FARGO electronic Card Printer manual TOP Line of LCD Message Cause Solution

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TOP Line of LCD (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbon Jam/Out

 

¥ If the ribbon seems to be

 

(continued)

 

cut neatly in two, resyncronize

 

 

 

the printhead by opening the

 

 

 

Top Cover and pressing both the

 

 

 

On/Cancel and Pause/Resume

 

 

 

buttons simultaneously. Also,

 

 

 

try setting the printer driverÕs

 

 

 

Calibrate/Image Placement/

 

 

 

Horizontal Value to 0. If too

 

 

 

large of a positive number is

 

 

 

entered, a broken ribbon may

 

 

 

result (see Section 5-F).

 

 

 

 

 

Sensor Calibrate

Indicates the Ribbon Sensor

 

 

 

is calibrating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart Card Error

Unable to encode smart

Press Pause/Resume to

 

 

card.

continue encoding.

 

 

 

 

 

Smart Card Good

Indicates smart card was

 

 

 

successfully encoded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart Encoding

Indicates smart card is

 

 

 

being encoded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart-up Failed

Smart card is unable to be

Press Pause/Resume button to

 

 

raised to the smart card

retry. If failure continues, verify

 

 

contact station.

that your printer does have a

 

 

 

smart card contact station, or look

 

 

 

for a card misfeed or jam. If your

 

 

 

printer has a smart card station, it

 

 

 

should be attached to the metal

 

 

 

bracket just to the left of the last

 

 

 

Card Feed Roller on the card

 

 

 

output side of the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Wrong Ribbon

The wrong print ribbon

Check that you have the proper

 

 

is installed.

ribbon installed according to the

 

 

 

Ribbon Type option selected in

 

 

 

the printer driver setup window

 

 

 

(see Section 5-F).

 

 

 

 

Section 9: Troubleshooting

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Page Trademark Acknowledgements Printing HistoryFor Users in Canada For Users in the United StatesFor Users in Taiwan Table of Contents Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module HOW Your Card Printer Works IntroductionThank You Dye-SublimationSpecial Features Resin Thermal TransferSafety Precautions Sicherheitsmaßnahmen Consignes de sécurité Precauciones de seguridad Precauzioni per la Sicurezza Avvertenze AttenzionePrecauções de Segurança Advertências Cuidado4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Choosing a Good Location Getting StartedAbout Moisture Condensation Applying Power Unpacking and InspectionIdentifying the Parts On LED Light On/Cancel ButtonLCD Display Ready LED LightInstalling the Cleaning Roller Extending the Card Output Drawer Ribbons and Cards About RibbonsResin-Only Ribbons for 4250 Dye-Sublimation-Only Ribbons for 4250 onlyDye-Sublimation/Resin Ribbon for 4250 only Loading Ribbon Into the PrinterSupply Take-up About Cards Loading Cards Into the Printer Running the Self Test Self Test Example Actual size Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using Your 4200 Series Card PrinterIBM-PC Using Your 4200 Series Card Printer Macintosh Installing the Windows Printer Driver Windows 95/98 or Windows NTWindows Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Installing the Macintosh Printer Driver Setting UP the Printer Driver Choosing the Macintosh Printer DriverWindows 95/98 Windows NTBuffer Single Card AlgebraicApply Ribbon Overlay CalibrateCard Size Color MatchingControls Disable PrintingDither Mode Dye-Sub IntensityPanel Graphics Image PlacementFargoColor Panel OnlyPicture Controls MonitorOrientation Print Edge-to-EdgeRibbon Type Resin HeatRibbon Sensor Rotate 180 DegreesPrinting a Card 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Using the Print Backgrounder For Macintosh Installing the BackgrounderPrinting with the Backgrounder Backgrounder Status WindowAdmin menu Backgrounder MenusProblems During a Background Print Jobs menuMaintenance Supplies RequiredStandard Printhead Cleaning Cleaning the PRINTER’S Case Expanded Printhead CleaningCleaning the Inside of the Printer Clearing a Card JAM Clearing a Ribbon JAMCleaning the Card Feed Rollers Cleaning the Drive Roller Maintaining the Cleaning Roller 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Mechanical Adjustments Adjusting the Card Input GuidesMechanical Adjustments Adjusting the Internal Card Guide Adjusting the Card Separator FlapCard Separator Adjustment Wheel Troubleshooting Interpreting LCD Display MessagesTOP Line of LCD Message Cause Solution 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual TOP Line of LCD Message Cause Solution TOP Line of LCD Message Cause Solution Both Lines of LCD Message Cause Solution Printer beeps just before each ribbon panel is printed General Troubleshooting SuggestionsPrinter doesn’t seem to work at all ’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 My prints have spots small voids in themTwo or more cards feed at the same time Photos on my ID cards look very pixelated or grainyPrinting gets cut off or is not centered on the card Can’t get the cards in between the Card Input Guides4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Technical Specifications Card TypesWeight Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Magnetic Track OptionsEncoding Mode / Coercivity / Track Selection Character Data Size Magnetic Track OptionsEncoded Bit Density Character Ascii OffsetISO Track Locations LRC Generation ModeSending Track Information ~1%JULIE ANDERSON623-85-1253? 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Appendix B Interfacing Information IntroductionWire Diagram CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel InterfaceSignal Description Mini 8-PIN Serial Interface4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Appendix C Internal Printer Settings Adjusting the Internal Printer SettingsImage Darkness 00 + Magnetic Offset 00 + SmartCard Offset 00 + RESUME+CANCEL 4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual Index Background print utility Bar codesLCD display