Fargo-electronic II Manual do Utilizador

Operating Instructions970922-510343-(02)Color ID Card Printer II© Copyright 1997 All rights reserved.

51Consignesde sécuritéAvant d’utiliserl’appareil, prière delire attentivement lesconsignes de sécuritésuivantes.AvertissementsATTENTION!POUR EVITER TO

1Precaucionesde seguridadAntes de operar launidad, haga el favorde leer detenidamentelas siguientesprecauciones deseguridad.6Advertencias¡PRECAUCION!P

Prima di dare inizio alfunzionamentodell’unità, sietepregati di leggereattentamente leseguenti precauzionidi sicurezza.1Precauzioniper laSicurezza7Avv

1PrecauçõesdeSegurançaAntes de operar estaunidade, leiacuidadosamente asseguintes precauçõesde segurança.AdvertênciasCUIDADO!PARA EVITAR PERIGO DE CHO

9Chinese or Japanese to bekeylined here

10Chinese or Japanese to bekeylined here

11Arabic to be keylined here

3GettingStarted12A. Choosing aGood LocationPlace the unit in a location with adequate aircirculation to prevent internal heat build up. 1. Use the dim

13CoverReleaseButtonson/cancelCardHopperDoorclean/ribbonon-lineButtonon/cancelButtonlaminatorLEDon-lineLEDD. Identifyingthe Parts1. This illustration

142. This illustrationshows the input portsfound on the rear panelof the printer. Forcomplete instructionsabout each of thesefeatures, see latersectio

NoticesThe information in this document is subject to changewithout notice. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITHREGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, B

154Ribbons andCardsThe Color ID Card Printer has the following ribbontypes available for printing: Standard Resin Black (K) ribbon with no clearover

16The ribbons which utilize a resin black (K), areintended for printing bar codes onto cards whichcan be read by both infra-red and visible light barc

172. The supply end ofthe ribbon is the sidewith the fresh, unusedribbon on it. Theribbon take-up is theother end. 3. Open the top-rightcover of the p

186. Close the cover. When you start to print, theRibbon Drive Hubs will automatically engage thenotches on both cores of the ribbon roll.Do not rever

19Never run cards with a contaminated, dull, oruneven surface through the printer. Printing ontosuch cards will ultimately lead to poor printquality a

20The Color ID Card Printer will hold a maximum of100 cards (based on a standard CR-80 card size) inits Card Hopper. The Printer automatically feedsea

215CardLaminatingCAUTION!!A. About thePrinter’sLaminatorIn addition to printing and applying the standardclear overlay included on the Color ID CardPr

22B. AboutOverlaminatesThe Color ID Card PrinterÕs internal laminationsystem allows you to choose between either athermal transfer film overlaminate o

23CAUTION!!C. Loading theOverlaminateinto the PrinterThe loading process for both the thermal transferfilm and the PolyGuard overlaminate material ist

246. Close the cover. When you start to print, theLamination Drive Hubs will automatically engagethe notches on both cores of the overlaminate roll.IM

For Users in the United States:This equipment has been tested and found to complywith the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant toPart 15 of t

256Hooking Upthe PrinterONOFFAC POWERPARALLELSW1OIB. Running theSelf TestA self test should now be performed to check forproper operation of the print

The Color ID Card Printer is designed to be usedwith nearly any IBM-PC or compatible runningWindows 3.1x or Windows 95. A minimum of a486 DX class com

272. Connect the otherside to the back of yourPC at the PARALLELconnector.3. The printer must have its on-line lightilluminated to receive data. If th

28A. Installing theWindows PrinterDriverThe Color ID Card Printer can be used withvirtually any Microsoft Windows 3.1x or Windows95 software applicati

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to completeinstallation. When prompted, do not haveWindows print a test print, since you most likelyperformed a

3010.Finally, select the Connect button. Check thatthe box called Fast Printing Direct to Port isselected. Although this option is not necessary, it

314. Follow the on-screen instructions to completeinstallation. When installed, the 32-Bit PrintSpooler will appear in the Programs group of theStart

32The Job Queue tab appears only when a print job isbeing sent to the printer. This tab tells you thename and status of each job in the queue and sho

33Card SizeClick on the Card Size down arrow. A list of cardsize selections will appear. The Std CR-80 andOversize selections allow you to print and o

34Select Algebraic if you would like the printerdriver to make very simple, yet fast, color balanceadjustments. This option gives you more naturallook

Table ofContentsSection 1: IntroductionA. How Your Color ID Card Printer Works ...1B. Speci

35The printer driver distinguishes between text andimage objects in order for TrueType black text andbar codes to always be printed with a true resinb

36Back Side OnlySelect this option to print the back side of a cardonly. This option allows you to conveniently printthe back side of preprinted cards

spooler or through the Color ID Card Printer’s 32-BitPrint Spooler for Windows 95.Fast 32-bitSpoolerSelect this option for consistently faster printpr

38ControlsSelect this button to display options for controllinga printed cardÕs Brightness, Contrast, or Gamma, aswell as for controlling the cardÕs i

LaminationSelect this button to display options for controllingthe printerÕs lamination process. When the NoLamination option is selected, the printer

For example, if you are printing onto both sides of a cardand you have both the Overlay and the FilmLamination w/ Overlay options selected, the ribbon

418MaintenanceYour Color IDCard Printer isbuilt to require aminimum ofmaintenance.Nevertheless,there are a fewprocedures youcan perform on aregular ba

42a wrist strap (with integral resistor) connected to anESD ground. Or, at a minimum, make positive contactwith the bare metal chassis of the printer

433. Allow the printhead to thoroughly dry beforeclosing the cover. 4. Shut the cover. If a streak persists, contact yourdealer or the technical suppo

44G. Clearing aRibbon JamIf the ribbon or overlaminate becomes jammed inthe drive roller (visible when you open the printerÕstop covers), use the foll

Section 9: Mechanical AdjustmentsA. Adjusting the Card Input Guides...47B. Adjusting the Internal Card Guide...47C. Adjusting the Car

454. Once the Cleaning Card is properly insertedinto the Card Hopper, run a printer self testaccording to Section 6-B of this manual. As the self-test

46J. Maintainingthe CleaningRollersThe Cleaning Rollers remove dust particles fromthe top and bottom of a blank card as it feeds intothe printer. Clea

479MechanicalAdjustmentsThe Color ID CardPrinter is pre-set atthe factory toaccept andconsistently feedand print astandard CR-803.375ÓL x 2.125ÓW x.03

2. Remove the ribbon and overlaminate rolls from theprinter.3. As you are looking inside the printer from the front,locate the Internal Card Guide on

Adjustment to the second Internal Card Guide is nowcomplete.C. Adjusting theCard SeparatorFlap 49Metal RollerCard Input GuidesCard Input TrayCard Inpu

506. As you are looking inside the printer from thefront, locate the two single screws located just tothe left of each end of the first Card Feed Roll

D. Adjusting the LaminatorWhen applying the PolyGuard overlaminate, youmay find that the individual polyester chips fromthe overlaminate roll may be s

4. Always make very slight adjustments to theCard Sensor, and run a test print after eachadjustment until the optimum chip position isfound. Also, aft

5310Trouble-shootingIf you havedifficultyoperating yourColor ID CardPrinter, thetroubleshootingsuggestions belowshould, in mostcases, solve theproblem

54The card, ribbon,or overlaminateis jammed. Print with either the 32-Bit Print Spooler or theWrite Direct to Port option selected from within theprin

1The Color ID Card Printer utilizes dye-sublimationprinting technology to achieve its direct-to-cardphoto-quality output. Dye-sublimation is a process

55My prints have“streaks” inthem. When applying the PolyGuard overlaminate, youmay find that the individual polyester chips fromthe overlaminate roll

56Symptoms: printer sounds like everything is fine, but noimage. You may have loaded the ribbon upside down.Open the printerÕs top cover and check wha

57The card won’tfeed and the on-line LED startsblinking.Symptoms: printer starts to make noise like everythingis fine, but no card feeds. Be sure the

5811TechnicalSpecifications Printing Method: Dye-sublimation/resin thermal transferPrinting Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)Colors: Up to 16.7 mill

59A. IntroductionThe Color ID Card Printer has a Magnetic StripeEncoding Module available as a factory installedoption. Either a high or a low coerciv

60The magnetic encoding module encodes ontotracks in accordance with an ISO 7811-2 magneticstripe. Refer to the following diagram for tracklocations:B

61The following example illustrates how track datashould be entered for tracks 1, 2, and 3:Example: Sending data to Track 1~1%JULIE ANDERSON^623-85-12

62AppendixBInterfacingInformationA. IntroductionThe Color ID Card Printer is equipped with astandard 8-bit Centronics-type parallel datacommunications

63IndexBack Side Only...36Bar Codes...

NOTES

Simultaneous dye-sublimation/resin thermaltransfer printing capability for printingcontinuous-tone photos and crisp, readable barcodes Thermal transf

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