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Problem   

 

Cause/Countermeasure

 

Ref.

 

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The color of the printed image suddenly  

changes in the middle. 

 

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If the ribbon cartridge is taken out without pressing 

Ribbon  Change  key and re-set again, the first frame 

is printed and output with this trouble. 

 

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When taking out the ribbon cartridge with remaining 
ribbon, do not forget to press  Ribbon  Change  key 
before taking out. 

 

The message "Ribbon Type incorrect" is shown on 
the LCD display. This does not mean the machine 
trouble but means incorrect operation. 
 

 

P 20 

?  

Un supposed Dark area appears on the   

 Printed image. 

 

 
 
 
 

 

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This problem is caused by a material of the card. 

?

Please use the specified cards by the dealer 

 
 

 

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White card ( unprinted ) came out. 

 

?  

If the color image data only is transmitted while the 

KO ribbon only is set, the card is output without 
printing. 

?

Set YMCKO ribbon when printing the color image. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PR53FS

Page 1: ...DIRECT CARD PRINTER PR53FS LE Operation Manual Ver 1 0 Sep 05...

Page 2: ...e parts Section 3 Installation a Environment for installation b Space for installation c Preparation for installation d Connecting the Printer to Computer e Power ON f Settings after the Power ON Sect...

Page 3: ...Section 7 Periodical replacement of parts a Replacing Input Roller b Replacing Print Head c Replacing fan filter Section 8 Basic specification Section 9 Configuration of the equipment Section 10 Troub...

Page 4: ...of death or serious injury This indicates that there is possibility of death or serious injury This indicates that there is a possible cause of injury and or damages on properties This manual MUST be...

Page 5: ...oom It may cause fire and or electric shock Do not install the equipments near the heat emitting apparatus such as stove and heater or near the flammables such as curtain It may cause fire Do not plac...

Page 6: ...e ventilation opening is closed by obstacle heat can not be dissipated and it may cause a fire Place with the clearance as shown in the illustration Do not place in the room with much vibration It may...

Page 7: ...used without removing a small amount of electricity runs continuously through the dust by the effect of moisture etc and may eventually cause a fire Be careful so that the power supply cord is not da...

Page 8: ...connected to an copper rod which is buried in the ground at the depth of 65cm 26inch or deeper Grounding line may not be connected to the following points Gas pipe There is a danger of fire and or exp...

Page 9: ...lectric shock If by any chance metal pieces or water get inside the equipment turn off the main switch and plug off the power supply cord from the outlet Then contact the dealer from whom you have pur...

Page 10: ...from whom the equipment was purchased In case of thunder for the purpose of safety turn OFF the main switch and plug off the power cord This will prevent burning of the equipment fire or electric sho...

Page 11: ...t may cause card jamming or malfunction of the equipment Do not touch any part inside the equipment other than directed by this manual Read this manual carefully before performing recovering operation...

Page 12: ...oken and cause fire or electric shock 1 e Other If the equipment is installed and operated at near TV set or radio it may cause an interference such as noise or flicker In such case use the outlet con...

Page 13: ...Section 2 Preparation 2 a Package contents Following items are packed in the carton together with the printer If anything is missing contact the dealer from whom you have purchased...

Page 14: ...possible with one roll of ink ribbon Ink ribbon has been changed in the middle There has been errors in the middle Head lifting has been done in the middle Abnormal operation which is not allowed in t...

Page 15: ...t pins with fingers Static may damage the circuits inside this part At the printing edge of the Print Head is very high compound of heating element So never touch this part with a hard object fingers...

Page 16: ...e item Replacing Input Roller at 7 a For cleaning the Rollers refer the item Cleaning the rollers at 6 a Fan Filter Recommended Replacement period every 6 months Do not wash with water It may cause eq...

Page 17: ...f the parts Front side of the printer 1 Front Access Cover 2 Top Cover 3 Rear Cover 4 Operation Panel 5 Card Feeding Unit 6 Power Switch 7 Reject Card Exit 8 Front Cover 9 Card Stacker Rear side of th...

Page 18: ...1 Circuit Protector 2 USB Connector 3 Power Cord Receptacle...

Page 19: ...Front Access Panel 1 Input Roller Module 2 Ribbon Cartridge Holding Lever 3 Manual Rotation Knob 4 Ribbon Cartridge...

Page 20: ...MEMO...

Page 21: ...agnetic field It may destruct the magnetic encoding data if the Magnetic Encoder is being used In the worst case it may cause equipment trouble 3 b Space for installation The space for the operation a...

Page 22: ...rely connected for this printer The maximum power consumption of this printer is 120W Avoid power failure or voltage drop as much as possible When the power is turned OFF wait for at least 3 sec befor...

Page 23: ...e communicating Error LED Red Indicates Error This alarms that the printer is in error Power LED Green Power ON indicator This shows the power is ON Ribbon Change Menu Key Normal User Use this key whe...

Page 24: ...lease refer to Paragraph 10 Countermeasure for Trouble After releasing the error press Clear key to resume to Ready to Print If Cannot Recover Please Reset appears on the LCD resolve the trouble and p...

Page 25: ...mode This function is invalid regardless of the setting in the user mode if the system is designed so that the data is not stored in the printer memory to prevent double printing Stopping the continu...

Page 26: ...to move to the User Menu Then the first menu Card Count is displayed Basic Operation in the User Mode As the User Menu has the following layer structure select the desired item with the MENU key and...

Page 27: ...pressing EXE key and decreases by CLEAR key Standard value is 0 Example of color adjustment The color image to be printed on the card consists of the 3 colors Cyan C Magenta M and Yellow Y These color...

Page 28: ...am has two parts one is the Base Program which controls the basic communications and the other is the Main Program to control all functions In addition to those two it is possible to check and confirm...

Page 29: ...EXE Return to Parent Mode EXE Image Data Print EXE Print Return to normal Mode EXE Return to Parent Mode EXE Ready to Print Removable Ribbon User Mode CLR B ack EXE Go User Mode Push Menu Key Card Cou...

Page 30: ...ent Mode EXE Printer Status CLR EXE submenu u Printer Status Push MENU Key Base Program EXE Key Print Print Retry Main Program Head Number Serial Number ROM Version EXE sub menu OFF OFF Remove Normal...

Page 31: ...ecome even 4 Place the card weight on top of the card and close the cover Hold the card s by the edge When loading the cards with mag stripe be careful to the direction of the card Regarding the direc...

Page 32: ...hen loading the cards stack the cards evenly as marked with in the figure below If it is stacked unevenly as shown with the mark in the figure below it may cause Pick Up Error or the stack may collaps...

Page 33: ...Top Cover and take out the Ribbon Cartridge without lifting the Print Head by pressing RIBBON CHANGE key Normal print quality of the next printing will not be obtained Do not leave the ink ribbon cart...

Page 34: ...up side of the cartridge to use as take up bobbin Set new ribbon onto the supply side of the cartridge Peel off the leading tape at the beginning of new ribbon and put it onto the empty bobbin Attach...

Page 35: ...g operation leave the machine for about 5 min before restarting Correct printing may not be obtained if printed before the alcohol is completely dried Do not touch the rollers with hand Fingerprint ma...

Page 36: ...alling After wiping off wait till it becomes completely dry before inserting it again 6 b Cleaning of the card transport rollers in Flip Turn Block Before beginning this operation please read the gene...

Page 37: ...lean the whole surface of all 4 pairs of rubber rollers shown with and white mold rollers To clean them easily use the green handle located on front access area as shown in figure on right This handle...

Page 38: ...is operation please read the general advice which appears in the beginning part of this section Wet and squeeze the soft cloth with alcohol for OA equipments and wipe the all surface of the roller in...

Page 39: ...tion It may cause a trouble and or to have electrical shock Do not use solvents other than alcohol for cleaning OA equipments Using the solvent other than alcohol may damage the parts and may cause tr...

Page 40: ...m card hopper 5 Push EXE key Set CleaningCard Put the cleaning card on card hopper Watch the position of the card put See the figure under part of this sheet 6 Push EXE key PleaseWait Now Cleaning Cle...

Page 41: ...MEMO...

Page 42: ...40000 frames N A Print Head Every 20000 frames Loader Application Fan Filter Every 6 months Philips Screw Driver Number of the printed frames is displayed on the LCD panel 7 a Replacing Input Roller...

Page 43: ...touch there To replace a print head The figures on next page showing a print head fixed showing a print head removed To take the print head off Release the lever as pointed with C in fig Then hold th...

Page 44: ......

Page 45: ...lter Turn OFF the power without fail before the cleaning operation It may cause a trouble and or to have electrical shock A figure on right shows a part of back side of the right cover located just be...

Page 46: ...or each of colors R G and B Output 256 grayscale control for each of colors Y M and C 5 Printing Size Max 85 5mm card longitudinal direction x 54 5mm card transverse direction 6 Printing Speed 30 seco...

Page 47: ...witch the card path to printing unit eject unit or to reject unit Printing Unit The card moves through this unit five times to be printed 3 colors black color and protective overlay coating Print Head...

Page 48: ...r priority Cover Open in this case is displayed on the LCD panel Close the cover and press Clear key Then the display changes to Card Empty Load the cards and press Clear key to return to Ready to Pri...

Page 49: ...of range Make sure of ambient temperature is in the range of what is mentioned in Section 3 P 1 8 The process of printing data will be finished as error by some kind of reason Reissue the card Messag...

Page 50: ...Ink ribbon is not set correctly Check whether the ink ribbon is correctly set in the cartridge Ribbon transport roller is dirty Clean the roller Improper card is used If a card which is already printe...

Page 51: ...matically to the Card Eject Exit by pressing Clear key on the operation panel If the card can not be ejected in this method remove the jammed card manually The location Block of card jam is shown on t...

Page 52: ...Block Layout...

Page 53: ...d cards by the dealer P 35 A card is stuck in the Flip Turn Block First turn OFF the power Open the top cover and remove the card If necessary rotate the green handle and or green disk to transport in...

Page 54: ...is damaged Replace with the new head The damage of the print head is caused by biting a solid particle between the head and the card while printing To avoid this do not use a dirty card or leave the r...

Page 55: ...o press Ribbon Change key before taking out The message Ribbon Type incorrect is shown on the LCD display This does not mean the machine trouble but means incorrect operation P 20 Un supposed Dark are...

Page 56: ...Ref Power does not turn ON Data can not be transmitted to the printer Check the connection of the power cord If the circuit protector lever above the power cord receptacle on the backside of the prin...

Page 57: ...MEMO...

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