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Quick Start Guide

MAGICARDTURBO Color Printer

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MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer

Quick Start Guide for the

TURBO, TURBO M AND TURBO MS

Quick Start Guide

Printer/Software Setup

Iss. 04     Apr 99

3505-22-01

Stock No. M9004-707

DCR 25826 refers

Summary of Contents for Turbo

Page 1: ...ck Start Guide MAGICARDTURBO Color Printer Page 1 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide for the TURBO TURBO M AND TURBO MS Quick Start Guide Printer Software Setup Iss 04 Apr 99 3505 22 01 St...

Page 2: ...S Driver WINDOWS 95 K Printer Setup L Install the WINDOWS Driver WINDOWS NT4 3 Verify computer to printer operation M Verifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS N In Case of Difficulty P I...

Page 3: ...rface Adequate space for opening the Top Cover cable access at the rear allowance for air circulation An adequately ventilated room An adequate power supply Ambient temperature 10 to 30 deg C Relative...

Page 4: ...lectronics Card Systems Page 4 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer changes Carefully open the box and remove any accessories Place on a smooth level table and remove the polyethylene container Removing the P...

Page 5: ...ick Start Guide MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 5 The MagiCard Color Printer Take up Core The Card Cassette A Power Cord with Moulded Plug for your Country Checking the Package Contents Locate each...

Page 6: ...thead 1 Pair of Gloves 1 Centronics IEEE 1284 Parallel Cable M2900 337 IMPORTANT NOTE Reference Centronics Parallel Connection Cable It is recommended that an IEEE 1284 specification cable be used to...

Page 7: ...the Dzus fastener ring a quarter turn counter clockwise the dye film carrier can be removed Replace the Film Carrier Open the Dye Film package Fit the dye film on the lower boss observing the correct...

Page 8: ...e Spur Gear until the slots on the core engage with the lugs Pull about 6 of dye film off the roll of dye film observing that it should be coming off the top of the roll as per the label illustrations...

Page 9: ...s Feed the leading edge of the dye film over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and beneath the two guide bars where fitted Refer to the diagram on the side Fasten the end of the dye film onto the Take...

Page 10: ...f plastic cards to make sure they are not stuck together Avoid touching the surfaces to be printed Drop the cards flat down into the plastic Cassette side to be printed uppermost mag stripe to the lef...

Page 11: ...the tacky roller release the locking tab on the left hand side and by putting your fingers beneath it the roller can then be removed Remove surface dust by using a strip of Scotch adhesive tape and sn...

Page 12: ...lor Printer Locate the Mains Switch on the rear panel Plug in the Power Cord Plug the other end into a Power Supply socket Switch ON The indicators should all flash and the motors run briefly Finally...

Page 13: ...printing commences When finished a Test Card will be ejected from the aperture in the Front Panel The card should be as shown with Yellow Magenta Cyan Black panels a Cyan background and Yellow Magenta...

Page 14: ...c driver If you wish to have a CUSTOM LOGO produced you must ask your dealer for a custom key order form Your logo will then be programmed into a key of the type shown above When the key is plugged in...

Page 15: ...select the My Computer folder Select and open the Printers folder Select and open the Add Printer icon Select the Next button Select the Have Disk button Insert the PrintMagic WINDOWS Driver Disk int...

Page 16: ...n You may then be offered the choice of which printer to use as the default printer Select the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer and then select the Next button If you opt to print a test page do so only if...

Page 17: ...has six pages any of which may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate tab For WINDOWS 95 Go to the My Computer folder Double Click on the Printers folder Double Click the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printe...

Page 18: ...odes to be printed Care should be taken to ensure that the background colour is in the range of 0 to 254 otherwise if the value of 255 is used full black the YMC panels will be skipped and only K will...

Page 19: ...ly turn the printed card over and reinsert for printing on the back Print on Back Only For Magicard Flip models only leave unchecked Hand Fed Mode If this switch is checked then the printer will not f...

Page 20: ...window and to accept any changes that have been made Note Although you may be able to access the Printer Setup dialog window from within a WINDOWS application with some applications the selected setti...

Page 21: ...to provide a faster download time of around 7 seconds Unfortunately although most PC s are stated to be ECP compatible there are still many so called compatible PC s which cannot be properly configur...

Page 22: ...r and open the Printers folder Double click the Add Printer icon Select the My Computer radio button to install the driver on your PC The Network printer server option is used to connect to a printer...

Page 23: ...will be used by the other PCs Select Next to continue In the following dialogue select if you want to print a test page from Windows Select the Finish button Now the printer driver files will be copie...

Page 24: ...the following options Data Transfer Format This option will speed up the downloading process from the PC to the printer To enable this option click on the Compressed Box so a tick appears in the windo...

Page 25: ...is option is used to rotate the complete card layout 180 degrees to adjust for the chip position on left or right side of the card or the magstripe position on the top or bottom of the card Back Side...

Page 26: ...on the hue saturation and luminance If corrections are not satisfying use the Default button to reset the settings to their default values From the default position it will be easier to make new corre...

Page 27: ...s are lit Run a WINDOWS application badge making desk top publishing or image processing on your PC with a suitable image or artwork Ensure that the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer is the default printer...

Page 28: ...eful Technical Bulletins on the MAGICARD WEB page at http www ultra co uk ultra techbltn html you will need a User Name and Password If you do not have WEB access copies can be requested from Customer...

Page 29: ...the fingers and under no circumstances should any hard sharp or abrasive materials be allowed to contact it WARNING The recommended cleaning materials are inflammable Clean the Thermal Printhead in a...

Page 30: ...rticles from the upper surface of each card which would otherwise cause a blemish on the finished printed card Depending on the type of cards used it is recommended that the Tacky Roller is cleaned ea...

Page 31: ...mpregnated side faced down to the visible surfaces of the Printhead Roller so that the roller turns against the Cleaning Card as shown in Position D NOTE Discard the Cleaning Card when it has dried ou...

Page 32: ...ning the Magnetic Head if fitted 1 The Magnetic Encoding Head is located beneath the second top pinch Roller To clean the Magnetic Head insert the Cleaning Card into the mechanism from the rear of the...

Page 33: ...losing the lid MEDIA Indicator On This indicates any of the following 1 Dye film has run out 2 The wrong dye film has been fitted with respect to the driver settings 3 The dye film is jammed 4 The car...

Page 34: ...evice pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment...

Page 35: ...approved by Ultra and which will generally be made of PVC be completely flat and be free of harmful particles or substances Serviced or interfered with by anyone other than an Ultra Authorised Service...

Page 36: ...e Hampshire Road Granby Estate Weymouth Dorset DT4 9XD England declares that the products Product Name MAGICARD TURBO Color Card Printer Model Numbers 3505 1000 basic model 3505 1002 Mag Encoding opti...

Page 37: ...n accordance with Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems specification 0008 04 01 and found to be Year 2000 compliant in all respects Magicard 300 Turbo Series Hardware Drg No 3461 00 00 Yours faithfully ULT...

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