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4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual
Troubleshooting
Specification
Install
Wire Diagram
Signal Description
Admin menu
Maintenance
Setting UP the Printer Driver
Mechanical Adjustments
Standard Printhead Cleaning
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Appendix C: Internal Printer Settings
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Contents
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Printing History
Trademark Acknowledgements
For Users in the United States
For Users in Canada
For Users in Taiwan
Table of Contents
Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module
Thank You
Introduction
HOW Your Card Printer Works
Dye-Sublimation
Resin Thermal Transfer
Special Features
Safety Precautions
Sicherheitsmaßnahmen
Consignes de sécurité
Precauciones de seguridad
Avvertenze Attenzione
Precauzioni per la Sicurezza
Advertências Cuidado
Precauções de Segurança
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4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual
Getting Started
Choosing a Good Location
About Moisture Condensation
Unpacking and Inspection
Applying Power
Identifying the Parts
LCD Display
On/Cancel Button
On LED Light
Ready LED Light
Installing the Cleaning Roller
Extending the Card Output Drawer
About Ribbons
Ribbons and Cards
Dye-Sublimation-Only Ribbons for 4250 only
Resin-Only Ribbons for 4250
Loading Ribbon Into the Printer
Dye-Sublimation/Resin Ribbon for 4250 only
Supply 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 Computer
IBM-PC
Using Your 4200 Series Card Printer
Macintosh
Windows 95/98 or Windows NT
Installing the Windows Printer Driver
Windows
Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98
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Installing the Macintosh Printer Driver
Choosing the Macintosh Printer Driver
Setting UP the Printer Driver
Windows NT
Windows 95/98
Apply Ribbon Overlay
Algebraic
Buffer Single Card
Calibrate
Color Matching
Card Size
Dither Mode
Disable Printing
Controls
Dye-Sub Intensity
FargoColor
Image Placement
Panel Graphics
Panel Only
Orientation
Monitor
Picture Controls
Print Edge-to-Edge
Ribbon Sensor
Resin Heat
Ribbon Type
Rotate 180 Degrees
Printing a Card
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Installing the Backgrounder
Using the Print Backgrounder For Macintosh
Backgrounder Status Window
Printing with the Backgrounder
Backgrounder Menus
Admin menu
Jobs menu
Problems During a Background Print
Supplies Required
Maintenance
Standard Printhead Cleaning
Expanded Printhead Cleaning
Cleaning the PRINTER’S Case
Cleaning the Inside of the Printer
Clearing a Ribbon JAM
Clearing a Card JAM
Cleaning the Card Feed Rollers
Cleaning the Drive Roller
Maintaining the Cleaning Roller
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Adjusting the Card Input Guides
Mechanical Adjustments
Mechanical Adjustments
Adjusting the Card Separator Flap
Adjusting the Internal Card Guide
Card Separator Adjustment Wheel
Interpreting LCD Display Messages
Troubleshooting
TOP Line of LCD Message Cause Solution
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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 printed
Printer doesn’t seem to work at all
My prints have spots small voids in them
’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98
Printing gets cut off or is not centered on the card
Photos on my ID cards look very pixelated or grainy
Two or more cards feed at the same time
Can’t get the cards in between the Card Input Guides
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Card Types
Technical Specifications
Weight
Magnetic Track Options
Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module
Encoding Mode / Coercivity / Track Selection
Encoded Bit Density
Magnetic Track Options
Character Data Size
Character Ascii Offset
LRC Generation Mode
ISO Track Locations
Sending Track Information
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Introduction
Appendix B Interfacing Information
CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel Interface
Wire Diagram
Mini 8-PIN Serial Interface
Signal Description
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Adjusting the Internal Printer Settings
Appendix C Internal Printer Settings
Image Darkness 00 +
Magnetic Offset 00 +
SmartCard Offset 00 +
RESUME+CANCEL
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Background print utility Bar codes
Index
LCD display
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