Magicard Rio Pro, Руководство по обслуживанию

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Ultra Electronics Card Systems
Rio Pro Maintenance Manual
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SECTION 1.1 CARD DESIGN LIMITATIONS
It is important to remember that no Printer of this type will give the same quality / quantity of output as can be achieved
with a mass production Offset Printer. These Printers use a completely different process, print the same image hundreds
of times on large sheets of material, punch the finished Card out of the sheet and cost 10 times as much to purchase.
As long as badge designs are created to suit the dye sublimation process and the type of Card being printed, the results
will look as good to the naked eye as the far more expensive machines and can be personalised from Card to Card.
SECTION 1.2 BADGE DESIGN
It is important to realise that it is better to design a badge that will print successfully than attempt to print to the limits of
this type of Printer and cause waste and frustration.
The main issues to be considered are as follows:
The heat in the Print Head accumulates faster if dark colours are printed. The darker the colour the more heat is used to
print the layers onto the Card.
The Printer will automatically reduce the Print Head temperature to stop the colours getting darker along the length of the
Card.
This is set up in the mid range of the print density and will be slightly different on dark or light colours. Plain colour areas
are the most likely to show any variation so it is better to use textured colours where possible. If a coloured band runs
along the Card and into a picture, it will affect the area of the picture where it has increased the print head temperature.
Pictures will sometimes print better at the start of the Card or the end of the Card depending on the layout. Always try
reversing the whole image to select the best result. When printing on electronic Cards ensure that the design of the
badge allows for any unevenness in the surface due to the chip or aerial, these can cause white or faded patches to
appear in the text or image.
Ensure that any captured image such as an ID photograph is lit correctly for colour and brightness and is properly focused
as the Printer cannot improve poor quality input. If you add a logo or bitmap to the design, ensure that the size of the
original does not cause distortion and pixelation if it has to be enlarged or reduced to fit into the design. It is more
important to ensure the colour of any picture element is correct when printed (even if the colour looks incorrect on the
screen).