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Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REG ARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental damages in connectio[...]

iv Pro -L Card Printer User s Manual F or User s in the United Sta tes: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful inter ference in a residential installation. This equipment ge[...]

T a b le of Contents v Section 1: Introduction A. How Y our Card P rinter W orks ........................................................1 B. Special F eatures .................................................................................2 Section 2: Safety Precautions ............................................................3 Section 3: Gett[...]

vi Pro -L Card Printer User s Manual Section 7: Maintenance A. Supplies Required ........................................................................... 50 B. Standard P rinthead Cleaning ........................................................ 51 C. Expanded P rinthead Cleaning ...................................................... 51 D. Cl[...]

Intr oduction 1 Section 1: Introduction 1 T hank Y ou... for choosing the P ro -L Card P rinter . This printer has been designed to provide you with stunning, photo -quality color output on a variety of different card sizes and thicknesses. It offers many features which easily allow you to create full-color photo ID cards complete with high resolut[...]

R esin T her mal T r ansf er Resin Ther mal T ransfer is the process your printer uses to print sharp black te xt and crisp bar codes which can be read by both infra-red and visible-light bar code scanners. It is also the process used to print ultra-fast, one-color ID cards. Lik e dye- sublimation, this process uses the same thermal printhead to tr[...]

Saf ety Pr ecautions Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions 3 2 Before operating the unit, please read the following safety precautions carefully . W ARNINGS CA UTION! TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMO VE FRONT , TOP OR BA CK P ANELS. NO USER- SER VICEABLE P AR TS [...]

4 Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Sic herheitsmaßnahmen Machen Sie sich vor Inbetriebnahme des Geräts mit den Sicherheitsmaßnahmen gründlich vertraut. SICHERHEITSHINWEISE V ORSICHT! ZUR VERHÜTUNG V ON FEUERGEF AHR ODER ELEKTRISCHEN SCHLÄGEN D A S GERÄT V OR REGEN ODER FEUCHTIGKEIT SCHÜTZEN. UM DIE GEF AH[...]

Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions 5 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Consignes de sécurité A vant dutiliser lappareil, prière de lire attentivement les consignes de sécurité suivantes. A VER TISSEMENTS A TTENTION ! POUR EVITER TOUT RISQUE D INCENDIE OU D ELECTROCUTION, NE P A S EXPOSER L APP AREIL A LA PL UIE OU A L HUMIDIT[...]

6 Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Pr ecauciones de se guridad Antes de operar la unidad, haga el favor de leer detenidamente las siguientes precauciones de seguridad. AD VER TENCIAS ¡PRECA UCION! P ARA EVIT AR PELIGROS DE INCENDIO O CHOQUE ELECTRICO , NO EXPONG A LA UNID AD A LA LL UVIA NI A LA HUMED AD. P ARA [...]

Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions 7 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Pr ecauzioni per la Sicure zza P rima di dare inizio al funzionamento dellunità, siete pregati di leggere attentamente le seguenti precauzioni di sicurezza. A VVER TENZE A TTENZIONE! ONDE EVIT ARE IL PERICOLO DI INCENDIO O SCOSSA ELETTRIC A, NON ESPORRE L UNITÀ ALLA PIOG[...]

8 Section 2: Safety Pr ecautions Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Pr ecauções de Se gur ança Antes de operar esta unidade, leia cuidadosamente as seguintes precauções de segurança. AD VER TÊNCIAS CUID ADO! P ARA EVIT AR PERIGO DE CHOQUES ELÉTRICOS OU INCÊNDIO , NÃO EXPONHA A UNID ADE À CHUV A OU UMID ADE. P ARA REDUZIR O RISCO DE CH[...]

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Getting Star ted 3 Section 3: Getting Started 13 A. CHOOSING A GOOD L OCA TION Place the unit in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent inter nal heat build up. 1. Use the dimensions specified in Section 10 as a guideline for the minimum clearances to the unit. NOTE: Allow for adequate clearance above the unit to accommodate the height[...]

14 Section 3: Getting Started Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual C. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your printer , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occur red during shipping. Mak e sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included with your printer: n P rinter n P ower[...]

Section 3: Getting Started 15 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 2. Place the DC power plug end of the power supply cord into the printer s P ower Input P ort. 3. Place the A C power plug end of the power supply cord into an available wall outlet. P ower is automatically applied to the printer when it is plugged in. Press the On/Cancel button[...]

16 Section 3: Getting Started Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual E. IDENTIFYING THE PRINTER FEA TURES This illustration shows all of the features found on the front of your card printer . L CD Display The LCD display shows you the cur rent status of the printer . Since the printer s printing and laminating functions work independently , the t[...]

Section 3: Getting Started 17 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual R ead y LED Light When ON, this light indicates the printer is ready for operation. When OFF , this light indicates the printer is either OFF or paused and will not operate. If this light is flashing, a printer er ror has occurred. Refer to the printer s LCD display for the spec[...]

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Rib bons and Car ds Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds 19 A. ABOUT RIBBONS As described in Section 1-A , your card printer utilizes both dye-sublimation and resin ther mal transfer printing methods. Since the dye-sublimation and the r esin ther mal transfer print methods each provide their own unique benefits, print ribbons are available in resin- only [...]

20 Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual R esin-Onl y Rib bons Resin- only ribbons consist of a continuous roll of a single resin color . No protective overlay panel (O) is provided since resin images do not require the protection of such an overlay . The following resin- only ribbon types are available: Standard R esi[...]

Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds 21 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Dy e-Sub lima tion/R esin Rib bons Dye-sublimation/resin ribbons combine the yellow (Y), magenta (M), and cyan (C) dye-sublimation panels with one or two resin black (K) panels. By combining both types of ribbon panels, these ribbons allow you to print full-color , photo -qualit[...]

22 Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual IMPORTANT! All color or monochrome dye-sublimation images MUST have either the ribbons clear overlay panel or an overlaminate applied to them. If neither of these types of protective layers ar e applied, your car ds dye-sublimation image will quickly begin to wear or fade.[...]

Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds 23 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 4. W ith the cover open, place the supply end of the ribbon in between the two black Ribbon Drive Hubs located on the far right-hand side of the printer s interior . Make certain that the ribbon is fed from under neath the ribbon roll. HINT : The Ribbon Drive Hub nearest you,[...]

24 Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds C. ABOUT CARDS Y our card printer accepts a variety of different card sizes and thicknesses and will print onto any card with a clean, level, polished PVC surface (see Section 10 for accepted card size specifications). Although the printer is equipped with card cleaning rollers, it is very important to always print [...]

Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds 25 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 1. Remove a stack of 100 or fewer cards from the card packaging. Do not touch the area of the card where you intend to print. Oil or dirt from your hands can impair print quality . 2. Open the Card Hopper Door located on the right-hand side of the printer s e xterior by grasp[...]

26 Section 4: Ribbons and Car ds Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 4. Once the cards have been inserted, remove the top card and throw it away if you suspect it has been contaminated with oil from your fingertips. Close the Card Hopper Door . The cards will automatically feed off the top of the stack. NOTE: The printer s 100 card capacity is[...]

Car d Lamina ting Section 5: Car d L aminating 27 A. ABOUT THE LAMINA T OR In addition to printing and applying the standard clear overlay panel included on the various ribbon types, the printer also provides a built-in lamination system for applying a more secure, tamper -resistant overlaminate. This built-in laminator is controlled by both the pr[...]

28 Section 5: Car d L aminating Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual printer is tur ned ON. P ressing the On/Cancel button or disconnecting the printer s power cord both serve to reset the laminator to its default temperature. The temperature setting within the printer driver , however , will stay the same until you change it. CAUTION! THE PRIN[...]

Section 5: Car d L aminating 29 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 2. The supply end of the overlaminate roll is the side containing the fresh, unused portion of the overlaminate. The take-up end is the other side. 3. Open the top-left cover of the printer by pressing its Cover Release Button. Allow the cover to swing up and open. 4. W ith the c[...]

30 Section 5: Car d L aminating Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 5. Place the take-up end of the roll in between the two black Lamination Drive Hubs located on the far left-hand side of the printer s interior . Load the tak e-up end of the roll just as you loaded the supply end in step 4. When loaded properly , the overlaminate material sho[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 31 Using Y our Car d Printer A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER T O Y OUR COMPUTER Y our card printer is designed to be used with nearly any IBM-PC or compatible r unning W indows 3.1x, W indows 95/98, or W indows NT . A minimum of a 486 DX class computer with 8MB RAM or higher is required. F or best per for mance, a P en[...]

32 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual NOTE: The extra port shown in the pr evious illustration is an A uxiliar y P ort (subminiature-D connector) included and used only on units equipped with an optional smart car d contact station. If your unit is equipped with a contact station and you have questions r egar [...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 33 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual NOTE: The W indows 3.1 printer driver is not included with your printer or on the Software Installation CD. If you would lik e to use this driver , please go to www .fargo.com to download the driver and to get detailed installation instr uctions. Installing T he Printer Dr[...]

34 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Do wnloading F ARGO's downloadable printer driver files have names ending in ".exe" and are self-e xtracting PKZip archives. A PKZip archive is a package, containing one or more files, that has been "zipped" to make it smaller and provide easy down[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 35 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual NOTE: If the CD does not automatically open, use "My Computer" or "W indows Explor er" to view the contents of the CD. Then, double-click on the Setup.exe file listed on the CD. F ollow the on-screen instr uctions to complete installation. Once installe[...]

36 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual When the Save last job for r eprint option is selected, the 32-Bit P rint Spooler will automatically save the last print job you sent to the printer and allow you to instantly reprint the job without the delay of having to reprocess it. The print job will be saved in the s[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 37 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual W W i i n n d d o o w w s s 9 9 5 5 / / 9 9 8 8 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings , and select P rinters . 2. Click on the Pro -L Card P rinter icon with the right mouse button, and select Pr operties . W W i i n n d d o o w w s s N N T T 1. Click the Start butt[...]

38 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T o change or verify the appropriate printer driver options for your print job, please refer to the following descriptions given in alphabetical order: Alge br aic See Color Matching. Buf f er Sing le Car d Select this option to force the printer s memor y to buffer , o[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 39 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual HINT Notice the dir ection the V ertical and Horizontal adjustment ar rows point within the Printing P osition window ar e r epr esentative of the direction the printed image moves on the car d. The Lamination Placement control allows you to adjust the horizontal position [...]

40 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual damaging the area of the card containing the magnetic stripe, smart chip, or punched slot. The Dual Side: CR -80/Magstripe selection should be selected only when printing onto both sides of a standard CR -80 card which has a magnetic stripe on the back. This option allows [...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 41 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual automatically adjusts the color of your image according to preconfigured printer profiles and default system profiles. This results in a very precise color match compliant with ICC standards. Please note that since the F argoColor option is intended to match photographic c[...]

42 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual The printer driver distinguishes between text and image objects in order for T r ueT ype black text and bar codes to always be printed with a true resin black. Resin black is essential when printing bar codes, since only resin black bar codes can be read by both infra-red [...]

When laminating with the Ther mal T ransfer F ilm overlaminate, there are three different options for controlling how the film will be applied. If the F ilm Lamination option is selected, the film lamination is applied to the printed card, then the card is ejected. This is the fastest way to apply the film lamination, yet it provides the lowest fil[...]

Monitor See Color Matching. Orientation Select either P ortrait or Landscape. Selecting P ortrait causes the card to print in a vertical orientation. Selecting Landscape causes the card to print in a horizontal orientation. An icon illustrating a printed card helps represent the difference between the two. Over lay This option is only applicable if[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 45 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual or (b) leave the existing ribbon in the printer and press the P ause/Resume button. In the case of option (b), once the P ause/Resume button is pressed, the printer will continue printing until the end of the ribbon, but will beep once and display the "Low Ribbon/Clea[...]

46 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Print Both Sides Select this option to automatically print on both the front and back side of a card. This option can be selected in conjunction with any application program which supports a multiple page document. In other words, your program must be able to send down two[...]

Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer 47 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Smar tShield See Overlay . Split Ribbon Print Select this option to automatically print full-color on the front of a card and resin black on the back of a card using any of the Full- Color YMCK O , YMCKK, or YMCK OK ribbons. Selecting this option provides the most economic[...]

48 Section 6: Using Y our Card Printer Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual E. PRINTING A CARD Now that youve set up the printer , loaded media, and installed the printer driver , youre ready to print a card. Follow these steps to print your first card: NOTE: If you ar e using the printer s optional SmartGuar d Security F eatur e, you mus[...]

Section 7: Maintenance 49 Maintenance Y our card printer is built to require a minimum amount of maintenance. Nevertheless, there are a few procedures you can per for m on a regular basis or as needed to ensure the best possible per for mance. Use the following illustration of your printer to locate the items discussed within this section. 7 Drive [...]

50 Section 7: Maintenance Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual A. SUPPLIES REQ UIRED F or the maintenance procedures outlined in this section, you will need the following items: n Isopropyl alcohol n A cetone n Standard clear adhesive tape or masking tape n Soft, lint-free cloth Or , to make these maintenance procedures more convenient, a P rinter[...]

Section 7: Maintenance 51 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual B. ST AND ARD PRINTHEAD CLEANING This procedure should be per for med if you notice a streak on the card where color was not transfer red. This procedure should also be per formed during ever y ribbon change or after ever y 250 prints in order to maintain consistent print quality . The[...]

52 Section 7: Maintenance Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual E. CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE PRINTER As you use your printer , dust and other foreign particles may accumulate inside the printer s case. These particles are attracted to the underside of the ribbon by static produced during printing and can cause voids on the printed image. P erio[...]

Section 7: Maintenance 53 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual G. CLEARING A RIBBON OR OVERLAMIN A TE J AM If the ribbon or overlaminate becomes stuck to a card or jammed inside the printer , the LCD Display will indicate that it is jammed. Refer to the following steps to clear the jam: 1. Leave the power ON, and open the printer s T op Covers [...]

54 Section 7: Maintenance Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 3. Insert the Cleaning Card into the Card Hopper as you nor mally would any other type of card. Be sure, however , that the shortest non-adhesive end of the Cleaning Card enters the printer first and that the side of the cleaning card with the adhesive backing removed (the sticky side)[...]

Section 7: Maintenance 55 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual J . MAINT AINING THE CLEANING ROLLERS The Cleaning Rollers remove dust particles from the top and bottom of a blank card as it feeds into the printer . Cleaning these rollers will help prevent contaminated cards from passing beneath the printhead, thus e xtending the printheads life[...]

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Section 8: Mechanical Adjustments 57 Mec hanical Adjustments The printer is pre-set at the factory to consistently feed and print a standard CR -80 3.375L x 2.125W x .030 (86mmL x 54mmW x .75mm) card size. When inserting cards which vary from this standard card size, one should make slight adjustments to the Card Input Guides and to the Ca[...]

58 Section 8: Mechanical Adjustments Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 1. Open the Card Hopper Door located on the right-hand side of the printer s e xterior by grasping the top of the door and pulling straight down. Allow the door to swing completely open. 2. As you are looking straight into the Card Hopper , locate the left Card Input Guid[...]

Section 8: Mechanical Adjustments 59 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 3. As you are looking inside the printer from the front, locate the Inter nal Card Guide on the left-hand side (the lamination side) of the printer . This guide straddles the laminator s black Drive Roller . 4. Remove the single screw from the two holes residing to the im[...]

60 Section 8: Mechanical Adjustments Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 5. As you are looking straight into the Card Hopper , locate the two single screws which reside in the upper cor ners of the back plate of the Card Hopper . Y ou will find one screw to the right of the right Card Input Guide and one screw to the left of the left Card Input G[...]

7. Rotate the screws clockwise to move the Card Separator Flap upward or counter clockwise to move the flap downward. If inserting thicker cards, move the Card Separator Flap downward. If inserting thinner cards, move the flap upwards. 8. When adjusted properly , the space between the Card Separator Flap and the first Card F eed Roller should be ap[...]

62 Section 8: Mechanical Adjustments Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual D. ADJUSTING THE LAMINA T OR If applying P olyGuard overlaminate, you may find that the individual polyester chips from the overlaminate roll may sometimes be slightly off -center when applied to a card. T o center the vertical placement of these chips across the card width,[...]

3. If the P olyGuard chip is being placed more toward a cards bottom edge (as shown), move the Card Guide Rail slightly toward the front of the printer (opposite the direction you would like the chip to move). 4. Always mak e very slight adjustments to the Card Guide Rail, and r un a test print after each adjustment until the optimum chip positi[...]

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Section 9: T roubleshooting 65 T roub leshooting If you have difficulty operating the printer , the troubleshooting suggestions in this section should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty after tr ying these suggestions, contact your authorized reseller for technical assistance. A. INTERPRETING L CD DISPLA Y MESSA GES The[...]

66 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD Message Cause Solution Card Jam: Flip A card is jammed in the Clear the jam according to Flipper T able area of the the instructions in Section 7-F . printer . Card Jam: Mag A card is jammed in the Clear the jam according to Mag Encoding module, the instructions [...]

Section 9: T roubleshooting 67 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution Clearing Jam Indicates error or jam is being cleared. F eeding Card Indicates card is feeding properly . Flipper Jam Card Flipping Mechanism Clear any obstr uction and is unable to rotate. press P ause/Resume button to continue[...]

68 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution K ey Card Ready Indicates SmartGuard or SmartShield data has successfully been encoded onto the SmartGuard A ccess Card. Appears only if you are using the SmartGuard Security F eature. K ey Disabled Indicates the SmartGuard Sec[...]

Section 9: T roubleshooting 69 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution No Shield Loaded Y ou are tr ying to print If using the SmartGuard with the printer driver s feature, insert an access card SmartShield option selected which contains a SmartShield even though you (a) are image or encode a n[...]

70 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution P rinting Shield Indicates the SmartShield Security Image is printing. Appears only if you are using the SmartGuard Security F eatur e. Rasterize Shield Indicates the printer is loading the SmartShield security image from your [...]

Section 9: T roubleshooting 71 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution Ribbon Er ror/Out The print ribbon is either Install a new ribbon if out out or a ribbon er ror has (see Section 4-B). P ress the occur red. P ause/Resume button to continue. If an er ror has occurred, check the following:  [...]

72 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T OP Line of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution  If the ribbon seems to be cut neatly in two, resyncronize the printhead by opening the top- right cover and pressing both the On/Cancel and P ause/Resume buttons simultaneously . Also, try setting the printer driver s Ca[...]

BO TT OM Line of L CD Message Cause Solution Card Jam: Lam A card is jammed Clear the jam according to somewhere along the the instructions in laminating path, under the Section 7-F . printer s top-left cover . Clearing Jam Indicates error or jam is being cleared. Lam A djust T emp Indicates the laminator is heating or cooling to its target temp[...]

BO TT OM Line of LCD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution Lam Jam/Out The overlaminate has If jammed, clear it according become jammed in the to the instructions in printer rollers, is stuck Section 7- G. If out, install to the surface of the card more overlaminate is broken, or has r un out. (see Section 5- C). P ress the P ause/Resume button to co[...]

BO TH Lines of L CD Message Cause Solution C ANCEL=Abort Appears when the P ause/ P ress the P ause/Resume RESUME=Continue Resume button is pressed button to return the printer any time while the printer to its  Ready  mode or , if is powered ON. Also printing, to continue appears when the On/ operation. Press the Cancel button is pressed On/[...]

76 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual BO TH Lines of L CD (contin ued) Message Cause Solution EE Memor y Er ror! Indicates problem with Remove the ribbon and press RESUME=Clear Mem per manent circuit board the P ause/Resume button to memory . recalibrate the printer s memor y module. T ur n the printer power OFF an[...]

Section 9: T roubleshooting 77 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual B. GENERAL TROUBLESHOO TING SUGGESTIONS T he printer beeps just bef or e eac h rib bon panel is printed. n This indicates the print ribbon is running low and that is will soon r un out. P rint until the ribbon is gone and replace the ribbon when necessary (see Section 4-B). T he p[...]

78 Section 9: T roubleshooting Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual T he P ol yGuar d ov er lamina te is not center ed on m y car d. n When applying the P olyGuard overlaminate, you may find that the individual polyester chips from the overlaminate roll may be slightly off -center when applied to a card. This is due to slight variations in the pos[...]

Tw o or mor e car ds f eed a t the same time. n Be sure the cards you are using are not sticking together . Manually separate the cards if you suspect they are sticking to one another . If separating cards, remember not to touch the sur face of the card where you intend to print, since dirt or oil from your hands will impair print quality . n Y ou [...]

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T ec hnical Specif ica tions Section 10: T echnical Specifications 81 P rinting Method: Dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer Printing R esolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) Colors: Up to 16.7 million P rint Speed: Appro ximately 8 seconds (K) Appro ximately 30 seconds (YMCK O) A dditional 20 seconds required if applying P olyGuard overlaminate Print[...]

Card T ypes: PVC or P olyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin ribbon required for straight polyester cards Card Capacity: A ccepts up to 100 standard CR-80 PVC Cards Softwar e Driver : W indows 3.1x, W indow 95/98, and Windows NT printer drivers Inter face: Standard 8-bit Centronics-type parallel (ECP compatible) Operating T emper[...]

Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 83 A ppendix A: Ma gnetic Stripe Encoding Module A. MA GNETIC TRA CK OPTIONS The card printer can be purchased with one of two types of factor y-installed Magnetic Stripe Encoding Modules. The first, most common type is an ISO Standard encoding module with a dual-coercivity (high or low) encoding head. Th[...]

84 Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Encoding Mode / Coerci vity / Tr ac k Selection Use the Encoding Mode option to specify which magnetic encoding standard you would lik e to use. The JIS II option provides encoding compatibility with the JIS C 6220 T ype II cards commonly used in Japan. When the JI[...]

Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 85 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Ma gnetic T r ac k Options Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the magnetic stripes three tracks. Remember that each track must be customized independently of the other two. This means you must specify which of the three tracks[...]

Char acter Da ta P arity This option enables customization of the Character Data P arity used to encode the magnetic data on the cur rently selected track. The default ISO Standard selections for this option are: T rack 1 - ODD T rack 2 - ODD T rack 3 - ODD LR C Genera tion Mode This option enables customization of the LRC Generation Mode used to e[...]

Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module 87 Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual B. ISO TRA CK L OCA TIONS The magnetic encoding module encodes onto tracks in accordance with an ISO 7811-2 magnetic stripe. Refer to the following diagram for track locations: NOTE: Although all standar d Pro -L printers ar e capable of printing onto oversized car[...]

The following example illustrates how track data should be entered for tracks 1, 2, and 3: Example: Sending data to T rack 1 ~1%JULIE ANDERSON^623-85-1253? Sending data to T rack 2 ~2;0123456789? Sending data to T rack 3 ~3;0123456789? 88 Appendix A: Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual Maximum Start End F ield Numb[...]

A ppendix B: Interf acing Inf or ma tion Appendix B: Interfacing Infor mation 89 A. INTR ODUCTION The printer is equipped with a standard 8-bit Centronics-type parallel data communications port. This is the means by which the printer receives data from your computer . No options for serial data are available. This section describes the pin assignme[...]

90 Appendix B: Interfacing Infor mation Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual 14 25 13 PIN 1 36 18 PIN 1 19 WIRE DIAGRAM DB36P DB25P 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 1 1 1 1 12 12 13 13 14 14 32 15 31 16 36 17 19 THROUGH 30 19 THROUGH 25 SHELL SHELL T ABLE B -1: P arallel Inter face Pin Assignments proL.qxd 8/6/2000 3:30 PM Page 90[...]

Inde x Index 91 Bar Codes ................................................................................................................................................... 20, 43 Buffer Single Card ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Calibra[...]

92 Index Pro -L Car d Printer User s Manual LCD Display .............................................................................................................................................. 13, 65 LRC Generation Mode .........................................................................................................................[...]

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