FARGO electronics HDP600 manual

HDP600 High Defi nition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.3)  HDP600 (Dual-S ided Card Printe r/Encoder)  HDP600-LC (Du al-Sided Card Printe r/Encoder)  HDP600 CR100 (D ual-Sided Card P rinter/Encoder)  HDP600-LC CR 100 (Dual-Sided Ca rd Printer/Encod er) Part Number: L000444[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) ii HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.3), property of Fargo Electronics, Incorporated Copyright  2003 by Fargo Electronics, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Excl[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) iii Table of Con tents Section 1: Printer Overview _________________________________________________ 1-1 How to use t he guide _________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Saf ety Messa ges (rev iew care fully [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) iv Inst allation Procedure s ______________________________________________________________ 3-32 Inst alling t he HDP600 Printer D river _________________________________________________ 3-32 Printi ng a Test Print Image ______________[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) v Using the C lear Chan ges but ton _____________________________________________________ 5- 25 Using the TCP/IP page ______________________________________________________________ 5-26 Using the TCP/IP S tatu s Web Pag e _____________[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) vi Inst alling Pri nter D river U pdates ____________________________________________________ 7-10 Sett ing Up t he Prin ter Driv er __________________________________________________________ 7-11 Sett ing up Win dows 2000/ Window s XP[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) vii Adjusting the Tr ansfer Dwell T ime and Transfer T emperature ____ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____ __ 7-71 Selec ting th e Sensor s butt on and Def aults bu tton________________________________________ 7-71 Selec ting th e Sensor s but[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) viii Section 12: Firmware Updates ______________________________________________ 12-1 Firmw are Updat er Appl icati on Program _________________________________________________ 12-1 Downl oading F irmware U pdates _____________________[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-1 Section 1: Printer Overview How to use the guide The HDP600 Hi gh Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User Gui de (Rev. 2.3) i s designed to provide install ers and technician s with quick, efficient loo kup of related procedures, com[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instruc tions for Safety purpo ses Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury . Information that raises potential sa fety issu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-3 HDP600 Overview Revie w ing the HD P600 Block Diag ram The HDP600 Bl ock Diagram will be crea ted and added to this service document at a future date. Motors Sensors Parts 1 Card Input 13 Therm ocouple 32 Flattener Coolin g Fan 2 C[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-4 Revie w ing the HD P600 Sequence of Operations The follow ing sequence describes a dual sided full col or print job with magnetic encodi ng. ( Note: The HD P625/625-LC Printe rs have two ( 2) Card Input Hoppers that load 100 cards [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-5 Reviewing HDP  600 Series Card Printer - Sequence of Operations (continued) Step Process 12 The Fan turns ON as required to keep head cool. 13 The Ribbon Driv es, Film Drive and Prin t Platen Stepper turn ON and the Printhead bu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-6 Reviewing HDP  600 Series Card Printer - Sequence of Operations (continued) Step Process 23 The Film/Ribbon Driv es and Print Pl aten Stepper turn ON to advance the p rinted portion of the Film into position at the heated Lam Ro[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-7 Revie w ing the HD P600 Boot up Seq uence Step Process 1 T he Card feed steppe r turns ON (to check for a ca rd on the Flipper table ). 2 T he Lam Headl ift turns until the head up position is re turned from the Head lift Sensor). [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-8 Revie w ing the La mination Module Sequence of Ope rations The LAM sequence of operations be gins after printing has occurred wi th the Card Printer. Step Process 1 T he card is fed onto the Lamination M odule Flipper Table. 2 T he[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-9 Reviewing the Lamination Module Sequence of Operations (continued) Step Process 6 T he Card Feed Motor and the Lamination Ribbon M otor activate for the len gth of the card. 7 T he Lamination Roller Lift Mo tor cycles until the L a[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 1-10 Revie w ing the La mination Module Boot up Sequ ence Step Process 1 T he Lamination Headlift turns until the head up posi tion is returned fro m Headlift Sensor. 2 T he Lamination Ribbon M otor activates to determine the presence [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-1 Section 2: S pecifications The purpose o f this section is to provid e the User wi th specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, A gency Listings, Technical Specifica tions and Functional S pecifications for the HDP600, HD[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instruc tions for Safety purpo ses Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury . Information that raises potential sa fety issu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-3 Introduction The purpose o f this section is to provid e the User wi th specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, A gency Listings, Technical Specifica tions and Functional S pecifications for the HDP  600 Card Printer[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-4 Revie w ing the HD P600 Package These items are incl uded wi th your HDP600:  Unpacking Instruc tions and Training Vid eo CD  Software Installatio n CD (includes Printe r Driver)  Cleaning Rolle r Assembly  One (1) pow [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-5 Revie w ing the HD P600 CR100 Card Printer Display A – HDP600 CR100 Printer with detached Output Hopper Display B – HDP600 CR100 Printer with attached Ou tput Hopper[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-6 HDP600 - Regulatory Compliances Term Description CSA (cUL) The Printer manu facturer has been autho rized by UL to repre sent the Card Printer as CS A Certified unde r CSA Standard C22 .2 No. 60950-1-03. File Number: E14 5118 FCC T[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-7 Technical Specifications Term Description Accepted Standard Card Sizes HDP600 and HD P600-LC (See Card tab under Printer A djustments):  CR-80: This selection is the default form size for the HDP600 . This will print a 3.375 in [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-8 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Accepted Card Thickness .030 in. (30 mil) to .070 in. (70 mil) (.762 mm to 1.778mm). (.030 to .040/.762 mm to 1.02mm i f laminating with HDP6 00-LC; thicker cards are al lowed t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-9 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Dimensions  HDP600: 15 ” H x 26 .1 ” W x 14 ” D/381 mm H x 663mm W x 356mmD  HDP600-LC : 15 ” H x 34.75 ” W x 14 ” D /381mm H x 883m m W x 356mmD  LC Module[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-10 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Fargo Certi f ied Supplies Fargo Card Printe r/Encoder require hi ghly specializ ed media to function properly. To maximiz e printed card quality and durability, Printhead life[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-11 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Memory 8 MB RAM; expandable to 32 MB RAM Operating Temperature 65 º F to 80 º F (18 º C to 27 º C). Options  The options are the 32MB RAM Upgrade Kit  Printer Cleani [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-12 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Print Ribbon Options HDP600 and HD P600-LC:  Full color, YM C, 700 prints  Full color w ith resin black, YMC K, 250 or 500 prints  Full color w ith two resin black Pan[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-13 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Resolution 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) Software Driv ers W indow s ® 2000/ XP Supply Frequency 50 Hz / 60 Hz Supply Voltage 100 to 240 VAC, 3.75A (HDP 600 and HDP600-LC ) 100 to 24[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-14 Functional Specifications The Card Printer util izes two different, yet closely related prin ting technologies to achi eve its remarkable print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer. See the System Requirements un[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-15 Printer Compo nents: Resin Therma l Transfer to USB Interface Port Component Description Resin Thermal Transfer Resin Thermal Transfer is the print method the Pri nter uses to print sharp black text an d crisp bar codes that can b[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-16 Printer Components: Resin Thermal Transfer to USB Interface Port (continued) Component Description Scroll Buttons Used to scroll through menus and su b-menus and to adjus t certain menu options. Card Thickness Adjustment Lever Adj[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-17 Printer Compo nents: LCD and Softk ey Control Pad The Printer prov ides a four line, eighty (80) character LCD Disp lays that can com municate helpful information abou t the Printer's operation.  The top three lines o f th[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-18 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Ready / Printer Open Screens Once the Printer has finished its system check and with the Printer closed, the Printer will display READY to indicate [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-19 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Print Status Screen During operation, the LC D will indicate the curren t Print Status by showi ng you the area of the Printer tha t is active. It d[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-20 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description The Pause button Use this button to pause the Printer at any time durin g operation. Note the Printer w ill always finish its current tas k before p[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-21 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Error/Attention Screens The Printer is capabl e of communicating two similar ye t different types of message or pro mpt screens: The first is called[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-22 Printer Compo nents: Print Ribbo ns The Card Printer util izes both dye-subli mation and/or resin thermal transfe r methods to print images (print to film and transfer film to card). Since the dye -sublimation and the resin therma[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-23 Printer Compo nents: Blank Cards Caution: Nev er run cards w ith a contaminated, dull or uneven sur face through the Printer. Printing onto such cards w ill ultimately lead to poor print quality. Alw ays store the card stock in it[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-24 Printer Compo nents: Card Input an d Output Hop pers Type Description Card Input Hopper T he Card Input Hop per is w here cards are initiall y loaded for printin g. Your Printer's hoppe r prov ides a large door that opens w i[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-25 Printer Compo nents: Card Outpu t Hopper and Reject Hopper Type Description Card Output Hopper HDP600/HD P-LC and HDP60 0 CR100/HDP600-LC CR 100: All standard HDP Ca rd Printers provi de a 100-card capacity Ca rd Output Hopper (ba[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-26 Printer Unit: Rev iewing the Card La mination Modu le Danger: The Printer ’ s L amination Rolle r can re ach temperatures exce eding 350 ° F (175 ° C) . Use ex treme caution w hen operating the Lamin ator. Never touc h the Lam[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-27 Printer Compo nents: Transfer Rolle r Danger: The Printer ’ s Tran sfer Roller can reac h temperatures ex ceeding 35 0 degree F (175 C). Use ex treme caution when ope rating the Transfer Ro ller. Never touch the Lamination Rolle[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-28 Revie w ing the O v erlaminates IMPORTA NT! Fargo Card Printers require highly specializ ed overlaminates to function properly. To max imize Printer life, reli ability, printed card quality and durabil ity, you must use only Fargo[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 2-29 Revie w ing the CR -90 or CR-100 Pat ch Size Term Description Cross Reference CR-90 or CR-100 PolyGuard Overlaminate is av ailable in a standard CR-80 pat ch size as w ell as a CR- 90 and CR-100 pat ch size for lamina ting oversiz[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-1 Section 3: Inst allation Procedures Table of Contents Section 3: Installation Procedures ____________________________________________ 3-1 Table of Con tents ___________________________________________________________________ 3-1 Sa[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-2 Inst alling t he HDP600 Printer D river (cont.) _________________________________________ 3-44 Installing the Printer Dr iver (W indows XP Only) (cont.) __ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____ _____ _ 3-45 Installing the Printer Dr iver (W [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-3 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Procedures for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury . Information that raises potential sa fety issues i[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-4 Introduction Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 . The follow ing guide will walk you throu gh the install ation of the Fargo HD P600 Driver. Time Requiremen[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-5 Choosing a Good Location Follow these guidel ines:  Place the unit in a location w ith adequate air circulation to prevent internal he at build-up.  Use the Printer's dimensions as a guideline for the mini mum clearances[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-6 Printer Loading Procedures Loading the Pr int Ribbon Note: Fargo Card Printers require hi ghly specializ ed supplies to function properly .  To maximiz e Printer life, reliabil ity, printed card quali ty and durability, you must[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-7 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display B – Loadin g the Print Ribbon (supply spool). (Note: The Print Ribbon comes wou nd on a gray spool w ith an orange ring around one side. Match the orange ring on the Ribb on Spool to the o[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-8 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display C – Loadin g the Print Ribbon (take-up spool)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-9 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display D – The P rint Ribbon is show n successfully installed below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-10 Loading clear HD P Film into the Transfer Station Step Procedure 1 Caution: Ensu re that th e Printer is turned o ff and the pow er cord is unplugged from the Printer. 2 Load the HDP Fil m into the Transfer Sta tion, as show n in [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-11 Loading clear HDP Film into the Transfer Station (continued) Display B – Loadin g the HDP Fil m (t ake-up spool).[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-12 Loading clear HDP Film into the Transfer Station (continued) Display C – Loadin g the HDP Fil m (take-up spool).[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-13 Inserting the Ca rd Cleaning Cart ridge Step P rocedure 1 Load the Card Clean ing Cartridge, as show n in the three (3) Photos (Display s A to C) in this section. Display A – Remov ing the whi te cover sheet[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-14 Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge (cont.) Display B – Inser ting the Card Clean ing Cartridge[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-15 Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge (cont.) Display C – Pressin g dow n on the Cleaning Cartrid ge until it snaps into pl ace.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-16 Loading the Ov erlaminate ( Note: This procedu re only applies to the HDP600-LC Lamina ting Card Pri nter/Encoder.) The loading process for both the Thermal Transfe r Film and the Poly Guard ™ Overlamina te material is the sa me[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-17 Loading the Overlaminate (continued) Step Procedure 4 Place the supply end of the overla minate roll in betw een the two black Lamination Drive Hubs. Use the end o f the supply roll with the black core pl ug to push in the sp ring[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-18 Loading the Overlaminate (cont.) Step P rocedure 5 Load the take-up end o f the roll just as yo u loaded the suppl y end. ( Note: W he n loaded properly, the overlaminate mate rial should feed unde rneath from an d take- up from u[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-19 Loading the Overlaminate (continued) Step Procedure 6 Close the Lamination Arm by pressi ng down on the cente r of the Laminatio n arm until it snaps into place, as show n below. Caution: Do not reverse the overlaminate roll. D am[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-20 Loading the Overlaminate (cont.) Step P rocedure 7 To complete this section , close the Laminatio n Module cov er. Display D – The La mination M odule is shown with the ov erlaminate properly installed and the Lamination Arm in [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-21 Connecting power to the HDP600 Pr inter Caution: Do not re move the red W arni ng sticker across the USB connecti on. Do not plug in the US B cable until prompted to do so during the ins tallation of the HD P600 Printer Drive r. S[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-22 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display B - Connec ting the AC pow er cable to the power supply.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-23 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display C - Connec ting the other end of the AC pow er cable to a Surge Pr otector. See both notes below. Note No. 1: Instea d of connecting the AC power cable directly into an AC o u[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-24 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display D - Connec ting the plug from the power supp ly to the Printer as sh own below . ( Note: If working wi th a non-Lamination unit , proceed to Displ ay H in this section.)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-25 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display E - Connec ting the AC pow er cable to the Card Lamination pow er supply.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-26 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display F - Conne cting the other end of the AC pow er cable to a Surge Pr otector. See both notes below. Note No. 1: Instea d of connectin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-27 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display G - Connec ting the plug from the pow er supply to the Card Laminatio n Module, as shown bel ow.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-28 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display H – Displ ays the Printer pow er switch (ON/OFF). Note No. 1: Tu rn on the Printer ’ s pow er by pressing on the pow er switch. Note No. 2: Once the HDP6 00 has been pow e[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-29 Loading the Blan k Cards Step P rocedure 1 Load the blank cards, as shown in the three (3) photos (Display s A to C) in this section. Display A – Setting the Card Thic kness Adjustment Lev er to the appropria te setting. Depress[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-30 Loading the Blank Cards (cont.) Display B – Loadin g the Blank Cards into the empty Hopper. Note No. 1 (HDP 600 and HDP6 00-LC only): Cy cle between Hopper 1 and Hopper 2 by selecting H1 or H2 from the Printer ’ s Sma rtScreen[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-31 Loading the Blank Cards (cont.) Display C – Inser ting the Card W eight (Push to the back).[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-32 Printer Driver Installation Procedures Installation Procedures Installing the HD P600 Printer D river Step Procedure 1 Close dow n all programs and insert the Software Install ation CD into your computer ’ s CD dri ve. After a f[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-33 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Display A - Select HDP600 Card Printe r/Encoder (belo w)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-34 Installing the HDP 600 Printer Driver (cont .) Display B - Please wait during insta llation[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-35 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step P rocedure 2 Click on the Next button to continue wi th the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-36 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step P rocedure 3 a. Read the License Agreement. Select the I accept the te rms of the license agreemen t option. b. Click on the Next button to continue with the installation.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-37 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step P rocedure 4 a. Select t he Comp lete option to ins tall the follow ing components:  Printer Drive r Software  Printer Drive r User Guide  Fargo Diagnostics Utility ( Note[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-38 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows 2000 Onl y ) Step P rocedure 5 Click on the Install bu tton to begin the installa tion.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-39 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Proc edure 6 W ait during the in stallation.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-40 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Proc edure 7  Select Local Printer attach ed to this Compute r if using the Prin ter via USB, and then click the Ne x t button. Con tinue to step 8. OR  Select A network Prin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-41 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Proc edure 8 a. Verify that USB is selec ted from the Po rt list. b. Click the Nex t Button.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-42 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Proc edure 9 Connect the USB cable to both the PC and the Pr inter. Continue to step 11.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-43 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step P rocedure 10 a. Enter the IP address o f the Printer. See Find ing the IP A ddress of the Printer in the HDP60 0 User Guide for additional In formation. b. Click Next to continue.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-44 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Proc edure 11 Click the Finish but ton to complete the Fa rgo Add Printe r Wizard.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-45 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Proc edure 12 Select the Ribbon Type from the dropdow n menu. See Displ ay A under thi s procedural step. OR If the Ribbon Type is not known, selec t the Au to Ribbon Se[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-46 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Display A – Ribbon Type dropdo wn menu Display B – A uto Ribbon Select button[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-47 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Proc edure 13 a. Click on the Finish button to complete the Setup, as shown below . b. Click on the Install the F argo Diagnostic Ut ility (Recommended ) for this instal[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-48 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Proc edure 14 W ai t during the installati on of the Fargo Printe r Diagnostic Utili ty.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-49 Installing the Printer Driver on (Windows XP onl y ) (cont.) Step Proc edure 15 Click on the Yes bu tton to exit the install er, as show n below.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-50 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Proc edure 16 You have completed this procedu re.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-51 Printing a Test Print Image Step P rocedure 1 a. Fr om your co mputer ’ s startup menu , select Settings > Printers and Fax es (W indow s XP) or > Printers ( W indow s 2000). b. Double click on the HDP60 0 Card Printer und[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-52 Printing a Test Print Image (cont.) Display A - HDP600 P rinter Driver Card Tab :[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-53 Printing a Test Print Image (cont.) Step Procedure 3 This completes the HDP 600 High De finition Card Printer/Encode r Installation Guide. For additional help regarding the Test Print and other related items please see the HDP600 [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-54 Card Lamination Module Installation Introduction The follow ing guide provides a step-by-s tep installation procedu re for the H DP600 Lamination M odule and Printer Drive r Upgrade. Refer to the HDP600 High De finition Card Print[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-55 Inspecting the Card Lamination Module W hil e unpacking yo ur Lamination Mo dule, inspect the carton to ensure that no da mage has occurred during shipping. ( Note: M ake sure that al l supplied accessories a re included with your[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-56 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module Tools Needed : #2 Phillips screw driver, Torx T-10 screw driver Parts Included: Card Lamination M odule (D860105), Phillips 4-40 Flathead Screw s (X2) and Torx T-10 0.5M3X5 Screw[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-57 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) See the previo us page. Display B – Lam-Ready Output Bin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-58 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 2 Pl ace the Lamination M odule at a slight angle to the Printer, as show n below . Continued on the nex t page[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-59 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 3 Co nnect the Lamination P ower Cable (3-pin conn ector) to the Connec tor mounted on the HDP Sideplate. ( Note : See the RE D label for Power .) 4 [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-60 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 5 a. Slide the Card Lamination M odule (D860105) horiz ontally to engage the Printer or the HD P600 Main Assembly (D860101), as show n below. b. Push[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-61 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 6 a. Fasten the tw o (2) Torx T-10 0 .5M3 X 5 Screws (F 000169) into the Rear Cover, as shown below. b. Fasten the Laminator M odule (D860105) to the[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-62 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 8 Inser t the Driver disk into the CD drive of y our PC. ( Note: Re fer to the HDP600 Hi gh Definition Card Printer/Encode r User Guide for de tails [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-63 Installing the Printer Diagnostic Utility Step Proc edure 1 Same procedure for the HD P600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100 /HDP600- LC CR100. Click on the Far go Diagnostics Util ity INSTAL L butt on, as show n below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-64 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 2 Click on the Ne xt button to continue the installation, as shown below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-65 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 3 a. Select the I accept the terms in the licens e agreement radio bu tton. b. Click on the Next button to continue the installatio n, as shown below.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-66 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 4 a. Enter appropriate use r information under the User Name: and Organization: fields. b. Select the appropriate ra dio button, as show n under the Install this app[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-67 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 5 Click on the Ins tall button to be gin the installation, as show n below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-68 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 6 W ait whil e the files are being copied, as shown below.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-69 Installing the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (cont.) Step Proc edure 7 Click on the Fin ish button to comple te the installation, as shown below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-70 Printing a Test Print Image Step P rocedure 1 d. Fr om your co mputer ’ s startup menu , select Settin gs > Printers and Fax es (Windows XP) or > Printers ( W indows 200 0). e. Double click on the HDP60 0 Card Printer unde[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 3-71 Printing a Test Print Image (continued) Step Procedure 3 This completes the HDP 600 High De finition Card Printer/Encode r Installation Guide. For additional help regarding the Test Print and other related items please see the HDP[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-1 Section 4: General T roubleshooting The purpose o f this section is to provid e the User wi th specific procedures rela ting to the LCD M essages, Communication Errors , Card Feeding Erro rs, Encoding Errors, Printing Process Error[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-2 LCD Messages Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 . The LCD display shows the current sta tus of the Printer . Refer to the caus e and solution tables in this[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-3 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Card Jam: Lam There is a card jam in the Laminator. Clear the jam. Card Jam Error A card is jammed. Clear the jam. Card Jam Flipper E rror A card is jammed in the card flipp[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-4 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Check Ribbon Er ror The print Ribbon may be jammed, not installed properly , broken or damaged. Verify the Ribbon is installed properly .  If jammed, clear i t.  If br[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-5 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Heater Timeout The Trans fer Roller was unable to reach its goal temperature. Turn the Printer OFF and ON to reset and try reprintin g. If the problem pe rsists, call for te[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-6 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Film Sensors are not calibrated. Your film Sensors must be calibrated before the film will ali gn properly. Press CALIBRA TE to set them at this time. Film is out! The trans[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-7 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Head Voltage Error A hardware fault has prevented setting the correct Printhead voltage. A defaul t value will be used. Call for technical assistance. Burn Timeout E rror Th[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-8 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Lam Error The Lamination M odule requires attention. Check the indicated condition and correc t using the Laminato r's control buttons. Lam Calib Failed The Lamination [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-9 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution W ron g Lam Type The installed Lamination material does not match the material required by the prin t job. Replace the curren t material w ith the material that is required [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-10 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Communication Erro r The Printer is no t able to communicate wi th the host PC. Printer to PC co mmunication has been disabled. Verify that you are using an appropriate pri[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-11 General Troubles hooting Guide Problem Possible Solution Ribbon W rinkle Verify the convex Roller (D860051) is instal led correctly with the shorter notch tow ards the front o f the Printer. Verify the density is set within speci [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-12 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Ribbon Chip ping / Reverse Trans fer during Printing Print density is set too high. Self Test is not square Adjust the peel off bar he ight with peel o ff bar fix[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-13 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Printhead cuttin g Ribbon Verify the solder lead s on the Printhead are trimmed. Replace the Printhea d cable (840143) . See the R eplacing the HDP600 Series Prin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-14 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Input Roller continually spins on power up Verify the cable (D840 687) is plugged into the Sensor (840176 ) and the Circuit Boa rd (J58). Replace the cable (D8406[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-15 Magnetic and E- card Troubleshoo ting Guide Problem Possible Solution Start Sentinel is yellow or red Change the magne tic TOF in the LCD according to the sta rt sentinel reference chart Verify correct ma g Module placemen t. The [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-16 Magnetic and E-card Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Yellow or red readin gs on only one trac k Verify wires are not pulling the Magnetic Head to one sid e. Inspect the M agnetic Module to veri fy Magnet[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-17 Printing a Test Image Step Procedure 1 Choose Print Test Image to select a preset test ima ge. ( Note: These im ages help to determine i f the Printer is functioning prope rly.) 2 Scroll to the desired test image from the Select T[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-18 Revie w ing the Col or/Resin YMCK Se lf-Test Step Procedure 1 Use t his card to determine Ima ge Placement and con firm that (a) the image colo rs are properly reprodu ced and (b) the Resin Panel is printin g properly. ( Note: The[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-19 Revie w ing the Ca rd Count Self-Test Step Procedure 1 Use t his card to view counts for Card Count (CC), P ass Count (PC), Trans fer Count (TC) and Lamina tion Count (LC) .  The Card Coun t is the total number o f cards the Pr[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 4-20 Revie w ing the La mination Color/Re sin YMCK+L Self- Test Step Procedure 1 Use t his card to determine Lamination Placement an d confirm that (a) the image colors are properly reproduced and (b) the Resin Panel is printing proper[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-1 Section 5: Ethernet Option Section Table of Contents Section 5: Ethernet Option Section ___________________________________________ 5-1 Table of Con tents ___________________________________________________________________ 5-1 Intr[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-2 Specify ing UDP Event logging ( continu ed) _________________________________________ 5-37 Specify ing TCP Event logging ______________________________________________________ 5-38 Specify ing TCP Event logging (contin ued) _______[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-3 Introduction The Ethernet option in cludes the Ethe rnet port and the internal Printer Serv er.  Printer Managemen t: The Printer Driv er provides bi-direc tional status info rmation so you can monitor and manage the Printer jus[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-4 Functional Specification - Ethernet Option The Fargo Etherne t option include s these features. Feature Description Simultaneous Printing Provides the abili ty to simultaneously print from multipl e PCs to the network Printe r. Pri[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-5 Network Serv ices - Overvie w The Ethernet option p rovides the serv ices described in this section. ( Note: Othe r additional services inclu de a Ping client, address as signment and Prin ter discovery functions.) Revie w ing the [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-6 Network Ma nagement Interface The SNM P interface is described below . Interface Description SNMP  The Ethernet inter face is a fully -manageable SNMP agent that supports MIB-II.  The Ethernet inter face is MIB II compliant ,[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-7 Revie w ing the Te lnet Command Table The follow ing table describes av ailable Telnet commands. ( Note: You can ente r partial full- word commands: the Printer w ill respond with add itional help. For ex ample, you can enter list [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-8 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpo se C ommand Format all Display all information about this Printer. list all diff Displ ay all differences betw een current and stored network settings. lis[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-9 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 informatio n about the Printer (i.e., model number, [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-10 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format contact Set the contact strin g. set sysinfo label [<S TRING>] location Set the location strin g. set sysin fo location [<STR IN[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-11 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format add A dd a new User definition. Up to four (4) Use rs may be defined. set user add <NAM E> del Delete a User definition. set user d[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-12 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format addr Store a new IP address. store net addr <ADD RESS> mask Store a new address mask. store net mas k <MASK> gateway Store a [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-13 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format save Save all current settings as the sto red settings in the permanent me mory. save load Take the settings from the stored memo ry and [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-14 Logging In W he n a User attemp ts to change any se tting, they are as ked for a User na me and password. ( Note: The Guest Users can only v iew settings.) Step Procedure 1 Enter the correct User name:  The default ad ministrat[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-15 A cce ssing the Home pages Step Procedure 1 Open a wi ndow for your network brow ser application on y our local PC. 2 Find the IP add ress of the Printer. ( Note : See the section Accessin g the IP address of your Prin ter as need[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-16 Revie w ing the HD P600 Home Page[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-17 Revie w ing the Ho me Page Catego ries and Fields (tabl e) You can view these categories and fiel ds in the foll owing table. Category Field Purpose Serial Number (Print Server) Displays the uni que fixed serial nu mber of the Pri[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-18 Configuring the Net w ork Settings The procedures ne eded to configure the network settings are presented in this section. A ccessing the Netw ork S ettings page The Network pa ge displays the curren t network settin gs and allows[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-19 Revie w ing the Int erface The Interface display indicates the network speed sup ported by the Printe r.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-20 Revie w ing the Cur rent Settings The Current Settin gs page section displays the curren t active network settings for the Printer.  These are also label ed as Dynamic i f they were provi ded by DHCP or Static if they came from[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-21 Switching to the automatic IP add ress mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Net work link from any w eb page of the Printe r. 2 Select the Obta in an IP addres s automatically radio button to enable the DHCP/BOOTP, w hich automaticall[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-22 Changing to the static IP addres s mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Net work link from any w eb page of the Printe r. 2 Select the Use the following IP address radio button , which prepares th e Printer to use netw ork settings th[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-23 Changing to the static IP address mode (continued) Step Procedure 7 Log in as a root User if you are so promp ted. ( Note: Any chan ge of setting will only be accepted after you hav e successfully logged in .) 8 Reboot the Prin te[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-24 Entering the TCP Windo w Size Step Procedure 1 Select the Net work link from any w eb page of the Printe r. 2 Select the TCP w indow siz e fr om the drop-down menu, as shown below.  This entry prov ides for entry o f the TCP W [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-25 Using the Clear Changes bu tton Step Procedure 1 Click on the Clear Changes but ton to delete the i nformation in the textbox es in Stored Settings area. See the low er left corner o f this display.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-26 Using the TCP/IP page The TCP/IP pa ge displays the TCP/IP Status of e ach Printer connection, which are not configurable. See the next two pages for displays. Step Procedure 1 Sel ect the Status link from any web page of the P ri[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-27 Using the TCP/ IP Status Web Pa ge See the Using the TCP/IP page procedure .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-28 Using the Printer page You can use the Printe r page to review current information abou t the Printer devi ce settings and print jobs. Dev ice settings includes the following:  The status wh ich displays informa tion about the [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-29 Reviewing the Printer page (continued) See the previo us page for description s of the fields.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-30 Using the System Log page The System Log pa ge display s the current system log set tings and allows the User to change the settin gs. ( Note: These settin gs configure how system logging occurs. There are two logs.)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-31 Changing the Log Name By default the na mes are log1 and lo g2. Howev er, you can rename them fr om this page. ( Note: This al so updates the li nk to the correspond ing web page.) Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log li nk.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-32 Changing the Log Name (continued) Step Procedure 2 Select the link for the log name yo u want to view or configure (the defaul t choices are log1 or log2 ). See the prev ious page. 3 Enter a new log name in textbox. 4 Click on the[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-33 Selecting the Log Type Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log li nk. See the next pa ge. 2 Select the link for the log name yo u want to view or configure (the defaul t choices are log1 or log2 ). 3 Select the Print Job Started ch[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-34 Selecting the Log Destination Specify one destination for the log. Step Procedure (No ev ent logging) 1 Select the System Log li nk. 2 Select the link for the log name yo u want to view or configure (the defaul t choices are log1 [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-35 Setting up Emai l Event logg ing Follow this procedu re to enable loggin g using email noti fication: Step Procedure (Specify email logging) 1 Select the System Log li nk. 2 Select the link for the log name you wan t to view or co[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-36 Specify ing UDP Event logging Follow this procedu re to enable loggin g to a UDP Sy slog program. Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log li nk.  The messages w ill be sent via UPD packets to the Sy slog port (514) of the specif[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-37 Specifying UDP Event logging (continued) Step Procedure 5 Select Submit . 6 Log in as a root User if you are so promp ted. ( Note: Any chan ge of setting will only be accepted after you hav e successfully logged in .)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-38 Specify ing TCP Event logging Follow this procedu re to send logging mes sages to a pre-ex isting IP connectio n made on the TCP port. Step Procedure 1 Select the System Log li nk. 2 Select the link for the log name yo u want to v[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-39 Specifying TCP Event logging (continued) Step Procedure 3 Select the T CP Connection radio but ton. 4 Select Submit . 5 Log in as a root User if you are so promp ted. Any chan ge of setting wil l only be accepted afte r you have s[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-40 Using the Administration pages The purpose o f the Administration pa ges is to allow the User to upgrade, r eboot, modify passwords and ent er User-specified sy stem information st rings. Using the Sy stem Information pag e The Sy[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-41 Using the System Information page (continued) Step Procedure 5 Sel ect the Submit butto n. 6 Log in as a root User i f you are so prompted. Any change of setting w ill only be accepted a fter you hav e successfully lo gg ed in.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-42 Changing the Root Password The Passwo rds page allow s the User to change the passwords needed to log in as a User. Changes to all set tings require a lo gin. ( Note: Ho wever, these changes are only protected by passw ord after t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-43 Changing the Root Password (continued) Step Procedure 7 Select the Subm it button. 8 Log in as a root User (usi ng the old passwo rd) if you are so prompted . ( Note: Any chan ge of setting w ill only be accepted a fter you have s[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-44 Upgrading the P rint Server This procedure p rovides a means to up grade the Firmw are in the Printer Serv er not the main Printer. Step Procedure 1 Select t he A dministration link. 2 Log in as a root User (using the old pa sswor[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-45 Upgrading the DTC400 and HDP600 Print Server (continued) Step Procedure 6 Select t he Upgrade button to sta rt the Firmw are upload. 7 Select Reboot when reque sted.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-46 Using the Reboot pages Rebooting the DTC400 and HDP60 0 restarts only the Ethe rnet Print Server. Rebooting the Ethernet Server The Reboot pa ge allows the User to restart the Ethernet Print Server. Step Procedure 1 Sel ect the Ad[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-47 Rebooting the Ethernet Server (continued) Step Procedure 5 Cl ick Yes when prompted. 6 Wait for the Printer to re boot and display the home page.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-48 Resetting to Defa ult Settings The Reboot pa ge also allow s the User to reboot the Ethernet Print Serv er into a default settings mode. ( No te: This simply restarts the Printer in a different state with the settings in memory te[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-49 Using the Help page The Help pa ge displays the Help infor mation. Step Procedure 1 Open this we b page at the approp riate location by cli cking on the Help boo k icon at the top o f each page. See below . 2 Revi ew the web inter[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-50 Additional P rocedures Revie w ing LED and Dipswitch Tables The LEDs and di pswitches can be found on the back of Printe rs. Revie w ing the LE D Table LED HDP 600 position Flash Rate Indicates On once per second (i.e., more OFF t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-51 Revie w ing the Dip Switches For the DTC400, ON means a Dipsw itch is down and OFF mean s a Dipswitch is up . For the HDP600, ON means a Dipswitch is to the left and OFF mean s a Dipsw itch is t o the ri ght. Dipswitch 1 2 Comment[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-52 Restoring the Factory Settings for Ethernet There may be ti mes when you are unable to use the current configuration o f the Ethernet interface. ( Note: This could be because you have lost the password for you r Printer or you jus[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-53 A cce ssing the IP address of your Printer The additional LCD menus for Ethernet-enabl ed Printers are prov ided to v iew the IP address of the Printer. Follo w these procedures to access the IP Addre ss of your Printer model. A c[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-54 Upgrading the Main Firmware with the Fargo Diagnostics Utility The Printer Server Firmware upgrades for the DTC400/HDP 600 are done from the Upgrade web page for the Printer. See the Up grade web page descrip tion. The Mai n Print[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-55 Upgrading the Main Firmware with the Fargo Diagnostics Utility (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-56 Ethernet Printer Trou bleshooting Pr ocedures Troubleshoo ting procedures If you are having trouble connectin g to your Ethernet Prin ter or printing to it, y ou should go through each of the following procedures . Step Procedure [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-57 Verify ing the Printer Connection Step Procedure 1 Ensure that y our Printer has a vali d network connection. 3 Verify that the Printe r has both LEDs bli nking on and off wi th network activ ity. 3 If the LEDs do not indicate con[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-58 Verify ing that y our PC can access t he Printer using the ping command Step Procedure 1 Follow these inst ructions to issue a pi ng command to the Printe r: At a DOS prompt , enter ping [IP A ddress] Example: C:>pin g 210.1.1[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-59 Verifying that your PC can access the Printer using the ping command (continued) Step Procedure 2 Verify that the PC and the Printer a re connected to the same network. 3 You may be on di fferent subnets of you r network and some [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-60 Revie w ing Frequen tly-asked Que stions Question A nsw er How do I know if my Printer has the E thernet option installed? If your Printer has the RJ45 connector ins talled on the back of the Prin ter, then it has this Ethernet op[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-61 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question A nsw er How can I find the IP address of my Ethe rnet Printer? You can find it in the LCD o f the Printer if the Ethernet option is functionin g properly . See Accessin g [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-62 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question A nsw er Can I use Far go IP-Tracer to locate Printers on a different netw ork segment? No. The IP-Tracer can only locate Fargo-compatible Printers located in the same netw[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-63 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question A nsw er W ha t if I lose the passw ord for my Printer or i t is not accepted? See Revi ewing the Dip Switches . Facto ry default settin gs will be restored to the Printer [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-64 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question A nsw er How can I veri fy/change what IP address my installed Printer Driv er is expecting to find my Printer? Follow this procedu re. 1. Open the Printer Driver p roperti[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-65 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question A nsw er How do I choose a static IP address for my E thernet Printer? You can use the w eb pages if you know the current IP address. See the Ac cessing the Ho me pages . O[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-66 Glossary of Terms Term Purpose MAC (M edia Access Control) The unique numeric v alue address associa ted with a netw ork device that gives the devi ce a unique identity. This ad dress is assi gned by the device manufacturer to en [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 5-67 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Purpose SNMP (Simple Network Mana gement Protocol) This is protocol for the netw ork management serv ices. This protocol provides a means for netw ork complian t devices, called agents, to store [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-1 Section 6: Card Lamination Module Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section is to provid e the User wi th specific info[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-2 Revie w ing the Card Lamination Module[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-3 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instruc tions for Safety purpo ses Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential sa fety issue[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-4 Opening the Card Lamination Mod ule Step Procedure 1 O pen the Top Cov er of the Laminatio n Mod ule by lifting up on its bottom edge and tilting it ba ck into its fully open position. ( Note: The Top Cover is designed to hold its [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-5 Opening the Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Procedure 2 O pen the Lamina tion Station by lifting up on the bl ue Securing Latches. P ull the Lamination S tation up and back into its fully upright posi tion. Note the Laminat[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 6-6 A dj usting the Card Lamination Module The HDP600 suppor ts the attachment of an optional Card La mination Modul e. This Module can be ordered pre -installed on the Prin ter from the factory or can be ordere d separately as a field[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-1 Section 7: Printer Adjus tment s Important: T he HDP600 CR100/HD P600-LC CR1 00 Printers have thei r own Printer Driver. Ho wever, the majority of the procedures in this sec tion apply for all HDP 600 Printers. Please see the Card [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-2 Using the Di sable Pri nting opt ion____________________________________________________ 7-37 Using the Im age Col or tab (HDP600 ) ___________________________________________________ 7-38 Using the Im age Col or tab (co ntinu ed) [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-3 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instruc tions for Safety purpo ses Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury . Information that raises potential sa fety issu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-4 IMPORTA NT! Fargo Card Printers require highly specializ ed Print Ribbons to functio n properly. To max imize Printer life, reli ability, printed card quality and durabil ity, you must use only Fargo Certi fied Supplies. For this r[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-5 Printing on A l ternate Card stocks Selecting the R ight Cards and optim ize the HDP Print Process In order to optimiz e the HDP Card Printe r ’ s capabili ties for cards with hard -to-print surfaces, we recommend ev aluating the[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-6 Selecting the A ppropriate HDP Pr inter Driver sett ings Fargo offers tw o types of PVC cards: glossy UltraCard III ™ ca rds and matte - f inished HDP- PVC Cards.  Defaults: The HDP Printer Drive r software has default Trans f[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-7 Condu cting the Tape adhesion Test It is important to co nduct Tape adhesion tests because Fargo canno t be certain w hich transfer temperature and Dw ell Time will work best (w hen printing cards other than UltraCard III or HDP-PV[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-8 FA IL: Significant transfer to tape PASS: Very slight transfer to tape PASS: A bsolutel y NO transfer to tape 1 2 3 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-9 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued) Step Procedure 4 Visually examine the card and the s trip of tape pul led from the card, to see if any portion of the HD P Film w as removed from the card .  If any residue (e. g., o[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-10 Printer Driver Options Installing Printer Driver Updates Occasionally , new Printer Driver versions a re released w hich have new or updated features. Before installi ng an updated Printer Driver version, alw ays delete the existi[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-11 Setting Up the Printer Dri v er Once the approp riate Printer Drive r for the computer has been installed, yo u will need to set the Driver up w ith the proper print op tions. To open the Prin ter Driver setup window, please refer[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-12 Using the Card tab (HDP600/HDP600-LC) Use this option to con trol specific Prin ter functions.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-13 Using the Card tab (HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100) Step Procedure 1 Select t he approp riate card siz e option from three (3) standa rd card siz es.  CR-100 OR  One (1) custom siz e is ava ilable. ( Note: The dimensi ons o f [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-14 Selecting the Ca rd Size (HDP600 an d HDP600-LC ) Step Procedure 1 Select t he approp riate card optio n:  CR-80: This selection is the default form size for the HDP600 . This wil l print a 2.125 X 3 .374 image inclu ding a .04[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-15 Selecting the Card Size (HDP600 and HDP600-LC) (continued) See three previou s procedures.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-16 Selecting the Cust om Card Size Select the approp riate custom card siz e according to the dimensions o f the card stock. Step Procedure 1 a. Select the Custom op tion and enter the dimensi ons of the ca rd into the Print W id th [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-17 Selecting the Ca rd Type (all HD P600 Printers) Select the approp riate card type according to the composition o f the card stoc k. Step Procedure 1 Select UltraCards-Glossy PVC if using Fargo Ul traCard III stock or any other sim[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-18 Selecting the Card T ype (continued) Step Procedure 2 If using a card stock other than listed , use the Cu stom 1 and Custom 2 options to save cus tom Dw ell Time and dwell temperature controls on the Image Transfer tab . a. Click[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-19 Selecting the Ca rd Hopper (HDP60 0 and HDP600-LC only) Selects the app ropriate Card Hopper Step Procedure 1 a. Select First A vailable to print from the hoppe r currently selected as indicated on the P rinter's LCD. Also se[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-20 Selecting the Ca rd Hopper (HDP60 0 CR100 and HDP 600-LC CR100 only) There is only one (1) Input Hopper for on e hundred (100 ) CR100 cards.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-21 Setting the O rientation Select either the Por trait or Landscap e radio buttons for Orientation. Step Procedure 1 Select Portrait to cause the card to print in a vertica l orientation. OR Select Landscape to cause the card to pri[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-22 Selecting the D iagnostics button This will la unch the Diagnostic tool (if installed). Selecting the Tes t Print button W he n selected a file will be copied dow n to the Printer. This file will print a Full Color plus Resin prin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-23 Selecting the A bout button Select the A bout button to open a dialo g box containing the copyright informatio n as well as the driver ’ s v ersion number and date code.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-24 Using the Device Options tab (HDP600/HDP600-LC) The HDP600 Printin g Pre fer ences w indow is used throu ghout this section f or consis tency within this document . See the HDP600 Printing Preferences w indows (as ne eded for your[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-25 Using the Device Options tab (HDP600 CR100/ HDP600-LC CR100) The HDP600 OS CR100 Printing Pre ferences window has the same Dev ice Options tab functionality as the HD P600 Printin g Preferences w indow.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-26 Adjusting the Ribbon Ty pe Use the Ribbon Type dropdow n menu to match Ribbo n type. Step Procedure 1 Adjust t o match the Ribbon Type selection with the Rib bon type that is loaded in the Printe r. ( Note: The Use r can to the Sy[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-27 Adjusting the Film T y pe Step Procedure 1 Allows you to select the fil m type option that is appropriate for the type o f HDP film curren tly loaded in the Printe r.  Select the Clear op tion to automatically adjust the approp[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-28 Adjusting for the Color Matching Allows sele ction of the color matchin g option that best fits the requirement s of the print job. Step Procedure 1 Select None (a) if interested in p rint speed rather t han print color, (b) if co[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-29 Adjusting for the Color Tone – Natu ral or Enhanced Select the approp riate Step Procedure 1 T his will allow the selection between two different color lev els.  Natural , the defaul t selection is the standa rd HDP Serie s C[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-30 Adjusting for the Resin Dither Select the approp riate dither method according to the type of image to be p rinted. ( Note: This option only affects those objects printe d on the backside o f a card with the resin black Panel of a[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-31 Using the Print Both Sides option Use this option to au tomatically print on both the front and bac kside of a c ard. Step Procedure 1 Select t his option in conjunction w ith any application pro gram that support s a multiple-pag[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-32 Using the Sp lit 1 Set of Ribbo n Panels option Use this option to p rovide the most economical mea ns of printing a dual-si ded card since a single set of Ribbon Pan els will be split to print both the fron t and backsides o f a [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-33 Using the Print Back Side First option Step Procedure 1 Select t his option: If you need to prin t the first page o f a two-page document on the backside of the card. OR If you need to prin t the resin black on the chip-side of th[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-34 Using the Print Back Side On l y option Use this option to p rint only onto the bac kside of cards. Step Procedure 1 Select t his option to print only onto the backside of p reprinted cards that m ust have their M agnetic Stripe o[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-35 Using the Rotate Front 180 Deg rees or Rotate Back 180 Degrees options Use this option to chan ge the position o f the printed image in relation to the set lo cation of a card's Magnetic S tripe or smart chip. Step Procedure [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-36 Using the Print in Single Card Mod e option Use this option to force the Printer's memo ry to buffer or to hold onl y one print job at a time. Step Procedure 1 Select t his option onl y when printin g to multiple P rinters sh[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-37 Using the Disab le Printing option Use this option to disa ble the printin g capabilities o f the Printer while still allowing the Printer to encode cards. ( Note: This option is u seful to encode or re -encode preprinted ca rds w[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-38 Using the Image Color tab (HDP600) Use this tab to adjus t color properties. ( No te: The HDP 600 CR100 Printin g Preferences window has the same Image Color tab functionality as the HDP600 Printin g Preferences window.) Step Proc[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-39 Using the Image Color tab (continued) Step Procedure 2 Select t he None o r Monitor option (see the Device Option s tab, shown below) to only display the Dy e-Sub Intensity and Re sin Heat sliders. 3 Control the overall darkness a[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-40 Using the Image Color tab (continued) Step Procedure 4 Control the amount of heat the Prin ter uses w hen printing with the resin bla ck Panel by adjustin g the Resin Heat slide .  Move the slide to the left to cause less h eat[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-41 Using the Image Color tab Step Procedure 5 As needed, return all options to their factory settin gs by clicking on the Default button.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-42 Using the Image Transfer tab Use this tab to adjus t the Image Pos ition , Transfer D well Time and Transfer Temperature . ( Note : The HDP600 CR100 Printing Pre ferences win dow has the same Image Transfer tab functionali ty as t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-43 Adjusting the Image Position contr ols Use the Image Pos ition controls to position the ima ge on a card (to be a djusted). Step Procedure 1 Adjust t he Ima ge Position value s by clicking on the Vert ical and Horizont al adjustme[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-44 The display (below) represents how the printed ima ge will move in relatio n to the fixed card position as positiv e and negativ e image placement val ues are entered. Step Procedure 2 Use t he Vertical adjustment to mov e the ima[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-45 Adjusting the Transfer D w ell Time and Temperature Use the Image Trans fer option to con trol of the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature .  These settin gs control the speed and te mperature at w hich printed images a[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-46 Using the K Panel Resin tab Use this tab to adjus t the CR-80 Card Si ze, the Direction the Ca rd Travel s through the Printer, the Prin t All Black With K Panel (options) and the De fined Areas. Use this tab to control where the [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-47 Selecting the Ful l Card w ith the K Panel Resin tab Step Procedure 1 Select t he Full Ca rd option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found within all areas of the image, as shown below .[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-48 Selecting the Def ined Area(s) with the K Panel Res in tab Step Procedure 1 Select t he Def ined Area(s) option to p rint the resin blac k (K) Panel for all black found only in an area or areas de fined, as show n below.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-49 Selecting the Und efined A rea(s) with the K Pane l Resin tab Step Procedure 1 Select t he Undef ined Area(s) option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found only in the space outside the areas defined, as show n bel[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-50 Defining the A r ea to activate the Card Grid Step Procedure 1 Select on the appropriate Defined Area (see below) to activate the card grid in the upper hal f of the window.  It is through this ca rd grid that up to five areas [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-51 Measuring the Total Card area Step Procedure 1 Determ ine the area of the card to de fine. ( Note: This area is indicated by the dashed outline, as shown below . T he easiest way to determine the size of this area is to actual ly [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-52 Measuring the A rea to be positioned on the Card Step Procedure 1 O nce the area is sized properly , measure the location w here this area is to be positioned on the card. a. Measure from the low er left corner of the card up and [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-53 Selecting the Pr int YMC under the K and Print K Only options Step Procedure 1 Use t he De fined Area function. a. Define an area by clic king on the Defined A rea UP arrow. ( Note: Another .2 x .2 (5m m x 5mm) area w ill appear i[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-54 Using the Magnetic Encoding tab Use these options only if the Printer has an optional Magnetic Stripe Enco ding Module installed. ( Note: The HDP600 CR10 0 Printing Pre ferences window has th e same Magnetic Encoding tab func tion[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-55 Using the Encod ing Mode option Use the Encoding Mode option to spe cify which magnetic encod ing standard to use.  The HDP Card P rinter can be installed w ith one of two types of factory-inst alled Magnetic Stripe Encodin g M[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-56 Using the Encoding Mode option (continued) Step Procedure 1 Select t he ISO S tandard Encodi ng Module w ith a dual-coercivity (high or lo w) encoding head. ( Note: By def ault, the P rinter Driv er is set to encode acco rding to [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-57 Encoding the Mode / Coerciv ity / Magnetic Track Se lection Use the IS O option for e ncoding capabili ty for either high- or low -coercivity cards on trac ks 1, 2 and 3 and is the industry's standard mode of magne tic encodi[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-58 Encoding the Mode/Coercivity/Magnetic Track Selection (continued) Use the IS O option for e ncoding capabili ty for either high- or low -coercivity cards on trac ks 1, 2 and 3 and is the industry's standard mode of magne tic [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-59 Revie w ing the Ma gnetic Track Opti ons Use these options to customize the IS O encoded data for mat for each of t he Magnetic Stripe's three tracks. Step Procedure 1 Specif y wh ich of the three (3) tracks to customize by s[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-60 Revie w ing the En able MLE Supp ort checkbox Multi-Language Ex tension (MLE ) support in W indow s XP can cause text strin gs to be broken up into fragmen ts. This fragmentation o f the text strin g prevents magnetic encoding. St[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-61 Revie w ing the Ver ification options Use this option, w hich instructs the Printe r to verify that all magnetic data ha s been correctly encoded on each ca rd. ( Note: W ith eithe r of these options , the number of veri fication [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-62 Revie w ing the Sh ift Data Left Use the Shift Da ta Left option, w hich applies to a ll tracks when selected. Step Procedure 1 Select t his option to shift the recorded magnetic data to the left-hand side o f the card's M ag[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-63 Revie w ing the ISO Track Locations The magnetic Encodi ng Mod ule encodes onto tracks in accordan ce with an ISO 7811 -2 Magnetic Stripe . For track locations, revi ew the display below. TRA CK 1 0.1 10 " TRA CK 2 0.1 10 &qu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-64 Sending the Trac k Information Magnetic trac k data is sent in the form of text strings from the application so ftware to the Printer Drive r.  In order for the P rinter Driv er to differentiate between Magnetic Track data and [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-65 Revie w ing the Samp le String  Track 1: ~1%JUL IEANDERSON^ 1234567890?  Track 2: ~2;12345 678909876543 21?  Track 3: ~3;12345 678909876543 21? Track Start Sentinel End Sentinel Field Separator Valid Characters Maximum Nu[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-66 Revie w ing the A SCII Code and Ch aracter Table ASCII Code Character ASCII Code Character ASCII Code Charac ter 32 space 56 8 80 P 33 ! 57 9 8 1 Q 34 58 : 82 R 35 # 59 ; 8 3 S 36 $ 60 < 84 T 37 % 6 1 = 85 U 38 & 62 > 86[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-67 Using the Lamination tab (only w ith Card Lamination Module) Use this option to con trol specific Prin ter functions. These options allow you to control the Printer's Lamination p rocess. ( Note : The HDP600 CR 100 Printing P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-68 Selecting the La mination Pos ition Step Procedure 1 The Lamination Position control allow s you to adjust the horizontal position of the PolyGuard Overlaminate. This control functions in the exact same fashion as the Ima ge Posit[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-69 Selecting the La mination Side Step Procedure 1 a. Select the No Laminatio n option if you do no t want to use the Printe r's built-in Laminator. b. Select Laminate Front Si de, Laminate Bac k Side or Laminate Both Sides to s[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-70 Selecting the La mination Ty pe Step Procedure 1 Sel ect one of the Lamin ation Ty pe options, according to w hich type of Lamination media is cu rrently install ed. Two types of ov erlaminates are supported by the Driver: Film La[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-71 Adjusting the Transfer D w ell Time and Transfer Tem perature Step Procedure 1 Adjust the Transfe r Dwell Time and the Transfer Tempera ture to control t he Lamination Dw ell Time or through-put speed of a card in secon ds/inch an[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 7-72 Selecting the Sen sors button and D efaults button Step Procedure 1 Select the Lamina tion Tab's Sensors button to display options for calibrating the Card Lamination M odule ’ s Lamination Sen sor. The Lamination Senso r i[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-1 Section 8: Cleaning Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. This Section deals w ith the Printe r ’ s internal and ex ternal maintenance in re g[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-2 Using the Requi red Supplies For the maintenance procedures outlin ed for the Printer, you w ill need a Printer Cl eaning Kit, available from the re seller. This optional kit includes the following:  Printhead Clean ing Pens pre[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-3 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instruc tions for Safety purpo ses Danger: Failure to follo w these installation gu idelines can resul t in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential sa fety issue[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-4 Cleaning inside th e Printer Step Procedure 1 O pen the Laminatio n Arm. 2 Remove the Print Ribbon and HD P Film from the Prin ter. 3 If you hav e a can of compressed ai r, blow out all vi sible areas of the Printe r interior. ( No[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-5 Cleaning the Pr inthead Clean the Printhead every time the Prin t Ribbon is chan ged to maintain co nsistent print quality, as instructed below . This procedure should also be performed app roximately ev ery 400 prints in order to [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-6 Replacing the Card Cleaning Tape Caution: Repl ace the C ard Cleaning Tape app roximately ev ery 2,000 to 3,000 prints , dependin g on the cleanli ness of the card stoc k or the environment in which the Printer is located . Steps P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-7 See the previo us procedure in this sectio n.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-8 Cleaning the Mag netic Encoder Step Procedure 1 O pen the Top Cov er and remov e the Ribbon. 2 a. Locate the Flipper Table in the Input M odule. b. Turn the Printer on. c. Rotate the Fli pper Table clockwi se to a 45 degree an gle.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-9 Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder (continued) Step Procedure 6 Press the REV button on the LC D display sev en (7) times to feed the card into the Ma gnetic Module. ( Note: The card does not go all the way throu gh the Flipper Table .)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-10 Cleaning the Plat en and Transfe r Rollers Step Procedure 1 Leave the Printer power ON and open the Lamin ation Arm. If using a Printer w ith a Card Lamina tion Module attached, al so open the Lamination M odule's Top Cov er [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 8-11 Cleaning the T ransfer Rollers using the Cleaning Ca rd Step Procedure 1 Leave the Printer power ON and open the Lamin ation Arm. If using a Printer w ith a Card Lamina tion Module attached, al so open the Lamination M odule'[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 9-12 Section 9: Packing the Card Printer Important: T he procedure in this s ection appl y for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section to provid e the User with a speci fic pa[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-1 Section 10: Board Level Diagnostics Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section to provid e the User with speci fic Boar[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-2 Board Errors Resolving the EE Memory Error Symptom: An e rror has occurred in the permanent circui t memory. ( Note: The Printer ’ s LCD will state the following: EEPROM ERASED.) Step Procedure 1 Reboot t he Prin ter. 2 If the p[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-3 Resolving the DRA M M emory Error Symptom: An e rror has occurred in the removable memory Module (SIMM ). ( Note: The LCD will state the following: Main M emory Error.) Step Procedure 1 Reboot t he Prin ter. 2 If the problem pe rs[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-4 Resolving the FPGA Error Symptom: An unex pected hardwa re error has occurred . Step Procedure 1 Reboot t he Prin ter. 2 If the problem pe rsists, the M ain Print Board wil l need to be replaced. 3 As an alternativ e to replacing [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-5 Revie w ing the Sen sor Locations and Voltages Sensor or S witch Location Low Range (VDC ) High Range (VDC) Ribbon Suppl y Encoder D860095 J4 pin 12 Unblocked (.17 or lower) B locked 3.0 - 3.5 Print Head Lift Sen sor D860093 J4 pi[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-6 Reviewing the Sensor Locations and Voltages (continued) Ribbon M ark Sensor 5 D860112 J9 pin 3 Blocked (.8 or lower) Unblocked +4 Mag Card Senso r D860191 J6 pin 8 Covered (.9 or lower) U ncovered 3.0 - 3.5 Flipper Home Senso r D8[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 10-7 Revie w ing the Mo tor Locations an d Cables Motor Cable Location Flipper Table M otor (840124) D860130 J31 Flip / Feed Motor (E000062 & D840861 ) D860129 J34 Card Drive Stepper (D860138 D860119 J33 Print Stepper (840123 ) D86[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-1 Section 11: LCD On-Line Menu Navigation Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section to provid e the User with speci fic [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-2 Selecting from the HDP600 Menu Op tion Structure Tre e See Appendix A for the two (2) HDP60 0 Menu Option St ructure Trees.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-3 Revie w ing the Printer Setup The Printer parame ters found in Setup Prin ter are preset a t the factory and should not need to be changed unless an issue devel ops. If a change to these settings is needed , be sure to record the [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-4 Reviewing the Printer Setup (continued) Step Procedu re 3 Be sure to run this test a fter each adjustmen t. Run the Alignmen t Test Image by selectin g the follow ing options: MENU , P RINT TEST IM A GE and ALIGNMENT TEST . All HD[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-5 Preparing to A djust the Print Offset , Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF Step Procedu re 1 Before starting the ali gnment procedures , you must first es tablish a baseline from which to sta rt the adjustmen ts. Before adjusting the P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-6 A ligning the Print Offset This procedure position s the image cor rectly on the HDP Film. Refer to the Preparin g to adjust the Print Offset, Trans fer TOF and Transfer EOF procedure for proper se quence. Step Procedu re 1 a. Adj[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-7 A ligning the Print Offset (continued) Step Procedu re 6 Proceed to Adjusting Transfer TOF to center the image on the ca rd.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-8 Setting the Transf er TOF This procedure position s the HDP Fil m correctly on the leadi ng edge of the card . Refer to the Preparing to adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF proce dure for proper sequence. Step P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-9 Setting the Transfer TOF (continued) Step Procedu re 5 Proceed to Adjusting Transfer EOF to cen ter the image on the ca rd.[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-10 Setting the Transf er EOF This procedure con trols the point on the card at which the T ransfer Roller lifts and ceases transfer. Refer to the Preparing to adju st the Print O ffset, Transfer TOF an d Transfer EOF procedure for p[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-11 Setting the Transfer EOF (continued) Step Procedure 3 Determ ine the amount of Transfer EOF adjustment needed by using a cal iper to measure the “ Gap ” .  The Gap: Represen ts the distance from the Trailing Ed ge of the c[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-12 Using the Gap Distance Table[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-13 Using the Gap Distance Table (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-14 Using the Gap Distance Table (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-15 Adjusting the Transfer Tension This procedure position s the image cor rectly on the card . Refer to the Prep aring to adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Trans fer EOF procedure for proper sequence. Step Procedu re 1 Choos[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-16 Adjusting the Film Drive The Film Drive sets the baseline for the Film Tension and shoul d not be adjusted by the reseller or the end user. Adjusting the Ribbon Tension This procedure con trols the tension of the color Ribbon dur[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-17 Adjusting the Ribbon Drive The Ribbon Driv e sets the baseline for the Ribbon Tension and should not be adjusted by the reseller or end user. Adjusting the Transfer Temperatur e Step Procedu re 1 Choose MENU , Print Te st Image a[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-18 Adjusting the Transfer Speed The Transfer Speed sets the baseline for the rate of image transfer and should not be adjusted by the reseller or end user. If a different transfer speed is required, th is parameter may be adjusted v[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-19 Adjusting the Image Darkness Step Procedu re 1 Choose MENU , Print Te st Image and A lignment Test to prin t a test card. 2 Examine the test card. 3 Select MENU , Setup Pri nter , Print Settings an d Image Darkness . 4 Record the[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-20 Changing the Encoder Settings Make this selectio n to modify the Encod er settings. These settings w ould need to be changed (a) if the Prin t Board is replace d or (b) if the Prin ter is upgraded to include an Encoder.  Mag: [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-21 Setting the Magn etic TOF Use this setting to position the magne tic data at the cor rect distance from the leading edge o f the card.  The Magnetic T OF is the distance from the edge of the card to the Start Sentinel (SS). ?[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-22 Setting the Magnetic TOF (continued) Use this setting to position the magne tic data at the cor rect distance from the leading edge o f the card.  The Magnetic T OF is the distance from the edge of the card to the Start Sentin[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-23 Setting the Magn etic TOF Step Procedure 7 Press Save to save the value . 8 T est the positio n of the Start Sentinel by magnetical ly encoding a card and checking as described in Step 1 in this sa me procedure. 9 Repeat Steps 1 [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-24 Adjusting the Flipper Offset Step Procedure 1 Select MENU, Setup Printer and Flipper Offset. 2 Change the setting in smal l increments if the card is not feeding correctly . ( Note: A negative adjus tment will low er the side of [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-25 Adjusting the Lamination Flipper Off set Step Procedure 1 Select MENU, Setup Printer and Flipper Offset or Inverted Offset. 2 Change the setting in smal l increments if the card is not feeding or Flipp ing correctly. ( Note: A ne[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-26 Adjusting the LAM TOF and EOF Step Procedure 1 Applies only if the Printer is e quipped with the Car d Lamination M odule.  Use this control to align the Poly Guard Overlaminate patch on the card. Decrease the Lamin ation TOF [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-27 Adjusting the Lamination Sensor Ca libration Step Procedure 1 Applies only if the Printer is e quipped with the Car d Lamination M odule. ( Note: This setting reports the current Laminatio n Sensor calibration setting as dictated[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-28 Using the Sho w Card Count option Step Procedure 1 Use t his option to view the total Card Co unt (CC), Pass Count (PC), Tran sfer Count (TC) .  The Card Coun t is the total number o f cards the Prin ter has produced.  The [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 11-29 System Upg rade (Firmware Upg rade) This option is used to upgrade the Prin ter Firmware. Step Procedure 1 Upg rade by sele cting SYST EM UPGRADE . The LCD w ill prompt: Are y ou sure you want to continue? 2 Select YES to begin t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-1 Section 12: Firmware Up dates Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section is to provid e the User wi th information on t[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-2 Firmware Updater Application Program (continued) The Firmware Upda ter appli cation program is the so ftware required to sen d Firmware updates from the computer to the P rinter. To down load and install the Fir mware Updater from[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-3 Downloading Firm w are Updates Step Procedure 1 Ref er to the following steps to dow nload Firmware updates : 2 Select t he Do wnload Firmware bu tton. If you have Internet access, this will automatically take you to the Firmwa re[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-4 Updating the Printer's Firmware Now that you hav e installed and opened the Firmw are Updater program a nd downloade d the Firmware update file, you can begin u pdating your Printer 's Firmware. It is important to no te [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-5 Updating the Main Firmware (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-6 Updating the Main Firmware (continued) Step Procedure 8 Wait: The Firmw are update wil l now take a few min utes. Check the Printer's LCD for the status . ( Note: When the update is compl ete, the LCD wil l indicate if the up[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-7 Updating the LC D Firmware Step Procedure 1 Make sure the Printer is pow ered ON, connected to the PC and in its READ Y mode. 2 Fr om the Firmw are Updater program , click on the Select Upda te File butto n. 3 G o to the folder , [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 12-8 Updating the LCD Firmware (continued)[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 13-1 Section 13: Fargo T echnical Support Important: T he procedures in th is section apply for the HDP600/HD P600-LC and HDP600 CR 100/HDP600-LC CR100 card Printers. The purpose o f this section to provid e the User with an e ff ici e[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 13-2 Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo Printer The purpose o f this section is to provid e updated instruc tions for reading serial numbers on a Fargo Printer. Finding out when a Fargo Card P rinter was manufactu red You can determ[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 14-1 Section 14: Reviewing S p are Part s List s Revie w ing Spare Parts List for HDP 600, HDP600-LC , HDP600 CR100 and HDP600-L C CR100 HDP600 Series Recommended Spa re Parts List Effective Date: T o be added at a later date For curre[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-1 Section 15: Glossary of T erms Term Definition 24-bit color A color dep th for an ima ge that uses 8 bits fo r each color (red, blue, green) combini ng the possible 256 sh ades to provi de a color depth of 16.7 mil lion colors. AC[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-2 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Barcodes A series of alternating bl ack and white s tripes, of varyin g widths (each character denoted by a set number and wi dth of black stripes) that all ows characters to be optica[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-3 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Cache A t ype o f memory Buffer to store data temporarily , used to hold information that is most often ex changed between contRoll er and peripheral, to exped ite data transfer. Calib[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-4 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition CR-79 A card dimension standard o f 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 o f 2.125 X 3.370 (+/-0. 002 W, +/- 0.005 L) o[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-5 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Direct-to-Card (D TC) Printing T he Direct-to -Card printing proces s prints digital ima ges directly onto any plastic card with a smooth, clean, glossy PVC surface. Dither A system of[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-6 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Dwell Time The speed a t which the ca rd moves across the La mination Roller, measured in second s/inch (sec/in). This can be adjusted in the driver to ensure adhesion and card flatnes[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-7 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Encoder (w heel) An electromecha nical dev ice, attached to a sha ft that detects the change in rotatio nal position, incre mented to count tic ks per revolution. The Prin ter's E[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-8 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Flash M emory A microchip based non -volatile memory device that holds i ts data when pow er is removed. This allow s for field reprog ramming of the Printer commands , such as Printer[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-9 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Hard Drive A high capaci ty storage d evice in a PC consistin g of non- removable magne tically encodabl e platters. Hardware Physical components of a sy stem such as the Printer , the[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-10 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition IEEE 1284 (Institu te of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1284) A standard method of signali ng f or a bi-direc tional parallel interface on personal computers. To ensure proper P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-11 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Landscape A document layout that is vi ewed with the documen t's long axis in a horizontal orienta tion. LCD (Liquid Cry stal Display) A device that contain s a liquid crystal be[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-12 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition MB (Megaby te) A unit o f storage that e quals 1,048,576 bytes. Memory A g eneric term for any de vice that stores di gital information usin g magnetic media or di gital chip stora ge[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-13 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Oversized Cards Oversized cards are use d for more efficient vi sual identification and are avai lable in many non-standard sizes. The most popula r sizes are CR-90 (3.63 x 2.37/92mm [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-14 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Pinch Roll er A fr ee spinni ng (non-driven) Roll er that presses t he card against the drive Rol ler, on the opposite side, to ensure an ade quate normal force for proper traction. P[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-15 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Printhead T he devi ce on a Printer that produces the image on the media . PVC Abbreviatio n f or poly vinyl chloride, o ften called vinyl . PVC is the component of the 0 .002 thick c[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-16 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Resolution The number of indivi dual pixels in a graphic, take n over a given length, used to indi cate the sharpness o f the picture and the level of detail. The numbe r of elements [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-17 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Saturation A measure of the de gree of color, from gray, wi th the same brightness. Self-test A pre- determin ed print file used to confirm Printer opera tion typically sent from the [...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-18 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Spooling Rather than mov ing a print job directly to the Printer, the job is written to the dis k so that the user can access the ap plication faster whil e W indow s takes care of pr[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-19 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Thermocouple A dev ice for measuring temperature usin g a junction of tw o wires of dissimilar metal s that produce a v oltage when heated that varies proportion ally with the tempera[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 15-20 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition UPS (Un-interruptible Powe r Supply) An AC power supply, typical ly powered by batteries, which provides temporary power to the PC o r Printer during an interruption of the suppl y vo[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-1 Section 16: Index A About button, 7-23 absolute failure, 7-9 AC - Alternating Current, 15-1 accelerated wear/dye migration, 7-7 Accepted Card Compositions, 2-8 Accepted Card Thickness, 2-8 Access Card, 15-1 adhesion, 7-9 Adhesion,[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-2 CR-80, CR-90 and CR-100, 7-13, 7-16 CR-90, 15-4 CR-90 or CR-100, 2-29 CSA, 2-6 Cursor, 15-4 Custom 1/Custom 2 options, 7-6, 7-18, 7-19 custom Image Transfer settings., 7-6 customization options, 7-60 D Darkness, 15-4 DB-9, 15-4 DC[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-3 Glossy / Matte, 15-8 Glossy PVC, 15-8 Glossy-PVC or Matte-PVC options, 7-45 Graphical Device Interface (GDI), 15-8 Gray Scale, 15-8 Gray/Align YMC , 11-19 Gray/Align YMCK, 4-17 Guide eject mode, 7-62 H Halftoning, 15-8 Hard Drive,[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-4 M Mag encoding, 15-11 Mag stripe, 15-11 Mag Track, 15-11 Mag Verify, 15-11 magnetic card analyzer, 11-21 Magnetic Encoding tab, 7-54 Magnetic Stripe Encoding Modules, 7-55 Magnetic Stripe encoding process, 7-54 Magnetic Stripe ver[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-5 Print Test Image, Setup Printer, Show Error Count, Show Card Count and System Upgrade, 11-1 print the first page of a two-page document, 7-33 Print Timeout Error, 4-9 Print Width, 2-7, 7-14, 7-16 Print YMC Under K and Print K Only[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 16-6 Start Sentinel, 11-23 Start Sentinel (SS), 7-65, 11-21, 11-22 Start Sentinel distance, 11-21 Stepper Motor, 15-18 String, 15-18 Supply Frequency, 2-13 Supply Voltage, 2-13 Surface mount, 15-18 surface roughness, 7-5 Switch Box, 15[...]

RESTRICTED US E ONLY Fargo Electronics , Inc. HDP600 High Def inition Ca rd Printer/Encoder User Guide (R ev. 2.3) 17-1 Section 17: Appendix A Attached please find the two (2) HDP60 0 Menu Option St ructure Trees.[...]

HDP600 High Definition C ard Printer/Encoder – CR-100 and CR-8 0 Menu Tree Trans fer Tensi o n T r an sfer Temp T r an sfer EOF T r an sfer TOF T r an sfer D r i ve Trans fer Setti n g s Sens or Au to mati c L am F l i p Offset L am I n ver t Offset Lam EOF Lam TOF Lam Temp Sens or M an ua l Cu r r ent V a lu e X -500min + 0max Cu r r ent V a lu [...]

HDP600 High Definition C ard Printer/Encoder – CR-100 and CR-8 0 Menu Tree Tran sfer Tensi o n Tran sfer Temp Tran sfer EOF Tran sfer TOF Tran sfer Dr i ve Tran sfer Setti n g s Sen so r A uto m atic L am F l i p Offset L am I n ver t Offset L am EOF L am TOF L am Temp Sen so r M an u al Cu rr ent V alue X -500min +0max Cu rr ent V alue X -7 mi n[...]