Ultra electronic 3503-1004 manual

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 1 MAGICARD Sprinter Flip (inc. Mag Encoding opt ion) Quick Start Guide Printer/So ftwa re Setup Iss. 02 Dec 97 3503-22-01 Stock No. M 9004-071[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 2 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Setting up y our MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip takes just three easy steps: 1. Unpack and in stall th e printer A Preparing a Location for the Printer B Removing the Printer from the Box C Checkin g the Package Contents D Install the Dye Film E Load the Plastic Cards F Con[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 3 • A clean, level surface. • Adequate space f or: - opening t he Car d Collect ion Door - opening t he T op Cover - cable access at the r ear . - allowance for air cir c ulat ion. • An adequately ventilated room . Preparing a Location for the Printer Location Re[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 4 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip • An adequate power supply. • Ambient temper ature +10 to +30 deg C. • Relative Humidity 20/70% RH. • Protection f rom direct sunlig ht and chemicals. • Protection f rom abrupt t em perature changes. Top Cover Card Collection Door[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 5 Carefully open the box and remove any accessories. Open the front door and remove the metal shippi ng cl i p from the chassis. Place on a smooth, l evel t abl e and remove the poly ethylene container. Removing the Printer from the Box B 1 B 3 2[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 6 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Th e MA GICA RD S printer Flip A Roll of Dy e Film and a Take-up Core (Only supplied as standard with certain Models) The Card Cassette Checking the Package Contents Locate each item as listed b elo w : C C 1 3 2[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 7 A Pow er Cord with Molded Plug for your Country 4[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 8 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Envelope containing thi s Quick Start Guide a nd the PrintMA GIC WINDOWS Driver 3.5" floppy disk. Envelope containing 5 Cl eani ng Cards and 1 Thermal Printhead Cleaning Pen. 5 6[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 9 Open th e Printe r Cover b y lifting the "Dzus" fastener ri ng and t urni ng a quarter turn anti- cl ockw ise. Remove the Dye Film carrier. Replace the Fil m Carri er Open the Dye Film package. Fi t t he dye film on t he l ow er boss, observing the Install [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 10 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip correct orientati on of the dye film. Fit the empt y take-up core on the upper boss, observing the correct orient at i on of the notches on the Take-up Core.[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 11 Manua lly turn the Spu r Gear until the slots on the core engage w it h the lugs. Pull about 6" of dye film of f t he rol l of dye film, observing that it should be comi ng off the to p of the roll, as p er the la bel illustratio ns. Turn the 'Dzus' F[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 12 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip A void touching t he t i p of the thermal printhead w ith your hands. Feed the leading edge of t he dye film over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and beneath the tw o guide bars, w here f i t t ed. (Refer to the diagram on t he si de) . Fasten the end of t he dye fi[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 13 Flex a stack of pl ast i c cards, to make sure they are not 'stuck' together. A void touching the surfaces t o be pri nted. Remove the 'tacky ' rol l er bef ore each batch of 100 cards, by putting your fingers beneath i t and " snapping"[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 14 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Drop the cards flat dow n int o t he plastic Cassette, si de t o be pri nt ed uppermost , mag stripe to the l eft and facing dow n (i f used). 3b[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 15 Close the Printer Cover and secure the front l at ch. Install t he Casset t e i nt o t he pri nt er f r om the rear. Close the Print er Door. Ensure that it i s f ul l y seated. 5 4 6 5[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 16 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Locate the ON/ O FF Sw i t ch and check t hat it is in the OFF position . Sw itch ON. The indi cat ors shoul d al l flash and the motors run bri ef l y . Finally, the POWER ON and O N LI NE i ndi cators will remain ON.. Plug in the Pow er Cord. Pl ug t he ot her end [...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 17 A t the rear of t he pri nt er, l ocate the TEST Push -button. Th is is located in the rear panel, just above the Centroni cs paral lel interface connector. Press the push-button moment ari l y . It w ill take a few seconds before printing commences. When fini shed,[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 18 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Sw itch the print er O FF. Locate the Parallel I nt erf ace connect or on t he rear panel. Plug a good qualit y, screened Centronics Interface cable i nto this socket and secure the w ire latches. Plug the other end into the Print er connect or of your PC (LPT1 or LP[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 19 • Start W INDOW S and in the MA IN group, select and open t he Cont rol Panel window : • Select and open the PRINTERS icon: Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if y our PC uses WINDOWS 3.1 or 3.11.: Ix[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 20 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the A DD>> button, the List of P rinters will appear. In the L i st of Printers , select Insta ll Unlis ted or Upda ted Printer : Sele ct the Install..... button. • A dialog box appears, instr uct ing you to Insert unlist ed, updat ed or vendor-pro[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 21 • Insert t he PrintMAGIC W INDOW S Driver Disk into the f loppy disk drive A. Sele ct the OK button: • Another dialog window appears, listing t he PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer Driver. Select the Print Magic Printer. Sele ct the OK button:[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 22 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • After about 30 seconds, the Pri nters window appears and the PrintMa gic MA GICA RD Printer on LPT1 should have been added to the Installe d Printers list. Press the Set as De fault Printer button. DO NOT check the Use Prin t Manager check box. Select the Close b[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 23 • Start t he PC and f rom t he desk top select the M y Computer f older . Select and open the Printers fold er : • Select and open the A dd Pri nter icon. Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if y our PC uses WINDOWS 95.: Iy[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 24 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but ton: • Select the Have Disk butt on:[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 25 • Insert t he PrintMagic W INDOW S Driver Disk into t he PC Dr ive A. • Select the OK button:[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 26 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but ton: • Select the desired por t ( usually LPT1 ) and select the Next> butt on:[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 27 You may then be off ered the choice of which printer to use as the default pr inter. Select the PrintMa gic MA GICA RD Printer and then select the Next> button: • If you opt t o pr int a test pag e, do so only if the pr int er is connected, switched ON, loaded [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 28 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Printer Setup Changes to t he pr int er setup options per f ormed via the Cont r ol Panel ar e non- volatile, until subsequent ly changed, even though the PC may be switched off af t er use. Most soft ware applications pr ovide the m eans t o chang e the printer set [...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 29 Image A spect Tab On this pag e, t he card orientat ion m ay be set. T here are f our options:- • Standard Prints im ag es on a card with a border. ( MAGICARD 300 and MAGICARD 300 plus). • Rotate 180 Degrees As Standard, but r ot ated 180 degrees. • Full Ca rd[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 30 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color Format / Film Tab Dy e Film Fitted tells the printer which kind of dye film you have installed. Page 1 & 2 Color Formats te lls the W INDOW S Driver w hich dye f ilm panels to use on your card f or each side. For a simple color image, leave the def ault sel[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 31 Card Settings Tab Duplex Mode must be selected if r equiring to print both on t he front and t he back of the card. It m ust be deselected if t he doument is a single pag e. Manual Fli p Mode does not apply to the Spr inter Flip model. T his mode is used when cards [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 32 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color A djust The def ault values for the Contrast , Bright ness and color balance of the printed car d may be changed in this set up t ab. Unless you know w hat you are doing, avoid changing the def ault s. A bout Data on this pag e is f or inf ormat ion only. Exten[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 33 • Ensure that t he Pr int er is switched ON and that the POW ER O N and ON LIN E indicator s are lit. • Run a W INDO W S application ( badg e-mak ing, desk - top publishing or im age processing ) on your PC, with a suitable image or artwork. • Ensure that t he[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 34 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Check the Installation: • Repeat the Inst allat ion Steps in this Guide. • Check that t he Pr int er is selected to t he cor r ect mains voltage. • Check that all cables ar e cor r e ct ly connected. • Check the Pr int er Setup in the W INDOW S Driver. • Ch[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 35 Thermal Pri nth ead Cleaning It is recom mended that t he Thermal Pr inthead be cleaned aft er every roll of dye f ilm, i. e. aft er every 250 cards print ed. CA UTIO N Failure t o clean the Thermal Printhead af ter every roll of dye f ilm can result in the buil d u[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 36 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip 4. W hilst chang ing the dye f ilm, and with the dye film r em oved, gently wipe the tip of t he Therm al Pr int head, using a g entle side-to- s ide act ion, with the Felt Tip Cleaning Pen supplied. 5. Using a tissue, r em ove any deposits from the pen t ip and repl[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 37 1. Hinge down the Pull-down Card Tr ay. Hing e down the Front Cover and lif t up the Top Cover to the vertical posit ion, and r emove the Cassette. Switch ON t he power supply. 2. Get the m ot or to tur n t he r oller s by operating the Cover Microswitch in the hing[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 38 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Cleaning the Optics 1. Using a small, sof t lens brush, g ently remove dust and debris f rom the visible mechanism and the brushstr ips. Ensur e the two light emit ting diodes (LED' s ) adj acent to the T hermal Printhead, ar e clean and not obscur ed. 2. Check [...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 39 Notice The inf orm ation contained in this docum ent is s ubject to change without notice. Ultra Electronic s Lim ited shall not be liable for e r rors contained herein or for incidental c onsequential damages in connection with the furnis hing, perform ance or use [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 40 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Limited Warranty Information 1) Coverage: Ultra El ect ronics Ltd W arrant s that the MAGI CARD print er shipped with this W arrant y s tat em ent will conf orm t o the manufac turers speci fic ati ons and be free from defect s in m aterial s or workm anshi p for a p[...]

Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 41 EC Declara tion of Conformity Manuf acturer's Name: Ultra Electr onics L imited. Manufactu rer's Address: Waverley House, Hampshire Road, Granby Estate, Wey mouth, Dorset DT4 9XD England. declares that th e products Produc t Name: MAGI CARD Sprinter Flip. [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 42 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip[...]