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Fargo Electronics, Inc.
Persona
C11 Card Printer and Persona
M11 Card Printer User Guide (Rev. 5.0)
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Using the Idler Spring Upgrade Kit ____________________________________________________34
Print Process Errors ___________________________________________________________________35
Resolving a Headlift Motor or Sensor Error______________________________________________35
Resolving the Cover Open Error Message _______________________________________________36
Resolving the Blank Output issues _____________________________________________________37
Card Jam Errors______________________________________________________________________39
Resolving a Card Jam Error __________________________________________________________39
Ribbon Errors _______________________________________________________________________40
Resolving the Skipping Ribbon Panel issues _____________________________________________40
Resolving the Wrong Ribbon error (being displayed incorrectly) _____________________________43
Resolving the Ribbon Low Message ___________________________________________________44
Resolving the Ribbon Breaking issues __________________________________________________45
Encoding Errors______________________________________________________________________50
Resolving the Mag Verify Error Message _______________________________________________50
Resolving the Printer
’
s inability to read Encoded Data _____________________________________52
Resolving Data intended for Magnetic Stripe (being printed on the card) problem ________________53
Diagnosing Image Problems ____________________________________________________________54
Resolving the Pixel Failure problems ___________________________________________________54
Resolving the Card Surface Debris problems _____________________________________________55
Resolving the Incorrect Image Darkness problems ________________________________________56
Resolving the Ribbon Wrinkle problems ________________________________________________58
Resolving the Excessive Resin Printing problems _________________________________________60
Resolving the Incomplete Resin Printing problems ________________________________________62
Resolving the Image Placement problems _______________________________________________63
Resolving the Poor Image Quality problems _____________________________________________66
Running the Self Test _________________________________________________________________67
Running the Standard Self Test Print ___________________________________________________67
Using the DIP Switch (Self-test) ______________________________________________________68
Setting the DIP Switch Settings _______________________________________________________69
Running the 15-Shade Self Test _______________________________________________________70
Interfacing Information ________________________________________________________________71
Reviewing the Pin Assignments _______________________________________________________71
Reviewing the Centronics Parallel Pin Assignments _______________________________________72
Reviewing the Printer Timing Diagram _________________________________________________75
Reviewing the Printer Timing ________________________________________________________76
Section 3: Printer Adjustments __________________________________________________ 77
Safety Messages (review carefully)_______________________________________________________77
Adjusting the Magnetic Encoding Head ___________________________________________________78
C11 Print Driver Options ______________________________________________________________79
Using the Settings dialog box ___________________________________________________________79
Using the Image Darkness option______________________________________________________80
Using the Image Placement option _____________________________________________________81
Using the Print Length option_________________________________________________________82
Using the Magnetic Offset option______________________________________________________83
Using the Card tab ____________________________________________________________________84
Adjusting the Card Size Option _______________________________________________________84
Adjusting the Orientation Option ______________________________________________________85
Using the Copies Option_____________________________________________________________86
Using the Test Print button ___________________________________________________________86
Using the About button______________________________________________________________87
Using the Device Options tab ___________________________________________________________88
Adjusting the Ribbon Type option _____________________________________________________88
Adjusting the Color Matching option ___________________________________________________89
Adjusting for the Resin Dither ________________________________________________________90
Using the Rotate Image 180 Degrees option _____________________________________________91