User`s guide

2. Printing and interpretation of a test

card

The printing of a test card enables certain technical information to be collected on

your printer and to validate its good operation.

We advise you to print it as soon as your printer is put into service and to keep it

close at hand.

Printing a test card

1. Make sure there is a ribbon in the printer

2. Turn off the printer.

3. Push the pushbutton on the control panel

4. Turn on the printer while holding down the push button

5. The green warning light on the control panel lights.

6. Release the button as soon as the green warning light flashes.

7. A test card is printed in a few seconds (in color if printer has a color ribbon

installed or in single color if it is fitted with a monochrome ribbon).

8. The printed card is ejected into reject box 1.

MAGNETIC CODING

ALERT

(ALTERNATING

FLASHING)

PRINT HEAD

COOLING SYSTEM

(SIMULTANEOUS

FLASHING)

■ The orientation of the magnetic track in the

feeder/s is not correct

■ The type of encoding is not correctly set

(HICO or LOCO).

See annexe A of this manual for information.

■ ∑ The encoded data are not conform with

the ISO 7811 standards or are not conform

with the parameters predefined in the proper-

ties of the driver.

See annexe A of this manual for information.

Press the push button for one second. The

printer restarts the magnetic encoding cycle

three times with the same card and if the

problem still occurs the same, it tries with two

new cards. If the problem persists, call your

Evolis reseller for assistance.

■ The printer head cooling system is active.

The printer stops working after a few seconds.

When the print head has returned to its normal

working temperature, the activity is restarted.

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