86 Card Design TasksSelect an Erase PatternWhen a printer is configured to print to rewritable cards, you use the Print Area tab to specify theerase option to use. The Print Area tab erase options display only when the Print Mode tabRewrite option has been selected. Refer to “Select the Rewrite Option” on page 93.The options for erase patterns include entire card, which erases the whole card, or a user-definedbitmap, which erases a portion of the card.The user-defined erase patterns use bitmap files that are installed as part of the Card PrinterDriver installation. The following files are installed in the C:\CardPrinter folder:You can modify the bitmap files to erase just a portion of the card, based on your card design. Thebitmap files are black-and-white, one-bit-per-pixel files that allow you to specify the erase area.The white areas of the bitmap represent the part of the card that will not be erased, and theblack area represents the area to erase. Use a graphics editing program, such as Microsoft Paint,to modify the driver-provided bitmap.1. Open the driver-provided bitmap that describes the orientation of your card design.Orientation Bitmap filePortrait CRDPortEraseFront.bmpLandscape CRDLandEraseFront.bmpRewritable cards are erased and printed only on the front side of the card.CRDLandEraseFront.bmp CRDPortEraseFront.bmp
