User`s guide

Contents
Introduction ................................................................................... 4
Chapter I • Starting up ................................................................ 5
Choice of a location
........................................................................... 5
Unpacking the printer
........................................................................ 5
Description of the printer and its functions
............................................... 6
Installation of the interface cable and power supply
..................................... 8
Stand by
........................................................................................ 8
Ribbon installation
............................................................................ 9
Card loading
................................................................................. 10
Placing the cards in the feeder
..................................................... 10
Installing the manual feed tray and loading the cards
.......................... 11
Adjusting the card thickness
....................................................... 12
Removing the printed cards
........................................................ 13
Other stages to the installation
............................................................ 13
Chapter II • Printing ................................................................. 14
Installation of the driver
.................................................................... 14
For Windows users
.................................................................. 14
For Windows users with a USB interface
........................................ 15
Printing parameter setup
.................................................................. 16
Printing
....................................................................................... 18
Chapter III • Cleaning ................................................................ 21
Cleaning the interior of the printer
....................................................... 21
Maintaining the print head
................................................................. 23
Maintaining the cleaning roller
............................................................ 24
Chapter IV • Breakdowns ........................................................... 25
Interpretation of the printer control panel
............................................... 25
Printing and interpreting a test card
....................................................... 28
Printing quality problems
.................................................................... 29
Correcting card jamming
................................................................... 31
Changing a print head
..................................................................... 31
Customer service
............................................................................ 33
Chapter V • Technical specifications ........................................... 34
Chapter VI • Supplies ................................................................. 35
Appendix A • Magnetic encoding .............................................. 37
Appendix B • Chip card contact station .................................... 39
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