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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C User's Manual P75 i User's Manual No. 980496-001 Rev. A © 2004 ZIH Corp.[...]

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    I P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P75 i Series card printers. RETURN MA TERIALS AUTHORIZA TION Before returning any equipment to Polaroid for[...]

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    II P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C PRODUCT W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Printers All Polaroid Card Printers are warranted against defects in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from the purchase date. Proof of purchase or s[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C III DECLARA TIONS OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to[...]

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    IV P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Polaroid P75i Plastic Card Printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identification, access control, visitor, membership, promotion a[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C V Important general information Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, capable of resulting in equipment damage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed vol[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VI 1 2 3 4 5 6 T able of contents ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VII APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER . . . . . . . . . . . 36 APPENDIX B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 APPENDIX C - ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 1 Your P75i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer. While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included with your P75i printer. 2 CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE POWER CABLE(S) CARD OUTPUT HOPPER INTERFACE CABLE CLEANING KIT CD R[...]

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    3 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C LCD Display: The 16 character LCD display is used for: - Showing the printer current status - Providing operator and service messages (Chapter 5) LED’s: The two LED’s are used for: - Green:[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 4 PRINTER INST ALLATION Use the following to guide you through the installation of your P75i Printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P75i to 110 ~ 230 volts, 60 ~ 50 Hertz, for an associ[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 5 4. Attach and secure the interface cable to printer and computer. Note: In printers with two- connectors, use the USB or the Parallel/Ethernet, never both. 5. Switch power on . Parallel Compute[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 6 ETHERNET INDICA TORS ETHERNET PUSH BUTTON The following shows the function of the switch and indicators found on P75i Printers that use Ethernet Computer Interfaces. Press the Ethernet Push but[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 7 O PERA TION P75i PRINTER FEA TURES The following shows the features found on your P75i Printer.[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 8 LOADING RIBBONS i Series Printers require the use of i Series Ribbons for full color printing (See Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer, Dye Sublimation ribbons and monochrome ribbons are sp[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 9 Please note that the ribbon automatically synchronizes whenever the print head lock down occurs. The ribbon specifications will be sent to the printer and the driver parameters will automatical[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 10 LOADING CARDS A - CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards. To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P75i is equiped with the following items: DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this [...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 11 B - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. 1. Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging. Peel protective wrapper from adhesive roller. 2[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 12 C - CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER This item is operated by the user to prevent more than one card feeding into the printer at the same time and causing a jam. D - CARD OUTPUT HOPPER For collect[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 13 FEEDING ONE CARD A T A TIME A Manual Feed Slot is available on the side of the Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards. Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot. The Card Cartridge[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 14 PRINT A TEST CARD With ribbon and cards loaded, your P75i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card. 1. Place the printer’s power switch i[...]

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    Printer Menu information The printer is equipped with a LCD Display and two key buttons which provides access to printer menus. Press the Menu button to enter the Menu Mode. The top line display shows menu information. The second line of the display clarifies the function of the two [Next] and [Select] key buttons relative to the current menu item.[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 16 Next Select To run printing To run cleaning Select Select Select Select Select Select Next Next Select Select Next Next Select Number of impressions Printer Model Number Printer Firmware versi[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 17 P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P75i Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your card design/issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer interface[...]

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    18 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Install the P75i Printer Driver To install the P75i Printer Driver Automatically on all Operating Systems, Use the Polaroid Install Wizard. To ensure the accuracy of driver installation, it is[...]

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    19 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Set Printer Driver Options: The P75i Printer screen appears. Change the options as follows: 1• On the Device Settings tab the magnetic encoder feature is automatically enabled. If you need t[...]

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    Print a sample card: Follow the steps below to print your first card Go to the Microsoft Word Software. If the printer was not selected as the default printer, go to the File menu, Select Printer and choose Polaroid P75i Card Printer from the printer names list. Then Close the print dialog box. Come back to the File menu and choose Page Setup . Sel[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 21 C LEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain your factory warranty. Other than the recommended cleaning procedures described in[...]

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    WHEN TO CLEAN When LCD screen reports message. HOW TO CLEAN 1. Leave power on. Open Cover and release Print Head Bracket to remove ribbon. Close Print Head bracket. Close Cover. Remove cards from Card Feeder. 2. Insert one Pre-Saturated Cleaning Card (provided) through slot on the side of the Card Feeder Cover. 3. Press the right Panel Button for a[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 23 A cleaning using the Cleaning Cards usually suffices. However, a separate Print Head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist. To avoid deposits, onl[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 24 Your P75i Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements. CARD CLEANIN[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 25 3. Remove Cleaning Roller from Cartridge and discard. 4. Install new Cleaning Roller into Cartridge*. To avoid contamination, always hold the Cleaning Roller assembly by the ends. 5. Carefully[...]

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    MEANING The printer is performing an internal test before use Ready for use Print Head cool down mode Self test card printing The card data is being transmitted The yellow panel is being printed The magenta panel is printing The cyan panel is printing P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub le[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 27 SCREEN MESSAGE PRINTING BLACK PRINTING VARNISH PRINT HOLOGRAM CLEAN PRINTER CLEAN MAG HEAD CLEANING REMOVE RIBBON OUT OF RIBBON MECHANICAL ERROR OUT OF CARD COVER OPEN HEAD OPEN COMMAND ERROR [...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 28 SCREEN MESSAGE ENCODING ERROR READING ERROR MAGNETIC ERROR FLASH ERROR OR NO ACCESS MEANING Data cannot be written or read from the card’s magnetic stripe Data cannot be read from the card?[...]

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    29 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality is dependent on several factors. The two most important factors that will increase your print [...]

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    30 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C • There are non-printing horizontal lines (white) on the card surfaces. Possible Cause A. Ribbon is not correctly positioned. B. Print Head may be dirty. C. Print Head elements may have been[...]

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    31 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C • Printing is blurry Possible Cause A. Ribbon may not be correctly positioned B. Ribbon may not be synchronized on the correct color panel position. C. Cards may not meet specifications. D. [...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 32 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICA TI0NS • High speed printing, over 144 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO) throughput • Small footprint • Windows Drivers for 98, NT 4.0, Win2000, XP, Me ?[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 33 • Types PVC, Composite • Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810, 2.125” (54mm) by 3.375” (86mm) • Option: Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811 • Option: Smart Card - ISO 7816-2 • Card thi[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 34 • Operating Temperature: 60 to 86°F (15 to 30°C) • Operating Humidity: 20 to 65% non condensing • Storage Temperature: 23 to 158°F (-5 to 70°C) • Storage Humidity: 20 to 70% non co[...]

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    35 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD 0.403 in (10.25 mm) 0.782 in (19.87 mm) 0.757 in (19.23 mm) 1.124 in (28.55 mm) ISO 7816 Cards ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIP[...]

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    36 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C A PPENDIX A Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75i Printers with Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location.) IN[...]

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    37 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item with the read/write head positioned below the card path, available with HICO encoding (P75i CM1 or P75i CEM1) or LOCO encoding (P75i CM2 or P75[...]

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    38 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C B - MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING There exists two different processes to clean the Magnetic Stripe Encoder. The first process consists of a standard cleaning of the printer. This cleans the most [...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 39 A PPENDIX B Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75i Printers with Smart Card Contact Stations. (See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRO[...]

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    P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 40 A - MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Position the cards with the Smart Card Chip at the top of the card and towards the printer. B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION INTERFACE When a command to the paralle[...]

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    ACCESSORIES Acessories available for P75i Printers appear below. Always refer to the part number when placing an order: P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 41 A PPENDIX C Accessories & Supplies Please contact your Polaroid deal[...]

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    42 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning T roub leshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C W orld W ide Sales and Support Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd. Ft.W ayne, IN 46808 www .polaroid-id.com T oll Free number: 1-866-484-0611[...]