User's Manual

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Table of Contents
DTC4500 User Guide ______________________________________________________________________ 1
Section 1: Specifications ___________________________________________________________________ 5
Regulatory Compliances ___________________________________________________________________________ 5
Agency Listings__________________________________________________________________________________ 6
United States__________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Canada ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Safety Messages (review carefully)___________________________________________________________________ 7
Environmental Protection (China-RoHS) ______________________________________________________________ 8
Traditional Chinese RF Emissions and Safety Statements _______________________________________________ 8
Simplified Chinese _____________________________________________________________________________ 9
Technical Specifications __________________________________________________________________________ 10
Functional Specifications__________________________________________________________________________ 13
Printer Components: Print Ribbons _______________________________________________________________ 13
Ribbon Types/Count Table______________________________________________________________________ 14
Printer Components: Blank Cards ________________________________________________________________ 15
Section 2: Setup and Installation Procedures _________________________________________________ 16
Choosing a Good Location ________________________________________________________________________ 16
About Moisture Condensation ___________________________________________________________________ 16
Unpacking and Inspection_______________________________________________________________________ 16
Installing the Print Ribbon Cartridge (DTC4500) _______________________________________________________ 17
Installing the Ribbon___________________________________________________________________________17
Installing Blank Cards into the Card Hopper (DTC4500)_________________________________________________ 19
Using the Single and Dual Hopper ________________________________________________________________ 19
Setting the Card Size for CR79 and CR80_____________________________________________________________ 23
Connecting the Printer power ______________________________________________________________________ 27
Section 3: Print Driver Installation_________________________________________________________ 28
Driver Installation Instructions _____________________________________________________________________ 28
Section 4: Printer Preferences Tab Functions ________________________________________________ 29
|contextid=30 Using the Card tab __________________________________________________________________ 29
Using the Toolbox Options ________________________________________________________________________ 30
|contextid=150 Using the Configuration Tab __________________________________________________________ 31
|contextid=151 Selecting the Calibrate Laminator tab____________________________________________________ 32
Using the Event Monitoring Group Box ______________________________________________________________ 34
Reviewing the Ribbon Low message ______________________________________________________________ 34
|contextid=152 Selecting the Calibrate Ribbon tab ______________________________________________________ 35
|contextid=154 Selecting the Clean Printer tab _________________________________________________________ 37
|contextid=155 Selecting the Advanced Settings tab_____________________________________________________ 38
|contextid=40Using the Device Options tab ___________________________________________________________ 46
|contextid=50Using the Image Color tab______________________________________________________________ 49
|contextid=51Using the Image Calibrate tab ___________________________________________________________ 52
|contextid=70Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab________________________________________________________ 53
Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab – ISO Standards___________________________________________________ 54
Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab – Custom Encoding or Raw Binary Encoding Mode ______________________ 56
Reviewing the ISO Track Locations_______________________________________________________________57
Reviewing the Sample String ____________________________________________________________________ 58
Sending the Track Information ___________________________________________________________________ 59
Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table _____________________________________________________ 60
|contextid=80Using the Lamination tab ______________________________________________________________ 62
|contextid=90 Using the Overlay / Print Area tab _______________________________________________________ 62
DTC4500 Card Printer/Encoder User Guide
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