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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders Troubleshooting Guide (Rev. 3.0)
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Magnetic encoding area of Printer, 43
Magnetic Encoding
tab, 138
Magnetic Offset Setting, 28
Magnetic Stripe, 45
Magnetic Stripe Encoding Modules, 139
Magnetic Stripe encoding process, 138
Magnetic Stripe verification, 148
Magnetic Test, 43
Magnetic TOF, 202, 203
Magnetic TOF setting, 202
Magnetic Track data, 151
Magnetic Track options, 143, 144
Magnetic Track Selection, 141
Magnetic Track Selection
option, 141
Main Board, 28
Main Firmware, 210, 212
Main Firmware / LCD Firmware, 209
Main Firmware update, 209
Main Print Board, 57, 63, 181
Manual Eject Each Error
option, 148
manual eject mode, 148
Measuring area positioned on card, 134
MENU
button, 187
MENU, Setup Printer, and Encoder
Settings, 201
Metallic Resin, 112
mistakenly-verified card, 148
more heat, 125
Motor operation, 48, 64
Multimeter, 48, 52
Multiple Cards Fed, 13
N
new value, 44
No ENC Response, 13
No MAG Encoder, 13
No Magnetic Encoder, 28
No Smart Encoder, 13, 41, 42
No SmartShield, 161
O
obstruction, 64
Omit Mag Stripe Area
option, 154
Omit Signature Area
option, 154
Omit Signature Area
setting, 157
Omit Smart Chip Area
option, 154
Original Printhead Assembly, 61
overall print area, 171
Overlay (O) Panel, 153
Overlay / Print Area, 153, 156, 157, 159
Overlay / Print Area options, 155
P
Parallel Port mode, 19
Pass Count, 89, 192
Pause..., 13
permanent circuit memory, 181
Photo
, 114
pixel failure problems, 70, 71, 72
Platen Rollers, 72, 75
Please Remove Card, 13
poor image quality problems, 85, 86
Portrait / Landscape, 168
Position magnetic data, 202
Power Supply, 33
Print / Transfer Stations, 43
Print All Black with K Panel, 128
Print back side only, 117
print both sides, 115, 116
Print Both Sides option, 116, 117
Print Data, 14
Print Offset, 196
Print Offset, Transfer TOF, and Transfer
EOF, 195
print Ribbon, 73
Print Ribbon Low, 14
Print Ribbon Out, 14
Print Ribbon problem, 50
Print Ribbon replacement, 50
Print Station, 70
Print Test Image, 43, 87
Print Test Image, Setup Printer, Show error
count, Show card count, and System
Upgrade, 188
Print Timeout, 14
Print YMC Under K
/
Print K Only
options, 136
Print YMC Under K and Print K Only
options, 136
printed text and barcodes, 136
Printer cannot align Flipper, 64
Printer cannot read encoded data, 45