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Managing Cards
Operating guidelines
Rewritable cards do not require ribbons. The card itself contains a thermosensitive material that becomes
visible when heated and vanishes when submitted to a lower temperature. This printing process can be
reversed and the same card can thus be printed and erased up to 500 times.
The thermal printing process requires the card to cool off before it is reprinted. Otherwise, the previous print
might be partially erased. Cooling down is just a matter of a few seconds. Similarly, the expected contrast
shows up within seconds after the card is printed.
Warped cards can result in a slightly reduced printing area. This is more likely to happen with thick cards.
In this case, reprinting the card several times will generally solve the issue. However heavily bent cards might
prove impossible to print.
New cards should be kept in a safe and clean environment, for instance in the standard card feeder. Dusty
of dirty cards might cause uneven or incomplete printing, and the print head to wear out prematurely. It is
recommended to clean the printer on a regular basis. Refer to the « Maintenance » chapter for further
information.
The Tattoo Rewrite printer offers three ways for loading cards. These different modes can be selected
from the “Main” Tab of the printing driver interface:
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Feeder: cards are automatically ejected from the feeder
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Manual Feed: cards are manually inserted, one at a time in the printer’s front feeding mouth
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Automatic selection: cards are either automatically sourced from the feeder or manually loaded from
the tray, whichever cards are loaded first
Loading the card feeder
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1.
Remove the feeder as shown.
2.
Push down the spring and load up to 100
cards with a thickness of 0,76mm (30mil).
3.
Place the feeder back in its slot. Then press the
upper part on the feeder until it clicks.
Manufacturing tolerances might bring card thickness to be slightly above 0,76mm
(30mil), which means the feeder will not fully fit in its slot. In such case, withdraw a few
cards and set the feeder back.
