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Section 4:  Ribbons and Cards

4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual

NOTE:

If printing onto smart cards, it is not recommended that you print onto the area of the card
containing the smart card chip, as this could damage both the smart chip and the Printhead.
For best results when printing onto smart cards, use cards with a recessed chip and select
either the Smart Card or Smart Chip card size option from within your printer driver setup
(see Section 5-F for printer driver information). 

Likewise, if printing onto cards with a pre-punched slot, do not print over the area of the
card with the punched slot. To avoid this area when printing in portrait orientation, select
the Punch Offset card size option from within your printer driver setup. When selected, this
option allows the printer to print up to but not over the punched area of the card. This
option does not apply to pre-punched cards intended to be printed and worn in landscape
orientation. If you need to print over the entire area of a card in landscape orientation,
punch the slot after the card has printed.

D. LOADING CARDS INTO THE PRINTER

The printer will hold a maximum of 100 cards in its Card Hopper (based on a
standard CR-80 card size). The Printer automatically feeds each card and adjusts to
each cardÕs particular size and thickness. Significantly larger, thicker, or thinner
cards, however, may require slight printer adjustments for consistent printing. See
Section 8 for details on such adjustments. To load the cards into the printer, refer to
the following steps:

1.

Remove a stack of 100 or fewer cards from the card packaging. Do not touch
the area of the card where you intend to print. Oil or dirt from your hands will
impair print quality.

2.

Open the Card Hopper Door located on the right-hand side of the printer by
grasping the slot on the face of the door and pulling down. Allow the door to
swing completely open.

Card Input Tray

Card Input Guides

Card Hopper Door

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Summary of Contents for Card Printer

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Page 2: ...this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without prior written consent Patent Pending Trademark Acknowledgements IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corpora...

Page 3: ...easures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Use of a shielded cable is required to comply with the Class A limits of Part 15 of the FCC Rules You are cautioned th...

Page 4: ...7 G Extending the Card Output Drawer 18 Section 4 Ribbons and Cards A About Ribbons 19 B Loading Ribbon into the Printer 21 C About Cards 23 D Loading Cards into the Printer 24 E Running the Self Test 25 Section 5 Using Your 4200 Series Card Printer A Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 27 B Installing the Windows Printer Driver 30 C Installing the 32 Bit Print Spooler for Windows 95 98 32 D I...

Page 5: ...rs 53 I Cleaning the Drive Roller 54 J Maintaining the Cleaning Roller 55 Section 8 Mechanical Adjustments A Adjusting the Card Input Guides 57 B Adjusting the Internal Card Guides 59 C Adjusting the Card Separator Flap 59 Section 9 Troubleshooting A Interpreting LCD Display Messages 61 B General Troubleshooting Suggestions 67 Section 10 Technical Specifications 71 Appendix A Magnetic Stripe Encod...

Page 6: ...technology The following describes how each of these technologies work Dye Sublimation Dye sublimation is the process your printer uses to print smooth continuous tone images that look truly photographic This process uses a dye based ribbon roll that is partitioned by a number of consecutive color panels see Section 4 A for more ribbon information The panels are grouped in a repeating series of th...

Page 7: ...ye sublimation resin thermal transfer printing capability for printing continuous tone photos and crisp readable bar codes 4250 only Optional magnetic stripe or smart card encoding capabilities A fast print speed of just 35 seconds per full color card or 6 seconds per monochrome card Fast 32 bit print spooler for Windows 95 98 Automatic card cleaning 2MB memory Optional color matching software 425...

Page 8: ... have it checked by qualified service personnel Unplug the unitÕs power transformer from the wall outlet if you do not use the unit for a long time Disconnect the cord by grasping the plug Never pull the cord itself The unit is not disconnected from the main power source as long as the power transformer is plugged into the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Do not disassemble ...

Page 9: ...mit 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Wechselstrom betreiben Wenn Sie nicht sicher sind ob Ihr GerŠt mit der Spannung des šrtlichen Stromnetzes arbeitet DAS GER T NICHT IN BETRIEB NEHMEN Wenden Sie sich an Ihren HŠndler oder den Hersteller des GerŠts Den Betrieb sofort unterbrechen wenn ein Gegenstand in das GehŠuse gefallen oder FlŸssigkeit eingedrungen ist Den Netzstecker ziehen und das GerŠt von qualifizierte...

Page 10: ...a compatibilitŽ entre la tension nominale de lÕappareil et le courant du pays dÕutilisation NE PAS TENTER DÕUTILISER LÕAPPAREIL Contacter le revendeur ou lÕusine Arr ter immŽdiatement le fonctionnement si un liquide ou un solide venait ˆ sÕinfiltrer ˆ lÕintŽrieur de lÕarmoire DŽbrancher lÕappareil et le faire vŽrifier par un personnel qualifiŽ DŽbrancher le transformateur de la prise murale si lÕo...

Page 11: ...00 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Si no est seguro que la unidad que tiene es compatible al voltaje de la corriente elŽctrica de su pa s NO INTENTE USAR LA UNIDAD Llame al representante de ventas o a la f brica Detenga la operaci n inmediatamente si algœn l quido u objeto s lido cayera en el armario Desenchufe la unidad y h gala revisar por un tŽcnico de servicio autorizado Desenchufe el transformador del tomac...

Page 12: ...non abbiate la certezza che il trasformatore e la spina di cui disponete siano quelli adeguati allÕalimentazione erogata nel vostro paese NON USARE LÕUNITË Rivolgersi piuttosto al rivenditore o la fabbrica del luogo Arrestare immediatamento il funzionamento dellÕunitˆ qualora si verifichi un versamento di liquido o la caduta di un oggetto solido allÕinterno del suo alloggiamento Staccare la spina ...

Page 13: ...n o souber se a sua unidade tem a voltagem correta para o sistema elŽtrico do seu pais NÌO TENTE USAR ESTA UNIDADE Entre em contato com seu revendedor ou com a f brica Pare imediatamente a opera o se qualquer l quido ou objeto s lido cair em seu gabinete Desligue a unidade e mande examin la por pessoal qualificado Desligue o transformador de for a da unidade conectado ˆ tomada de corrente elŽtrica...

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Page 18: ... height of the unit with its cover open Do not install unit a near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or b in a place subject to direct sun light excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock B ABOUT MOISTURE CONDENSATION If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense inside the unit Should this occur print quality may ...

Page 19: ...anual and other printed information Save the carton and packing materials They will come in handy when transporting the unit D APPLYING POWER The power supply included with the printer is a universal power supply properly configured for the power used in your country To connect this power supply to the printer locate the appropriate power cord for your country and refer to the following steps CAUT...

Page 20: ...ly applied to the printer when it is plugged in Press the On Cancel button if you wish to turn the printer OFF If the printer will not be used for a long period of time unplug the power supply cord from the wall outlet E IDENTIFYING THE PARTS This illustration shows all of the features found on the front of the printer Power Input Port LCD Display Top Cover On LED Light Ready LED Light Cover Relea...

Page 21: ...e also Section 9 A for a complete description of all possible LCD error prompts On Cancel Button The On Cancel button turns the printer power ON and OFF It also serves to cancel the current print job and reset the printer for the next print job if an unrecoverable print error has occurred If a card is left within the printer after a print job is canceled it will automatically be ejected when the p...

Page 22: ...allowing for higher quality output Refer to the following steps to install the Cleaning Roller 1 Remove the Cleaning Roller from its packaging 2 Open the Top Cover of the printer by pressing the Cover Release Button If you have already installed the ribbon remove it from the printer 3 Lower the Cleaning Roller down into the Cleaning Roller Bracket which resides just below the Ribbon Sensor Note th...

Page 23: ... Card Output Drawer which when extended will catch the cards after they are printed If the Card Output Drawer is not extended the cards will simply be ejected onto the desktop To extend the Card Output Drawer simply grasp the top center of the Card Output Drawer and pull the drawer out until it stops Card Output Drawer ...

Page 24: ...nt methods each provide their own unique benefits print ribbons are available in resin only dye sublimation only and combination dye sublimation resin versions To make it easier to remember which ribbons are which a letter code has been developed to indicate the type of ribbon panels found on each ribbon This letter code is as follows Dye Sublimation Yellow Panel Dye Sublimation Magenta Panel Dye ...

Page 25: ... both infra read and visible light bar code scanners Metallic Resin Metallic resin ribbons are available for printing provides 1 000 prints resin images with a metallic sheen Dye Sublimation Only Ribbons for 4250 only Dye sublimation only ribbons are available in either monochrome or full color versions These ribbons consist of a series of dye sublimation ribbon panels which alternate with a clear...

Page 26: ... or a separate overlaminate applied to them If neither of these types of protective layers are applied your cardÕs dye sublimation image will quickly begin to wear or fade Cards printed solely with monochrome resin text bar codes or images do not require any type of protective overlay or overlaminate To apply the ribbonÕs clear overlay panel select the Apply Ribbon Overlay option within the printe...

Page 27: ...underneath the ribbon roll HINT The Ribbon Drive Hub nearest you as you are looking into the printer from the front is spring loaded Use the end of the ribbon supply core to push in this Ribbon Drive Hub when inserting the ribbon 5 Place the take up end of the ribbon roll in between the two black Ribbon Drive Hubs located on the left hand side of the printerÕs interior Load the ribbon take up end ...

Page 28: ...ion cards must have a completely smooth level surface in order for the printer to achieve consistent color coverage Some types of Proximity cards for example have an uneven surface which will inhibit consistent color transfer Likewise some smart card chips are raised slightly above the cards surface which also results in poor color transfer For information on card brands suitable for direct to car...

Page 29: ...ply to pre punched cards intended to be printed and worn in landscape orientation If you need to print over the entire area of a card in landscape orientation punch the slot after the card has printed D LOADING CARDS INTO THE PRINTER The printer will hold a maximum of 100 cards in its Card Hopper based on a standard CR 80 card size The Printer automatically feeds each card and adjusts to each card...

Page 30: ...cards will automatically feed off the top of the stack NOTE The printerÕs 100 card capacity is figured using a standard CR 80 3 375ÓL x 2 125ÓW x 030Ó 85 6mmL x 54 0mmW x 75mm card size Please be aware of this when inserting cards of varying thicknesses E RUNNING THE SELF TEST Once ribbon and cards are installed a self test should be performed to check for proper operation of the printer The stand...

Page 31: ...25 Card Printer UserÕs Manual 4 Release the Pause Resume button The self test will begin printing approximately 5 seconds after the Pause Resume button has been released 4250 Self Test Example Actual size 4225 Self Test Example Actual size ...

Page 32: ... station and you have questions regarding its use please contact your authorized reseller IBM PC Your 4200 Series Card Printer is designed to be used with any IBM PC or compatible running Windows 3 1x Windows 95 98 or Windows NT A minimum of a 486 DX class computer with 8MB RAM or higher is required For best performance a Pentiumª class computer with 32 MB RAM or higher is recommended The printer ...

Page 33: ... the Centronics type parallel side to the printer Snap the fastening clips into place 2 Connect the other side to the back of your PC at the PARALLEL connector The printer must have its Ready LED light illuminated to receive data If the light is not ON press the Pause Resume button Parallel Port ...

Page 34: ...th a PowerPC The printer is equipped with a high speed serial port This port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer This port is not AppleTalkª compatible To connect the printer to your computer obtain a standard serial cable no longer than 6 feet with an 8 pin mini DIN connector and refer to the following steps 1 Connect one end of the serial cable to the printer ...

Page 35: ...he appropriate printer driver for your system After youÕve installed the driver put the driver diskette away in a safe place for possible future use For details on all printer driver options refer to Part F of this section NOTE This section of the OperatorÕs Manual assumes that you are already familiar with Windows and know how it operates If you are not yet familiar with Windows consult the appro...

Page 36: ...the bottom left of the Printers window 4 Select the Add button 5 Highlight the Install Unlisted or Updated Printer option from List of Printers 6 Select the Install button 7 Insert the supplied Printer Driver diskette into your computerÕs disk drive If you insert the diskette in a drive other than the A drive displayed in the Install Driver dialog box you must change the drive designation Select t...

Page 37: ...al for printing a large number of consecutive cards or for printing larger file formats 1 MB or more The 32 Bit Print Spooler also allows your computer to display helpful prompts if a printer error occurs during printing The 32 Bit Print Spooler installs just like any other standard Windows application program To install the 32 Bit Print Spooler refer to the following 1 Insert the 32 Bit Print Spo...

Page 38: ...plication This window provides a number of details about the print jobs being sent to the printer The Current Job tab tells you the name and size of the file printing the progress of the overall print job as well as the total number of copies left to print It also provides buttons which allow you to pause or cancel the print job at any time during the printing process The Settings tab tells you th...

Page 39: ...afe place for possible future use For details on all printer driver options refer to Part F of this section NOTE This section of the OperatorÕs Manual assumes that you are already familiar with the Macintosh operating system and know how it operates If you are not yet familiar with it consult the appropriate documentation to become familiar with the basics before proceeding 1 Insert the printer dr...

Page 40: ...sable the printerÕs Background Printing function When enabled this function allows you to work in the foreground of your application program while printing in the background Please refer to Section 6 for more information on background printing The next time you open the Chooser the selected driver will no longer be highlighted The Chooser remembers however which driver is the current one but does ...

Page 41: ...on with the right mouse button and select Document Defaults 3 Click on the Advanced tab of the Document Settings window Macintosh Select Page Setup from the File menu NOTE Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their own Print screens This means you donÕt have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the p...

Page 42: ...he printer memory is full This is ideal for most applications where printers are not networked together Calibrate Select this option to display options for calibrating the printerÕs Image Placement and Ribbon Sensor or for sending a simple test print The Image Placement controls allow you to adjust the position of the overall print area to be precisely centered on a card To adjust the Image Placem...

Page 43: ... is effectively communicating with the printer and that the printer is functioning properly If you would like to bypass your computer and print a self test directly from the printer see the self test procedure described in Section 4 E NOTE If using Windows and you would like to send your own test file simply create a PRN file name it ÒIDTEST PRN Ó and save it in the c Windows System directory in p...

Page 44: ...nce the FargoColor option is intended to match photographic color hues as closely as possible you may notice that some colors may appear slightly muted when printing simple spot colors Controls See Picture Controls Disable Printing Selecting this option disables the printing capabilities of the printer yet still allows the printer to encode cards This option is useful if you would like to encode o...

Page 45: ... from certain application programs the printer driver is also forced to print all objects even black text or bar codes with the yellow magenta and cyan color panels This happens because some application programs interpret both text and image objects as bitmapped images If your particular application program does not differentiate between TrueType text and image objects or if you are printing bitma...

Page 46: ...full color ribbon or when printing with a resin only ribbon adjust the Resin Heat slide Moving the slide to the left causes less heat to be used in the printing process causing resin images to be lighter or less saturated Moving the slide to the right causes more heat to be used causing resin images to be darker or more saturated This control can be helpful for fine tuning the saturation of resin ...

Page 47: ...on the 32 Bit Print Spooler This option and the 32 Bit Print Spooler software will not function in Windows 3 1x Write Direct to Port Selecting this option provides the fastest print processing when printing exclusively from Windows 3 1x When selected this option allows the printer driver to bypass the Windows 3 1x Print Manager and to send all print data directly to the printer This option devotes...

Page 48: ...per magnetic settings are selected After youÕve properly configured the driver select the Print button from the applicationÕs Print screen 3 The Card PrinterÕs RIP raster image processing begins The image processing time will vary depending upon the complexity of the image and the processing speed of your computer 4 After the image is processed and sent to the printer the printer will feed in a ca...

Page 49: ...44 Section 5 Using Your 4200 Series Card Printer 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 50: ... section A INSTALLING THE BACKGROUNDER The Backgrounder is installed by selecting the Install Background Print Utility option from within the printer driverÕs installer program This option is NOT selected by default so if you did not select the Backgrounder option when installing the printer driver it is most likely not installed To install the Backgrounder simply go through the printer driver ins...

Page 51: ...ed and displays any other relevant information This line is blank if for example you manually start Backgrounder and no job is currently being processed The list of queued jobs displays below the current job in the order in which they were sent to the printer Some applications however may put each page of the document into a separate spool file creating a different job in the queue for each page P...

Page 52: ...ing on a job in the status window is a shortcut for Get Info Quit Exits the Backgrounder Note that you cannot quit while a job is being processed see Stop Processing on the following page All jobs in the queue are retained and processed when Backgrounder is next started NOTE The spool files are stored in the ÒSpool Folder Ó inside the ÒSystem Folder Ó If these files are deleted the corresponding p...

Page 53: ...Use this command only when you are sure that you do not wish to process the job Note that the job currently processing cannot be deleted this happens automatically when it is printed successfully Move Job Up and Move Job Down Adjusts the position of the selected job in the queue allowing you to prioritize jobs The queue is processed in top to bottom order E PROBLEMS DURING A BACKGROUND PRINT Error...

Page 54: ...tone Standard clear adhesive tape or masking tape Soft lint free cloth Or to make these maintenance procedures more convenient a Printer Cleaning Kit is available from your reseller This optional kit includes the following Printhead Cleaning Pens pre moistened with 99 99 isopropyl alcohol for cleaning your printerÕs Printhead Cleaning Cards with an adhesive backing for automatically cleaning your ...

Page 55: ... with your hand prior to touching any internal electrical components B STANDARD PRINTHEAD CLEANING This procedure should be performed if you notice a streak on the card where color was not transferred This procedure should also be performed during every ribbon change or after every 250 prints in order to maintain consistent print quality 1 Open the printerÕs Top Cover by pressing the Cover Release...

Page 56: ...ersists contact your dealer for further assistance D CLEANING THE PRINTER S CASE The printer has a durable casing that should retain its luster and appearance for many years Clean it only with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water or a mild soap Do not use excess water or cleaning solvents of any kind Never spray the cabinet with a cleaner Rather spray the cloth first then wipe down the printe...

Page 57: ...new card and reprint the job which originally jammed along with all subsequent jobs still being sent Pressing the On Cancel button will reboot the printer and cancel all jobs within the printerÕs memory In this case you must also cancel and resend the print job from your computer G CLEARING A RIBBON JAM If the ribbon becomes stuck to a card or jammed inside the printer the LCD Display will indicat...

Page 58: ... Remove the Cleaning CardÕs adhesive backing paper 3 Insert the Cleaning Card into the Card Hopper as you normally would any other type of card Be sure however that the shortest non adhesive end of the Cleaning Card enters the printer first and that the side of the cleaning card with the adhesive backing removed the sticky side is facing upward If the card is inserted with the sticky side facing d...

Page 59: ...irty Use the following steps to clean the roller 1 Leave the printer power ON and open the printerÕs Top Cover 2 Remove the ribbon 3 Locate the Drive Roller 4 Use a Cleaning Pad from the Printer Cleaning Kit or a soft lint free cloth slightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol to wipe the roller clean Press the On Cancel and Pause Resume buttons to move the roller back and forth while cleaning 5 Aft...

Page 60: ...dure If additional cleaning is necessary however please refer to the following steps 1 Open the Top Cover of the printer by pressing the Cover Release Button 2 Remove the ribbon 3 Locate the Cleaning Roller the black roller next to the first In Feed Roller on the printerÕs right hand side 4 Reach down beneath the Cleaning Roller and lift it up and out of the printer 5 Once the Cleaning Roller is r...

Page 61: ...56 Section 7 Maintenance 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 62: ...output quality A ADJUSTING THE CARD INPUT GUIDES Two Card Input Guides reside within the Card Hopper The left Card Input Guide as you are looking straight into the Card Hopper is adjustable to accommodate varying card widths To adjust this Card Input Guide refer to the following steps 1 Open the Card Hopper Door located on the right hand side of the printer and remove any cards which may be instal...

Page 63: ... the Card Input Tray and the left Card Input Guide Both are spring loaded and will automatically adjust to the size of your cards 5 Tighten the Card Guide Adjustment Screw Note that you may need to hold the left Card Input Guide slightly away from the card stack while tightening the screw if the stack seems to fit too snugly between the guides Adjustment to the left Card Input Guide is now complet...

Page 64: ...ant the tension of the Card Input Guide is set properly If spring tension is increased and you are using thinner cards you may experience card jams If spring tension is decreased and you are using cards with a standard thickness printed cards may appear misregistered or blurry C ADJUSTING THE CARD SEPARATOR FLAP The Card Separator Flap resides inside the printer and helps prevent two cards from fe...

Page 65: ...rly the space between the Card Separator Flap and the first Card Feed Roller should be approximately the same as the thickness of a single card To determine this look inside the printer Of the two cards left within the Card Hopper in step 2 only the top card should appear above the Card Separator Flap as shown in this side view illustration 8 Once you have adjusted the Card Separator Flap to the o...

Page 66: ...tance A INTERPRETING LCD DISPLAY MESSAGES The LCD display shows you the current status of the printer Please refer to the following tables for a complete list and cause of all possible LCD messages If the LCD message is communicating an error or requires an action these tables will also offer a solution to what should be done Note that not all of these messages apply if using the 4225 Monochrome C...

Page 67: ...bed in Section 8 B The in feed rollers may be dirty Clean these rollers according to the directions in Section 7 H Be sure the cards you are using are not sticking together Manually separate the cards if you suspect they are sticking to one another Clearing Jam Indicates error or jam is being cleared Feeding Card Indicates card is feeding properly Head down Failed Printhead is unable to Press Paus...

Page 68: ...ot Press the Pause Resume encoded properly button to resume encoding Mag Verifying Indicates data on mag stripe is being verified Print Cover Open The Top Cover is not Check that nothing is blocking properly shut the cover from being shut and close the cover Printer Ready Indicates printer is ready to print Printing Indicates printer is printing Printing Yellow Indicates print ribbonÕs yellow pane...

Page 69: ...n 5 F Is the ribbon installed properly according to Section 4 B Is the ribbon broken If so repair according to Section 7 G step 3 If the proper ribbon type is installed and the ribbon just seems to wind and wind try recalibrating the Ribbon Sensor 4250 only see Section 5 F Ribbon Jam Out The print ribbon has Install a new ribbon if out become jammed in the see Section 4 B If jammed printer rollers...

Page 70: ...ncode smart Press Pause Resume to card continue encoding Smart Card Good Indicates smart card was successfully encoded Smart Encoding Indicates smart card is being encoded Smart up Failed Smart card is unable to be Press Pause Resume button to raised to the smart card retry If failure continues verify contact station that your printer does have a smart card contact station or look for a card misfe...

Page 71: ...er an error the current print job where it has occurred left off once the error is cleared Press the On Cancel button to abort the current print job and completely clear the printerÕs memory DRAM Memory Bad The printerÕs 2 MB Disconnect printerÕs power Service Required memory module is bad or remove the printerÕs back not installed properly cover and check that the memory module is seated properly...

Page 72: ...sent return it to its ÒReadyÓ when the printer is in its mode ÒReadyÓ mode B GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONS The printer beeps just before each ribbon panel is printed This indicates the print ribbon is running low and that is will soon run out Print until the ribbon is gone and replace the ribbon when necessary see Section 4 B The printer doesn t seem to work at all Make sure that the power c...

Page 73: ...ls tab then select the Spool Settings button 3 Select the Print directly to the printer option and click on OK 4 Again from the Details tab select the Port Settings button 5 Deselect both the Check Port state before printing option and the Spool MS DOS print jobs option and click on OK 6 Increase the Transmission retry value of the Details tab from 45 to 900 Click on OK to close the Properties win...

Page 74: ...ntered use the Calibrate Image Placement option within the printer driver to precisely center the image Two or more cards feed at the same time Be sure the cards you are using are not sticking together Manually separate the cards if you suspect they are sticking to one another If separating cards remember not to touch the surface of the card where you intend to print since dirt or oil from your ha...

Page 75: ...70 Section 9 Troubleshooting 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 76: ...nly Maximum Print Length 3 37Ó 85 5mm Accepted Card Width 2 1Ó to 2 63Ó W 53mm to 67mmW Accepted Card Length 3 25Ó to 3 88Ó L 82mm to 98mmL Accepted Card Thickness 010Ó to 060Ó 254mm to 75mm Card Types PVC or Polyester cards with polished PVC finish monochrome resin ribbon required for straight polyester cards Card Capacity Accepts up to 100 standard CR 80 PVC Cards Software Driver Windows 3 1x Wi...

Page 77: ...Class B CE Supply Voltage 100 240 VAC Supply Frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz Options ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module dual high and low coercivity tracks 1 2 and 3 JIS II Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Smart Card Encoding Module FargoColor Color Matching Software Printer Cleaning Kit 72 Section 10 Technical Specifications 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 78: ...tics button from within the printer driver setup window The following Magnetic Track Options will display NOTE If using the printer with a Macintosh it is only possible to encode according to ISO Standards These standard ISO encoding options are not listed in the printer driver and cannot be modified The printer driver will only display options for Coercivity Verify Magnetic Data and Shift Data Le...

Page 79: ...hrough the Magnetic Track Options Although the default ISO Magnetic Track Options should be correct for almost all applications these options can be customized if your application requires it Please note that all options must be changed separately for each of the three individual tracks If you would like to set these options back to the ISO standard settings once they have been changed simply sele...

Page 80: ... Character Data Size This option enables customization of the Character Data Size Bits per Character used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track Note this character size includes the parity bit if enabled The default ISO Standard selections for this option are Track 1 7 BPC Track 2 5 BPC Track 3 5 BPC Character ASCII Offset This option enables customization of the Character AS...

Page 81: ... data to the left hand end of the card This is useful in situations that require cards to be readable with insert type readers that may not be able to read the right hand edge of the card B ISO TRACK LOCATIONS The magnetic encoding module encodes onto tracks in accordance with an ISO 7811 2 magnetic stripe Refer to the following diagram for track locations C SENDING TRACK INFORMATION Magnetic trac...

Page 82: ...character of this data string must be the trackÕs specific Start Sentinel SS and the last character must be the specific End Sentinel ES The characters or data in between the SS and ES can include all of the valid characters specific to each track The number of these characters however is limited by each trackÕs maximum character capacity When segmenting track data the appropriate Field Separator ...

Page 83: ...78 Appendix A Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 84: ... a high speed Macintosh serial interface port These communication ports are the means through which the printer receives data from your computer This section describes the pin assignments and signal specifications for each of these ports Appendix B Interfacing Information B Appendix B Interfacing Information 79 ...

Page 85: ...terface connector is a standard 36 pin Amp type with two metal wire retaining clips and is ECP Extended Capabilities Port compatible It mates with a standard bi directional PC to printer parallel cable For best results keep the interface cable to under 6 feet if possible TABLE B 1 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments 14 25 13 PIN 1 36 18 PIN 1 19 WIRE DIAGRAM DB36P DB25P 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 ...

Page 86: ...ty serial cable which is less than 6 feet in length Pin assignments are as follows Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description 1 HSKo External Clock Output 2V Vout 3 6V Rout 450 2 HSKi Not Connected 3 TxD Not Connected 4 GND Signal ground Connected to logic and chassis ground 5 RxD Receive data inverted Vih 0 2V Vil 0 2V Rin 12K 6 TxD Not Connected 7 GPi Not Connected 8 RxD Receive data Received uni...

Page 87: ...82 Appendix B Interfacing Information 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 88: ...ASES WILL NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED DO NOT ALTER THESE SETTINGS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IF YOU DO NEED TO CHANGE THESE SETTINGS IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE DOWN THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS ALONG WITH THE PRINTERÕS SERIAL NUMBER FOR LATER REFERENCE NOTE If adjustment to the Image Darkness or Image Placement is required try making these adjustments through the printer driver prior to changing the internal p...

Page 89: ...of Printhead heat To darken the image press the Pause Resume button to enter a positive value and increase the amount of Printhead heat For best results make slight adjustments of only 4 so you do not accidentally over adjust the Printhead heat If you set too high of a positive value for example the print ribbon may jam or even break The maximum adjustment range is 32 Image Placement 00 This optio...

Page 90: ...sting this value keep in mind that a card and its magnetic stripe will always remain in the same relative position as the card travels through the printer The following diagram represents how the magnetic data will move in relation to the fixed position of a cardÕs magnetic stripe as a positive or negative Magnetic Offset value is entered To move the start of the magnetic data more toward the lead...

Page 91: ...button to enter a negative value To move the position of the smart card contact station more toward the trailing edge of the card or card input side of the printer press the Pause Resume button to enter a positive value Notice the arrows on these buttons indicate the direction the smart card contact station will move in relation to a cardÕs smart chip The maximum adjustment range is 32 pixels As a...

Page 92: ...ME CANCEL As instructed press both buttons to exit the adjustment mode The LCD Display will then prompt you with the following message CANCEL NO SAVE RESUME SAVE DATA Press the On Cancel button to cancel any adjustments you just made to the Internal Printer Settings or press the Pause Resume button to save your adjustments Once you have made your selection the printer will exit the adjustment mode...

Page 93: ...88 Appendix C Internal Printer Settings 4250 4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual ...

Page 94: ...hopper door 15 Card input guides 57 Card jam 52 Card output drawer 18 Card separator flap 59 Card size 38 Cards 23 Character ASCII offset 75 Character data parity 75 Character data size 75 Chooser 35 Cleaning roller 17 55 Coercivity 74 Color matching 38 Controls 41 Cover release button 15 Disable printing 39 Dither mode 39 Drive roller 54 Dye Sub intensity 41 Dye Sublimation 1 Dye Sublimation ribb...

Page 95: ...ht 16 Orientation 41 Parallel interface port 27 80 Pause Resume button 16 Picture controls 41 Power input port 15 Power supply 14 Print edge to edge 41 Printer cleaning kit 49 Printer driver 30 34 Printer driver settings 35 Printhead 50 Ready LED light 16 Resin heat 41 Resin ribbons 20 Resin thermal transfer 2 Ribbon 1 19 Ribbon jam 52 Ribbon panel 19 Ribbon sensor 17 38 Ribbon type 42 Rotate 180 ...

Page 96: ...Printed in the United States of America P N 510291 ...

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