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HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.1) • HDPii Dual-Sided Part Number: L001130[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) ii HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.1), property of Fargo Electronics, Incorporated Copyright © 2008 by Fargo Electronics, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Printed in th e United States of America. Exclusive[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) iii Table of Contents Section 1: Printer Overview _________________________________________________ 1-1 How to use t he gui de _________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Safety Messages (r evie w carefull y)_____[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) iv Section 5: General Troubleshooting __________________________________________ 5-1 LCD Messa ges _____________________________________________________________________ 5-1 Safety Messages (r evie w carefull y)_____________________________[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) v Using the Adm inistrati on pa ges _______________________________________________________ 6-43 Using the Sy stem Informati on page __________________________________________________ 6-43 Changing the R oot Password ______________________[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) vi Adjustin g the R ibbon Type_________________________________________________________ 7-27 Adjustin g the Fi lm Type ___________________________________________________________ 7-29 Using the Dual Side d Group F unctions ________________[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) vii Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fa rgo Workbe nch Pr inter U tility) _________________________________ 8-1 Using Inhi bit Panel with an A pplicatio n________________________________________________ 8-4 Generatin g Text Object s __________[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) viii Section 13: Firmware Updates ______________________________________________ 13-1 Performi ng the Firm ware Updat es ___________________________________________________ 13 -2 Section 14: Fargo Technical Support ________________________[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 1-1 Section 1: Printer Overview How to use the guide The HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide is designed to provide installers and technicians with quick, efficient lookup of related procedures, components and terms. The [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 1-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indic[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 1-3 Process Flow (in table format) Reviewing the Boot-up Sequence Step Process 1 The Card feed stepper turns ON (to check for a card in the card path). 2 The Film transfer take-up Motor turns ON to take up any slack in the film. 3 The Prin[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 1-4 Reviewing the Sequence of Operations The following sequence describes a dual-sided, full color print job with magnetic encoding. Step Process 1 The File information is received from the PC. 2 The Heater warms up and/or maintains the he[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 1-5 Reviewing Card Printer Sequen ce of Operations (continued) Step Process 13 The Ribbon Drives, Film Drive and Print Platen Stepper turn ON and the Printhead burns the image data until the image data is depleted. All stop. ( Note: The Ri[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-1 Section 2: S pecifications The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, Agency Listings, Technical Specific ations and Functional Specifications for the Printers. Safety Me[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-2 Introduction The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, Agency Listings, Technical Specif ications and Functional Specifications for the Card Printer/Encoder. Reviewing t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-3 Reviewing the Package These items are included with your Please see below: • Unpacking Instructions • Software Installation CD (includes Printer Driver) • Cleaning Roller • One (1) power supply with Printer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-4 Reviewing the Card Printer Display - Printer with attached Output Hopper[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-5 Regulatory Compliances Term Description CSA (cUL) The Printer manufacturer has been authorized by UL to represent the Card Printer as CSA Certified under CSA Standard C22.2 No. 60950-1-03. File Number: E145118 FCC The Card Printer comp[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-6 FCC Rules This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including in[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-7 Technical Specifications Term Description Accepted Card Thickness • Print only: .030" (30 mil) to .050" (50 mil) / .762mm to 1.27mm Accepted Electronic Card types HID Proximity Cards, Mifare Contactless Smart Cards and Cont[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-8 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Card Sizes (Accepted Standard sizes) (See Card tab under Printer Adjustments): • CR-80: This selection is the default form size for the Printer. This will print a 2.125 in. W x 3.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-9 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Card Size (Custom selection) Sets Custom Card Size when closing dialog box. • Print Width default = 2.204, upper limit = 2.440, lower limit = 1.000, cannot be null • Print Lengt[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-10 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Colors (dpi) 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) Dimensions • Standard: 11.50"H x 12.25"W x 9.25"D / 292mmH x 313mmW x 235mmD • Dual-Sided Module: 11.50"H x 25.00"W[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-11 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Certified Supplies Card Printer/Encoder requires highly specialize d media to function properly. To maximize printed card quality and durability, Printhead life and Printer/Encoder[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-12 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Mechanical Security Locking override: The locking solenoid has a mechanical lock override (that allows access to the secured areas of the P rinter with the appropriate key). This l[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-13 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Print Area Over-the-edge on CR-80 cards. Printing Method HDP™ Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer Print Ribbon Options Prints or Images: • Full color, YMC*, 750 prints •[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-14 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Print Speed - Batch Mode Print Speed - Batch Mode: • 38 seconds per card / 95 cards per hour (YMC with transfer)* • 46 seconds per card / 78 cards per hour (YMCK with transfe r[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-15 Technical Specifications Term Description Supply Frequency 50 Hz / 60 Hz Supply Voltage 100-240 VAC, 3.8A Supported Printers/Models Please see below: • Ethernet • USB System Requirements • x86 based PC or compatible • Windows [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-16 Functional Specifications The Card Printer utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its remarkable print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer. See previous section as needed. The f[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-17 Printer Components: Resin Thermal Transfer to USB Interface Port Component Description Resin Thermal Transfer Resin Thermal Transfer is the print method the Printer uses to print sharp black text and crisp bar codes that can be read b[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-18 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad The Printer provides a two line, thirty-two (32) character LCD Display that can communicate helpful information about the Printer's operation. The bottom line of the LCD Display wil[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-19 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Print Status Screen During operation, the LCD will indicate the current Print Status by showing you the area of the Printer that is active. It does this[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-20 Printer Components: Print Ribbons The Card Printer utilizes both dye-sublimation and/or resin thermal transfer methods to print images (print to film and transfer film to card). • Since the dye-sublimation and the resin thermal tran[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-21 Printer Components: Blank Cards Caution: Never run cards with a contaminated, dull or uneven surface through the Printer. Printing onto such cards will ultimately lead to poor print quality. Always store the card stock in its original[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-22 Printer Components: Blank Cards (continued) Type Description UltraCard stock Due to the importance of using high-quality blank cards, a factory-approved card stock called UltraCard™ is available and recommended for best results. •[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-23 Printer Components: Card Output Hopper and Reject Hoppe r Type Description Card Output Hopper All standard Card Printers provide a 100 card capacity Card Output Hopper (based on a standard 30 mil card thickness). ( Note: This Hopper s[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-24 Printer Components: Transfer Roller Danger: The Printer’s Transfer Roller can reach temperatures exceeding 350 degree F (175 C). Use extreme caution when operating the Transfer Roller. Never touch the Transfer Roller unless the Prin[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 2-25 Printer Components: Flipper Table Type Description Exception Feed The printer has a simple single card exception feed that ca n be initiated by an external command. Cards (fed from the exception feed slot) feed from a +90° inclinatio[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-1 Section 3: Inst allation Procedures Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Procedures for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raise[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-2 Introduction The following guide will walk you through the installation of the Fargo Driver. Time Requirement This software installation process will require approximately 2 to 6 minutes (depending on the speed of your PC). System Requ[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-3 Unpacking the Printer (continued) Display A – Included with your Printer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-4 Choosing a Good Location Follow these guidelines: • Place the unit in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build -up. • Use the Printer's dimensions as a guideline for the minimum clearances to the[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-5 Module Installation Procedures Installing the Output Module Accessory Parts included: Output Module Accessory Kit, Torx tool and screws Tools needed: Torx Tool (included in kit) Estimated Repair Time: 20 minutes Step Procedure 1 Cautio[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-6 Output Module Acce ssory (continued) Display A - Slide the Output Module attachment tabs into the appropriate slots at the base of Printer Module. This picture shows the Printer and the Output Module.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-7 Removing the Output Side Upgrade Cover (if applicable) Tools needed: Press the Release tab with a flat blade. Use the Snap and Clip process. Estimated Repair Time: 1 minute Important: This procedure only applies if the Printer comes eq[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-8 Printer Loading Procedures Loading the Print Ribbon Note: Card Printers require highly specialized supplies to function properly. • To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only Certifi[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-9 Loading the Print Ribbon (continued) Step Procedure 2 Tighten the Print Ribbon.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-10 Loading the Print Ribbon (continued) Step Procedure 3 Insert the Print Ribbon Cartridge into the Printer until it clicks.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-11 Loading the Clear Transfer Film Step Procedure 1 Load the Film into the Film Cartridge until the rolls click.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-12 Loading the Clear Transfer Film (continued) Step Procedure 2 Tighten the Film.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-13 Loading the Clear Transfer Film (continued) Step Procedure 3 Insert the Film Cartridge into the Printer until it clicks.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-14 Inserting the Card Cleaning Roller Step Procedure 1 Remove the Card Cleaning Roller from the Print Ribbon packaging and insert the Cleaning Roller onto the black spindle from the supply pack.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-15 Inserting the Card Cleaning Roller (continued) Step Procedure 2 Remove the protective sleeve from the Card Cleaning Roller.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-16 Inserting the Card Cleaning Roller (continued) Step Procedure 3 Insert the Card Cleaning Roller into the card input area.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-17 Loading the Blank Cards Step Procedure 1 Load the blank cards into the Card Cartridge, as shown below. Important: The front of the card must face DOWN. The back of the card or the magnetic stripe on the card must face UP. The Smart Ch[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-18 Loading the Blank Cards (continued) Step Procedure 2 Place the Card Input Cartridge onto the Printer until it clicks.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-19 Connecting Power to Printer Caution: Do not remove the red Warning sticker across the USB connection. Do not plug in the USB cable until prompted to do so during the installation of the Printer Driver. See the Installing the Printer D[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-20 Connecting Power to Printer (continued) Display B - Connecting the other end of the AC power cable to a Surge Protector. See both notes below. Note No. 1: Instead of connecting the AC power cable directly into an AC outlet, it is reco[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-21 Connecting Power to Printer (continued) Display C - Connecting the plug from the power supply to the Printer, as shown below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-22 Printer Driver Installation Procedures Installation Procedures Installing the Printer Driver Step Procedure 1 Close down all programs and insert the Software Installation CD into your computer’s CD drive. After a few seconds, the CD[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-23 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 2 Click on the Next button to continue with the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-24 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 3 a. Read the License Agreement. Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option. b. Click on the Next button to continue with the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-25 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 4 a. Select Local to install a USB Printer. OR b. Select Network and enter an IP Address for the Printer.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-26 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 5 Click on the Next button to begin the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-27 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 6 Wait during the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-28 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 7 Applies to USB Printer installation: Connect the USB cable to both the PC and the Printer.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-29 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 8 Applies to USB Printer installation: a. Select the Printer Port. ( Note: You have the option of selecting the port only IF you click the BACK button from the previous screen s[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-30 Installing the Printer Driver (continued) Step Procedure 9 Click the Finish button. 10 Reboot your computer. 11 You have completed this procedure.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-31 Printing a Test Print Image Step Procedure 1 Install a YMCK, YMCKI or YMCKK Ribbon in the Printer for the Test Print. 2 Open the Driver settings. a. From your computer’s startup menu, select Settings > Printers and Faxes (Windows[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 3-32 Printing a Test Print Image (continued) Step Procedure 4 This completes the High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Installation Guide.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 4-1 Section 4: Accessory Procedures Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 4-2 Using the Security Lock Slot Important: Compatible locks are not sold by Far go Electronics; however, they are readily available from computer stores.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 4-3 Using the Security Lock Slot on the (continued) The Printer has a Security Lock Slot located in the back lip of the metal chassis to accommodate a standard laptop security lock. • To prevent unauthorized removal of the Printer, attac[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-1 Section 5: General T roubleshooting The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific procedures relating to the LCD Messages, Communication Errors, Card Feeding Errors, Encoding Errors, Printing Process Errors, Transfer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indic[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-3 Troubleshooting - LCD and Printer Error Message Tables This section provides two troubleshooting tables for the LCD error messages and the Printer error messages. Each table uses a 3-column presentation to present a specific LCD o r Pr[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-4 How to use the LCD Error Message Table (example provided) The PC Error Message in Column 1 (LCD Error Message) provides the Lower Left Corner Number. This number identifies the PC Error Message screenshot with its respective LCD Error [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-5 Troubleshooting with the LCD Error Message Table LCD Error Message Cause Solution Calibrate Failed (PC Error Message No. 155 and 170) Film or Ribbon calibration has failed. Verify the film is installed correctly and there is not a Ribb[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-6 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Card Jam: Smart (PC Error Message No. 85) A card is jammed in the smart card encoding area of the Printer. Clear the jam. Card Jam: Trans (P[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-7 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Cover is Open (PC Error Message No. 46) The Cover was left open. Ensure that the Cover is properly closed. E-Card Encoder Startup Error (PC [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-8 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Empty Reject Bin (PC Error Message No. 265) The reject bin is full. Remove the large number of rejected cards from the reject bin. Click OK [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-9 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Film: Wrong Material (PC Error Message No. 173) The Film is not installed properly or has been damaged. Verify the correct film is installed[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-10 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Head Resistance (PC Error Message No. 6) The EE setting in Driver for head resistance is out of range. Enter a value for head resistance in[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-11 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Invalid Film (PC Error Message Nos. 94, 95, 96, 164, 165, and 166) An unauthorized film is installed in the Printer. Get the correct Film f[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-12 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Mag Encoder Paused (PC Error Message No. 143) The Magnetic Encoder is in a pause state. Mag Encoder Startup Error (PC Error Message No. 63 [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-13 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution No E-card Encoder (PC Error Message No. 202) You are trying to send encoding data, but the Printer is not configured with this Encoder type[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-14 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution No iClass Encoder (PC Error Message No. 177) You are trying to send encoding data, but the Printer is not configured with this Encoder type[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-15 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution No Smart Encoder (PC Error Message No. 33) You are trying to send encoding data, but the Printer is not configured with this Encoder type. [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-16 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Reinsert Ribbon (PC Error Message No. 141) The Ribbon must be reinserted for proper functioning of the Printer. Reinsert the Ribbon or pres[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-17 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Ribbon Miscue (PC Error Message No. 97) The Ribbon is not able to find the next panel correctly. Check for jams/breaks. If jammed, clear th[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-18 Troubleshooting with the LCD E rror Message Table (continued) LCD Error Message Cause Solution Unable to Feed (PC Error Message Nos. 14 and 81) The Printer is unable to feed a card from the Card Cartridge Verify there are cards in the[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-19 Troubleshooting with the Prin ter Error Message Table Printer Error Message Cause Solution General Error A general Printer error has occurred. Press Cancel on the printer or click on Cancel Print . Card Not Found The Printer is unable[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-20 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Card Jam A Card has become jammed in the Printer. a. Open the Printer's Front Cover and remove the Print Ribbon and Film Cartr[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-21 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Card Jam (Output) A Card has become jammed in the Printer's Flipper Table. a. Open the Printer’s Front Cover and the Output [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-22 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Flipper Jam The Flipper Table has jammed while either aligning itself or flipping a card. a. Open the Printer's Output Module [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-23 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Ribbon RFID Error The ribbon tag information is corrupted or incorrect. Check that the Ribbon is installed properly. Cancel is the [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-24 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Ribbon Break/Jam A Ribbon break/jam has been detected inside the Printer. The printer has determined that the installed ribbon has [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-25 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Invalid Ribbon An incorrect Print Ribbon has been installed in the Printer. (This is if you are using a SecureMark Ribbon). A non-S[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-26 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Invalid Ribbon The ribbon installed does not match the SecureMark configuration of the printer. Install a Certified Print Ribbon an[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-27 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution No Magnetic Encoder Installed A print job with Magnetic encoding was sent with no Magnetic encoder installed in the printer. Ensure[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-28 Troubleshooting with the Printer E rror Message Table (continued) Printer Error Message Cause Solution Print Film Out The Print Film installed in the printer is empty. Install new Film and press the Resume button to continue printing.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-29 Troubleshooting with the Pr inter Error Message Table Printer Error Message Cause Solution Invalid Print Film Installed The Print Film installed does not match the SecureMark configuration of the printer. A non-SecureMark Film is inst[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-30 Communications Errors Resolving the Communication Errors Symptom(s): Incorrect output, communications error on PC or Printer, stalling, no re sponse from Printer, no job printed, “paper out” error. Step Procedure 1 Confirm that th[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-31 Resolving the Communicati on Errors (continued) Step Procedure 4 Determine t he problem with printing from the application. a. Print a self-test from the Printer by pressing Options -> Menu-> Select - > Print on the printer?[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-32 Printing a Test Image Step Procedure 1 Open the Diagnostic Tool from the Driver. Choose Run Tests to select a preset test image. Select Self Tests . See Displays A and B, below. ( Note: These images help to determine if the Printer is[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-33 Printing a Test Image Display B – Click on the Run Tests button. See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-34 Reviewing the Alignment Self Test Card Step Procedure 1 Use this card to determine Image Placement and confirm that the Printer is working properly. ( Note: The image consists of sixteen (16) gray scale boxes and alignment arrows. The[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-35 Reviewing the Color Bars Self Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to confirm that image colors are properly reproduced. Image consists of sixteen graduated steps of RGB and YMCK. ( Note: This print will provide maximum image size, giv[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-36 Reviewing the Device Settings Self Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to view the Printer settings and counts for Card Count (CC), Card Cleaning Count (TC) and others. The Card Count is the total number of cards the Printer has produ[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-37 Reviewing the YMCK Self Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to confirm that image colors are properly reproduced. Image consists of sixteen graduated steps of RGB and YMCK. ( Note: This print will provide maximum image size, giving co[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-38 Reviewing the Magnetic Self Test Step Procedure 1 This option only applies if a Magnetic Encoding Module is in stalled in the Printer. ( Note: The Printer will feed, encode and eject a card. Be sure to have high coercivity cards insta[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 5-39 Reviewing the Resin Self Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to determine that the Resin Panel is printing pr operly.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-1 Section 6: Ethernet Option Section Introduction The Ethernet option includes the Ethernet port and the internal Printer Server. • Printer Management: The Printer Driver provides bi-directional status information so you can monitor an[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-2 Technical Specification - Ethernet Option Here are the system requirements for Ethernet. Caution: For safety purposes, Ethernet is not intended for a direct con nection outside of the building. Function Requirement Network An IEEE 802.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-3 Functional Specification - Ethernet Option The Fargo Ethernet option includes these features. Feature Description Simultaneous Printing Provides the ability to simultaneously print from multiple PCs to the network Printer. Printer Feed[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-4 Network Services - Overview The Ethernet option provides the services described in this section. ( Note: Other additional services include a Ping client, address assi gnment and Printer discovery functions.) Reviewing the Print Server [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-5 Network Management Interface The SNMP interface is described below. Interface Description SNMP • The Ethernet interface is a fully-manageable SNMP agent that supports MIB-II. • The Ethernet interface is MIB II compliant, allowing S[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-6 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table The following table describes available Telnet commands. ( Note: You can enter partial full- word commands, and the Printer will respond with additional help. For example, you can enter “list”, an[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-7 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format all Display all information about this Printer. list all diff Display all differences between current and stored network settings. list diff u[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-8 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format lpq Display information about print jobs and their settings. list lpq Printer Display information about the Printer (e.g., model number, Firmw[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-9 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format contact Set the contact string. set sysinfo contact [<STRING>] location Set the location string. set sysinfo location [<STRING>] l[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-10 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format add Add a new User definition. The allows only two (2) User definitions. set user add <NAME> del Delete a User definition. set user del[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-11 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format addr Store a new IP address. store net addr <ADDRESS> mask Store a new address mask. store net mask <MASK> gateway Store a new de[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-12 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format save Save all current settings as the stored settings in the permanent memory. save load Take the settings from the stored memory and make th[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-13 Logging In When a User attempts to change any setting, they are asked for a User name and password. ( Note: The Guest Users can only view settings.) Step Procedure 1 Enter the correct User name: • The default administrative User nam[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-14 Accessing the Home page Step Procedure 1 Open a window for your network browser application on your local PC. 2 Find the IP address of the Printer. ( Note: See Accessing the IP Address as needed to get this from the LCD of the Printer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-15 Reviewing the Home Page This section provides a display of the Home Page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-16 Reviewing the Home Page Categories and Fields (table) You can view these categories and fields in the following table. Category Field Purpose Serial Number Displays the unique fixed serial number of the Printer. Fixed for Printer Hard[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-17 Accessing the Network Settings page The Network page displays the current network settings and allows the User to change the settings. Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-18 Reviewing the Interface The Interface display indicates the network speed supported by the Printer.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-19 Reviewing the Current Settings The Current Settings page section displays the current active network settings for the Printer. • These are also labeled as “Dynamic” if they were provided by DHCP or “Static” if they came from[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-20 Switching to the Automatic IP Address Mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button to enable the DHCP/BOOTP, which automatically assigns t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-21 Changing to the Static IP Address Mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the Use the following IP address radio button, which prepares the Printer to use network settings (that the Use[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-22 Changing to the static IP address mode (continued) Step Procedure 7 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.) 8 Reboot the Printer to effec[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-23 Using the Clear Changes button Step Procedure 1 Click on the Clear Changes button to delete the information in the textboxes in Stored Settings area. See the lower left corner of this display.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-24 Using the Media Information page This page displays Media information about the Ribbon and Film (currently installed in the Printer). Step Procedure 1 Select the Status link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the Media page li[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-25 Using the TCP/IP page The TCP/IP page displays the TCP/IP Status of each Printer connection, which are not configurable. See the next two pages for displays. Step Procedure 1 Select the Status link from any web page of the Printer. 2 [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-26 Using the TCP/IP page See the Using the TCP/IP page procedure.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-27 Using the Printer page You can use the Printer page to review current information about the Printer device settings and print jobs. Device settings include the following: • The status which displays information about the current pri[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-28 Reviewing the Printer page (continued) See the previous page for descriptions of the fields.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-29 Using the System Log page The System Log page displays the current system log settings and allows the User to change the settings. ( Note: These settings configure how system logging occurs. There are two logs.)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-30 Changing the Log Name By default the names are log1 and log2. However, you can rename them from this page. ( Note: This also updates the link to the correspo nding web page.) Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log link. 2 Select the l[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-31 Changing the Log Name Step Procedure 4 Click on the Submit button to save this change. 5 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-32 Selecting the Log Type Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log link. See the next page. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure (the default choices are log1 or log2 ). 3 Select the Print Job Started checkbox t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-33 Selecting the Log Type Step Procedure 4 Select the Printer Error checkbox to generate the log entries for each Printer Error. 5 Select the Submit button. 6 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting wil[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-34 Selecting the Log Destination Specify one destination for the log. Step Procedure – No event logging. 1 Select the System Log link. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure (the default choices are log1 or lo[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-35 Selecting the Log Destination Step Procedure – No event logging. 4 Select Submit . 5 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-36 Setting up Email Event logging Follow this procedure to enable logging using email notification: Step Procedure – Specify email logging. 1 Select the System Log link. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-37 Setting up Email Event logging Step Procedure – Specify email logging. 4 Enter a valid e-mail address in the associated textbox. 5 Select Submit . 6 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will onl[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-38 Specifying UDP Event logging Follow this procedure to enable logging to a UDP Syslog program. Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log link. • The messages will be sent via UDP packets to the Syslog port (514) of the specified host. ?[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-39 Specifying UDP Event logging Step Procedure 5 Select Submit . 6 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-40 Specifying TCP Event logging Follow this procedure to send logging messages to a pre-existing IP connection made on the TCP port. Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log link. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or conf[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-41 Specifying TCP Event logging Step Procedure 4 Select Submit . 5 Login as a root User if you are so prompted. Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-42 Specifying TCP Event logging (continued) Step Procedure 6 Use a host program such as Telnet to receive these TCP logging messages ( Note: Other programs such as HyperTerminal are also used to monitor TCP connections). See below. • T[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-43 Using the Administration pages The purpose of the Administration pages is to allow the User to upgrade, reboot, modify passwords and enter User-specified system information strings. Using the System Information page The System Informa[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-44 Using the System Information page (continued) Step Procedure 3 To change an attribute, type the new entry in one of these boxes: • Label textbox • Location textbox • Contact textbox 4 Select the Submit button. 5 Login as a root [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-45 Changing the Root Password The Passwords page allows the User to change the passwords needed to login as a User. Changes to all settings require a login. ( Note: However, these changes are only protected by password after the password[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-46 Using the Reboot pages Rebooting the restarts the complete Printer, which includes the Print Server. Rebooting the Printer The Reboot page allows the User to reboot or reset the Printer and/or enter the upgrade mode. Step Procedure 1 [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-47 Rebooting the Printer Step Procedure 4 Select the Reboot button. 5 Click Yes when prompted. 6 Wait for the Printer to reboot and display the home page. See the Reviewing the Home Page display.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-48 Upgrading the Main Firmware The Upgrade page allows the User to upload new Firmware to the Printer. For the Printer/encoder, this Upgrade page provides for upgrading the main Printer Firmware which includes the Print Server Firmware. [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-49 Upgrading the Main Fi rmware (continued) Step Procedure 4 Select the Upgrade button to get Printer into the upgrade mode. 5 Select the Yes button and wait for reboot, as shown below in Displays A and B. Display A – Rebooting into th[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-50 Upgrading the Main Fi rmware (continued) Step Procedure 6 Select Administration when the Home page appears. See Display A below. 7 Select Upgrade to get to the upgrade page. See Display B below. Display A – Selecting Administration[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-51 Upgrading the Main Fi rmware (continued) Display B – Selecting Upgrade[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-52 Upgrading the Main Fi rmware (continued) Step Procedure 8 Select the Browse button. See Display A below. 9 Navigate to and select the appropriate file to upload. 10 Select the Upgrade button to start the Firmware upload. See Display A[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-53 Upgrading the Main Fi rmware (continued) Display B – Continuing to reboot[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-54 Using the Print Path page The purpose of the Print Path page is to allow the User to view or change the TCP port numbers used to communicate to the printer. • If these settings are left to the default entry of 0 then the defau lt po[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-55 Using the Print Path page (continued) Step Procedure 4 Select the Submit button to save these changes to stored settings in the memory of the Printer. ( Note: These settings will not be lost if the power is removed from the Printer.) [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-56 Using the Help page The Help page displays the Help information. Step Procedure 1 Open this web page at the appropriate location by clicking on the Help book icon at the top of each page. See previous page. 2 Review the web interface [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-57 Upgrading the Main Firmware with the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility The Main Printer Firmware upgrades are done with the same procedure as the USB- connected Printer. • The PC doing the upgrade must have a Driver installed for the [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-58 Upgrading the Main Firmware with the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility (continued) Step Procedure 3 Access the Upgrade Firmware window from the Actions Menu, as shown below. 4 Select the New Firmware File by clicking Browse and selectin[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-59 Restoring the Factory Settings for Ethernet There may be times when you are unable to use the current configuration of the Ethernet interface. ( Note: This could be because you have lost t he password for your Printer or you just cann[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-60 Changing the DHCP Setting Step Procedure 1 See the Accessing the Network Setup Menu procedure to access the Network Settings menu : Options -> MENU -> Next -> Network Settings 2 Select Next on the LCD to view the DHCP menu en[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-61 Saving addresses Step Procedure. 1 See the Accessing the Network Setup Menu procedure to access the Network Settings menu: Options -> MENU -> Next -> Network Settings 2 Select Next on the LCD to view the Save Addresses menu e[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-62 Accessing the IP Address Follow this procedure: Step Process 1 Press Info in Display A (below) to continue with the procedure. 2 Press Next several times to access Display C (IP:). 3 Press Next one more time, and the IP: address LCD s[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-63 Ethernet Printer Troubleshooting Pr ocedures Troubleshooting procedures If you are having trouble connecting to your Ethernet Printer or printing to it, you should go through each of the following procedures. Step Procedure 1 Follow t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-64 Verifying the Printer Connection Step Procedure 1 Ensure that your Printer has a valid network connection. 2 Verify that the has the green LED on solidly and the amber LED is flashing with network activity. 3 If the LEDs do not indica[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-65 Verifying that y our PC can access the Printer using the ping command Step Procedure 1 Follow these instructions to issue a ping command to the Printer: At a DOS prompt, enter ping [IP Address] Example: C:>ping 210.1.10.240 • If[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-66 Verifying that your PC can access the Printer using the ping command (continued) Step Procedure 2 Verify that the PC and the Printer are connected to the same network. 3 You may be on different subnets of your network and some of the [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-67 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions Question Answer How do I know if my Printer has the Ethernet option installed? All models come with Ethernet installed as standard equipment. What PC operating systems work with my Ethernet Printer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-68 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How can I find the IP address of my Ethernet Printer? You can find it in the LCD of the Printer if the Ethernet option is functioning properly. Select Info , then select[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-69 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How do I upgrade the Printer Firmware in my Ethernet-enabled Printer? Follow this procedure. 1. Run the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility from the start menu: Go to the St[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-70 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer What if I lose the password for my Printer or it is not accepted? The has a menu selection that allows the User names and passwords to revert to default: Options > Me[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-71 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How do I reconfigure my PC Printer Driver to connect to a different Printer or different IP address? Use the Windows “Add Printer Wizard” to create a printer instanc[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-72 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How do I configure my Printer’s IP settings? • By default, the Printer is configured for dynamic IP address assignment. That is, it will try to get its IP address an[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-73 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions Question Answer What do the LEDs by the Ethernet connection on the back of the Printer indicate? • On the Printer: The green LED indicates a valid Ethernet connection. The amber LED indicates net[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-74 Glossary of Terms Term Purpose MAC (Media Access Control) The unique numeric value address associated with a network device that gives the device a unique identity. This address is assigned by the device manufacturer to ensure its uni[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 6-75 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Purpose SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) This is protocol for the network management services. This protocol provides a means for network compliant devices, called agents, to store data abou[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-1 Section 7: Printer Adjustment s The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on Printer adjustment procedures. Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-2 Important! Card Printers require highly speciali zed Print Ribbons to function properly. To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only Certified Supplies. For this reason, your Fargo warr[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-3 Selecting the Appropriate Printer Driver settings You have these card selections (to choose from): • Fargo UltraCard III (Default Card Type) • Fargo Ultracard • HID ISO Prox – Standard (13xx) • HID ISO Prox – Composite (15x[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-4 Selecting the Appropriate Printer Driver settings For the cases where custom settings are required, the Printer Driver's Card Type option also includes Custom 1 and Custom 2 options. • Settings: These settings allow designating [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-5 Conducting the Tape Adhesion Test It is important to conduct tape adhesion tests because Fargo cannot be certain which transfer temperature and Dwell Time will work best (when printing cards other than UltraCard III). ( Note: The optim[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-6 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued) See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-7 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued) Step Procedure 4 Visually examine the card and the strip of tape pulled from the card, to see if any portion of the Film was removed from the card. • If any residue (e.g., oil or grease f[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-8 Printer Driver Options Installing Printer Driver Updates Occasionally, new Printer Driver versions ar e released which have new or updated features. • Before installing an updated Printer Driver version, always delete the existing Pr[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-9 Installing Printer Driver Updates Step Procedure 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin installation. See Printer Driver Installation . ( Note: When prompted, click on the Have Disk button; the Install From Disk window will appea[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-10 Setting Up the Printer Driver Once the appropriate Printer Driver for the computer has been installed, you will need to set the Driver up with the proper print options. To open the Printer Driver setup window, please refer to the foll[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-11 Using the Card tab Use this option to control specific Printer functions.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-12 Selecting the Card Size Step Procedure 1 Select the appropriate card option: • CR-80: This selection is the default form size fo r the Printer. This will print a 2.125 X 3.374 image including a .04 over-bleed on each of the 4 sides [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-13 Selecting the Card Type Select the appropriate card type according to the composition of the card stock. Step Procedure 1 You have these selections (to choose from): • Fargo UltraCard III (Default Card Type) • Fargo UltraCard • [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-14 Selecting the Card Type See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-15 Selecting the Card Type (continued) Step Procedure 2 If using a card stock other than listed, use the Custom 1 options to save custom Dwell Time and dwell temperature controls on the Image Transfer tab. a. Click on the Custom options [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-16 Selecting the Card Type (continued) Please see Step 2b on the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-17 Setting the Orientation Select either the Portrait or Landscape radio buttons for Orientation. Step Procedure 1 Select Portrait to cause the card to print in a vertical orientation. OR Select Landscape to cause the card to print in a [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-18 Specifying the number of Copies Specifies the number of copies to be printed. • The upper limit is 10000 and the lower limit is 1.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-19 Selecting the Diagnostics button This will launch the Diagnostic too l (if installed).[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-20 Selecting the Test Print button When selected, a test PRN file will be sent to the Printer. See below. This file will print a Full Color plus Resin print on the front side of the card and a Resin or black only image on the backside. T[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-21 Selecting the About button Select the About button to open a dialog box containing the copyright information as well as the Driver’s version number and date code.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-22 Selecting the Toolbox button Select the Toolbox button. See the Toolbox section for more information and procedures.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-23 Using the Device Options tab This section describes the use of the Device Options tab.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-24 Detecting Supplies at Print Time Function Step Procedure 1 Use the Supplies checkbox for auto detection of the consumables, which are the Ribbon. See below. • In the Firmware, the values (representing the installed Ribbon and instal[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-25 Detecting Supplies at Prin t Time Function (continued) Step Procedure 3 When the Supplies checkbox is checked, the following takes place: • Ribbon and Film Type dropdown boxes are inactive and populated with values of installed supp[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-26 Detecting Supplies at Prin t Time Function (continued) Step Procedure 4 When the Supplies checkbox is not checked or it is de-select ed (cleared) from a selected state, the Ribbon and Film dropdown boxes become active and auto selecte[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-27 Adjusting the Ribbon Type Use the Ribbon Type dropdown menu to match Ribbon type. ( Note: The Inhibit or I designation under YMCI, YMCKI, and YMCKIKI indicates the ability to prevent the transfer of film to the card surface. Users can[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-28 Adjusting the Ribbon Type (continued) See the procedure on the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-29 Adjusting the Film Type Step Procedure 1 Allows you to select the film type option that is appropriate for the type of film currently loaded in the Printer. • Select the Clear option to automatically adjust the appropriate transfer [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-30 Using the Dual Sided Group Functions The Dual Sided group checkboxes (shown below) are grayed out if no Output is automatically found or if the Dual Sided is m anually turned off. See the procedures in this section for more instructio[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-31 Using the Dual Sided - Print Both Sides option Use this option to automatically print on both the front and backside of a card. Step Procedure 1 Select this option in conjunction with any application program that support s a multiple-[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-32 Using the Print Both Sides - Split 1 Set of Ribbon Panels option Use this option to provide the most economical means of printing a dual-sided card since a single set of Ribbon Panels will be split to print both the front and backside[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-33 Using the Print Both Sides - Pr int Back Image on Front of Card option This option becomes active when Print Both Sides is checked. The Default is active and unchecked. Step Procedure 1 Select this option: • If you need to print the[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-34 Using the Dual Sided - Print Back Side Only option Use this option to print only onto the backside of cards. ( Note: The Print Back Side Only checkbox default is active and unchecked.) Step Procedure 1 Select this option to print only[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-35 Using the Device Options Group The functions under the Options Group are described in this section.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-36 Using the Rotate Front 180 Degrees or Rotate Back 180 Degrees options Use this option to change the position of the printed image in relation to the set locat ion of a card's Magnetic Stripe or smart chip. Step Procedure 1 Select[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-37 Using the Disable Printing option Use this option to disable the printing capabilitie s of the Printer while still allowing the Printer to encode cards. ( Note: This option is useful to encode or r e-encode preprinted cards without wa[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-38 Using the Image Color tab Use this tab to adjust color properties. ( Note: The Printing Preferences window has the same Image Color tab functionality as the Printing Preferences window.) Step Procedure 1 Select the System Color Manage[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-39 Using the Image Color tab Display B – Image Color tab > Advanced Image Color window[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-40 Using the Quality – Color Matching dropdown Step Procedure 1 Select None (a) if interested in print speed rather than print color, (b) if color correcting the image for printing has already been done or (c) if using third party colo[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-41 Using the Quality – Color Ma tching dropdown (continued) Step Procedure 2 Control the overall darkness and lightness of the dye-sub printed image by adjusting the Dye-Sub Intensity slide by clicking and dragging the slide's box[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-42 Using the Quality – Color Ma tching dropdown (continued) Step Procedure 3 Control the amount of heat the Printer uses when printing with the resin black Panel by adjusting the Resin Heat slide. • Move the slide to the left to caus[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-43 Using the Quality – Color Ma tching dropdown (continued) Step Procedure 4 As needed, return all options to their factory settings by clicking on the Default button.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-44 Adjusting for the Resin Dither Select the appropriate dither method according to the type of image to be printed. ( Note: This option only affects those objects printed on the backside of a card with the resin black Panel of a YMCK or[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-45 Using the Advanced Image Color window Step Procedure 1 Click on the Advanced Settings button to bring up the Advanced Image Color window. See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-46 Using the Advanced Image Color window (continued) Step Procedure 2 For the Image Quality slider bar controls, see below. • Click OK to accept any variance from the default (for this specific slider bar) and return to the Image Color[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-47 Using the Advanced Image Color window (continued) See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-48 Using the Advanced Image Color window (continued) Step Procedure 3 For the Balance slider bar controls, see below. • Click OK to accept any variance from the default (for this specific slider bar) and return to the Image Color tab w[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-49 Using the Advanced Image Color window (continued) See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-50 Using the Advanced Image Color window Step Procedure 4 Click on the Default button to clear changes back to the default settings f or this window only. See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-51 Using the Default button on the Image Color tab Step Procedure 1 Click on the Default button to clear changes back to default setting for Im age Color tab only and NOT for the Advanced Image Color dialog box. See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-52 Using the Image Transfer tab Use this tab to adjust the Image Position , Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature . ( Note: The Printing Preferences window has the same Image Color tab functionality as the Printing Preferences win[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-53 Adjusting the Image Position controls Use the Image Position controls to position the image on a card (to be adjusted). Step Procedure 1 Adjust the Image Position values by clicking on the Vertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows. ?[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-54 Adjusting the Image Positi on controls (continued) The display (below) represents how the printed image will move in relati on to the fixed card position as positive and negative image placement values are entered. Step Procedure 2 Fo[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-55 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature Use the Image Transfer option to control of the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature . • These settings control the speed and temperature at which printed images are transfer[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-56 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature (continued) Step Procedure 2 Transfer Temperature Sets temperature for InTM transfer in Celsius Lower limit = 150.0 Celsius, Upper limit = 190.0 Celsius • UltraCard III - Composite: [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-57 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-58 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature Step Procedure 3 Return to the factory default settings for the selected Card Type by clicking on the Default button. If using cards (that differ from the Card Type Glossy- PVC or Matt[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-59 Using the Default button Step Procedure 1 Use the Default button to reset the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature to defaults for current Card Type choice. See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-60 Using the Magnetic Encoding tab Use these options only if the Printer has an optional Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module installed. The Card Printer can be installed with one of two types of fact ory-installed Magnetic Stripe Encoding Mo[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-61 Using the Encoding Mode dropdown Use the Encoding Mode option to specify which magnetic encoding standard to use. This will change the encoding mode and coercivity setti ng or modify the ISO standards for Tracks 1, 2 and 3, by correct[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-62 Using the Encoding Mode dropdown list (continued) Category Description Custom Encoding selection (active and inactive functions) If you select Custom Encoding , all options are active. The Default is ISO Encoding. ( Note: The defaults[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-63 Using the Encoding Mode dropdown list (continued) Category Description Raw Binary Encoding selection (active and inactive functions) If you select Raw Binary Encoding , you send down a raw binary string rather than a formatted set of [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-64 Using the Encoding Mode dropdown list Category Description JIS II Encoding selection (active and inactive functions) If you select JIS II Encoding , specific standards are used. ( Note: This selection disables all the Magnetic Track O[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-65 Selecting the Coercivity/Magnetic Track Use the Coercivity option to specify coercivity of the cards being used. Step Procedure 1 Select the Coercivity option (Oersted) to use the Magnetic Stripe type that matches the card type. • S[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-66 Reviewing the Shift Data Left Function Use the Shift Data Left option, which applies to all tracks when selected. ( Note: When this option is unchecked, it is the default.) Step Procedure 1 Select this option to shift the recorded mag[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-67 Reviewing the Magnetic Track Options Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the Magnetic Stripe's three tracks. ( Note: Click Default to reset the defaults for the cur rent Magnetic Track Options t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-68 Reviewing the Magnetic Track Options[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-69 Using the Magnetic Track Options Use the Magnetic Track options for these purposes: • Customize the ISO-encoded data format for each of the Magnetic Stripe's three tracks. • Customize each track independently of the other two[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-70 Using the Magnetic Track Options See the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-71 Using the Character Size buttons Use this option to customize the Character Data Size (Bits per Character) used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track. ( Note: This character size includ es the parity bit (if enab[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-72 Using the ASCII Offset dropdown list Use this option to customize the Character ASCII Offset used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track. ( Note: This character-offset value is subtracted from the ASCII value of e[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-73 Using the Bit Density dropdown list Use this option to customize the Bit Recording Density (Bits per Inch) used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track. The default ISO Standard selections for this option are as fo[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-74 Using the LRC Generation dropdown list Use this option to customize the LRC Generation Mode (used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track). Step Procedure 1 • Select No LRC to change the LRC Generation to none. O[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-75 Using the Encoding Mode dropdown list Use this option to customize the Encoding Mode (used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track). Step Procedure 1 • Select No Parity to change the Character Parity to none. OR [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-76 Reviewing the ISO Track Locations The magnetic Encoding Module encodes onto tracks in acco rdance with an ISO 7811-2 Magnetic Stripe. For track locations, review the display below . TRACK1 0. 1 10" TRACK2 0. 1 10" TRACK3 0. [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-77 Sending the Track Information Magnetic track data is sent in the form of text strings from the application software to the Printer Driver. • In order for the Printer Driver to differentiate between Magnetic Track data and the rest o[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-78 Reviewing the Sample String • Track 1: ~1%JULIEANDERSON^1234567890? • Track 2: ~2;1234567890987654321? • Track 3: ~3;1234567890987654321? Track Start Sentinel End Sentinel Field Separator Valid Characters Maximum Number of Chara[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-79 Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table ASCII Code Character A SCII Code Char acter ASCII Code Character 32 space 56 8 80 P 33 ! 57 9 81 Q 34 58 : 82 R 35 # 59 ; 83 S 36 $ 60 < 84 T 37 % 61 = 85 U 38 and 62 > 86 V 39 '[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-80 Using the Default button (Image Transfer tab) Step Procedure 1 Use the Default button to reset defaults for the current Track tab only. See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-81 Using the K Panel Resin tab Use this tab to adjust the Card Size, the Direction the Card Travels through the Printer, the Print All Black with K Panel (options) and the Defined Areas. Use this tab to control w here the resin black (K)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-82 Using the Scroll controls Controls Description Horizontal changes the size of the area from left to right • Default = 0.200 inches (5.1 mm) • Upper Limit = 3.450 inches (87.6 mm) • Lower Limit = 0.200 (cannot be null) Vertical c[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-83 Using the Click and Drag capability Click and drag the corners and the sides of an area to chang e size and location of area. • The Horizontal, Vertical size and X, Y coordinates update a ccordingly. Click and drag the area to chang[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-84 Selecting the Full Card Step Procedure 1 Select the Full Card option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found within all areas of the image, as shown below. • The Card image becomes fully black. • The resin prints an[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-85 Selecting the Defined Area(s) Step Procedure 1 Select the Defined Area(s) option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found only in an area or areas defined, as shown belo w. • The card image becomes white with the grid [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-86 Selecting the Undefined Area(s) Step Procedure 1 Select the Undefined Area(s) option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found only in the space outside the areas defined, as shown below. • The card image becomes black [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-87 Defining the Area to acti vate the Card Grid Step Procedure 1 Select on the appropriate Defined Area (see below) to activate the card grid in the upper half of the window. • It is through this card grid that up to five areas can be [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-88 Measuring the Total Card area Step Procedure 1 Determine the area of the card to define. ( Note: This area is indicated by the dashed outline, as shown below. The easiest way to determine the size of this area is to actually print a c[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-89 Measuring the Area to be positioned on the Card Step Procedure 1 Once the area is sized properly, measure the location where this area is to be positioned on the card. a. Measure from the lower left corner of the card up and over to t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-90 Selecting the Print YMC under th e K and Print K Only options Step Procedure 1 Use the Defined Area function. a. Define another area by clicking on the Defined Area. ( Note: Another .2 x .2 (5mm x 5mm) area will appear in the lower le[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-91 Selecting the Print YMC under the K and Print K Only options[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-92 Using the Printer Supplies tab Use the options on this tab to view information about the Ribbon and Film installed in the Printer. ( Note: The gauges are horizontal.)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-93 Reviewing Information on the Supplies tab Here are the guidelines for automatic positioning on the Supplies tab. Step Procedure 1 Use this tab to determine the following information (see below): • Ribbon Level: Type, Reorder Number [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 7-94 Reviewing Information on the Supplies tab Relates to the procedure on the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-1 Section 8: Inhibit Panel Usage Using the Inhibit Panel (HDPII) You can use the Inhibit Panel ( I designation under YMCI, YMCKI, and YMCKIKI) to define areas on the surface of the card, in order to prevent the transfer of film to the ca[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-2 Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Wo rkbench Printer Utility (continued) Follow these instructions: • To create an inhibit area using the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility, see Using the Inhibit Panel Layout Applet in the Help file as[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-3 Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Wo rkbench Printer Utility ) (continued) Step Procedure 1 Create the Inhibit Panel Layout within the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility. 2 Save the file. Failure to save will not allow the Inhibit Panel [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-4 Using Inhibit Panel with an Application Some applications can utilize the inhibit panel by using text objects containing a “~i” within the print job itself. The “~i” is followed by the file path and file name of a bitmap file, [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-5 Rendering Print Jobs Rendering of the print job occurs on the given local workstation if the Printer Driver is installed for use on that particular w orkstation. • Shared Instance : However, if the Printer Driver is a shared instance[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-6 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) The inhibit bmp file can be generated with any bit map editor. The following procedure explains how this is done with Microsoft Paint. Step Procedure 1 Create a bitmap file using Microsoft Pain[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-7 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 2 Place objects on the image, which correspond to the exact areas that are being inhibited.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-8 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 3 Fill the inhibit areas with black co lor.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-9 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 4 Save the file as a BMP from within Microsoft Paint.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-10 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 5 Add the ‘~i’ command to the application file. ( Note: In this case, Microsoft WordPad was used. With WordPad the ‘~’ must be left justified.)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-11 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 6 Create the rest of the card using the application.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-12 Using the Inhibit Panel with an Application (continued) Step Procedure 7 Print the card from within the application. ( Note: In this case, use File -> Print .) If the ~i text object is printed on the card see Troubleshooting the In[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-13 Using the Test Print The printer has a test print file, which can be sent to the printer to verify the Inhibit Panel functionality. This test image uses a pre-formatted inhibit ar ea and will not test a user-defined inhibit bitmap. To[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-14 Using the Test Print[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 8-15 Troubleshooting the Inhibit Panel If you are having trouble getting the Inhibit Panel to produce the expected results, verify the following information. • You have used a lower case “~i”, not an upper case “~I”. Some applica[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-16 Section 9: T oolbox This section describes the Toolbox function. Accessing the Toolbox Step Procedure 1 Select Toolbox to access the Toolbox window and its tabs, as shown throughout this section. • OK button: Closes the dialog box a[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-17 Selecting the Configuration tab Step Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab. • Under Printer Features, select featur es by clicking on a check box or by clicking on the Auto Select button. See instructions provided under that head[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-18 Using the Configuration Tab Using the Optional Printer Features Group Box The Default setting is checked. • If checked, upon Configuration tab activation, the Driver retrieves the installed Printer features information from the Firm[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-19 Using the Event Monitoring Group Box This Event Monitoring group box displays the Low Supplies (Ribbon and Film). • The default setting is checked. If checked, the Ribbon Low message box is displayed with every print job when Printe[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-20 Using the Film Low message The default setting is checked. • If checked, Film Low message box is displayed with every print job when Printer reports low Ribbon to the Driver. • Do not show this message again. The check box allows [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-21 Selecting the Calibrate Film tab The two buttons for the Calibrate Film tab are described below. • Calibrate button: Sends calibrate film command to Printer. Follow the instruction o n the page for setting up the Printer. • Help b[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-22 Selecting the Calibrate Ribbon tab The two buttons for the Calibrate Ribbon tab are described below. • Calibrate button: Sends the Calibrate Ribbon Command to Printer. Follow the instructions below to set up the Printer. • Help bu[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-23 Selecting the Clean Printer tab The button for the Clean Printer tab is described below. • Clean Button: Launches cleaning routine. Follow the instr uction on the page for setting up the Printer. • Help button: Launches help that [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-24 Selecting the Clean Pr inter tab (continued) See the procedure on the previous page.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-25 Using the Clean Printer Group Box The default setting is checked. If checked, Printer Cleaning Notification dialog box is displayed when Firmware EE setting changes after 3000 cards. ( Note: Firmware EE setting resets upon clean comma[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-26 Selecting the Advanced Settings tab Use the Advanced Settings tab for adjusting the internal Printer settings, which are customized for every Printer at the factory and saved directly within the Printer's memory. ( Note: You can [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-27 Selecting the Advanced Settings tab (continued) These change values for Firmware settings. See below. • Setting Column: Displays label for setting • Default Column: Displays default value for setting • Current Column: Displays c[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 9-28 Reviewing the No Printer Connected error message If there is no Printer connected or if the Driver is unable to communicate with the Printer, the following error will be displayed and the grid will be blank. Reviewing the Value outsid[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-29 Section 10: Cleaning The Cleaning Kit part number for this Printer is 089200. For more detailed instruction, please refer to the Cleaning Kit Instruction Sheet in the kit. Important: The Printer should be cleaned on a regular basis t[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-30 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is ind[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-31 Accessing the Clean Printer tab See below.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-32 Cleaning the Printer Platen Ro ller and Card Feed Rollers Perform this procedure approximately every 1,000 prints to maintain a consistent print quality. ( Note: The Card Feed Rollers move the card throughout the print process. Rolle[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-33 Cleaning the Printer Platen Roller a nd Card Feed Rollers (continued) Display A – Clean Printer window[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-34 Cleaning the Printer Platen Roller and Card Feed Rollers Display B - Cleaning Card setup for Magnetic Encoder[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-35 Cleaning Procedures Cleaning inside the Printer Step Procedure 1 Open the Front Cover. 2 Remove the Print Ribbon and transfer Film from the Printer. 3 If you have a can of compressed air, blow out all visible areas of the Printer int[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-36 Cleaning the Printhead Clean the Printhead (every time the Print Ribbon is changed) to maintain consistent print quality, as instructed below. This procedure s hould also be performed approximately every 1000 prints in order to maint[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-37 Replacing the Card Cleaning Roller Caution: Replace the Card Cleaning Tape approximately every time the Print Ribbon is changed. Steps Procedure 1 Remo ve the Card Cartridge to access the Cleaning Roller. 2 Remo ve the cleaning rolle[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-38 Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder Danger: Be sure to disconnect the Printer's power cord whenever performing any type of maintenance procedure unless otherwise directed. Step Procedure 1 Open the Front Cover a nd remove the Film Car[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 10-39 Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder Display A Display B[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-1 Section 11: Fargo W orkbench Printer Utility Using the Inhibit Panel (HDPii) The Inhibit Panel ( I designation under YMCI, YMCKI, and YMCKIKI) allows definition of areas on the surface of the card that will prevent the transfer of fil[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-2 Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility) Step Procedure 1 Create the Inhibit Panel Layout within the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-3 Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility) Step Procedure 2 Save the file.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-4 Using Inhibit Panel (from an Application) The second way of using the Inhibit Panel is to have a TextOut command, containing a “~i” within the print job itself. The “~i” is f ollowed by the file name of a bitmap file, which is[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-5 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 1 Create a bitmap file using Microsoft Paint which is of size 1035 pixels width and 661 pixels length, of monochrome (Black and White) colors.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-6 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 2 Place objects on the image which correspond to the area which are to be inhibited.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-7 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 3 Fill the inhibit areas with black co lor.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-8 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 4 Save the file as a BMP from within Paint.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-9 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 5 Add the ‘~i’ command to the application file. In this case Microsoft Wordp ad was used.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-10 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) Step Procedure 6 Create the rest of the card using the application.[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-11 Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) Step Procedure 7 Print the card from within the application. In this case, use File -> Print .[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-12 Using the Test Print The printer has a test print file which can be sent to the printer to verify the Inhibit Panel functionality. To test the I Panel, perform these steps. Step Procedure 1 Bring up the Printer Preferences dialog via[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-13 Inhibit Panel Feature Operation The Inhibit feature allows the user to define areas on the car d surface which will not accept any transfer of print data. With the reverse image transfer technology used in this printer, the color (dy[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-14 Using the Application For Inhibit Area Placement The second way of using the Inhibit Panel feature is to use ap plication software together with control commands embedded within the application file. The application must support the [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-15 Background Information - Windows Printing System Rendering is the conversion of the print job data from the application soft ware into the various color “panels” that the printer can understand. • The rendering component of the[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 11-16 Inhibit Bitmap File Placement Examples For example placing a “~iC:Testinhibit.bmp” text object within a Corel Draw print job against a local HDPii printer instance under Windows XP causes the printer driver to look for a file w[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 12-1 Section 12: Packing the Card Printer The purpose of this section is to provide the User with a specific pa cking procedure for the Printer. Follow this instruction to pack the Card Printer for transport. Step Procedure 1 Clean the ins[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-1 Section 13: Firmware Up dates The purpose of this section is to provide the User with information on the internal soft ware or Firmware, which controls all aspects of the Pr inter's operation. New Firmware versions may be release[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-2 Performing the Firmware Updates Step Procedure 1 Type in: www.fargosupport.com to bring up the web site, as shown below . Display A – Card tab ( Diagnostics button)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-3 Performing the Firmware Updates (continued) Display B – Fargo Workbench Printer Utility (Printer Information tab)[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-4 Performing the Firmware Updates (continued) Step Procedure 2 This will launch the Technical Support page. • Click on the Firmware selection box. • Using the drop down menu, select the Printer. • Click on the Go button, as shown [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-5 Performing the Firmware Updates (continued) Step Procedure 4 Click on the Printer name under Printer Firmware to begin the download. 5 Click on the Save button to save the file. 6 Click on the Save button to save the file to the compu[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-6 Performing the Firmware Updates (continued) Step Procedure 12 Select Upgrade Firmware in the Action s dropdown menu, as shown below. This brings up the Upgrade Firmware window, as shown below. See the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility U[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 13-7 Performing the Firmware Updates Step Procedure 13 • Select the Desktop from the Browse menu. • Click on the .frm file. • Click on the Open button. • Click on Upgrade to send the Firmware to the Printer. 14 This completes the F[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 14-1 Section 14: Fargo T echnical Support The purpose of this section to provide the User with an efficient, step-by-step procedure to be used when contacting Fargo Technical Support as needed for the Printer. Contacting Fargo Technical Su[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 14-2 Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo Printer The purpose of this section is to provide updated instructions for reading serial numbers on a Fargo Printer. Finding out when a Card Printer was manufactured You can determine when your c[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 15-1 Section 15: Reviewing S p are Part s List s Reviewing Spare Parts List for HDPii Series Recommended Spare Parts List Effective Date: To be added at a later date For current pricing see http://www.fargopartner.com/support_services/[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-1 Section 16: Glossary of T erms Term Definition 24-bit color A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red, blue, green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color depth of 16.7 million colors. AC - Alternat[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-2 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Barcodes A series of alternating black and white stripes, of varying widths (each character denoted by a set number and width of black stripes) that allows characters to be optically read [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-3 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Cache A type of memory Buffer to store data temporarily, used to hold information that is most often exchanged between controller and peripheral, to expedite data transfer. Calibrating A p[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-4 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition CR-79 A card dimension standard of 2.0625 L X 3.3125 W (+/-0.002 W, +/-0.005 L) or 52.400 X 84.150 mm. CR-80 A card dimension standard of 2.125 X 3.370 (+/-0.002 W, +/- 0.005 L) or 53.975 [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-5 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Direct-to-Card (DTC) Printing The Direct-to-Card printing process prints digital images directly onto any plastic card with a smooth, clean, glossy PVC surface. Dither A system of distribu[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-6 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Dwell Time The speed at which the card moves across the Transfer Roller, measured in seconds/inch (sec/in). This can be adjusted in th e Driver to ensure adhesion and card flatness. Dye Mi[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-7 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Encoder (wheel) An electromechanical device, attached to a shaft that detects the change in rotational position, incremented to count ticks per revolution. The Printer's Encoder wheel[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-8 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Flash Memory A microchip based non-volatile memory device that holds its data when power is removed. This allows for field reprogramming of the Printer commands, such as Printer Firmware u[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-9 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Hard Drive A high capacity storage device in a PC consisting of non- removable magnetically encodable platters. Hardware Physical components of a system such as the Printer, the PC, the po[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-10 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition IEEE 1284 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1284) A standard method of signaling for a bi-directional parallel interface on personal computers. To ensure proper Printer c[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-11 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition LAN (Local Area Network) An array of several computers connected through a series of data transfer cables for the sharing of data and peripherals. Landscape A document layout that is view[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-12 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition MB (Megabyte) A unit of storage that equals 1,048,576 bytes. Memory A generic term for any device that stores digital information using magnetic media or digital chip storage device. Menu[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-13 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Oversized Cards Oversized cards are used for more efficient visual identification and are available in many non-standard sizes. The most popular sizes are CR-90 (3.63 x 2.37/92mm x 60mm) [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-14 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Pinch Roller A free spinning (non-driven) Roller that presses the card against the drive Roller, on the opposite side, to ensure an adequate normal force for proper traction. Pixel Short [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-15 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Printhead The device on a Printer that produces the image on the media. PVC Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride, often called vinyl. PVC is the component of the 0.002 thick clear, dye rec[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-16 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Resolution The number of individual pixels in a graphic, take n over a given length, used to indicate the sharpness of the picture and the level of detail. The number of elements in the P[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-17 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Saturation A measure of the degree of color, from gray, with the same brightness. Self-test A pre-determined print file used to confirm Printer operation typically sent from the Driver or[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-18 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Spooling Rather than moving a print job directly to the Printer, the job is written to the disk so that the user can access the application faster while Windows takes care of printing in [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-19 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Thermocouple A device for measuring temperature using a junction of two wires of dissimilar metals that produce a voltage when heated that varies proportionally with the temperature. Thin[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 16-20 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply) An AC powe r supply, typically powered by batteries, which provides temporary power to the PC or Printer during an interruption of the supply voltage. [...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-2 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition YMCI The designation of colored Ribbon by the panels of color in the order in which they are printed: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (C), and Inhibit (I). YMCKI The designation of colored R[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-1 ( (High Definition Printing™), 16-9 (Thin Film) Overlaminate, 16-19 . .2, 7-89 .8mm, 7-54 ± ±100 Pixels, 7-54 1 180 degrees rotation, 7-36 2 24-bit color, 16-1 A About button, 7-21 absolute failure, 7-7 AC - Alternating Current, 1[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-2 D Darkness, 16-4 DB-9, 16-4 DC (Direct Current), 16-4 DC Motor, 16-4 Default, 16-4 Default button, 7-43 Defined Area(s) check box, 7-87 Defined Area(s) option, 7-85 Defrag, 16-4 Delete button – K Panel, 7-83 DIP switches (Dual In-li[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-3 ID (Identification), 16-9 ID format, 7-31 ID software applications, 7-77 IEEE 1284 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1284), 16-10 Image, 16-10 Image color tab, 7-43 Image orientation, 7-53 Image Position controls, 7-5[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-4 Print Area, 2-13 Print Back Side First option, 7-33 Print back side only, 7-34 print both sides, 7-31, 7-32 Print Both Sides option, 7-32, 7-34 Print Driver, 16-14 Print Job, 16-14 Print Length, 2-8, 7-12 Print Ribbon, 10-35 Print Rib[...]

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Use r Gui de (Rev. 1.1) 17-5 Thermocouple, 16-19 thicker cards, 7-2 thinner cards, 7-2 Through-hole, 16-19 Timeout, 16-19 TOF (Top of Form), 16-19 total card area, 7 -88 Track, 16-19 Track Information, 7-77 track number (1, 2 or 3), 7-77 Transfer Count, 5-36 Tran[...]