Zebra P640I manual

980541-001 Rev . A Zebra ® P640i Card Printer Card Printer User Guide[...]

ii P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A © 2004 ZIH Corp. The copyrights in this guide and the printers described t herein are owned by Zebra T echnologies Corporation. Un- authorized reproduction of this manual or the software in the label print engine may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to $10,000 (17 U.S.C.50[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide iii P640i Card Printer User Guide Caution • The separate Quick S tar t Guide shows how to set up the printer using the st andard USB interface. If your printer was configured for the optional Par allel or Ethernet connections, refer to T echnical Note 9 in Section 4 of this Guide for instru ctions [...]

iv P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A W ARRANTY INFORMA TION Printers All Zebra Card Printers are warranted against defe cts in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from the purchase date. Proof of purchase or shipment dat e is required to validate the warr anty period. The warranty becomes void if the equipment is modified,[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide v W arranty Exclusions and Conditions The warranties provided above are the only warranties applicable. No other warranti es, expressed or implied, are given. Zebra does not make any IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPO SE in connection with its sale of products or [...]

vi P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A AGENCY APPROV ALS Product Disposal Do not dispose of this product in unsorted mu nicipal waste. This pr oduct is recyclable. Please recycle according to your local standar ds. For more information, please see our web site at: http://www .zebra.com/recycle CONT ACT INFORMA TION Zebra T echnologies [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide vii Table of Contents T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii 1 • Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

viii P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 10/15/2004 T able of Contents 3 • T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Image Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 T roubleshooting q[...]

T able of Content s 980541-001 Rev . A 10/15/2004 P640i Card Printer User Guide ix 4 • T echnical Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 T echnical Note 1 - General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 P640 i S pecifications . . . .[...]

x P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 10/15/2004 T able of Contents T echncial Note 6 - Laminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Laminate position adjustment s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Laminator Parameters in the Driv[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 1 1 Introduction Interlock act ua- Card hopper cover ID/Key (option- Card Hopper Push buttons Indicator Mag encod- er (optional) Cleaning station Print station Flip station Card tran sport knob For manual repo- Laminating station T ransfer toggle Rotate clockwise to separate tra ns- Main cover[...]

2 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Introduction Overview Overview The P640i Printer is a c omplete, fully automatic photo ID card fabricator . It comprises six functional elements: • Card hopp er • Magnetic (“ma g” ) enc oder - optional feature • Cleaning station • Print station •F l i p s t a t i o n • Laminat or Be[...]

Introduction Printing basics 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 3 Printing basics This is the usua l pattern for a P640i Printer ribbon. Y , M and C are the th re e “dye sub” process colors. The K panel is for infrared- readable bar codes and other da ta, usually on the back of the card. A second K panel (YMCKK) is sometime s prov[...]

4 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Introduction Printing basics In the P640i th e card is transported on a be lt-driven truck th at maintains precise registra tion through the entire process of picking, cleaning, and multi-pass printin g. This means perfect color -to-color registration time after time - no slippage, no deterioration[...]

Introduction Push buttons and Indicator light s 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 5 The P640i printer receiv es data thro ugh one of three types of connector: Ethe rnet (optional feature), USB (st andard feature) or Parallel (Centronics ty pe, optional fe ature). Te s t c a r d Y ou may sometimes be asked to p rint a test card. This [...]

6 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Introduction Push buttons and Indicator lights RIBBON button This button is used to synch ronize the ri bbon – in other wo rds, to position it correctly under the p rint head. In typical ap plications, the ribbon type is YMCK, and the back of the card is prin ted first. In such cases, pressing th[...]

Introduction INDICA T OR LIGHT SUMMA RY 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 7 INDICA T OR LIGHT SUMMAR Y Depending on th e condition they are reporti ng, the three indicator l ights, READY , MEDIA and ALARM, can be in one of three stat es: Off, On (steady), or Flashing. The READY in dicator is bi-col ored. Its two color channels, green[...]

8 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Introduction INDICA TOR LIGH T SUMMARY A typical card production s equence Several variations are possible, such as mult i-pa ss color printing on the back surface (instead of the black-on ly printing shown here). 1. Blank ca rds are loade d face down in the hop- per , with the mag stripe (if any) [...]

Introduction INDICA T OR LIGHT SUMMA RY 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 9 8. The carriage reverses the card into position for the second color pass, magenta (M), fol- lowed by anot her reverse-and-print cycle for the third colo r pass, cyan (C). 9. Now fully prin ted , the card re-enters the flip station, which thi s time acts only[...]

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980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 1 1 2 Media Handling Loading cards When loadin g cards, open ONL Y th e hopper cover , lef t. (If you open the main cover , the interlock switc h disables the printer , resulting in a start-up delay afte r the cover is closed.) 1. Card orientati on in the hopper: th e back side of the card faces up ,[...]

12 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Media Handling Loading the cleaning cassette Hot Loading Y ou can load cards while the printer is powered up a nd operating. If there are no cards left in the hopper , close the hopper cover then wait until the printer hasc ompleted its current print job and returned th e truck to its home po sito[...]

Media Handling Loading the color ribbo n 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 13 3. Install a fresh cleaning cassette by locat - ing the rectangular pi n on the cleaning mechanism in the recepta cle on the cas- sette. Push the cassette gently home, ensuring that the internal grooves on t he upper spool engage the teeth on the takeup dri[...]

14 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Media Handling Loading the color ribbo n P640i color ribbo n, left, and empty core, right. The flange end with internal grooves go es to the back. 1. Install an empty ribbon core on the right (takeup) arbor . Push the core back as far as it will go, making sure the internal grooves on the core eng[...]

Media Handling Laminating St ation 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 15 4. Close the printe r cover , then press th e RIBBON bu tton to ini tialize th e color rib bon. If the MEDIA light fails to go out, check the ribbon sensor . 5. Re-open the p rinter cover to i nspect the ribbon path for wr inkles and folds. Correct if nec- essary[...]

16 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Media Handling Laminating S tation Main component s of the laminating system The laminating system compri ses two separa te in dep en de nt units, one for the front of the card, one for the back. Removing the cassettes 1. Open the latch plate by flipping it to the full ver tical posi- tion, until [...]

Media Handling Laminating St ation 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 17 2. Grasp the cassette and pull it straig ht toward you, clear of t he printer . 3. Open the cassette, like a clam shell, by separating it s tw o halves. Grasp the tw o halves firmly with th e fingers, then pull . Do NOT use tools to pry it apart. Loading the cass[...]

18 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Media Handling Laminating S tation 3. Close the cassette , then pull out a litt le more laminate. If it suddenly stops, resi sting further pu lling, a spring detent on the cassette, ph oto below , has snagg ed a notch on the end of the core. This means that the co re was installed the wrong way ro[...]

Media Handling Laminating St ation 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 19 Clearing the Laminate Channels If your scissor cuts were neat enou gh to pass fo r machine-made cuts, cont inue prin ting cards in the usual way . If not, don’ t waste a print cycle. Instead, remove the hand-cut patc h(es) from the transfer rolle r(s) as foll o[...]

20 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Media Handling Laminating S tation Laminating smart cards The laminating patch on the top surface of a smart card has a rectangular aperture to expose the card’ s electrical contacts. In all other respects the laminating process for smart cards is the same as for ordinary cards. The special lami[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 21 3 Troubleshooting Image Adjustment St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Righ t click Zebra P640i > Printing Preferences > Image Adjustment Brightness and Contrast controls on the image Adjustment screen ha ve same effect on the printed image as do similar contro ls on typical [...]

22 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T roubleshooting T roubleshooting quality prob lems T roubleshooting quality problems Poor color registration • Minor mis-registrati on of Y , M and C color pa sses may be due to printhead a ngle adjust screw not in firm contact with printhead frame. Refer ence Te c h n i c a l N o t e 4 • For[...]

T roubleshooting T roubleshooting quality pr oblems 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 23 Continuous white or black stripes on card’ s longer dimension • White stripe means blown pi xel (non- functioning h eating el ement). One or two blown pixe ls in isolation may be acceptable to some. Otherwise replace printhead . Refer ence Te[...]

24 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T roubleshooting T roubleshooting quality prob lems Consistent image defect s, card after card • Debris on platen, or pla ten surface not flat. Clean platen, or replace if necessary . Refer ence Te c h n i c a l N o t e 2 • This gross image artifact was caused by a tiny scrap of card less than[...]

T roubleshooting Unusual Printer/Lmaina tor Events 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 25 Laminate not p arallel with card edges •S k e w adjust (mechanical adjustment). Refe rence T echnical Note 6 • If using partia l width laminate, edge gu ide not properly installed (o ne of two positons). Section 2 • T ransfer gui de not prop[...]

26 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T roubleshooting Unusual Printer/Lmainato r Events Completely unexpected print result s • Color ribbon out, or nearly out. Replace ribb on. Section 2 • Main cover opened duri ng a print job. Open and close main cover , then press RIBBON to re-sync ribbon. Reprin t last job. • Color ribbon pa[...]

T roubleshooting Error messages 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 27 Unusual event s In all of the foll owing cases, and all other unusual events, try power cycling first, then investigate specific issues: • Printhead descends before card arrives. Check horizonta l of fset. Refer ence T echnical Note 4 • Printhead stays down afte[...]

28 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T roubleshooting Error messages Most of the prob lems described in the following pages are corre ctable by the user , but please note there is th e potential fo r unexpected resu lts if the procedures are not followed carefully . If in doubt, call for service assistance. Before calling for technic[...]

T roubleshooting Error messages 980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 29 What the Indicator Light s T ell Y ou READY MEDIA ALARM Printer St atus GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED Ready to print Printer busy Laminator heating up, but not yet at operating temperature Laminator heaters in sleep mode (when not in use, the heaters cool at 1oF per minut[...]

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980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 31 4 Technical Notes Other useful facts ID/Key i s a n o p t i o n a l h a r d w a r e k e y e n c o d e d w i t h a s e r i a l n u m b e r t h a t i s c o m p a r e d p r i o r t o e v e r y print job with a number in the printe r ’s NVRAM. If there is a mismatch, th e printer is disabled. ID/Cod[...]

32 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T echnical Note 1 - General Information P640 i S pecifications Card size: ISO CR-80 (2.125" x 3.385"), 30 mil thick Card hopper: 150 cards Throughput: 120 cards/hour (YMC on front, K on back) Print system: Single printhead, with fl ip station for front and back printing. Dye subliminatio[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 33 Environme nt: Operating: 50° to 95°F (10° to 35°C), 20 to 80% RH non-con- densing Storage: -4° to 158 °F (-20° to 70°C), 5 to 90% RH non-con- densing Dimensions : see above drawing Net weight 35 lb (15.9 kg) net. Shipping weight 43 lb (19.5 kg). Sensors and interlock switches in the P640 i[...]

34 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Password Protection Not the same as ID/Code. Pa sswo rd Protection blocks access to various low level printer adjustment screens (including this one). Check Use Password , then enter a password of your choice. St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Propert[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 35 St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Sharing This is sharing according to the Microsoft W i ndows definition. In a network environment, it allows other computers to send jobs to the printer that’ s connected to your computer . St a r t [...]

36 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Advanced Determines the spooling (queuing) of print jobs, and how spooled jobs are handled relati ve to the most recent job. Printing Defaults a llows the syst em administrator to establish default set[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 37 T echnical Note 2 - Card T ransport No-slip card transport The P640 d oes not rely on friction roll ers to drive the card through t he print station. Instead, the entire pick and print process is p recisely controll ed by a belt driven truc k riding on parallel rai ls. Card transport knob Allows y[...]

38 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Do not lose th e spring! It hold s the platen ti ght against the right hand end of the t ruck, and is essential for good print registrati on. T ruck interlock (arrowed) If there are no cards presen t in the hopper , and a hot load is attempt ed while th e truck is elsewhere, the cavity unde r the [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 39 Cleaning cassette TOP : As the drive mo tor begins to turn, the drag caused by stickiness of the cleaning tape on th e supply roll creates a clockwise t urning force, bringing the cleaning tape into contact with the cleaning roller . The motor continu es to rotate for a second or two, pu lling fre[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 40 St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > R ight click Zebra P640i > Properties > Devi ce Setti ngs > Contro l > Run Clean Cycle Card Presence Sensor St a r t > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > R ight click Zebra P640i > Properties > Devi ce Setti ngs > Contr[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 41 T echnical Note 3 - Magnetic St r ip e E n c o d e r The “mag encoder” is a fa ctory opt ion for the P640i. Mag encoder inst allation Replacement read/write heads are shipped pre- assembled to the bracket shown here. Check the location of t he yellow wire. This must be in the lower right corne[...]

42 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 2. Using the manual card transport knob, drive a card under the head and l e ave it there. W ith the card under the head - make sure it’ s there - turn the adjustment screw to el evate the left end of the head bracket to the point where your CR-80 feel er gauge just sli des under the bracket. T [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 43 Horizont al Offset Override Default s: This is to prevent accidental modification of the offset number , which should not need attention in regular use. Horizont al (X) Offset (Pixels: Adjusts where the printer starts look ing for a mag stripe. It i s a manual fine tuning of the value determined b[...]

44 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T echncial Note 4 - Print St ation The print head is a prec isely mach in ed slic e of ceramic, on th e bottom edge of which is a row o f tiny heating elements (resi stors), 300 to the inch. A thin glaze coating protects th e heating elements. Under normal operating conditions the head is capa ble[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 45 Print head att achment hardware Print head assembly : Replacement print hea ds are shipped pre -assembled to the mo unting bracket shown here. T o ensure unifor m co ntact pressure across its width, the he ad is free to rotate ± 2° about its center pivot. It is secu red to the bracket b y four b[...]

46 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 8. When you are satisfied with the graytone image quality , print one or two cards with W edge_1.bmp to test for ribbon wr inkling. This imag e is the densest possible p rocess bl ack, meaning that on all three passes (Y , M and C) one end of the printhead is fully “on” , while the oth er end [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 47 K (Black) Panel Printing Black Panel - Compensation: Overlay - Panel Speed: Speed at whic h the “OP” overlay panel , if any , is printed (rarely use d in printers with laminating capa bility). If a Uv ribbon is selected, the text ch anges to say “U v Panel Speed ” . Overlay Panel - Compens[...]

48 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Adjusting th e ribbon position d rives the leading e dge of the panels fo rward or backward relative to the printhead, the aim being t o ensure that each swipe of the head is cent ered in its color panel (this you can easily check by in sp ec tin g image negatives from on the takeup roll). The pho[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 49 Color Calibration St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Co lor Calibration Color renderin g in the P640i can be d escribed in terms of a curve, which determi nes ho w much power is put into the printhead for a gi ven sh[...]

50 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T echnical Note 5 - Flip St ation The flip statio n performs two i ndependent functi ons: 1. It lifts the card in process clear of the carriage, flips it upside down , then returns it to the carria ge so that its other side may be printed ; 2. It li fts the fully printed card clear of th e carriag[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 51 Flip st ation components: Upside do wn views of the carrier , drive component s omitted. Flip st ation motor: V iewed from the back o f th e printer . A pinion on the motor shaft engages the rack at the rear of the carrier , above. Flip st ation viewed from above: Points t o note: 1. The stop pin [...]

52 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A If you detect that either of the arms catches at one end of the platen, but is free a t the other , the carrier needs Azimuth adjustment , see below . Always cor rect for azimuth error be fore adjust ing the gap between arms and platen. If there is no azimuth error , but insuf ficient cleara nce b[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 53 Flip st ation calibration: This routine de te rmines the number of mot or steps it takes for the ca rrier to descend from the “rest po sition datum” (Edge A in the diagram) to the “real” rest po sition, that being the carrier ’ s ph ysical end stop.This stored number is used to drive the[...]

54 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A on preceding page). If the truck fails to pull the card out of the flip station after the flipping action, chances are: 1. The card position is wrong, see above, or; 2. The carrier is not coming do wn all the way (repeat the Flip S tation Calibration ro utine in Advance Util ities, preceding page)[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 55 T echncial Note 6 - Laminator Accurate positio ning of the lamina te “patch” is important for practical and aesthe tic reasons. The patch must cover the entire image as printed by the P640 at the time of issuance, th us protecting critical data with a ta mper-dete rrent film. Additionally , be[...]

56 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Laminate position adjustment s Skew is caused b y misalignment of the laminate cassette relative to the left-right axis of the printer , looking do wn on the printer fro m above. The skew adjust screw cau ses th e p oc ke t t o rot at e rela tive to the left-right axis. The vertic al offset adjust[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 57 3. Referring to Sectio n 2, Media Handling , unlatch and remove the upper cassette fr om i ts pocket. Rotate the l aminate core counterc lockwise, reeling in th e laminate to bring it even with the lips of the cassett e - VER Y IMPOR T ANT! Set the cassette aside. 4. Remove the upper transfer guid[...]

58 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 6. Using a flat bl ade screwd river turn the verti cal offset adjust screw in ¼ turn increments 7. Re-install th e cassette. Lower cassette ve rtical offset adjustment Once the front surface of fset is cons istently acceptable, inspec t the back surface pa tches of the last few cards to pass th r[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 59 Functional test of t he sensors From each of the laminators, upper and lower, remove th e transfer guide and t he laminate patch , if any , beneath it. Th e sensor should read hi gh, around 250 . Replace the guide, and the sens or should read no lo wer than 180 . If lower than 180, m ove the senso[...]

60 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Corrective action Unlatch the casse tte, then gently wiggle the c assette out of its pock e t. Y ou can make this easie r by cutting the laminate a bove the latch. Remove all laminate scraps. Cut the l eading edge of the fresh laminat e as square as you can with scissors, then reel it in as descri[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P630i/P640i User Guide 61 T echnical Note 7 - ID/Log ID/Log is a driver util ity that builds a datab ase of card transactions in the printer ’ s host computer . ID/Log records data encoded on the card’ s magnetic stripe, tog ether with date, ti me, and the pr inter ’ s serial number . The data set can be uploaded at any tim[...]

62 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A T echnical Note 8 - Using the Windows Printer Driver The P640i printer driver incl udes setup and diagnostic tools in two distinct groups. These are Printing Pr efer ences and Properties. Generally speaking, Properties screens are intended for use only by the trained technician. This is because th[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 63 The Brigh tness and Contr ast controls here have same ef fect on the printed image as do similar controls on typical of fice color printers. Clic k Reset to restore default conditions. When the Card Setup screen (page TN8-1) is set for YMC (Color) an d K (Black) on the same side of a card, a proce[...]

64 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Depending on the applicatio n used to create the card layout, elemen ts of the design may be identified in different ways to th e printer driv er . This pr inter driver recognizes, and rasterizes, five types of elements: text, lines and pixels, area fills, monochrome bitmaps, and color bit maps: ?[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 65 Printer Properties Navigate to Propertie s by following this sequence: St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Pr operties Most of the t ab s on the Prop er ties screen (G eneral, Sharing, etc.) are of the “set and for get” variety , page TN8-8. W e star[...]

66 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Contr ol Run Clean Cycle: Decontaminates the card cleaning ro ller by activating the cl eaning cassette. One clean cycle per click. Clear Error: This clears error repo rtin g on the[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 67 Back to Advanced Utilites St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Rig ht click Zebra P640i > Prop ertie s > Device Settings > Con trol > Advanced Utiliti es Mag Position Adjust: see T ech Notes TN3 Magnetic Encoder Mag Amplitude Adjust: see T ech Notes TN3 Magnetic Encoder F[...]

68 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Set ID/Code: Sends an ID/Code (passwo rd of your choice) to the pri nter , synchronizing the drive r -printer ID/Code. This is a securit y lock out, li nking a spe cific printer to a specific comput er . In other words, it prevents use of th e printer with a PC not havi ng the same ID/Code. Disabl[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 69 St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Co lor Calibration See T ech Notes TN4 Print Sta tion. St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > General See T ech Notes TN1 Ge[...]

70 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Prope rties > Security See T ech Notes TN 1 General Information St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Prope rties > Ports See T ech Notes TN 1 General Information St a rt[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 71 Using IDPrint Lite Assuming IDPrint Lite is stored in its d efault location, launch it by going to the W indows Start menu, then All Programs, then to Zebra T echnologies followed b y ID Print Lite . T ypically , Image 1 is for the front of t he card, and Image 2 the back. If a five panel ribbon i[...]

72 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A The type of color ribbon installed (YMCK, YM CKK, or YMCUvK) an d; 2. The assignment of YMC (Color), Uv (ultraviolet) and K (Black) to front and back. T o bring up the Card Setup screen follow this sequence : St a rt > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640 > Printing P[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 73 T echnical Note 9 - Installing the Windows Printer Driver First things first For any of the operatio ns described in this section you need the P64 0i Driver Software. This is on th e Driver CD. It may also be down loaded from the Zebra Support W eb page. Driver CD If you have the C D, place it in [...]

74 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 3. If the computer continues to display “new hardware found” messages, disable them by choosing Install the so ftware automatically , then waiting for W indows to respond with Can not install this hardware . 4. Select Don’ t prompt me agai n to install this hardware , then click Finish . Ins[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 75 5. Click OK to accept th e timeout defaults on whichever Configure scr een appears, USB or Parallel. 6. Click Fi nish to complete the inst allation. Inst all using Zebra’ s Printer Setup screen 1. Referring to “First things first”, page TN9-1, place the Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive, or doub[...]

76 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A Make a note of the port designatio n. If you OK the above screen, the Add Printe r W izard will complete the installation semi-automatical ly . USB Port: If you selected USB Port, the Browse Printers screen displays th e USB-connected printers. Highlight the printe r serial numbe r you are work in[...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 77 7. On the follo wing screen click on th e drop down arrow to view th e options. Select (typical ly) A TLUSB001 f or USB or PHI D1 for Parallel, then click Next. 8. The next screen is a list of all printer drivers that came with the W indows operating system. The P640i is not o ne of them, so click[...]

78 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 13. Click Next to bri ng up the Completing the Add Printer W izard screen. 14. The next screen warns that installati on of the driver software may dest abilize your system. The P640i driver software has been exhaustively tested in many in stallati ons, and has caused no problems of which Zebra is [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 79 Firewall issues Firewalls restrict data transferred over the network only to those items specific ally approved by the network administr ator . This can have the ef fect of making a network c onnected pri nter such as the Zebra P640i unavailable to network users. If a personal firewall is install [...]

80 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 6. When the Configure Ethernet Port screen reappears, click Configure Print er . 7. Leave DHCP set to OFF . T ype in the IP address, Netmask and Gatew ay codes provided by your network administrato r, then click OK. 8. Check the Stati c IP ad dress reported on th e Configure Ethernet Port screen. [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 81 The P640i is alwa ys a local printer even if it is connected by Ethernet to a network of sev eral computers. In such an installation the P640i printer driver would be separately installed on each of the connected computers, so the P640i woul d not be a “network printer” as defined by Microso f[...]

82 P640i Card Printer User Guide 980541-001 Rev . A 17. Click Next to bri ng up the Completing the Add Printer W izard screen. 18. The next screen warns that installati on of the driver software may dest abilize your system. The P640i driver software has been exhaustively tested in many in stallati ons, and has caused no problems of which Zebra is [...]

980541-001 Rev . A P640i Card Printer User Guide 83 T echnical Note 10 - Printer Pooling Set up the Printers individually For illustratio n, we will establish a po ol of three printers. Install a nd setup the printers as outlined in T ech Not e 9. The printers can have any names of your choosing: here we will name them Zebra P640i 1, Zebra P640i 2,[...]