Product Info
Table Of Contents
- SP_Info_Central.book
- SP Series Info Central
- What do you want to do?
- Answer questions you have about using the printer
- Learn how to use this online information
- Learn more about tasks, such as installation, setup, or maintenance
- Solve problems with printing
- Access an online version of the Printer Guide
- Open help for the Printer Toolbox and Messages
- Open help for Properties or Printing Preferences
- Safety and compliance (FCC)
- Acknowledgments
- SP Series Info Central
- SP_Install_e-guide.book
- Installation
- Before you install
- Install the printer
- Installing the driver
- Upgrading the driver
- Reinstalling the driver
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- PC port settings
- Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
- On the CD-ROM
- Installation
- SP_Setup_e-guide.book
- Setting up for your card design
- How do I create a card design?
- What is a card design?
- When should I perform setup tasks?
- What do I use to set up the printer?
- Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer?
- Card design checklist
- Working with Properties and Printing Preferences
- Changing the type of print ribbon
- Set up for monochrome (K) printing
- Color settings
- Changing settings in the printer
- Magnetic Stripe Setup
- Smart card setup
- Setting up for your card design
- SP_Production_e-guide.book
- SP_Supplies_e-guide.book
- SP_Troubleshooting_e-guide.book
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SP Series Info Central
A color panel is missing from
the printed card.
You have printed a card when
the ribbon was moved after
powering off the printer.
You are using a YMCKT-KT
ribbon and did not apply topcoat
on the back of the card.
The next card will print correctly.
If you move the ribbon often with
the power off, change the Ribbon
Initialization setting to on.
The next card will print correctly.
If you print without using topcoat
on the back of the card, change
the Ribbon Initialization setting to
on.
Fine lines appear in the
topcoat, usually on one long
edge of the card.
The printhead intensity for
topcoat is too high.
The card thickness or type of
cards have changed.
The printhead is not aligned
correctly.
Lower the printhead intensity
setting for topcoat.
Change the brightness setting.
Change the intensity for
monochrome (K) or topcoat.
Contact your service provider.
The topcoat appears dull
when the card is held to the
light and turned.
The printhead intensity for
topcoat is too high.
The card thickness or type of
cards have changed.
Lower the printhead intensity
setting for topcoat.
Change the brightness setting.
Change the intensity for
monochrome (K) or topcoat.
Black-and-white images are
poorly dithered.
The image capture system needs
adjustment.
Brightness, contrast, or
sharpness might not be set for
the card design.
The card stock might not meet
specifications.
See the information for the image
capture system.
Change settings on the Color
Settings tab in the Printer
Toolbox. If this does not fix the
problem, change the intensity
setting.
Obtain and use a different supply
of cards.
What you see Possible causes Solutions