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ID Card Printer – User Manual

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CONTENTS

Safety Instructions: ............................................................................................................................................................ - 3 -

Printer installation .............................................................................................................................................................. - 4 -

Unpacking .............................................................................................................................................................................. - 4 -

IMPORTANT – do not connect USB yet................................................................................................................................ - 5 -

Printer location requirements: ................................................................................................................................................ - 5 -

Hopper & Stacker................................................................................................................................................................... - 6 -

Prepare the cleaning roller..................................................................................................................................................... - 6 -

Install the dye film .................................................................................................................................................................. - 7 -

Connect the power supply ..................................................................................................................................................... - 7 -

Load the Driver CD in to your PC .......................................................................................................................................... - 8 -

Using your ID Card printer ................................................................................................................................................. - 9 -

Printer parts ........................................................................................................................................................................... - 9 -

Front display panel............................................................................................................................................................... - 10 -

Off button ............................................................................................................................................................................. - 10 -

Menu options ....................................................................................................................................................................... - 11 -

Cleaning the rollers .............................................................................................................................................................. - 12 -

Test card .............................................................................................................................................................................. - 12 -

Info ....................................................................................................................................................................................... - 12 -

Hand feed............................................................................................................................................................................. - 13 -

Advanced ............................................................................................................................................................................. - 14 -

Choosing the right dye-film ribbon ................................................................................................................................. - 15 -

Choosing the right cards ................................................................................................................................................. - 16 -

Card material ....................................................................................................................................................................... - 16 -

Card size .............................................................................................................................................................................. - 16 -

Card thickness ..................................................................................................................................................................... - 16 -

To obtain good quality prints the card must be:................................................................................................................... - 16 -

Printable area of the card..................................................................................................................................................... - 16 -

Using Magnetic stripe cards................................................................................................................................................. - 17 -

Using self-adhesive cards.................................................................................................................................................... - 17 -

The Printer driver settings ............................................................................................................................................... - 18 -

Caring for your printer...................................................................................................................................................... - 19 -

Cleaning supplies................................................................................................................................................................. - 20 -

Cleaning the printer rollers with the Cleaning Card ............................................................................................................. - 20 -

Replacing the cleaning roller................................................................................................................................................ - 21 -

Cleaning the printhead using the Cleaning Pen .................................................................................................................. - 22 -

Upgrading to Ehternet Enabled Operation:.................................................................................................................... - 23 -

Upgrading to Double Sided Printing Operation:............................................................................................................ - 24 -

Available consumables .................................................................................................................................................... - 25 -

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................................ - 26 -