Reverse transferID card printer
User Manual
Prima
3
P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R I E S
Secure ID card printers
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Page 1: ...Reverse transfer ID card printer User Manual Prima 3 P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R I E S Secure ID card printers Prima 3 driver manual cover 07 Layout 1 3 12 07 11 30 Page 1...
Page 2: ...rical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits Harmonized Standards EN55022 1998 Class B EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 Class A EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005...
Page 3: ...ct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet...
Page 4: ...peration 25 Turning on the power 25 Turning off the power 26 About the RESET button 26 On Initialization when the retransfer film cassette and or the ink ribbon cassette is loaded 26 User modes 27 Use...
Page 5: ...dusts piled on the power plug Do not put a metallic material adjacent to the power plug Dusts and metal are conductive causing a fire or electric shock Pull out the power plug from the outlet every si...
Page 6: ...machine fails Do not put your head or yourself into the packaging bag Do not play with the packaging bag You may suffocate yourself Give close attention to small children who may want to play with th...
Page 7: ...film ink ribbons and cards Handling Take note of the following points when handling print media retransfer film and ink ribbons and cards Use of bent or damaged cards may result in card feed error Do...
Page 8: ...efects or card characteristics In addition we also do not provide compensation for insufficient print quality which are not agreed in advance Please evaluate carefully beforehand Card Material Some ca...
Page 9: ...ntilation 4 Unstable locations and sloped surface 5 Areas near air conditioners humidifiers stoves etc that may cause condensation within the printer Install in the environment that gives full play to...
Page 10: ...b Control panel Printer door Card tray Power switch Retransfer film cassette Accessory Ink ribbon cassette Accessory Rear External connection terminals Power input jack External connection terminals U...
Page 11: ...computer with the interface cables which are commercially available The medium type IC unit has various type of interface cable according to installed IC unit Consult your dealer for more details Int...
Page 12: ...if there is the possibility of uninterruptible power source CAUTION Set up continued CAUTION Laminator ILU 2 install the laminator Be careful not to pinch your finger when installing Memo If the mount...
Page 13: ...pending on the areas Portion A If a card jam a write error on magnetic stripes or an IC unit encode error occurs on the way press the RESET button then the ENTER button The printer is initialized and...
Page 14: ...e ink ribbon and the retransfer film then place the cushion on the thermal head Transporting without the cushion may cause the thermal head and roller to malfunction Do not use cushion materials other...
Page 15: ...k The ink ribbon is firmly inserted into the bobbin holders The ink face of the ribbon is directed correctly The feeding and winding bobbins are mounted correctly Memo To mount the ink ribbon which is...
Page 16: ...he retransfer face of the film facing outside and insert the bobbins into the bobbin holders firmly At this time perform setting so that the film is inside the guide Wind the film to the wind spool mo...
Page 17: ...ber of frames of the retransfer film being used is set For details refer to the Media Type setting on page 33 This work must be done when the used film number of frames is changed When the setting of...
Page 18: ...ribbon and or the retransfer film very carefully with hands so that the media position of take up side become parallel Please do not touch the print side of the ink ribbon and or the retransfer film...
Page 19: ...e that the tops of the cards are aligned properly CAUTION When handling cards avoid dusty environment and use the attached gloves Dusty cards such as those finger marked may cause improper printing Co...
Page 20: ...osing the card tray load cards with care R e a d y N o C a r d OR L o a d i n g When using magnetic cards When using cards with magnetic strips set the cards in the following manner For JIS II cards P...
Page 21: ...connection terminal on the printer s optional port The location of terminals varies with the host computer Please refer to the instruction manual of the host computer When there are multiple USB cabl...
Page 22: ...ou must configure the IP addresses for a every printer For details see page 37 of this documentation The Copyright of the Software is displayed This product includes software developed by the Open SSL...
Page 23: ...er free counter and roller counter If an error occurs Displays the error status For details concerning the error display see p 46 47 of this manual During user mode Displays various setting modes For...
Page 24: ...i n g S l e e p i n g U S B R e a d y x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x H e a t i n g x x x x x N E T R e a d y G e t t i n g I P OS booting up Firmware version Sh...
Page 25: ...turning on the power The operation display LED READY LED will light up Making settings in the user modes When the LCD panel displays Ready or Preheating press MENU button For details concerning each u...
Page 26: ...power these procedures are not necessary CAUTION On Initialization when the retransfer film cassette and or the ink ribbon cassette is loaded Dust or foreign particles may attach on the surface of re...
Page 27: ...s s M G I S O Ty p e I C A n t e n n a P o s C o u n t e r R e s e t See P 31 D i s p l a y See P 30 I C C o n t a c t P o s See P 36 See P 31 See P 32 See P 33 See P 34 See P 36 See P 34 See P 35 See...
Page 28: ...r the printing Setting the K printing mode 2 options standard and fine Setting the retransfer film setting the film type 1000 750 two types Setting the retransfer roller temperature 6 gradations can b...
Page 29: ...he ENTER button Main menu Submenu Factory setting See p 39 See p 39 See p 39 See p 37 Printer name entry Please select the PRINTER 01 09 and another name is enter from the host computer within 10 lett...
Page 30: ...counter is reset with be cleaning this roller LCD panel contrast setting There are 7 gradations 3 to 3 the higher the value the stronger the contrast LCD panel background color settings 8 options Pres...
Page 31: ...The beep will not sound if the buzzer mode setting is set to off To check that the counter is reset to zero select Free Counter in Setting the counter type on p 29 CAUTION The head counter is cleared...
Page 32: ...ectronic beep sounds The beep will not sound if the buzzer mode setting is set to off Press to select the setting value and press to save ENTER CAUTION UV ink level setting 9 gradations can be set fro...
Page 33: ...om the surface side Set the way of the peeling off the retransfer film 2 settings On and Off Depending on the card used peeling off the retransfer film may not be complete For the cards with JIS magne...
Page 34: ...ut for a period longer than the set time switch the units heater off Power save status When Off is specified electronic beep sound indicating an error electronic beep sound indicating the number of ca...
Page 35: ...g perform temperature control after printing has started If the bend remedy temperature setting is set to off from any other setting the preheating status will remain the same until the roller tempera...
Page 36: ...electronic beep sounds The beep will not sound if the buzzer mode setting is set to off None No antenna Ext Unit An IC unit antenna is being used Added on A compact IC unit is being used Te s t P r i...
Page 37: ...ethod Setting when DHCP is Off Setting when DHCP is Off The electronic beep sounds The beep will not sound if the buzzer mode setting is set to off Press to select the setting value and press to save...
Page 38: ...n g m o d e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U s e t h e k e y s t o c h a n g e t h e v a l u e o f t h e d i g i t a t t h e s y m b o l To i n c r e a s e u s e k e y To d e c r e a s e u s e k e y 0 0 0 0...
Page 39: ...after no printing motion for 30 minutes and over The temperature of the heat roller will automatically get an original setting when next card printing command received For that reason it takes long t...
Page 40: ...uch dust and dirt In such a case perform cleaning every 100 to 200 cards Do not do this however during printing operations 1 Open the card tray 2 Remove the cleaning unit Pull out the cleaning unit to...
Page 41: ...fan filter gets dirty partial omissions may occur on the printed cards or the printing result looks dirty It is recommended to clean the fan filter after printing about 10 000 cards 1 Remove the fan...
Page 42: ...cause of jamming of the cards It is recommended to clean the rollers once after printing about 1 000 cards It is also recommended to carry out cleaning before the work because the retransfer roller h...
Page 43: ...at the cleaning procedure once more If the retransfer roller heat roller gets too hot appears on the LCD panel and the printer returns to the Ready state Turn off the power of the printer and wait unt...
Page 44: ...ve been completed Once servicing and cleaning of the printer have been completed check to make sure that all parts have been replaced properly Improper replacement of parts may result in the power not...
Page 45: ...ep 50 Cleaning unit Card feed rollers Bend remedial roller heat roller Retransfer roller heat roller All rollers require routine cleaning The card feed rollers retransfer roller and bend remedial roll...
Page 46: ...cards are discharged turn off the power and remove the cards Turn on the power Card jam retransfer section Turn off the power and remove the cards from the retransfer section Turn on the power Card j...
Page 47: ...ge environment temperature Call for service if the problem persists Thermal head overheated Turn off the power and leave the unit for about 10 minutes before switching on again Call for service if the...
Page 48: ...e blurring To avoid this tendency following settings are recommended See Ink mode setting on Page 32 1 Set the black value K Try to increase setting value to more than 0 Standard Then darker printing...
Page 49: ...ard tray pull it out toward you until it no longer moves and lift it 2 Remove the jammed cards If you can hold the jammed card pull it out 3 Return the card tray to its original position Push the card...
Page 50: ...Turn the jog dial to move the card to the position where it becomes visible Turn the jog dial with the attached jog lever 4 Remove the card Remove the card Some parts inside the printer may be hot Be...
Page 51: ...1 Manual English 1 Cleaning card 1 Card stacker 1 Ink ribbon cassette 1 Retransfer film cassette 1 USB cable 200cm 1 Jog lever contained in the card tray 1 Gloves 1 CF 32ICM Medium type IC unit Power...
Page 52: ...arance and dimensions Front view Side view unit cm 34 3 34 7 38 1 Specifications continued In case of disposal In case of disposal this unit take care for compliance with the local law and regulations...
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