User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision Log
- How-Do I… Quick links to Frequently Asked Questions
- Contents
- Message 100: Request not supported
- Message 101: Job could not complete
- Message 102: Card not in position
- Message 103: Printer problem
- Message 104: Critical problem
- Message 105: Magstripe data error
- Message 106: Magstripe data not found
- Message 107: Magstripe read data error
- Message 108: Magstripe read no data
- Message 109: Print ribbon problem
- Message 110: Print ribbon out or missing
- Message 111: Card not picked
- Message 112: Card hopper empty
- Message 113: Close cover to continue
- Message 114: Cover opened during job
- Message 115: Wait for print temperature
- Message 116: Magstripe not available
- Message 117: Reader not available
- Message 118: Print ribbon type problem
- Message 119: Print ribbon not supported
- Message 120: User paused the printer
- Message 121: Print ribbon ID problem
- Message 122: Magnetic stripe format problem
- Message 123: Insert new card then continue
- Message 124: Insert same card then continue
- Message 500: The printer is not available. The card cannot print.
- Message 501: The printer connection was lost. Printing the card is canceled.
- Message 502: The card data is missing or is not usable. The card cannot print.
- Message 503: The magnetic stripe data is missing. The card cannot print.
- Message 505: Bonjour is not installed. Cannot connect to the printer.
- Message 506: A card is currently processing.
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- Card Design and Setup
- Printer Driver
- Updates, Upgrades, and More
- Removing a Printer from a Windows PC
- Troubleshooting
- Supplies and Parts
- How-To Topics
- How to Install a Large Output Hopper
- How to Install the 200-Card Input Hopper Option
- How to Adjust the Colors Printed
- How to View Card Counts using the Driver
- How to View Card Counts from the Printer LCD Menu
- How to Change a Card Design
- How to Run a Cleaning Card
- How to Clean the Printhead
- How to Set the Driver Network Port Value
- How to Encode Magnetic Stripe without Printing
- How to Change the LCD Backlight
- How to Get the Printer Network IP Address
- How to Get the Printer USB IP Address
- How to Load Cards
- How to Load Ribbon
- How to Open Printing Preferences
- How to Open the Printer Manager
- How to Open the Printer Properties
- How to Print Driver Sample Cards
- How to Print a Printer Test Card
- How to Print on Both Sides of the Card
- How to Print More Than One Copy of a Card
- How to Rotate the Card
- How to View Printer Status
- How to Find the Printer Serial Number
- How to Set Magnetic Stripe Coercivity
- How to Set the Print Area
- How to Set the Print Resolution
- How to Set Static IP Address Type
- How to Use Print Blocking Escapes
- How to Use Magnetic Stripe Escapes
- How to Use Magnetic Stripe Fonts
- How to View the Driver Version
- How to View Network Information
- Legal Notices
XPS Card Printer Installation and User Guide 108
Print Ribbon
Print ribbon kits are available from your dealer. Kits include a print ribbon, a cleaning card, and a
replaceable cleaning sleeve. For best results, run a cleaning card and replace the cleaning sleeve
with each new print ribbon.
Color Print Ribbon
Color print ribbon is available in either full panel or short
panel options. Use full panel print ribbon when the card
design calls for color printing on the entire card. Short
panel print ribbon is for use when only a portion of the
card design calls for color. For example, a card design may have a color photo on the top or left
of the card, and black text on the bottom of the card.
The color area for short panel ribbon is 1.57 inches (40mm). The YMC
panels of short panel ribbon are approximately half the length of a
full card.
When printing with short panel print ribbon, the location of the color area is defined in the card
design. Color printing begins when the driver detects a color pixel and continues for the length
of the ymc panels. When using short panel ribbon, check Printing Preferences to make sure that
the selection 'Front side rotate image 180 degrees' is disabled.
Both full panel and short panel print ribbons use the following color panels: Y (yellow), M
(magenta), C (cyan/blue), K (black), and T (topcoat, clear).
The following color print ribbon kits are available:
• YMCKT Color Ribbon, 250 images per roll
• YMCKT Color Ribbon, 500 images per roll
• ymcKT (short panel) Color Ribbon, 650 images per roll
• YMCKT-K Color Ribbon, 375 images per roll
• YMCKT-KT Color Ribbon, 300 images per roll
Monochrome Print Ribbon
A monochrome ribbon prints the entire card in one color.
Monochrome ribbon can be:
• Alternating black and topcoat panels (KT or KTT ribbon)
• Continuous black (K ribbon)
• A continuous color, such as red or silver
A roll of certified monochrome ribbon enables the Ribbon Saver feature in the printer. Ribbon
Saver can increase the number of cards printed with each roll of ribbon.
The following ribbon kits are available:
• Alternating black and topcoat panels (KT ribbon), 1000 images per
roll