FARGO electronic Card Printer manual General Troubleshooting Suggestions

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BOTH Lines of LCD (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing Card

Appears when you initiate

To initiate a card count

 

Count=xxxxxxxx

a card count report from

report, press and hold the

 

 

the printer.

Pause/Resume button for

 

 

 

about 5 seconds. A card

 

 

 

count will appear on the

 

 

 

LCD Display and a card

 

 

 

with the same count report

 

 

 

will be printed. If you do not

 

 

 

want the card count report

 

 

 

to print, press the Pause/

 

 

 

Resume button and then the

 

 

 

On/Cancel button.

 

 

 

 

 

Press ON to

Appears when the On/

Press the On/Cancel button

 

Initialize

Cancel button is pressed

to restart the printer and

 

 

before a print job is sent,

return it to its ÒReadyÓ

 

 

when the printer is in its

mode.

 

 

ÒReadyÓ mode.

 

 

 

 

 

B. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONS

The printer beeps just before each ribbon panel is printed.

This indicates the print ribbon is running low and that is will soon run out. Print until the ribbon is gone and replace the ribbon when necessary (see Section 4-B).

The printer doesn’t seem to work at all.

Make sure that the power cord is plugged in securely on both ends and that the printer is ON. Confirm power is applied by pressing the On/Cancel button. Also, be sure the printer is ready. The On and Ready LED lights should both be illuminated when the printer is ready to print.

Make certain that the printer cable is securely connected. An error message in the software application telling you that the printer is not responding is usually due to a missing or defective interface cable.

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Page Trademark Acknowledgements Printing HistoryFor Users in the United States For Users in CanadaFor Users in Taiwan Table of Contents Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Introduction Thank YouHOW Your Card Printer Works 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 Getting Started Choosing a Good LocationAbout Moisture Condensation Applying Power Unpacking and InspectionIdentifying the Parts On/Cancel Button LCD DisplayOn LED Light 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 Using Your 4200 Series Card Printer Connecting the Printer to Your ComputerIBM-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 NTAlgebraic Apply Ribbon OverlayBuffer Single Card CalibrateCard Size Color MatchingDisable Printing Dither ModeControls Dye-Sub IntensityImage Placement FargoColorPanel Graphics Panel OnlyMonitor OrientationPicture Controls Print Edge-to-EdgeResin Heat Ribbon SensorRibbon Type 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 Expanded Printhead Cleaning Cleaning the PRINTER’S CaseCleaning 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 General Troubleshooting Suggestions Printer beeps just before each ribbon panel is printedPrinter doesn’t seem to work at all ’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 My prints have spots small voids in themPhotos on my ID cards look very pixelated or grainy Printing gets cut off or is not centered on the cardTwo or more cards feed at the same time 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 Magnetic Track Options Encoded Bit DensityCharacter Data Size Character Ascii OffsetLRC Generation Mode ISO Track LocationsSending 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