Specifications

72 Supplies and Parts
New Cards for Color Printing
Theprinterisdesignedtoprintonnewcardstock.Ifyouprintoncardstwice,be
carefultoavoidgettingdirt,fingerprints,orothercontaminantsoncardsbefore
thesecondprinting.Previousprintingcaninterferewithprintingandresultin
cardsthatdonothavetheappearanceyouwant.Printingoncardsthathave
beenissuedmightintroducesubstancesthatinterferewithcardprintingor
damagetheprinter.Ifapreviouslyprintedcardhasbeenprintedwithtopcoat,
thecardcannotbeprintedasecondtime.
Adhesive-Backed Cards
Adhesive‐backedcardsareprinted,andthenadheredtoproximitycardswhen
thecardsurfaceisnotflatenoughtoprint.Theprintingsurface(whiteside)ofan
adhesive‐backedcardmeetsthematerialrequirementsforuseinsomeprinters.
Usethefollowingguidelines:
• Storecardsinacoolplace(suchasarefrigerator)toavoidadhesivemigration.
• Cleantheprinter’scardtrackstoremoveanyadhesiveresidue.Usea
printheadcleaningswaborisopropanolandaswabtoremovetheresidue.
• Useaprintmarginofatleast0.05inchwhenusingadhesive‐backedcards.
Card Quality Guidelines
Cardsmustmeetthefollowingcardqualityguidelinesfortheprintertoprint
high‐qualitygraphicsonthemsuccessfully.
Card Surface
Thecardmustbesmoothandeven,andfreeofirregularitiessuchasraisedburrs
orparticlesembeddedinthesurface.Surfaceirregularitiescancauseprinting
voids,especiallywhenprintingedgeto
edge.