User`s manual

Introduction
Controls and Indicators
980541-003 Rev. A P630i, P640i Card Printer User’s Manual 5
Control Panel Indicators
Depending on the condition they are reporting, the three indicator lights, READY, MEDIA,
and ALARM, can be in one of three states: Off, On (steady), or Flashing.
Note • The READY indicator is bi-colored. Its two color channels, green and yellow,
function independently.
READY Indicator Green: Steady = Ready to print
Flashing = Printer busy
Yellow:
Steady = Laminator(s) in sleep mode
Flashing = Laminator(s) not at operating temperature
MEDIA Indicator Off: Normal
On:
Steady = Any media outage
Flashing = Magnetic encoding failure
ALARM Indicator Off: Normal
On:
Steady = Error condition requiring intervention
Flashing = Printhead temperature error, or major
internal control problem requiring power cycling of
the printer (OFF, pause, then ON)
= LIGHT ON
= LIGHT FLASHING
READY MEDIA ALARM
PRINTER STATUS
GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED
Ready to print
Printer busy
Laminator heating up, but not yet at operating temperature
Laminator heaters in sleep mode (when not in use, the
heaters cool at 1
o
F per minute)
Printhead temperature error, or internal firmware problem.
No cards in hopper, color ribbon out, cleaning tape out,
laminator cassette(s) out.
Magnetic encoding write failure
Serious error conditions, including: Main cover open,
Laminator too hot, card transport stalled, card not seated
properly, magnetic encoding verification error, head lift
failure, ribbon jam, card jam (any location), card missing
(any location), no gap between laminator patches.