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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL standard standard option Avalon Duo Avalon 105 & only Avalon Duo 105 only This guide is to assist you with the set-up and use of your Magicard Avalon ID card printer. The printer models covered b y this docume n t include:- Avalon Std Printer - M9006-644E Avalon Mag Printer - M9006[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 2 of 31 Index Before Use ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Safety Inst ructi ons ............................................[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 3 of 31 Before Use Safety Instructions About this guide The information contained in this gu ide is su bject to change without notice. Ultra Electronics Limited shall not be liab le for errors contain ed herein or for incidental or consequential d amages in connect ion with the fu[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 4 of 31 1. Inst alling the Printer (copy of the QuickS ta rt Guide) 1. Unpacking Av alon Printer Hopper and Stacker Power Cable USB Cable Driver CD 2. Consumables Cleaning Cards & Roller Dye Film and Cards Note: To complete installation and begin using your printer you will re[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 5 of 31 9. Print a test card 1. Switch the p rinter on. You w ill hear some motor activ ity and see the indicators flash . 2. When rea dy, the red Error i ndicator shoul d be off and the g reen indicator on. 3. Press an d release th e small test push button on the rear pane l once[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 6 of 31 2. Inst alling the UltraDriver 1. Important - Make sure the printer is switched off . 2. Load the driver CD ROM into the PC y ou h av e connected to the printer. If the CD does not run automatically, click the start button, then click on “run”. Type “D:autorun” (w[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 7 of 31 1. Open the top cover by pushing down on it and op erat ing the release catch on t he top of the printer. 2. Remove the used dye-film by gently pulling both spools u p ward s until disengaged from the clips. Take care not to be nd and break the clips. 3. Open a new roll of[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 8 of 31 We recommend only self adhesive car ds supplied by Ultra El ectronics via your Mag icard dealership. There are many different types of self-adhesive cards. T horough investigation and testing has sho wn that poorer qualit y or incorr ect card types will cause problems in t[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 9 of 31 6. Loading the Cards 1. Lift the card feed hopper vertically until significant resistance is felt, then tilt it backwards until it comes to a stop at an angle of about 30º. (If it is necessary to completely remove the ca rd feed hopper for any reason, simply lift it again[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 10 of 31 7. Cleaning your Printer Cleaning is Important Cleaning is Easy and Inexpensive The Magicard Cleaning System • The most important thing you can do to ensure card print quality and the ongoing reliable operation of your printer is to perform regular cleaning cycle s to r[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 11 of 31 Cleaning Supplies Every 250 Prints or Sooner – Step 1. Using a cleaning card We recommend that you clean your prin ter using a cl ea ning card after every 2 50 prints or each time you replace the d ye-film. You should do this more often if you pr int onl y a few cards a[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 12 of 31 Every 1000 Prints - Cleaning the Printhead Step 2. Changing the cleaning roller There is a cleaning cassett e inside the printer which holds a cleanin g roller ( picture 1 ) . We recommend that this roller is replaced after ever y 1000 prints, or sooner if it looks dirty.[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 13 of 31 To access the Printer Driver Settings :- 8. Printer Driver settings The Printer Tab Shows which model of printer you are using by displaying a picture and t he model name. The Printer Tab will display a dia gram showing which card dimensi ons are compatible with your prin[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 14 of 31 Printing Options: Number of Copies : Controls the number of times the image is printed when yo u send a card design to the printer, for exampl e if you set the number of copies to ‘5’ and send a single card design to print, the printer will produc e 5 identical cards.[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 15 of 31 The Card Front & Card Back Tabs Use the Card Front an d Back tab s to determine how the front and back of a printed card will be produced. T here are a variet y of options that will allow detailed customization of ID cards - the colour format of printed images, o verc[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 16 of 31 Security: Print Overcoat: When enabled, a th in tran sp arent layer of Overcoat will be applied to the card design at the end of the printing process . This overcoat prot ects the printed image from fading and scratchin g . Applyi ng overcoat to a card design does not add[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 17 of 31 Black Resin Options : Halftoning (Monochrome O nly): If printing with Monochrome dye- film ribbon, you first must select the Monochrome (K Only) option in the Card Front/Card Back tab; this enables these Halftoning options. There are two Halftoning options availabl e – [...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 18 of 31 Overcoat Options: By default the printer will print the transp arent protective overcoat layer over the entir e surface area of the card. The Overcoat Options window provides advanced contro ls for customising the size and position of the ar ea covered , and to insert ‘[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 19 of 31 Advanced Colour Options: The Advanced Colour Options provide controls for fine tuning the colour output of the printer. The card design can de dar kened , lightened , made brighter or appear faded , even specific colour levels can be adjusted by changing the p osition of [...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 20 of 31 Printhead Power: These options provide cont rol over the degree of printhead ‘heating’ power applied to the cards and dye-film ribbon durin g the printing process. Yellow, Magenta, Cyan (YMC): An increase or decrease in the YMC Po wer will result in an increase or dec[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 21 of 31 The Save & Res tore Tab is used to save your driver settings to a file, re stor e the settings from a file, or restore the settings to the original defaults. If you change your driver settings it is recommended that y ou save these settings to a file , doing so will a[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 22 of 31 To delete the UltraDriver :- 9. Uninst alling the UltraDriver • On the PC, go to “ Start ” >> “ Control Panel ” • Then select “ Add or Remove Programs ” Classic view Category view • Select the “ Magicard Av alon ” entry, and click on “ Change[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 23 of 31 The purpose of this utility is to provide advanced diagnos tic and configuration too ls for use when contacting your Magicard Technic al Support office. However , it can also be used to upgrade the firmware within the printer. • Install the Magicard Support Utility from[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 24 of 31 Upgrade Firmw are: Use the controls in this tab to upgrade the pri nter’s firm ware. Note - Latest firmware files can be downloaded from T echnical Support section of the Magicard web site at www.mag icard.com Query Printer: Collects advanced diag nostic data from the p[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 25 of 31 1 1. T roubleshooting Table 2 - Dye Film Problems Problem Probable Cause Solution Printer does not recognise dye film type . (Print colours may be very pale but with good black text) 1. Dye-film incorrectly loaded 2. Incorrect type of dye-film 1. Reload the dye-film 2. Re[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 26 of 31 Out of Dyefilm Error 1. Out of Dyefilm. 2. Dyefilm incorrectly fitted. 3. Dyefilm not moving. 1. Replace Dye Film. 2. Reload the dye film correctly. (See section 3 of this document). 3. Check film spools are free to turn. Cards printed in correctly after switching between[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 27 of 31 12. W arr anty Limited Warranty Information 1). Coverage: Ultra Electronics Ltd Warrants that the MAGICARD print er shipped with this Warrant y statem ent will conform to the manufacturers specific ations and b e free from defects in mate rials or workmanship for a period[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 28 of 31 13. T echnical Support, Service, and W arranty Enquiries If you experienc e a problem or have w arranty enquiries, c a ll or fax our service center or v isit our web site at (www.ultramagicard.com) CALL EU +44 (0) 1305 762 115 Ultra Electronics Limited MAGICARD Service Ce[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 29 of 31 14. Cont act Us (Sales): Sales and Service Center for North and South America Ultra Electronics Card Systems 6711 - 176th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052, USA. Tel: (425) 556-9708 Fax: (425) 556-3962 Email: USsales@UltraMagicard.com Web: http://www.ultramagicard.com Sales an[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 30 of 31 Sales and Service for Russia AAM Systems 14 Krasnokazarmennaja St r., Moscow, 111250, Russia. Tel: (007) 902 677 4394 Fax: (007) 095 362 7262 Email: aam@aamsystems.ru Web: www.aamsystems.ru Sales and Service for Singapore & Malaysia Paclin Office Product s PTE Lt d Bl[...]
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www.ultramagicard.com AVALON and AVALON DUO Printer USER MANUAL Page 31 of 31 This equipment has bee n tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are d esig ned to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipme[...]