Datacard Group RP90, RL90 manual Close the Status Monitor, Printer Status tab

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Status Monitor

If you choose Keep Blocking and decide that you want the Status Monitor to run, you must uninstall the Status Monitor, restart Windows Vista, and install it again.

3To start the Status Monitor without Administrator permissions, click the icon to open it. A prompt appears to tell you that you cannot change settings. Click OK to continue.

4The Status Monitor window opens.

Close the Status Monitor

To close the Status Monitor:

1Click the red Close button.

2A prompt asking if you want to close the Status Monitor appears. Click Yes.

Tips for Success

•When you close the Status Monitor, communication between the printer and driver becomes one way, with the driver sending cards to the printer.

•To keep the Status Monitor running without viewing it, click the Minimize button.

Printer Status tab

The Status tab shows:

•The type of ink ribbon, the approximate percentage remaining, and the lot number.

•The type of retransfer (INTM) supply and the approximate percentage remaining.

•The resettable print count and a Clear button to set it to zero (0).

•The printer name. If more than one printer is installed, choose the printer to work with using the Printer Name list. Click the Update button to search for additional RP90 Plus E printers. The information changes automatically when you choose another printer.

•An estimate of the cards remaining in the card hopper. Less means:

—25 or fewer 0.76mm (0.030in) cards

—70 or fewer 0.25mm (0.010in) cards

• When the printer requires cleaning, the printer image changes to:

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Contents User Guide Regulatory compliance Contents Messages RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Safety Liability statementSafe environment Safe human interfaceWho to call for assistance Introduction1About this manual 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 LCD sequence on laminator startup Power on the laminatorTips for laminator power LCD sequence on printer startup Power on the printerTips for printer power 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 PropertiesTips for Success Status MonitorOpen the Status Monitor Close the Status Monitor Printer Status tabSee Status monitor messages on Printer Setting tabIcon Status Icon Color Meaning Retransfer tab Bend Remedy tabMedia Setting tab Display Reasons for ink recognition error and the solutionsProperty tab Printer Select tabSee Hopper jam on page 52 to remove Status monitor messagesOthers tab 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 onPrinter LCD panel on Using the LCD menusAbout the Printer LCD panel Heat roller on page 45 or Cleaning the magnetic Using the Printer LCD panelMagnetic stripe cards. See Cleaning the card feed rollers 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 onPower on the printer. See Power on the printer on Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat rollerTips Cleaning card feed and heat rollers Cleaning the magnetic head Tips -Magnetic head cleaning cardTips Thermal head Cleaning the thermal headCleaning printer fan filters Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Tips Laminator cleaning card Cleaning the laminatorRun a 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 Tips Laminator card jam Laminator error recoveryCard 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 material Cleaning suppliesCard size RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Site requirements Tips Site selection Site guidelinesOperating environment 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 onTip for success Inline EncodingExample Character Code Table DELCharacter Code Table RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Compliance FCC Regulatory compliance Design and information contained in these June