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P75i

User's Manual

General Info.

Getting Started

Operation

Printing a Card

Cleaning

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

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Your P75i Printer also has a Card Cleaning
Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering
the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning
roller requires periodic replacements.

CARD CLEANING 

CARTRIDGE

WHEN TO MAINTAIN

Replace the cleaning cartridge roller each
time you install a new ribbon. A cleaning
roller is included with every i Series
ribbon. If a cleaning card will be run, use
the Cleaning Card before replacing
Cleaning Roller.

HOW TO MAINTAIN

1.

Open Cover and locate Cleaning

Cartridge.

2.

Gently remove by rotating up and away

from printer.

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Summary of Contents for P751

Page 1: ...er s Manual General Info Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C User s Manual P75i User s Manual No 980496 001 Rev A 2004 ZI...

Page 2: ...e IN 46808 www polaroid id com Toll free number 1 866 484 0611 COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Polaroid This document and the information contained within is Copyrig...

Page 3: ...or replacement is not defective as herein defined the customer will pay all handling and transportation costs Printheads Since printhead wear is part of normal operation the original printhead is cov...

Page 4: ...e dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to identify and resolve Radio TV Interfere...

Page 5: ...s a quick review of Polaroid s Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you Polaroid s P75i Plastic Card Printer Series employ Dye Sublimination and Resin Thermal Transfer Technologi...

Page 6: ...resulting in equipment damage or personal injury Electrical hazard such as an exposed voltage point capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury An area where electrostatic discharge ESD ca...

Page 7: ...LS 3 PRINTER INSTALLATION 4 OPERATION 7 P75i PRINTER FEATURES 7 P75i SECURITY FEATURES 7 LOADING RIBBONS 8 LOADING CARDS 10 FEEDING ONE CARD AT TIME 13 PRINTING A TEST CARD 14 PRINTER MENU INFORMATION...

Page 8: ...a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VII APPENDIX A MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER 36 APPENDIX B SMART CARD CONTACT STATION 39 APPENDIX C ACCESSORIES AND SUPP...

Page 9: ...hips in a carton and protective anti static bag Keep all packing material in case you need to move or re ship the printer While unpacking inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during sh...

Page 10: ...ition to user documentation make sure the following items are included with your P75i printer 2 CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE POWER CABLE S CARD OUTPUT HOPPER INTERFACE CABLE CLEANING KIT CD ROM With driver...

Page 11: ...eper will sound three alert Beeps and the LCD Display will show the associated error message Panel buttons The menu Button left is a push button used for bringing printer into menu mode when pressed w...

Page 12: ...in a location where operator computer or printer can get wet Personal injury could result The electrical security of the printer is based on the reliability of the main power source 1 Place the printe...

Page 13: ...ications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 5 4 Attach and secure the interface cable to printer and computer Note In printers with two connectors use the USB or the Parallel Ethernet never both 5 Switc...

Page 14: ...ess and hold the Ethernet Push button while turning ON the Printer to perform a RESET LED Action Status Being Signaled Red Flashing Power On Self Testing Red Solid 30 sec Failure of Power On Tests Red...

Page 15: ...eneral Info Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 7 OPERATION P75i PRINTER FEATURES The following shows the features found...

Page 16: ...The Resin Thermal Transfer Dye Sublimation ribbons and monochrome ribbons are specifically designed for your P75i Printer For optimum performance and printer life Print Head use i Series ribbons DO NO...

Page 17: ...will be sent to the printer and the driver parameters will automatically be set 3 Load ribbon onto the supply spindle under print head carriage and empty core with tape attached onto the take up spind...

Page 18: ...75i is equiped with the following items DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce print quality The surface of the cards must remain clean and dust free Always store cards in an enc...

Page 19: ...clean the cards entering the printer 1 Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging Peel protective wrapper from adhesive roller 2 Open Printer cover and remove the yellow reminder tape from the loc...

Page 20: ...collecting printed cards Install Card Output Hopper onto printer by hooking over bottom edge of card exit aperture Open Cover and adjust lever to correct position Repeat for different card thickness...

Page 21: ...DING ONE CARD AT A TIME A Manual Feed Slot is available on the side of the Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot The Card Cartridge must be empty...

Page 22: ...ready to print To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card 1 Place the printer s power switch in the OFF 0 position 2 While pressing the Clear Next panel button switch printer...

Page 23: ...the two Next and Select key buttons relative to the current menu item The printer will return to READY Mode if either of the two key Buttons is not pressed within ten seconds of entering Menu mode See...

Page 24: ...PRINT PARAMETERS To print a test card showing the operating parameter settings of the printers TEST PATTERN To print a printer test card Color Parameters To show the intensity values of Yellow Y Magen...

Page 25: ...Printer Driver your card design issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer interface The P75i Card Printer can be used with any Windows 95 98 Me or Windows NT4 0 2000 X...

Page 26: ...at is provided with your documentation CD The Wizard will a Check to see which operating system you are using b Delete previous versions of the driver and clean up any unnecessary Registry entries c F...

Page 27: ...abled If you need to change settings for a Magnetic Encoder select Magnetic Encoder settings button 2 On the Advanced tab select card orientation Landscape or portrait Select Landscape in NT this is l...

Page 28: ...Come back to the File menu and choose Page Setup Select Paper Size tab and in Paper Size choose Card Then select the o r i e n t a t i o n landscape Go to Margins tab put the Top Bottom Left and Righ...

Page 29: ...RRANTY The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain your factory warranty Other than the recommended cleaning procedures described in this manual allow only Polaroid authorized...

Page 30: ...process Repeat the process with a new Cleaning Card if necessary P75i User s Manual General Info Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B...

Page 31: ...oting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 23 A cleaning using the Cleaning Cards usually suffices However a separate Print Head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when...

Page 32: ...e print quality the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE WHEN TO MAINTAIN Replace the cleaning cartridge roller each time you install a new ribbon A cleaning roller i...

Page 33: ...ination always hold the Cleaning Roller assembly by the ends 5 Carefully peel off wrapper from new Cleaning Roller while in Cartridge 6 To replace Cartridge into printer Make sure the arrow on top of...

Page 34: ...CTION Wait for the ready message Wait for READY message Wait for test card Wait for card printing to start SCREEN MESSAGE INITIALIZING READY WAIT TEMPERATURE SELF TEST DOWNLOADING DATA PRINTING YELLOW...

Page 35: ...cards or adjust the card feeder to accept the cards Close the cover Lock the print head in its lower position Check that the data is suitable for printing Try reprinting a card from known good data C...

Page 36: ...ied Check that the data conforms to ISO specifications See Appendix A of this manual for further information Check the card orientation Contact your dealer for technical support Ribbon Errors Check th...

Page 37: ...ribbon is specifically designed to be compatible with all Polaroid i Series printers Use of a Print Ribbon other than the Polaroid i Series may result in poor print quality which the following fixes m...

Page 38: ...re no wrinkles in the ribbon A3 Push down on the Print Head Lock Lever until an audible click signals the locked down position A4 Ribbon will automatically synchronize A5 Print again B1 Perform a Clea...

Page 39: ...the Print Head Unlock Lever to open the Print Head carriage The Print Head will move up B2 Push down on the Print Head Lock Lever until an audible click signals the locked down position B3 Ribbon wil...

Page 40: ...r monochrome thermal transfer printing 25 seconds per card edge to edge in full color YMCKO 300 dpi 11 8 dots mm print resolution Edge to edge printing standard Code 39 Code 128 B C with without check...

Page 41: ...ity 100 cards 30 mil Monochrome 1000 cards roll Monochrome colors black red blue green silver gold white K resin O 500 cards roll K dye O 500 cards roll YMCKO 330 cards roll Thermal transfer 4 microns...

Page 42: ...5 to 70 C Storage Humidity 20 to 70 non condensing Ventilation Free air Thermal transfer Resin ribbons offer more durability than dye sublimation with greater resistance to scratches and UV induced fa...

Page 43: ...Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD 0 403 in 10 25 mm 0 782 in 19 87 mm 0 757 in 19 23 mm 1 124 in 28 55 mm ISO 7816...

Page 44: ...Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75i Printers with Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder See Chapter 2 for location INTRODUCTION Operation and maintenance...

Page 45: ...ear Also available are Printer models with the Magnetic Read Write head positioned above the card path with HICO encoding P75i CM3 or P75i CEM3 or LOCO encoding P75i CM4 or P75i CEM4 When loading card...

Page 46: ...proceed as below 1 Leave power on 2 Remove cards from the Card Feeder 3 Insert one Pre Saturated Cleaning Card provided through slot on the side of the Card Cartridge 4 Press the Menu button until the...

Page 47: ...ter 2 for location INTRODUCTION Smart Cards can have a built in microcomputer and a battery Card Memory can store fingerprints voice recognition patterns medical records and other such data The P75i p...

Page 48: ...ace sends a card to the Smart Card Contact Station the printer connects the Smart Card Contact Station to the female DB 9 connector on the rear of the printer An attached external Smart Card Programme...

Page 49: ...5i Printer Note Y Yellow M Magenta C Cyan K Black O Overlay Color Ribbons Sold by the Roll Part Number Description 3 150 5 Panel Color Ribbon YMCKO 200 images 3 151 5 Panel Color Ribbon YMCKO 330 imag...

Page 50: ...ed Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C World Wide Sales and Support Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd Ft Wayne IN 46808 www...

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