Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Installing the USB Printer Driver Note • To install the Ethernet driver, see Page 40. Step 1. If not already done, connect power to the printer (see Page 30), and connect the USB port on the rear of the printer to the computer’s USB port (see Page 31). Step 2. Turn the Printer on, and let it initialize until the READY LED on the front panel is lit. Step 3.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Step 5. The Main Menu will open in the selected language (English shown below). Step 6. From the Main Menu, click Install Printer Driver. Step 7. If an older P630i or P640i Printer and Driver is installed on your computer, the following window will be displayed; otherwise go to Step 8. Follow the screen prompts. At the end of the uninstall process, you will be asked to re-boot your computer. Re-boot your computer, and start over with Step 1.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Step 8. The InstallShield Wizard window will open. To proceed with the installation, click the Next button. Step 9. Select Install USB printer drivers, and click the Next button. Step 10. At this point, turn off your printer; and then click the OK button. 36 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Step 11. This will bring up the End User License Agreement. To proceed with the installation, select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option, and then click the Next button. Step 12. This will bring up the Choose Destination Location window. If necessary, make any changes; and then click the Next button. 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Step 13. This will bring up the Select Program Folder window. Select the desired Program Folder; and then click the Next button. Step 14. This will bring up the Ready to Install the Program window. To continue, click the Install button. Step 15. Observe the Setup Status window. 38 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the USB Printer Driver Step 16. When the Congratulations window appears, click the Next button. Step 17. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, click the Finish button. Step 18. At this point, turn on your printer; and then click the OK button. Step 19. This completes USB driver installation. To use the P630i or P640i Printer, you would select it just like you would any other printer connected to a Windows system. 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Note • To install the USB driver, see Page 34. Important • The Ethernet Network must be configured correctly, with the Printer and the host computer on the same subnet mask. If you are not sure how to verify this or change the configuration, consult someone knowledgeable on Ethernet Networks. Important • A valid static IP address must be assigned to the printer.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 5. The Main Menu will open in the selected language (English shown below). Step 6. From the Main Menu, click Install Printer Driver. Step 7. If an older P630i or P640i Printer and Driver is installed on your computer, the following window will be displayed; otherwise go to Step 8. Follow the screen prompts. At the end of the uninstall process, you will be asked to re-boot your computer.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 8. The InstallShield Wizard window will open. To proceed with the installation, click the Next button. Step 9. Select Install ethernet printer drivers, and click the Next button. 42 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 10. This will bring up the End User License Agreement. To proceed with the installation, select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option, and then click the Next button. Step 11. This will bring up the Choose Destination Location window. If necessary, make any changes; and then click the Next button. 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 12. This will bring up the Select Program Folder window. Select the desired Program Folder; and then click the Next button. Step 13. This will bring up the Ready to Install the Program window. To continue, click the Install button. 44 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 14. This brings up the Configure Ethernet Port window. Click the Browse button. Step 15. Any Zebra printers will be located. Select (highlight) the desired printer (for this procedure it is a P640i, but the steps would be the same for a P630i) and click the OK button. Note • If the Printer is not found, check to make sure the Printer is powered on; and the Ethernet connector is engaged.
Printer Driver Installation Installing the Ethernet Printer Driver Step 16. The Configure Ethernet Port window will reappear, but now the information for the P640i printer selected in Step 15 will be displayed. Then click OK. Step 17. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, click the Finish button. Step 18. This completes Ethernet driver installation. To use the P630i or P640i Printer, you would select it just like you would any other printer connected to a Windows system.
4 Settings and Adjustments Introduction This section describes settings and adjustments that can be made to your printer. This consists of four major topics: Sensors and Interlock Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Printing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Adjustments . . .
Settings and Adjustments Sensors and Interlock Switches Sensors and Interlock Switches These are of several different types of sensors and interlock switches, but they have one thing in common - they tell the printer’s control logic what’s happening and where, enabling it to continue with the process or, if a malfunction occurs, to light the appropriate indicator light and report a specific error condition on the host computer screen.
Settings and Adjustments Sensors and Interlock Switches Access Printer Sensor Data To access Sensor Data, select Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes). Right click Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i, then select Properties > Device Settings > Control > Advanced Utilities > Show Sensor Data. • Ribbon Panel Detect - The current reading of the Color Sensor. • Panel Threshold - The current value of the detection threshold for the color ribbon.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Printer Properties To access the various Printer Properties, select Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes). Right click Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i, then select Properties 50 • General Tab - Displays printer information of a general nature, includes selection for Printing Preferences and Print Test Page (i.e., the standard Windows test page). • Sharing Tab - Operating System (OS) feature where the printer can be shared with other clients on a network.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties General Tab The General tab shows the printer model and lists the features of the printer. To access the General tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > General. • Printing Preferences - Changes the card settings; see Printing Preferences on page 62. • Print Test Page - Prints the standard Windows test page. 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Sharing Tab On the Sharing tab (Sharing Property Page), you can choose to share the printer over the network and install additional drivers to accommodate different operating systems. To access the Sharing tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Sharing. This is sharing according to the Microsoft Windows definition.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Ports Tab Use the Ports tab to specify the computer port to which the P630i or P640i is connected. This will have been established at the initial installation of the printer, and will not normally require attention. To access the Ports tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Ports.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Advanced Tab Determines the spooling (queuing) of print jobs, and how spooled jobs are handled relative to the most recent job. Printing Defaults allows the system administrator to establish selected default settings. To access the Advanced tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Advanced. 54 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Color Management Tab Color Management settings allow you to associate color profiles on the printer based on the type of media being used and printer configuration. The Add button allows the operator to add additional profiles to the color profile list. To access the Color Management tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Color Management.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Security Tab This is the standard Windows security screen, showing user access to various printer control options. Both Print and Manage Printers must be checked for full functionality of the printer. To access the Security tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Security. 56 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Device Settings Tab The Device Settings screen allows you to access various adjustment and calibration screens. To access the Device Settings tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings. • Printer Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 • Color Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Printer Adjustment To access the Printer Adjustment screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Printer Adjustment The following procedures can be performed via the Printer Adjustment screen: 58 • Print Station Adjust ... : Provides controls for print station adjustment. • Laminate Station Adjust ...
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Color Calibration The Color Calibration screen allows manual control over printer color parameters. For details, see Adjustments: Color Calibration on page 69. To access the Color Calibration screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Color Calibration 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Status The Status screen displays the current state of the printer and provides standard printer information and sensor data, which is updated every few seconds. To access the Status screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Status 60 Zebra P630i & P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printer Properties Control The Control screen allows manual control over the printer. Some of these functions are similar to the buttons on the front of the printer. To access the Control screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences Printing Preferences The Preferences screens the operator may be asked by Service Personnel to refer to and/or modify are Card Setup, Image Adjustment, YMC (Color) Printing, and K (Black) Panel. To access the Printing Preferences screens, select Start > Printers and Faxes, then right click Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer and select Printing Preferences. 62 • Card Setup Tab - Allows user to adjust selected card parameters.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences Card Setup Tab Card Setup allows the user to adjust selected card parameters. To access the Card Setup screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Printing Preferences > Card Setup. • Image Size - Sets the image area for both front and back of the card (1 inch = 300 pixels). • Cards - Specifies the type of card loaded in the hopper. “Zebra Card” is the only option.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences Image Adjustment Tab From the Image Adjustment screen, the operator can adjust the brightness and contrast of the images printed on the cards. To access the Image Adjustment screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Printing Preferences > Image Adjustment.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences Here are some sample prints to illustrate the effects of changing the brightness and contrast settings: Contrast 0 Brightness 50 Contrast 25 Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Brightness 25 Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Brightness 75 Contrast 75 Brightness 50 Contrast 100 Brightness 50 980541-003 Rev.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences YMC (Color) Printing Tab YMC (Color) Printing allows the user to adjust selected color printing parameters. To access the YMC (Color) Printing screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Printing Preferences > YMC (Color) Printing. The printer accepts 24-bit color images, meaning that each of the colors (Y, M and C) is represented by 8 bits per pixel.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences K (Black) Panel Tab When the Card Setup screen is set for YMC and K on the same side of a card, a process called Black Extraction is enabled. The K (Black) Panel screen displays available options for Black Extraction. To access the K (Black) Panel screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Printing Preferences > K (Black) Panel.
Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences Elements Selection - Depending on the program used to create the card layout, elements of the design may be identified in different ways to the printer driver. This printer driver recognizes five types of elements: • Text is text which is sent explicitly as such to the printer driver. • Lines and pixels are lines and dots (pixels) sent as such to the printer driver. • Area fills are color-filled geometric shapes.
Settings and Adjustments Adjustments Adjustments Color Calibration To access the Color Calibration screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Color Calibration. Color rendering in the printer can be described in terms of a curve, which determines how much power is put into the printhead for a given shade. The Y, M and C color curves can be separately modified by the Gain and Offset parameters.
Settings and Adjustments Adjustments Note • The values shown on the previous page are the default values; recommended settings (different from the default values) are given in the following descriptions. Note • Typically, the set of values (Gain, Offset, and Preheat) should be the same for each color. • Gain - Adjusts steepness of the curve. Lighter shades will remain unchanged, but darker shades will get darker or lighter as the number is increased or decreased. Recommended setting = 95%.
Settings and Adjustments Adjustments Flip Station Routines To access the Advanced Utilities screen, select Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes). Right click on the Zebra P640i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Control > Advanced Utilities. • • 980541-003 Rev. B Tests: Activate various flip tests, used to troubleshoot flip station problems; and activate a card eject cycle.
Settings and Adjustments Adjustments Laminator Station Adjustments To access the Laminate Station Adjustment screen, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra P630i or Zebra P640i printer listing. Select Properties > Device Settings > Printer Adjustment > Laminate Station Adjust... • Length Adjust (mils) - This is the length of the laminate patch. If the patch is too long, decrease this number, and vice versa. • Horizontal Offset (mils) - Adjusts laminate placement on the card.
Settings and Adjustments Adjustments The standard laminate patch length is 3.25” (82.55mm). Accurate positioning of the laminate is important for practical and aesthetic reasons. The laminate must cover the entire image as printed at the time of issuance, thus protecting critical data with a tamper-deterrent film. Additionally, because even the smallest amount of overhang can compromise the card’s integrity, the patch should be symmetrically positioned on the card.
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