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EVERY 350 PRINTS OR SOONER –
Using a cleaning card
We recommend that you clean your printer using a
cleaning card after every 350 prints or each time you
replace the dye-film.
You should do this more often if you print only a few
cards a day.
To clean the card feed mechanism :
•
The printer must be switched ON.
•
Remove the card hopper and open the top door (the
red light comes on).
•
Ensure the dye film is not touching the base of the
printer inside. If it is, take up
the slack by winding the
supply spool backwards or
remove the dye film before
starting the cleaning cycle.
•
Take a fresh cleaning card from
its packaging.
•
Insert the narrow end into the
card feed slot
(picture 1)
.
•
Press the black button on the
back of the printer (located
above the USB connector).
The card is drawn into the
printer
(picture 2)
and then
ejected. Repeat this several
times with both sides of the
same card.
•
To ensure that the rear feed
rollers located under the card
hopper are thoroughly cleaned,
set the printer to its cleaning
cycle, and instead of inserting
the card, simply hold it against
these rollers
(picture 3)
.
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EVERY 1000 PRINTS -
Changing the cleaning roller
There is a cleaning cassette inside
the printer which holds a cleaning
roller. We recommend that this
roller is replaced after every 1000
prints, or sooner if it looks dirty.
You re-use the cassette, and you replace the roller within it.
To replace the cleaning roller :
•
Switch off your printer.
•
Open the top cover. Locate
the black cleaning cassette
towards the rear of the internal
compartment.
•
To remove the cleaning
cassette, hold it between
thumb and forefinger by the
tab on the top of the cassette
(picture 4)
. Push down lightly
on it, and then lift it out.
•
You now have the cassette
and roller assembly out of the
printer. This is a two roller
assembly. The bottom roller is
permanent and the top (larger)
roller is disposable
(picture 5)
.
•
Remove the used roller from
the cassette
(picture 6)
.
•
Take a new roller and remove
the protective white cover
from around the roller.
•
Insert the new roller into the cassette, ensuring that
the roller is ‘sprung’ in the cassette.
•
Insert the cassette back into the printer ensuring it is
seated correctly.
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CLEANING THE PRINTHEAD
You should clean the printhead if any lines are seen on printed cards.
To clean the printhead :
•
Use the special printhead cleaning pen from your Magicard printer cleaning kit.
See ‘Cleaning Supplies’.
•
Open the printer and draw the pen several times across the length of the printhead.
ANYTHING ELSE?
The only other maintenance procedure you may need
to do is the replacement of the printhead.
The printhead can be damaged by dirt, so cards must be
kept clean before loading into the printer.
THE MAGICARD CLEANING SYSTEM
There are three main parts to your printer’s cleaning
system - a Cleaning Card, a Cleaning Roller and a
Cleaning Pen :
1.
You use a Cleaning Card to
remove dirt from the print
path. This should be used
after every 350 prints (every
time you replace your
ribbon). If you print only a
few cards a day, we
recommend that you clean
the printer more often.
2.
There is a disposable Cleaning
Roller in the printer, which
should be replaced after every
1000 prints (roughly after
using 3 rolls of ribbon).
3.
There is also a Cleaning Pen,
which is used to clean the
printhead. We recommend
you use this if any lines are seen
on printed cards.
CLEANING IS IMPORTANT
The most important thing you can do to ensure card print
quality and the ongoing reliable operation of your printer
is to perform regular cleaning cycles to remove dust and
debris from the print rollers.
Plastic cards attract dust. Dust then gets ‘printed’ into
the card surface causing unsightly blemishes and
possible damage to the printhead. Your Magicard printer
has built-in cleaning rollers to remove dust from the card
stock. These rollers need to be cleaned periodically to
remove the dust and debris accumulations.
Cleaning is easy and inexpensive.
If you have not already done so, order a cleaning kit - see
the ‘Cleaning Supplies’ box on this page.
•
A clean printer produces better quality cards, as
dust and dirt are not present when the card is being
printed.
•
A clean printer is much less likely to require factory
maintenance, and the print head in your printer will last
for many years of normal use. Remember, large
particles of dirt can damage the printhead.
•
Magnetic encoding suffers when rollers are not clean.
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CLEANING SUPPLIES
Five cleaning cards and a cleaning roller are bundled with
each new Rio 2 or Tango 2 printer. You can purchase
additional cleaning kits, which include cleaning cards,
rollers and pens.
Cleaning Kits for Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia
Part # M9005-761 - 10 cleaning cards, 5 rollers and a
cleaning pen.
Cleaning Kits for North and South America
Part # N9005-761 Medium - 10 cleaning cards, 3 rollers,
and 2 cleaning pens.
Part # N9005-761 Large - 20 cleaning cards, 6 rollers,
and 3 cleaning pens.
Rio 2 & Tango 2
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