Datacard Group RP90, RL90 manual Printing Preferences, Setup tab

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Printing Preferences

Printing Preferences

The Printing Preferences dialog box contains the Setup, Print, Encode, and Version tabs. To open Printing Preferences:

1Choose Start from the Windows task bar.

2Choose Settings and then Printers (and Faxes). The Printers (and Faxes) window opens.

3Click once on the Datacard RP90 Plus E printer icon to select it.

—The driver must be installed for the printer icon to be present.

—Datacard RP90 Plus U1 is the default

name of the printer. The name of your printer might be different.

4From the File menu, choose Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

Setup tab

The Setup tab shows the type of card and the type of ink ribbon in the printer. You can specify the card orientation and number of copies (your ID software might specify these settings, which override the Setup tab). You can also specify whether to reverse the card.

Print tab

The Print tab contains settings for using the color (YMC) and black (K) panels of the print ribbon. You can specify the whether to print on both sides and whether to rotate the image (your ID software might specify these settings, which override the Print tab). The tab also contains controls for color adjustment, setting up a look-up table, and dithering. Use the Printing area settings if using peel-off ribbon.

To print text, bar codes, or both using K ink on the side of a card using YMCK ink ribbon, choose Extraction>Only Text.

To print black areas on graphics with K ink ribbon, choose Extraction>All.

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Contents User Guide Regulatory compliance Contents Messages RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Safety Liability statementSafe environment Safe human interfaceAbout this manual Introduction1Who to call for assistance About the Printer Outside of the printerInside of the printer Back of the printer About the laminator Parts of the laminatorAbout the laminator RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Using the printer Load Supplies Load cardsTips Handling cards See Supplies on page 67 for specific card informationLoad ink ribbon Tips Handling ink ribbonLoad retransfer film Tips Handling retransfer filmLoad laminate Tips Handling patchOr topcoat material See Laminator material onPower on Check the PC connectionOptional laminator connection Tips for laminator power Power on the laminatorLCD sequence on laminator startup Tips for printer power Power on the printerLCD sequence on printer startup Prepare to print cards Initialize the ink ribbonSet the retransfer film type Tips Ink ribbonInitialize the retransfer film Print cards using ID software Printing cardsPrint from a PC application Tips PrintingPrinting cards RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Viewing and changing Printer settings Setup tab Printing PreferencesEncode tab Tips Card cleaning roller Printing PropertiesOpen the Status Monitor Status MonitorTips for Success Close the Status Monitor Printer Status tabIcon Status Icon Color Meaning Printer Setting tabSee Status monitor messages on Retransfer tab Bend Remedy tabMedia Setting tab Display Reasons for ink recognition error and the solutionsProperty tab Printer Select tabOthers tab Status monitor messagesSee Hopper jam on page 52 to remove See Turnover jam on page 53 to remove See Retransfer section jam on page 54 toMending broken ink ribbon or retransfer Film on Correctly see Load retransfer film onPower on the printer on page 15 Ink ribbon on Initialize the ink ribbon onAbout the Printer LCD panel Using the LCD menusPrinter LCD panel on Magnetic stripe cards. See Cleaning the card feed rollers Using the Printer LCD panelHeat roller on page 45 or Cleaning the magnetic Menu Display Menu Display USB See Preparing the printer and laminator for transport About the Laminator LCD panel MenuUsing the Laminator LCD panel Laminator on page 49 for more informationTaking care of your printer Cleaning the printer Cleaning the card cleaning rollersCard feed roller Load cards onTips Cleaning card feed and heat rollers Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat rollerPower on the printer. See Power on the printer on Cleaning the magnetic head Tips -Magnetic head cleaning cardCleaning printer fan filters Cleaning the thermal headTips Thermal head Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Run a laminator cleaning card Cleaning the laminatorTips Laminator cleaning card Cleaning the laminator cartridge Laminator fan filterMessages Error recovery Printer roller layoutPrinter error recovery Hopper jamTurnover jam Tips Turnover jamRetransfer section jam Tips Retransfer jamMending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film Ribbon on page 16 or Initialize the retransfer film onBend remedy printer settings Bend remedyTips -Bend Remedy Remedy tab onBend remedy laminator settings To set the laminator Card FanSee Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat Printer LCD messagesSee Hopper jam on See Turnover jam onMending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film See Cleaning the card cleaning rollers on As described in Operating environment onDescribed in Retransfer section jam on Card jam Laminator error recoveryTips Laminator card jam Align the end of the supply material with Patch position Change the left-to-right positionLaminator LCD messages LCD Message Possible Cause Solution Supplies6 Ink ribbon, retransfer film, and laminator material CardsInk ribbon Retransfer filmCard size Cleaning suppliesCard material RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Site requirements Operating environment Site guidelinesTips Site selection Ventilation clearance Storage Environment for suppliesPrinter specifications Laminator specifications RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Magnetic Stripe Encoding Inline Encoding on Character Code Table onExample Inline EncodingTip for success Character Code Table DELCharacter Code Table RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Compliance FCC Regulatory compliance Design and information contained in these June