Card Laminating, About Printer’s Laminator

A. About the

Printer’s

Laminator

CAUTION!

In addition to printing and applying the standard clear overlay included on the Color ID Card PrinterÕs various ribbons, the printer also provides a built-in lamination system for applying a more secure, tamper-resistant overlaminate. This built-in laminator is controlled by both the printer itself and the printerÕs software driver.

Upon initial power up of the printer, you will notice that the Laminator LED indicator light on the front of the printer will flash. This indicates that the laminator is heating up to its preset, or default laminating temperature of approximately 300¡ F (150¡ C). This heating process will generally take about 5 minutes before the laminator is heated to the default temperature. Once the laminator reaches its default temperature, the Laminator LED light will stop flashing and will remain solid. The Laminator LED light will flash only when the laminator is heating up or cooling down to the prescribed temperature.

If you wish to change the temperature of the laminator, you can adjust its temperature through the Lamination controls within the printer driver setup window (see Section 7-B). Once adjusted, the new temperature settings will be sent down with the next print job along with the rest of the printer driver information. Before printing begins, the Laminator light will flash and the laminator will automatically adjust itself to the new temperature setting. This new temperature setting will remain programmed within the printer until it is once again changed within the printer driver or until the printer is turned OFF. Whenever the printer is turned OFF, the laminator will automatically reset itself and return to its default temperature the next time the printer is powered ON. Pressing the on/cancel button serves this same purpose in that it will also reset the laminator to its default temperature. The temperature setting within the printer driver, however, will stay the same until you change it.

THE PRINTER’S LAMINATION ROLLER CAN REACH TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 350° F (175° C). USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OPERATING THE LAMINATOR. NEVER TOUCH THE LAMINATION ROLLER UNLESS THE PRINTER POWER HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES!