User`s guide

58 Supplies and Parts
Pre-Punched Cards
Cardscanhaveapunchedarea
within1inch(25mm)oftheleft
edge,asthecardsareloadedinthe
printer.Ifthe cardhasamagnetic
stripe,thecardmustnotbe
punchedan ywhereinthestripe.
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.UseonlyDatacardadhesive‐backed
cardswiththeprinter.Followtheseguidelines:
• Storecar dsinacoolplace(suchasarefrigerator)toavoidadhesivemigration.
• Cleantheprinter’scardtrackstoremoveanyadhesiveresidue.Usethe
printheadcleaningpen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successfully.
Card Surface
Theca
rdmustbesmoothandeven,andfreeofirre gularitiessuchasraisedburrs
orparticlesembeddedinthesurface.Surfaceirregularitiescancauseprinting
voids,especiallywhenprinting edgetoedge.