent Changes to one do not affect the other 7
33. Tabs The JANUS Card Production online help includes the following left hand tabs Contents The Contents tab displays books and pages that represent the categories of information in the online help system When you click a closed book it opens to display its content sub books and pages When you click an open book it closes When you click pages you select topics to view in the right hand pane of the Help viewer Index The Index tab displays a multi level list of keywords and keyword phrases These terms are associated with topics in the help system and they are intended to direct you to specific topics according to your way of working Keywords are cross referenced with synonyms to provide multiple ways to locate information To open a topic in the right hand pane associated with a keyword select the keyword and then click Display If the keyword is used with more than one topic a Topics Found dialog opens so you can select a specific topic to view Search The Search tab enables you to search for words in the help system and locate topics containing those words Full text searching looks through every word in the online help to find matches There are also options to search previous results find similar words and search only topic titles When the search is completed a list of topics is displayed so you can select a specific topic to view Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 5 JANUS Card Production User Manual Glos
34. This will place an existing bitmap in the card design 14 PMO008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Add Text Add Rectangle Add Block Add Line Properties Using JANUS Card Production Allows the user to enter free text The amount of text which can be accommodated is entirely dependent on the design layout Allows the user to place a rectangle in the card design Selecting this option allows the user to place a block filled rectangle into the card design This option allows the addition of a fixed line This menu is only available when the Card Design window is open a NN Size Position Colour Border Settings Text String Text Font Text Alignment Date Format Bring Forwards Send Backwards Change Design Name Mandatory Data Fields Grosvenor Technology Ltd The co ordinates of a selected object can be specified to enable accurate positioning The width and height of the object in millimetres may also be specified This option is available for all object types The colour of a selected object may be changed using this option This is available for all object types except bitmaps Enables a border to be defined for an object This is available for all object types except lines Allows editing of a text string text object only Allows the font and font style of a text based object to be changed Specifies whether a text based object should be
35. Windows JANUS for Windows is an on line access control system with software options from 2 doors up to 1000 JANUS provides access control graphical alarm monitoring Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 71 JANUS Card Production User Manual video imaging card production asset protection plant control and integration with safety and building management systems such as intruder fire CCTV T amp A cashless vending and building management JANUS User An individual with logon authorisation to the JANUS for Windows system resources Depending on the logon level a JANUS User can configure the system hardware add and edit cards run reports and monitor the system Log off Do this when you want to stop using a JANUS for Windows program The leaves the program running in a secure state Log on Typing in your JANUS user ID and password so that you can use the JANUS for Windows applictions Main PC This is the computer that will be used to run JANUS Comms and administer the JANUS for Windows access control system Mouse This is a pointing device which must be attached to the computer in order to use the JANUS programs It is used to point at various parts of the screen and to select options Always use the left mouse button unless specifically told otherwise Password A security measure used to restrict access to the JANUS for Windows system and resources This is a unique string of characters that must be p
36. a text based object is set to Left See Edit text alignment for details on how to change this Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 31 JANUS Card Production User Manual Adding a bitmap object 1 In the Card Design window click on the Add bitmap button or select Tool Add Bitmap The Select a bitmap file window opens allowing selection of the appropriate file Select a Bitmap File E m per ei File name Folders DK amm c winjan fee cs Ea WINJAN FE ACT C2 ARCHIVE FE BACKUP EI DATA h Cancel aii didi Network El List files of type Drives Bitmap Files BMP EI c Figure 13 Add bitmap dialog 2 A variety of image file formats can be used in the card designs Click on the List Files of Type button at the bottom left of the window to select the required format 3 Select the file and click on OK 4 Move the cursor into the drawing area of the card design window where the cursor changes to large crosshairs Position the crosshairs at the top left corner of where the field is to be placed click and hold the left mouse button drag the cursor to the bottom right corner of the field position and release the mouse 5 The bitmap appears in the card design showing the position and name of the object The field description is also shown in the Printables area to the right of the card design 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 for all bitmaps to be added to the card design Save
37. aligned left right or center This option allows the editing of the format of any data object which is a date Moves the selected object in front of the nearest overlapping object Moves the selected object behind the nearest overlapping object Enables the user to change the name or description of the current card design A user may wish to produce print a card only if certain fields contain data such as the picture or surname This option allows the user to specify which fields should be mandatory for a card design 2002 PMO008R02 15 JANUS Card Production User Manual Admin This menu is available as soon as the user has logged on to JANUS Card Production i MEM Export Card Designs Copies or moves a listed card design to a new destination Import Card Designs Copies an existing card design from another location and makes it available in the card designs list Configure Magnetic If data is to be encoded on a magnetic stripe this option allows the Stripe Printing user to configure how that data will be encoded This is dependent on the type of Photo ID printer being used Window This menu is available as soon as the user has logged on to JANUS Card Production 2X MM Cascade If there are multiple windows open within JANUS Card Production then this option will display them in an overlapping fashion with the title of each window on display Tile Arranges the open windows within
38. both the words wave and sand same topic Either term in a boat OR catamaran Topics containing either the word boat or the word topic catamaran or both The first term water NOT lake Topics containing the word water but not the word without the lake second term Both terms in the swim NEAR ocean Topics containing the word swim within eight words of same topic close the word ocean together The amp and characters don t work as boolean operators you must use OR AND and NOT Nested expressions Nested expressions allow you to create complex searches for information For example oceanAND swimOR surf NEAR Malibu finds topics containing the word ocean along with the words swim and Malibu close together or containing ocean along with the words surf and Malibu close together The basic rules for searching help topics using nested expressions are as follows You can use parentheses to nest expressions within a query The expressions in parentheses are evaluated before the rest of the query If a query does not contain a nested expression it is evaluated from left to right For example scuba NOT Florida OR Bahamas finds topics containing the word scuba without the word Florida or topics containing the word Bahamas On the other hand scuba NOT Florida OR Bahamas finds topics containing the word scuba without either of the words Florida or Bahamas You cannot nest expressions more than five levels deep 1
39. c L 5 BLUE L 5 GREEN F BLUE P YELLOW Directories u s PLAIN CONTRACTOR lwalsh PLAIN VISITOR Help jum Janusarc Dialogs IMAGES C2 PrintDoc sarcenge Drives SS u Saturn users Figure 24 Browse dialog for exporting card designs 3 Inthe Available Designs panel click on the designs to be exported and then select either Copy or Move 4 Inthe Export To panel select the drive and directory to which the designs are to be copied or moved 5 Click the OK button to begin the export The card designs and associated card formats will then be moved or copied and a status bar will show the progress If you try to export designs to a location where designs already exist you will AN receive a warning that all existing designs in this location will be lost Only continue with this process if you are prepared to lose the existing designs 6 When all the Card Designs have been exported click OK to return to the main window If the designs contain bitmaps or other images these will be copied to the export location while being retained in their original location in case they are used by other designs Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 45 JANUS Card Production User Manual Importing card designs 1 From the Card Production main window click on Admin Import Card Designs Import Card Designs F IE x Import From Available designs
40. ch data object in the list e From the list of fields displayed double click on the field to be made mandatory It will become highlighted and a green tick will appear to the left of the field e Alternatively to return a field to the non mandatory state double click on a field so that a red cross appears to the left of the field e Clicking OK will save any changes and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialog without saving any changes click Cancel PMOOSRO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions New Card Design dialog Name amp Description These fields are free format text that should adequately describe the card design so that it will be easily recognised by all users of the system e A maximum of 30 characters including spaces may be used for the Name The card design name is compulsory e A maximum of 100 characters including spaces may be used for the Description Base on a Card Format or Base on a card design A new card design must be based on either an existing Card Format or another card design One of these options must be selected e By default the Base on a card format option is selected Click on one of the formats in the list to select it e Alternatively select Base on a card design and click on one of the designs in the list The copy will inherit the Card Format of the original design and this cannot be changed e Once a copy is made the original de
41. changes to the card design by clicking on the Save button A The bitmap is not stored within the card design therefore it is important to ensure that the bitmap file is not deleted 32 PM008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Adding a text object 1 In the Card Design window click on the Add Text button or select Tool Add Text The Edit Text window opens DES Cancel Help v Figure 14 Add text string dialog 2 Enter the required text The text string may be a maximum of 250 characters in length including spaces 3 Click on the OK button or select Cancel to return to the Card Design window 4 Move the cursor into the drawing area of the card design window where the cursor will change to large crosshairs Position the crosshairs at the top left corner of where the field is to be placed click and hold the left mouse button drag the cursor to the bottom right corner of the field position and release the mouse 5 A box appears in the card design showing the position of the text and the text itself The field description is also show in the Printables area to the right of the card design 6 Repeat steps 1 to 4 for all text objects to be added to the card design 7 To save changes to the card design click on the Save button The size of the text is set automatically according to the height of the box defined It may be necessary to adjust the size of the object for the text to d
42. chnology Ltd 2002 Getting Help Getting Help The online help for JANUS Card Production is a compiled Microsoft HTML Help system It provides information about using the program features as well as step by step help to guide you through the program s basic functionality This help system is designed to open in the HTML Help viewer Microsoft s help window for viewing compiled HTML Help If you do not have the HTML Help viewer components installed on your system you can view it with Microsoft s Internet Explorer browser use version 4 x or later for complete functionality Documentation feedback Grosvenor Technology Ltd strives to produce the highest quality online help and printed documentation We want to help you learn about our products and get your work done quickly We welcome your feedback Please send your comments to documentation rosvenortechnology com This email address is for feedback about documentation only If you have technical questions please send email to support grosvenortechnology com To get JANUS Card Production system information select Help About JANUS Card Production A dialog opens identifying the version of the program installed on your system Context Sensitive Help As you work with JANUS Card Production you can obtain information about windows or dialogs by using the context sensitive help available in the application You can access this help in several ways including Dia
43. d the Specific Format if more than one option is listed Click OK to add the data object to the card design or click Cancel to return to the card design window without adding the object PMOOSRO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Date Format dialog Appendix A Dialog Descriptions Format This area determines what information will be contained in the date and in what format The options available are shown in the table below Use the drop down menus to select the options for each element Date Element Table 15 Date format options Options Example Weekday Day Month Year Separator Case Default option None Text Short Text Long Numeric Fill Numeric No Fill Text Short Text Long Numeric Fill Numeric No Fill Text Short Text Long None Space 1S Upper Mixed 01 08 01 Tue 01 08 01 Tuesday 01 08 01 01 08 01 1 08 01 01 Aug 01 01 August 01 01 08 01 01 8 01 01 08 01 01 08 2001 01Aug01 01 Aug 01 01 Aug 01 01 Aug 01 01 Aug 01 01 Aug 01 01 AUG 01 01 Aug 01 Order This allows the user to define which order the days month and year are displayed By default this is set to Day Month Year Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 63 JANUS Card Production User Manual e Click on an option to select it Sample This area shows an example of how the date will be presented Any changes to the format or order will be immediate
44. d when creating or modifying card formats Creating a new card format 1 Click on the Card Format button at the top of the Card Production window or select File List Card Formats The Card Formats window opens FA Card Formats TBI Figure 4 Card Formats list 2 Click on the New button or select File New The Card Format Properties window opens Card Format Properties Hame Description Print Margins Lett 0 0 mm Top 0 0 mmi Right 0 0 mm Battom 0 0 mm F Cancel Help e Figure 5 Card Format properties dialog 20 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Formats 3 The Name and Description fields are free format text which should adequately describe the card format so that it will be easily recognised by all users of the system 4 The Physical Size of the card controls the area that is displayed for card designs which use this format This should correspond to the actual size of the cards to be used 5 The Print Margins control a grey box drawn inside the physical dimensions of the card design to provide an indication of how close to the edge of a card objects should be placed These margins have no effect on the printer itself they are purely a guide for card designs Actual printing margins are controlled by the capabilities of the printer itself 6 Click on OK to save the card format The new format will now appear in the Card Formats window 7
45. dialog Item Border Settings GE x Side Selection Tor Quick Selection Aight Ho Border Bottom Left Thin Box Thickness 02 mm E Shadow Shadow Thickness 02 mm Colour Change Colour HE Figure 18 Border settings dialog 3 Click on the Quick Selection button for either No Border or a Thin Box This will pre fill the Side Selection and Settings areas with default data 4 Amend the side selection thickness and colour settings for the border as required 5 Click OK to save the changes and to return to the Card Design window Or click Cancel to maintain the original settings Edit a text string Only static text objects in a card design may be edited 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Click on the Edit Text button or select Properties Text String or right click on the object and select Edit Text to display the Edit Text dialog 3 Alter the text as required and select OK to save the change and return to the Card Design window Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 39 JANUS Card Production User Manual Change font The fonts can be changed for all text based objects in a card design 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Click on the Change Font button or select Properties Text Font or right click the object and select Edit
46. ds in the database Use the card s own design if present Use the following design for all cards Default card design Table 14 Printing options To print a card number range enter the first and last card numbers 1 A zero in the first card number box will print every card up to the last number entered 2 A zero in the last card number box will print every card from the first number entered 3 The same number in both the first and last box will print only that card This option will print a range of cards that have been flagged in the JANUS Database program It can be used in the same way as the Print all cards in range option This option will print all cards in the JANUS Database that have been flagged See Flagging a card for batch printing for more details This is the default setting A design must be assigned to a card record within the JANUS Database program see Allocating a design to a card for more details If a card record has no design allocated then the design listed in Default card design will be used This option can be used to override the designs used when producing cards The default card design selected will be used in place of the design allocated in the card record of the JANUS Database program Use this option to select a default card design for those card records which have no design allocated e To save the settings and start printing click on the OK button e To close
47. e name enter the file name to be added to the card design or click on the file from the list e Click on OK to add a bitmap to the card design and close the dialog e To close the dialog and return to the Card Design window click Cancel The Network button allows you to connect to a shared network folder and assign a drive letter to the folder so that you can access it using My Computer Text Alignment dialog The alignment can be changed for all text based objects in a card design The default alignment is Left e Click on an alignment Left Centre or Right to select it e Click on OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window e Toclose the dialog without making any changes click Cancel 70 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Glossary Glossary Access control Access Control provides the ability to control monitor and restrict the movement of people assets or vehicles in out and around a building or site Access right These determine through which doors people are allowed and at what times Boolean logic Boolean logic is a technique using the terms AND OR NOT It is used in advanced full text searching to narrow down what users are trying to find Card This term is used to cover a variety of devices which contain an encoded number as an identifier A card is allocated to a cardholder within the JANUS for Windows system and when presented to a reader will grant the cardholder acce
48. enor Technology Ltd makes no warranty or representation either express or implied with respect to JANUS Card Production or its documentation including quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Grosvenor Technology Ltd Millars Three Southmill Road Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 3DH UK 44 0 1279 838000 Website http www grosvenortechnology com Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO08RO02 i JANUS Card Production User Manual Contacting Grosvenor Technology Ltd Grosvenor Technology is committed to supplying premier products and services as well as providing technical support and expertise in design implementation and systems after care grosvenor TELHNOLDOGY Millars Three Southmill Road Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 3DH Tel 44 0 1279 838000 Fax 44 0 1279 504776 Email sales grosvenortechnology com Support rosvenortechnology com Web http www grosvenortechnology com Services provided Technical Training Comprehensive training programs to meet the needs of Approved Authorized Installers Courses include design installation troubleshooting and the fundamentals of PC networking and operation and administration of all JANUS systems Pre Sales Services Technical and quotation assistance including application configuration and installation planning Help Desk Services Telephone support to assist commissioning engineers with installation and
49. f the Start values results in a change of position for the object e Changing the End X value will alter the width of the object e Changing the End Y value will alter the height of the object e f Size is selected then the Start X and Y values are still displayed but the End values are replaced with the precise Width and Height of the object in millimetres These may be changed as required e Clicking Ok will save any changes and return to the Card Design window e Toclose the dialog without saving any changes click on Cancel Logon dialog e The user must enter a User ID and Password that is valid on the appropriate JANUS for Windows system if they wish to use the JANUS Card Production program e Clicking the OK button will submit the relevant logon details if accepted the user will be returned to the main window where all menu options and toolbars will be enabled e fan incorrect User ID or Password is entered an error message will be displayed Click OK and re enter the User ID and Password and click on the OK button e fan error message is still displayed contact the local JANUS for Windows Administrator for a valid User ID and Password Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 67 JANUS Card Production User Manual Magnetic Stripe Options dialog This dialog allows the user to configure how data will be encoded on the magnetic stripe of a card Data for encoding such as card number must be surrounded by unique
50. gn Adds a text object to the card design Adds a rectangle object to the card design Adds a block object to the card design Adds a line object to the card design Deletes a selected object s from the card design Moves a selected object in front of the nearest overlapping object Moves a selected object behind the nearest overlapping object The colour of a selected object may be changed using this option This is available for all object types except bitmaps PMO008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Using JANUS Card Production Allows editing of a text string text object only T rm Changes the font and style of a text based object The co ordinates of a selected object can be specified to enable accurate E positioning The width and height of the object in millimetres may also be specified This option is available for all object types Specifies whether a text based object should be aligned left right or centre Enables a border to be defined for an object This is available for all object types except lines O LE Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 19 JANUS Card Production User Manual Card Formats Card formats define the physical size and orientation of cards that can be printed by JANUS Card Production JANUS itself does not apply any constraints as to the maximum or minimum size for a card but card printers have their own limitations which must be borne in min
51. held in the JANUS Activator dongle Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8RO2 1 JANUS Card Production User Manual System Requirements It is recommended although not compulsory that JANUS Card Production be installed on a Slave PC and not on the Main JANUS PC Card printing is processor hungry and can slow the reporting of events when working on the same PC as JANUS Comms JANUS for Windows is licensed according to which modules are required and the number of Intelligent Door Controllers that the system is to support A Dongle physical software licence invokes appropriate licensing system wide with graphics video imaging networking and interfacing to third party systems packaged as separate modules to allow every system to be customised from standard off the shelf software The JANUS core software and the Card Production module each include a network connection license For each additional concurrently connected PC the Dongle will require a JANUS NET license to be set The PC used to run JANUS Card Production should have a minimum specification of 1 500MHz Pentium III processor 2 PCl bus 3 Printer and serial ports 4 64Mb RAM 5 CDROM drive 6 1 4Mb Floppy drive 7 SVGA colour screen This version of Card Production version 3 0 and above requires that the Main JANUS Computer is running version 2 33 or higher of JANUS for Windows and will not work with previous versions 2 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Te
52. isplay and print correctly See Re sizing and Positioning an Object for further details The default alignment for text is set to Left See Edit text alignment for more details on how to change this Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 33 JANUS Card Production User Manual Adding rectangle block and line objects 1 In the Card Design window click on the Add Rectangle Block or Line buttons as appropriate or select Tool Add Rectangle etc 2 Move the cursor into the drawing area of the card design window where the cursor will change to large crosshairs Position the crosshairs at the top left corner of where the field is to be placed click and hold the left mouse button drag the cursor to the bottom right corner of the field position and release the mouse 3 The object appears in the card design The field description is also shown in the Printables area to the right of the card design 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all objects to be added to the card design 5 Tosave the changes to the card design select Save Changing objects in a card design Any object in a card design can be edited by a user with an appropriate JANUS logon level All printable objects can be resized repositioned or deleted Changes to other properties depend on the type of object selected Table 11 shows a list of object types and their editable properties Table 11 Object types and their properties Property Object Type Data Bit
53. ition the bitmap Text Adds a text object to the card design A Clicking on this button will allow entry of free text Click and drag the mouse to position and size the text in the drawing area All text fields are constrained by the sizing box and are resized automatically The font is initially set to fit the box height If the text cannot fit in the width of the box then the font size is reduced to allow the text to fit If a fit cannot be achieved with a minimum font size of 6pt the text will be truncated It is recommended that text items on card designs have their height set to roughly the average height required and the width set to Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 25 JANUS Card Production User Manual 26 X ER E p Len Eos a 18 ELE i the maximum that can be accommodated in the design layout Adds a rectangle object to the card design Clicking on this button will allow the addition of a rectangle The mouse pointer will move to the drawing area and change to crosshairs Click and drag the mouse to position and size the rectangle Adds a block object to the card design Clicking on this button will allow the addition of a filled rectangle or block The mouse pointer will move to the drawing area and change to crosshairs Click and drag the mouse to position and size the block Adds a line object to the card design Clicking on this button will allow the addition of a fixed line The mouse
54. k the object and choose the property you wish to change from the menu displayed Alternatively click on the Properties menu and select the relevant property from those listed or select the relevant Button from the toolbar 3 Properties that can be changed include colour font size alignment borders and transparency and are dependent on the type of object selected 4 Change the property as required Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 35 JANUS Card Production User Manual Resizing and positioning an object Objects may be positioned or resized in two ways clicking and dragging or using the ltem Size Position dialog Clicking amp dragging 1 Click an object in a card design to select it and drag the object to its new position 2 To resize an individual object click on it to select it Place the cursor over one of the nodes click and drag to the required size 3 Multiple object selections can be moved whilst retaining their relative positions To select multiple objects Control Click on each object or click and drag the mouse over several objects Drag the objects to their new position Item Size Position dialog 1 The position of a single object can be set accurately by double clicking on the selected object or by clicking on the Item Sizing button or by right clicking on the object and selecting Size Position from the menu displayed The Item Sizing window appears Item 5ize Position Start m
55. llowing the basic steps outlined below 1 Create a Card Format card format contains the physical layout of a card including size orientation and print margins e g CR80 Credit Card Landscape A single card format can be used as the basis for multiple card designs 2 Create a Card Design A card design is based on a card format A user may add a variety of objects to a design including text and bitmaps such as company logos together with data from the JANUS card and user records including names pictures and signatures 3 Allocate a Card Design to a Card Record Each card record in JANUS can have a card design associated with it using JANUS Database to ensure the correct type of card is produced by default when a print request is made 4 Print Card Cards are produced by printing on photo id card printers and can include items such as holographic overlays and the encoding of magnetic stripes where these are supported by the printer Card printing of individual cards is available through the JANUS Database program Batch printing can be accessed directly from JANUS Card Production Multiple card formats can be specified together with unlimited card designs per format Formats and designs are stored by the JANUS system and can be created or modified by users with the appropriate authority JANUS for Windows Card Production is provided as a separate module from the standard JANUS system and is enabled by a special license key
56. logs Dialogs display Help buttons Click the button and a topic opens that explains how to use the fields and controls at the dialog Windows From any window press F1 to get more information about using it What s This Help Some basic dialogs are common dialogs provided by the Windows operating system for example Open and Save As You will see a question mark in the upper right corner of these dialogs to indicate that they provide What s This Help specific help for using each field or control at the dialog Click the question mark and then click the field or control you want information about A popup window opens and displays brief information about how to use the field or control Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8R02 3 JANUS Card Production User Manual Using the Help Viewer Help viewer window size When viewing help you can maximize the viewer or resize it to suit your liking The buttons for changing the window size are located in the upper right corner See Table 1 below for more details Table 1 To resize the HTML Help Viewer J LZ e WhNyA To minimize the window Click Minimize to shrink the viewer so it is displayed in the button bar on the bottom of the Windows Desktop Right click this button and select Restore to display the viewer To maximize the window Click Maximize l to maximize the window so it occupies the entire desktop area To restore the viewer to its Click Restore to restore
57. ly displayed in this area e Click on OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialogue without making any changes click on the Cancel button Edit Text dialog This dialog opens when a creating a new text object or editing an existing one The Text field is blank for a new object while existing text is highlighted for an object being edited e Type the required text into the field this can be a maximum of 250 characters in length e Click OK to save the new text and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialogue without making any changes click on the Cancel button Export Card Design dialog Available designs This lists the available card designs within the JANUS for Windows system e Click on each design to be exported they will become highlighted e Toremove a highlighted design simply click on it again and it is no longer selected Operation This allows the user to choose whether to Copy or Move the design to a new location The default it set to Copy e Click on an option to select it Export To Allows the user to choose the destination for the designs e Select the appropriate drive from the drop down menu e Select the directory on that drive to which you wish to copy or move the designs e Click the OK button to begin the export or click Cancel to close the dialog The card designs and associated card formats will then be moved or copied and a status bar will show the prog
58. m Start Y End 5 121 5 mm Endr 67 5 C Size f Position BN Cancel Help v o Figure 15 Item sizing dialog 2 Type in the precise Start X and Y co ordinates to position the object 3 With Position selected type in the precise End X and Y co ordinates to determine the width and height of the object Or with Size selected enter the required Width and Height values 4 Clicking OK will save any changes and return to the Card Design window 5 Toclose the dialog without saving any changes click on Cancel 6 Repeat steps 1 to 4 for each object to be resized repositioned 36 PMOOS8RO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Change object colour The colour of all Printable objects in a card design may be altered with the exception of bitmap objects 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Click on the Change Colour button or select Properties Colour or right click the object and select Colour to display the Choose a Colour dialog Choose a Colour Basic colors Figure 16 Choose a colour dialog 3 Click a colour from those listed or if an alternative is required select Define Custom Colors Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 37 JANUS Card Production User Manual Choose a Colour Basic colors Hunn BB REED EN SERED EN HEHHE EN MR AG EN SEE EH EHHH Custom colors Hue eo Red p
59. map Text Rectangle Block Size Position vA vA vA v I Colour V x v A v vA Border 7 VG 7 A v x Settings Text String A v e es A Text Font 4 E E E Text Alignment v x x x Bitmap x v x x x x Transparency rad amp rad rad amp Date Format Push v Forward Bring Back 34 PMO08RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Selecting an object Before an object in a card design can be edited it must first be selected 1 Inthe Card Design window click on the Select button 2 The Mode above the drawing area of the card design changes to Select 3 Either click on the object you wish to select or click on the name of the object in the Printables or Non printables areas The object will become highlighted 4 Multiple objects can be selected by e Using Control Click on each object e Clicking and dragging the mouse over several objects e Clicking on the names of the objects in the Printables area of the card design window 5 All objects in a design can be selected using the Select All button above the card design window 6 Clicking anywhere outside the drawing area will de select all objects m In order to select small objects it is easier to click on the object name s in the Printables area of the Card Design window Changing the properties of an object 1 Ensure the object is selected and highlighted see Selecting an Object for further details 2 Right clic
60. n the object type and content are added to the Printables and Non Printables areas on the right side of the window Printable objects include bitmaps and text Objects such as magnetic stripe encoding data are added to the Non Printables area Mode The Mode is displayed above the drawing area All modes are described in the table below To the right of the mode description the current cursor co ordinates are displayed to reflect the position of the mouse in the drawing area Table 8 Mode descriptions Select This is the default mode and is used when adding data objects and editing moving and deleting all other object types Bitmap This mode is entered when adding a bitmap object to the card design Text This mode is entered when adding a text object to the card design Rectangle This mode is entered when adding a rectangle object to the card design Block This mode is entered when adding a block object to the card design Line This mode is entered when adding a line object to the card design Read only When View Card is selected in a card record in the JANUS Database program the card is opened in JANUS Card Production in Read only mode The card cannot be edited only printed See Viewing a Card PMOO8RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Buttons in the card design window Just above the drawing area in the Card Design window is a row of buttons which are used to control the placing and manipulation of objects
61. n incorrect User ID or Password is entered an error message like the one below will be displayed 9 Click OK and repeat steps 4 to 6 10 If an error message is still displayed contact your local JANUS for Windows Administrator for a valid User ID and password 12 PMO08RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Using JANUS Card Production The main window The JANUS Card Production main window consists of e A menu bar e A toolbar e Adisplay area where all of the application dialogs open e A status bar which gives details of each menu and toolbar option JANUS Card Production File Edit Tool Properties Admin Window Help Exit Help i e Mew Select Delete A M Display area in which all application dialogs open Display a list of available Card Diesigns Figure 3 The main window Menus The menus and toolbars allow access to the options available for the JANUS Card Production program When you point the cursor over a menu option a menu tip identifying the option is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the main window For example when you point on Admin Configure Magnetic Stripe Printing the menu tip displays the text Set options for magnetic stripe printing There are seven main menu options available in JANUS Card Production see the following tables for details of each Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8R02 13 JANUS Card Production User Manual File NN
62. number entered e A zero in the last card number box will print every card from the first number entered e he same number in both the first and last box will print only that card Print all flagged cards This option will print a range of cards which have been flagged in in the range the JANUS Database program It can be used in the same way as the Print all cards in range option Print all flagged cards This option will print all cards in the JANUS Database which have been flagged See Flagging a card for batch printing for more details 3 To choose which card design to use select one of the options described below Table 13 Selecting a card design for batch printed cards Ls Use card s own This is the default setting A design must be assigned to a card design if present record within the JANUS Database program see Allocating a design to a card for more details If a card record has no design allocated then the design listed in Default card design will be used Use the following This option can be used to override the designs to be used when design for all cards producing cards The Default card design selected will be used in place of the design allocated in the card record of the JANUS Database program Default card design Use this option to select a Default Card Design for those card records which have no design allocated 4 When all settings have been chosen click on the OK button 5 The Windo
63. object 2 Right click the object s and choose Delete from the menu displayed Alternatively press the Delete button on the keyboard or click on the Delete button from those available at the top of the card design or select Edit Delete 3 You will be asked to confirm that you wish to delete the selected object s Click on the OK button to delete the selected object s AN A Delete command cannot be undone Changing the card design name Only the name and description can be changed for a card design To change the name of a card design ensure that the design is open in the Card Design window 1 Select Properties Change Design Name The Card Design Name dialog opens Change Design Name M ame PLAIN CONTRACTOR Description Cancel A Figure 22 Change design name dialog 2 Change the Name and Description as required 3 When the entries are complete click on OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window 4 Toclose the dialogue without saving the changes click on the Cancel button Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 43 JANUS Card Production User Manual A If the Name of a card design is changed then all card records within the JANUS Database that used the original card design will require the allocation of the new card design Mandatory fields in a card design When producing cards it may be required that the card is only printed if data exists for certain fields
64. open the Card Format Properties window e Click on a format in the list to highlight it and click on the Delete button to remove that format from the list Card Format Properties dialog A card format defines the physical size and orientation of a card that is to be produced using JANUS Card Production Name amp Description These fields are free format text that should adequately describe the card format so that it will be easily recognised by all users of the system e A maximum of 30 characters including spaces may be used for the Name e A maximum of 100 characters including spaces may be used for the Description Physical Size This determines the area that is displayed for the card designs that use this format This should correspond to the actual size of the cards that are to be used Print Margins These control a grey box drawn inside the physical dimensions of the card design to provide an indication of how close to the edge of a card objects should be placed These margins have no effect on the printer itself they are a guide for card designs Actual printing margins are controlled by the capabilities of the printer itself e Click on OK to save the card format The format will appear in the Card Formats list e To close the dialogue without making any changes click on the Cancel button 60 PMOO8RO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions Choose card design dialog This
65. ress 64 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions e When all the card designs have been exported click OK to return to the main window If you try to export designs to a location where designs already exist you will receive a warning that all existing designs in this location will be lost Only continue with this process if you are prepared to lose the existing designs Bitmaps or other images contained in a card design will be copied to the export location They will also remain in the original location in case they are used by other designs Font Format dialog Font This lists all available fonts for a text based object e Scroll through the list and click on the required Font to select it Font Style The default style is Regular e Click on a Font Style to select it e Click OK to save the changes and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialog without saving any changes click Cancel The size of the text is set according to the height of the box defined when the object was added to the card design See Re sizing and Positioning an Object for details on how to change the text size Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 65 JANUS Card Production User Manual Import Card Design dialog Import From Allows the user to select the location of the designs to be imported e Select the appropriate drive from the drop down menu e Select the directory on that dri
66. rovided before a User ID is authorised Slave PC This is normally used for monitoring and reporting purposes within a JANUS for Windows system e g as a guard workstation User ID This defines the logon level of a JANUS User and so determines the degree of access to the JANUS for Windows system resources It is used in conjunction with a password Wildcard expression A technique using characters such as asterisks and question marks to represent any characters or character It is used in advanced full text searching to narrow down what users are trying to find Window The JANUS programs run under Microsoft Windows which means that information is displayed on the screen in various windows Many windows can be open at the same time The active window is the one whose border and title bar are brighter than the others 72 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Index A Adding objects to a card design 28 SI ae EEE 32 ej 34 oci cu 28 lj CD 34 es 0 34 SAUC OX EE 33 Allocating a card design to a card record 47 B Batch printing cards 52 57 51140 102 S nes ner naran 32 slbi Se een 17 in the card design window 23 in the main window 17 C Card designs
67. s General Introduction System requirements and installation instructions How to use JANUS Card Production This symbol represents information important to the operation of the JANUS Card Production application This symbol represents a warning of potential conflict or data loss when using the application This symbol represents a tip for easier use of a feature of JANUS Card Production Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 iii JANUS Card Production User Manual iv PMO08RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to JANUS Card ProductiOn ranxxnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnernnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnennne i NNN Contacting Grosvenor Technology sise i Services Provided by Grosvenor Technology Ltd li STA TIS TOO E lii nitore G on iLe g EE EEE EE 1 System REQUIFEMENHS ccccecccsecccseeceseeceucecaueecseeesucecaeeceucecsaeeseessueeseusessueeseeeeaeesaeeseueessusesseseseenseas 2 ET PIS EE EE EE de de se de 3 MT 3 Context Sensitive Help 3 USING the Help VIGW GL 4 Using the Left Hand ADS 1eme sr Ubera henhe dec lirani n nn end etes ei NEENA EAN EEEa aa Eaei 5 NVE 6 VMS PN do 7 Using Browse Sequences 1cccccccccsscccnecnsusensusensusenunessusensusenseensusessusecsussausensnsen
68. sary The Glossary tab displays a glossary similar to one you d find in a printed publication It provides a list of words and short phrases and their definitions related to JANUS Card Production When you select a term from the list its corresponding definition is displayed in the lower pane Navigating Topics Topics in the help system include a variety of navigation components including Related Topics buttons When you click a Related Topics button a popup menu opens It displays a list of topics you can go to The topics are relevant to what you are currently reading in the right hand pane or they cross reference related information that you can go to Click a topic from the popup and it opens in the right hand pane Drop down hotspots Many topics include drop down hotspots This is clickable text that displays more information in a drop down list You ll often find drop down hotspots in topics where a series of steps Is involved These drop downs provide a quick way for you to get information about doing tasks without having to do a lot of scrolling You only need to click the hotspots you want to read To close the text click the hotspot again Expanding hotspots Some topics include expanding hotspots This kind of hotspot is a text link that displays information immediately following the text You only have to click the hotspots you want more information about To close the text click the hotspot again Text only popups
69. sign and the new copy are completely independent Changes to one do not affect the other e When the entries are complete click on OK to save the card design name and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialogue without saving the changes click on the Cancel button Print Card dialog This is the Windows Print dialog Printer Name select the Photo ID printer form the drop down menu Printing Properties settings can be changed which affect the way cards are printed These options include e Changing the layout of the card by choosing portrait or landscape e Changing the number of copies that are printed e Click OK to save the preferences or Cancel to return to the print dialog Print range The default setting is All The Pages section is not relevant to printing cards Copies The default setting is 1 The number can be changed if more than one copy of a card is required Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO08R02 69 JANUS Card Production User Manual e Click on OK to commence printing e To close the dialog without printing click on Cancel Select Bitmap File dialog Allows the user to select which bitmap to add to a card design e The Drives drop down menu and the Folders listing allows the selection of the path for the image to be added e In List Files of Type specify the type of file format to use to narrow or expand the search Supported file formats include JPG JPEG and BMP e In Fil
70. ss through the door depending on which access rights are assigned to the cardholder Cardholder An individual defined within a JANUS for Windows system who is assigned to an access group which confers access rights Comms The way the computer talks to the access control system By this means it downloads the database or selected parts of it to the access control boxes and receives messages from them Cursor You can only type text in a field if it contains the cursor The cursor is a flashing vertical bar which shows where text will appear when it is typed Click the mouse on a field to move the cursor to that field Database A store of information on the computer The information defines cards access choices doors etc and so determines how the access control system operates The database is edited and saved using the JANUS Database program Field A place in a record where you enter information For example an archive name JANUS Activator dongle A physical software license JANUS Card Production This application is used in conjunction with the JANUS Database Cards and Users tables to design and produce photo ID cards JANUS Comms The main program used by JANUS to communicate with between elements of the system including doors readers and other JANUS programs JANUS Database Program Part of the JANUS for Windows suite of applications this program is used to edit card and user records JANUS for
71. sting design edited or deleted e Click on the New button or select File New to create a new card design e Click on a design in the list to highlight it and click on the Select button or double click on the design to open the Card Design window e Click on a design in the list to highlight it and click on the Delete button to remove that design from the list Card Design Name dialog Name amp Description These fields are free format text that should adequately describe the card design so that it will be easily recognised by all users of the system e A maximum of 30 characters including spaces may be used for the Name The card design name is compulsory e A maximum of 100 characters including spaces may be used for the Description e When the entries are complete click on OK to save the card design name and return to the Card Design window e To close the dialogue without saving the changes click on the Cancel button Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMO008R02 59 JANUS Card Production User Manual Card Format List dialog This window displays a list of all Card Formats that have been created and are available for use This window must be open before a new card format can be created or an existing format deleted e Click on the New button or select File New to create a new card format e Click on a format in the list to highlight it and click on the Select button or double click on the format to
72. susesausensessausenansenanss 7 EI ES GSE SEE 8 Basic rules for full text searches inner 6 Advanced Searching Techniques inserer 9 Using JANUS Card PFOOHCUODGousaseonradsDusdta EDP Ee rd CULO RR 11 Staring JANUS Card PN 11 PTS TI WI ON EEE 13 PONS X 13 NNN eer 17 EP ee E EE 20 Creating a new card format 1ccccccccsecsseeccssecsusensusensuensusensusessuessusensussausensusensusessuesauseseeessusessaessags 20 Viewing an existing card format ccccccccssceccseeccnscsusecssensusensuseneensusensuessusessusssusessusensusensussaanesauaess 21 DANN 22 Gard Do EEE EEE EEE EEE EE EEE 23 The card OS SII Nr 23 Buttons in the card design window 25 Creating a new card design ccccscccsescnsusccuscnsusensuecasnesauscsusesausenausensusssusessussausesausensuensusensusensussans 27 ANS 28 Adding objects to a card design iii 28 AISNE NN 28 Adoaingo a DtMap OE uvaner MH 32 Adding a tex 96 21 og dede ae Drame nan Dane MU en De Mm DUM MSAN ions 33 Adding rectangle block and line objects VV 34 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO2 V JANUS Card Production User Manual Changing Objects in a card design 4 34 See ea SE ES eo Eee 35 Changing the properties of an object 35 Resizing and positioning an object sisi 36 enano e ODEC
73. system set up Unlimited availability during software warranty periods or when covered by a Software Support Plan Also available at published rates if not covered Remote Diagnostics Dial in assistance to aid system troubleshooting Unlimited availability during software warranty periods or when covered by a Software Support Plan Also available at published rates if not covered Product Repairs Available from our workshops in Bishop s Stortford A standard fee is charged as to Grosvenor Technology published rates Advanced warranty replacements are available upon request Database Conversions Easy upgrades from one system to another where database structures would otherwise be incompatible Fees may be charged if complicated scripts or interfacing is required Contact Grosvenor Technology in each instance PM008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Welcome to JANUS Card Production Services on Demand Supplied where a Software Support Plan is not in force Fees are charged as to Grosvenor Technology published rates for technical support and on site services Grosvenor Technology reserves the right to refuse assistance to any Service Company or engineer that has not been fully trained to our required system standards Unqualified engineers may compromise the security and efficient working of the End User access control and or other security systems Using this manual The manual has been laid out in 3 main section
74. t Open Cards or click on the Card button A new card record opens see Figure 26 With the cursor in the Surname field click on the Choices button to display a list of existing Card Records 3 Select a name from the list and click OK The card record will open Card number 300898272 PIN number AED EI dl Fi Card ID 70083215 Card praduction desigri a Produce card next batch Card status H Vids Recd Modhed 2 of E5535 Recods Used Figure 29 Card record details 4 Click on the View Card button to display the card in the Design Window of JANUS Card Production 5 The card is displayed in Read only mode Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8RO2 49 JANUS Card Production User Manual W Card Design Employee10 Format Employee Mode Read only 2 nntables Grosvenor Technology Access Control Users First Name Surname 1 Text Static Grosvenor Technology 2 Bitmap Data Users Picture Research amp Development Hon Printables 3008938222 31 Dec 01 Figure 30 Card displayed in read only mode 6 The card can be printed but not modified in this mode see Printing a single card for further details 7 f no card design is associated with a card record then the following window will open Please Choose a Card Design L S BLUE L 5 GREEN P BLUE P YELLOW PLAIN CONTRACTOR PLAIN VISITOR Figure 31 Choose card design dialog
75. t Search Highlight On that are found in topic files 2 Click to add boolean operators to your search Find out more about Boolean operators in Advanced searching techniques 3 Click List Topics select the topic you want and then click Display 4 To sort the topic list click the Title Location or Rank column Basic rules for fuHtext searches The basic rules for formulating queries are e Searches are not case sensitive so you can type your search in uppercase or lowercase characters e You may search for any combination of letters a z and numbers 0 9 e Punctuation marks such as the period colon semicolon comma and hyphen are ignored during a search e Group the elements of your search using double quotes or parentheses to set apart each element You cannot search for quotation marks If you are searching for a file name with an extension you should group the entire string in double quotes Otherwise the period will break the file name into two separate terms The default operation between terms is AND so you will create the logical equivalent to filename AND ext 8 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Getting Help Advanced Searching Techniques When using the full text search feature in the JANUS Card Production online help the following techniques can help you narrow your searches for more precise results Wildcard expressions You can search for words or phrases using wildcard e
76. the viewer to it s default size default size To manually resize the Place the pointer over the edge of the viewer so it turns into a viewer line with arrows on each end BR Press the left mouse button and drag up down left or right The viewer is resized after you release the mouse button Left hand tabs You can open or close the left hand tabs depending on how you like to work When you close the tabs the right hand pane is maximized so you can see as much topic content as the size of the HTML Help viewer allows See Table 2 for more details Table 2 To open and close the left hand tabs ss To close the left hand tabs from view Click Hide Show To open the left hand tabs Click Show 45 Lal Hide Navigation Just like a browser the HTML Help viewer includes Back and Forward buttons for navigating See Table 3 for more details 4 PMOO8RO2 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Getting Help Table 3 To use the navigation buttons EN To return to the previously viewed topic Click Back Back Go to the topic that was displayed prior to Click Forward going back Forward Options menu The Options button opens a menu with selections for hiding the left hand tabs going back and forward stopping a topic or Web page from loading refreshing the information displayed in the window printing and turning search highlighting on or off You can also access Internet options from this menu Using Left Hand
77. ting a design to a card record A card design must be allocated to a particular card record using the JANUS Database program 1 In the JANUS Database program select Open Cards or click on the Card button A new card record opens aid pacdiuehon drager nn Hes doen Hey de Neat ardora APE munt ime Force cud rr hath Lael gralu RTE Sr Fete sag Ente Record Harme 2 of 65535 Records Used Figure 26 New card record dialog 2 With the cursor in the Surname field click on the Choices button to display a list of existing Card Records 3 Select a name from the list and click OK The card record will open Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 47 JANUS Card Production User Manual VILE a PR PE PE TI PP TE wu d VIE E E du Figure 27 Card record details 4 With the cursor in the Card Production Design field click on the Choices button to display a list of available card designs Choice Box gt Mew Format Temporary Employee Test Figure 28 Card design choice dialog 5 Click on a Card Design to select is and click on the OK button 6 The design is now allocated to that card record 7 Click on the Save button to save the changes 8 Click on the Close button to close the card record 48 PMOO8R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Card Designs Viewing a card The card for a particular user can only be viewed via the JANUS Database program 1 In the JANUS Database program selec
78. to add a shadow effect to an object An object does not require a border to be defined for a shadow to be applied e Click on Shadow to enable this option The default thickness for the shadow effect is 0 2mm and is applied to the bottom and right of an object e Use the drop down Thickness menu in Shadow to change the shadow thickness for an object Thicknesses are available in 0 2mm increments from 0 2mm to 5mm e fa border already exists for an object a shadow effect can still be applied Again the shadow effect is applied to the bottom and right sides of an object e Click on Shadow again to de select this option Colour The default border colour is black The border colour can be altered by selecting Change Colour 58 PM008R02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions e Click a colour from those listed or if an alternative is required select Define Custom Colours See the section entitled Change object colour for more details on colour selection e Click OK to finish The new colour is assigned to the border When finished editing the border settings click OK to save the changes and to return to the Card Design window Alternatively click Cancel to maintain the original border settings Card Design List dialog This window displays a list of all Card Designs that have been created and are available for use This window must be open before a new card design can be created or and exi
79. ve where the designs are located Available designs This lists the available card designs within the location selected e Click on each design to be imported they will become highlighted e Toremove a highlighted design simply click on it again and it is no longer selected e Click the OK button to begin the import or click Cancel to close the dialog The card designs and associated card formats will then be copied and a status bar will show the progress e When all the card designs have been imported click OK to return to the main window Designs will not be imported and appropriate warning messages will be generated if any of the following conditions exist A card design of the same name already exists or Importing the design would overwrite a graphic image of the same name but of a different size 66 PMOO8RO02 Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 Appendix A Dialog Descriptions Item Size Position dialog This option allows the user to accurately position or resize individual objects By default Position is selected which displays Start X and Start Y These co ordinates show the position of the top left corner of the object relative to the top left corner of the drawing area in the Card Design window in millimetres End X and End Y These co ordinates show the position of the bottom right corner of the object relative to the top left corner of the drawing area and is shown in millimetres e Changing either both o
80. ws printer dialog box will appear Make sure the correct printer is selected and that the print orientation portrait or landscape matches the card format of the design being used Click on OK Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOOSRO02 53 JANUS Card Production User Manual 6 Printing will commence A dialog box will appear showing the progress of the printing process including the number of cards printed If problems such as missing fields occur a warning will be displayed Clicking OK to this warning allows printing to continue 7 If you wish to cancel printing click on the Cancel button Configure magnetic stripe printing If data is to be encoded on a magnetic stripe e g Card Number or Card Issue this dialog allows the user to configure how that data will be encoded 1 In the main window click on Admin Configure Magnetic Stripe Printing Magnetic Stripe Options C Encode using the following format x C Surround data using the following strings Leading Trailing ll Cancel Help e Figure 34 Configure magentic stripe options 2 Select the type of encoding to use Automatically determine printer type can only be used if the Photo ID printer is one of those supported by JANUS Card Production The appropriate encoding format will be assigned automatically upon printer detection Encode using the following format may be selected if the Photo ID printer being used to produce the cards is one of
81. xpressions Wildcard expressions allow you to search for one or more characters using a question mark or asterisk The table below describes the results of these different kinds of searches Table 5 Search examples single word Sail Topics that contain the word sail You will also find its grammatical variations such as sailor and sailing A phrase scuba dive or scuba Topics that contain the literal phrase scuba dive and all dive its grammatical variations Without the quotation marks the query is equivalent to specifying scuba AND dive which will find topics containing both of the individual words instead of the phrase Wildcard water or 90710 Topics that contain the terms WATER waterfall expression waterproof and so on The asterisk cannot be the only character in the term Topics that contain the terms 90110 90210 90310 and so on The question mark cannot be the only character in the term Boolean operators The AND OR NOT and NEAR operators enable you to precisely define your search by creating a relationship between search terms The following table shows how you can use each of these operators If no operator is specified AND is used For example the query water ski boat is equivalent to water AND ski AND boat Grosvenor Technology Ltd 2002 PMOO8RO2 9 JANUS Card Production User Manual Table 6 Using boolean operators in a search Both terms in the wave AND sand Topics containing

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