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3461/07/01 ISSUE 2 

PRINTHEAD INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING SPEC. 

 

DCR No. 26106

 

 

MAGICARD  PRINTER 

INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  REPLACEMENT OF 

PRINTHEAD AND PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLIES

 

 

 

WARNING -

 The 

Magicard 

colour printer contains hazardous voltages. 

 

CAUTION  -

 The following procedures involve contact with Electrostatic Sensitive 

Devices. All Precautions for handling Electrostatic Sensitive Devices should be 
followed at all times, including the use of a grounded wrist strap. 

 

 

 

HOW TO USE THESE 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

The following procedures are intended to be used for replacement of  Magicard 
Thermal Printheads and Magicard Thermal Printhead Assemblies

.

 

 

If replacing a Thermal Printhead Assembly do NOT carry out those parts of this 
document written in

 italics 

. These procedures, for head angle adjustment, require some 

previous Magicard product training or experience, and must not be undertaken by end 
users

.

 Therefore end users are supplied with replacement Printhead Assemblies, which 

have already been adjusted for correct head angle. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MAGICARD Sprinter

Page 1: ... times including the use of a grounded wrist strap HOW TO USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS The following procedures are intended to be used for replacement of Magicard Thermal Printheads and Magicard Thermal Printhead Assemblies If replacing a Thermal Printhead Assembly do NOT carry out those parts of this document written in italics These procedures for head angle adjustment require some previous Magicard ...

Page 2: ...er 2 Position the printer on its side with the rear of the printer facing towards you and remove the five securing screws from the base of the printer plus the two at the rear of the printer 3 Place the printer on its base with the front of the printer facing towards you 4 Lift the printer cover from the rear and carefully remove it from the printer taking care not to strain the ribbon cable conne...

Page 3: ...the four securing screws from the base of the printer plus the eight at the rear of the printer 3 Position the printer with the front panel facing upwards Remove the two screws from the underside of the front panel and remove the two screws from the top left and top right of the front panel 4 Turn the printer back onto its base and lift off the front cover Using an M4 spanner loosen the bolt at th...

Page 4: ...ugs at the ends of the two nylon side brackets by spreading apart the legs of the nylon brackets until the lugs just clear the chassis cover swing them forwards and allow them to rest against the leading edge of the chassis cover N B Before removing the printhead assembly completely from the printer take careful note of how the two springs are attached at the rear and each side of the assembly 6 U...

Page 5: ...rew with its washers thin crinkly washer closest to the head of the screw 4 Great care must now be taken to ensure that this pivot screw is not over tightened it must be set loosely enough such that the printhead can swivel freely about the axis of the screw see diagram right but not so loose that with a little pressure any gap can be made between heatsink and the printhead with its backing plate ...

Page 6: ...ad set the density hex value as indicated on the rear of the card N B There are two different diagrams on the rear of the card see right compare the cicuit board in your printer against the two diagrams and decide which diagram is relevent to your printer Then change the settings on your printer to match those marked on the diagram on your card in the high lighted area Do not change any of the unm...

Page 7: ...lon side bracket NOTE There are now two different types of nylon side brackets one with 7 adjustment holes and one with 9 adjustment holes see diagrams below 6 With reference to the relevant diagram below and the diagram on the rear page decide which of the adjustment holes that the screws need to be moved to 7 Remove both printhead angle adjustment screws and raise or lower the rear of the printh...

Page 8: ...ar edge of the green square watermarking These patches have many jagged edges Plus possibly a dark patch at the front of the grey square SOLUTION Decrease head angle by 1 or 2 degrees Correct Head Angle Uniform density across the whole of the grey square with no marks or defects in the green square Too Negative Front or most of the grey square is pale and washed out Density can suddenly increase i...

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