Zebra Technologies user manual P120i Printer Operation

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3 • P120i Printer Setup

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Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Loading Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Loading Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Card Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Card Output Hopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing a Test Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 • P120i Printer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating a Sample Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing a Sample Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

5 • Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cleaning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

When to Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

How to Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6 • Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Print Quality Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

7 • Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Card Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ISO standard dimensions for plain card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ISO standard dimensions for magnetic stripe card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Appendix A • Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Media Loading Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Magnetic Encoder Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ISO Standard Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Appendix B • Card SenseTM Single Card Feed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing a Single Card Without Using the Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Install Card SenseTMSingle Card Feed Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Install Card Cleaning Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Printing a Single Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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P120i Card Printer User Guide

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Contents User’s Manual Page Copyright Notice TrademarksPrintheads Warranty InformationPrinters Spare PartsReturn Materials Authorization Product DisposalDeclarations of Conformity TTEP120i Printer Model Part Number DescriptionIcons Contents P120i Printer Operation Getting Started Unpacking Your Card PrinterPower Switch Controls and IndicatorsPower Socket USB Port Multi-Function LCD PanelPrinting Mono Printer Installation Installing the P120i PrinterPrint Driver Installation From the Main Menu, select Install Printer DriverPrinter Installation Printer Installation USB Installation From the Select the Setup Type windowCustom Installation From the Network Printer Components window Printer Installation Printer Installation Encoder Settings Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Ethernet Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Complete Printer Installation P120i printerConnect the P120i Printer 115 VAC 230 VAC Page Printer Installation 980504-001 Rev. a Printer Installation Change Printer Driver Options Printer Installation Printer Installation Printer Installation Page P120i Printer Setup Printer FeaturesLoading Ribbon Cartridge Loading Cards Card FeederCard Feeder Cover Stack Printing a Test Card Card Output HopperPage Printing P120i Printer OperationCreating a Sample Card Printing a Sample Card P120i Printer Operation Page When to Clean CleaningCleaning System How to CleanCleaning Cleaning the Print Head Page Troubleshooting Procedures TroubleshootingPrint Quality Issues Possible Cause Ribbon cartridge may not be correctly positioned Page Technical Specifications USB 1.1 cable included ISO standard dimensions for plain card Card DimensionsISO standard dimensions for magnetic stripe card Page Introduction Magnetic Card Stripe EncoderMedia Loading Orientation Magnetic Encoder Cleaning ISO Standard EncodingPrinting a Single Card Without Using the Feeder Card SenseTM Single Card Feed ModeInstall Card SenseTMSingle Card Feed Kit Install Card Cleaning Cartridge Setting Up the Printer Driver Printing a Single Card Page Zebra Technologies Corporation