FARGO electronic Quatro ID Card Printer manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started
I.	Choosing a Good Location	1
II.	About Moisture Condensation	1
III.	Unpacking and Inspection	2
Chapter 2: Powering Up the Printer
I.	Applying Power	3
II.	Identifying the Printer Features	5
Chapter 3: Ribbons and Cards
I.	About Ribbons	6
II.	Loading Ribbon into the Printer	7
III.	About Cards	10
IV.	Loading Cards into the Printer	10
V.	Printing a Self Test	12
Chapter 4: Using the Quatro ID Card Printer
I.	Connecting the Printer to your Computer	13
II.	Installing the Windows Printer Driver	14
III.	Installing the 32-Bit Print Spooler for Windows 95/98	16
IV.	Setting up the Windows Printer Driver	18
V.	Printing a Card	26
Chapter 5: Maintenance
I.	Supplies Required	27
II.	Standard Printhead Cleaning	28
III.	Expanded Printhead Cleaning	29
IV.	Cleaning the PrinterÕs Case	29
V.	Cleaning the Inside of the Printer	30
VI.	Clearing a Card Jam	30
VII.	Clearing a Ribbon Jam	31
VIII.	Cleaning the Card Feed Rollers	31
IX.	Cleaning the Drive Roller	33
X.	Maintaining the Cleaning Rollers	33
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting		35
Chapter 7: Technical Specifications		41

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Contents Quatro ID Card Printer UserÕs Manual Printing History Table of Contents Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module II. about Moisture Condensation Getting StartedThank YOU Choosing a Good LocationIII. Unpacking and Inspection Applying Power Powering Up the PrinterPower Input Port II. Identifying the Printer Features About Ribbons Ribbons and CardsII. Loading Ribbon Into the Printer Release Tab Printhead Assembly Take-up Ribbon Supply Ribbon Drive Hubs Ribbon Sensor IV. Loading Cards Into the Printer III. about CardsCard Stack Card Input Tray Printing a Self Test Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using the Quatro ID Card PrinterWindows 95/98 or Windows NT II. Installing the Windows Printer DriverWindows Panel III. Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98Using the Quatro ID Card Printer IV. Setting UP the Windows Printer Driver Windows 95/98 Windows NTCard Size Controls Color MatchingFast 32-bit Spooler Dither ModePanel Graphics Mag Encode Only MagneticsNo Margins Rear of Printer PositionRibbon Type RotateWrite Direct to Port Printing a Card Supplies Required MaintenanceII. Standard Printhead Cleaning IV. Cleaning the PRINTER’S Case III. Expanded Printhead CleaningVI. Clearing a Card JAM Cleaning the Inside of the PrinterVII. Clearing a Ribbon JAM VIII. Cleaning the Card Feed RollersInsert this end first Sticky Side Up Maintaining the Cleaning Rollers IX. Cleaning the Drive RollerMaintenance Troubleshooting Printer doesn’t work at allOn-line LED light is flashing ’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 On/cancel LED light is flashingRibbon doesn’t seem to wind or print properly Ribbon has torn or even broken Card or ribbon is jammedMy prints have blotches small voids in them My prints have streaks in themTwo or more cards feed at the same time Photos on my ID cards look very pixelatedCard won’t feed and the on-line LED starts blinking Printing gets cut off or is not centered on the cardPrinting Area Technical SpecificationsMagnectic Track Options Encoding Mode / Magnetic Track SelectionEncoded Bit Density Magnetic Track OptionsCharacter Data Parity LRC Generation ModeCharacter Data Size Character Ascii OffsetIII. Sending Track Information II. Track Locations~1%JULIE ANDERSON623-85-1253? Appendix B Interfacing Information IntroductionII. CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel Interface Drive roller IndexRibbon type Page