Zebra Technologies P420i user manual No printing on the card

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Card

Printer

Solutions

General information

Getting started

Operation

Printing a card

Cleaning

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

P420i Plastic Card Printer

• No printing on the card.

Possible Cause

A• Ribbon may not be installed in the printer.

B• Cards may not meet specifications.

C• Cable on Print Head may be disconnected.

D• Print Head elements may be scratched or burnt.

>> Solution

A 1 • Check for ribbon in the printer.

B 1 • Use a different supply of cards.

C 1 • Power off the printer and check the Print Head cable connections.

D 1 • Call Service for Print Head replacement information.

For optimum print quality, always keep cover of the printer closed except during ribbon loading and card thickness control procedures.

The card flipper will not operate and an error will be indicated if you try to flip a card with the cover open.

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Contents Welcome to your new Foreword Product Warranty Statement Declarations of Conformity P420i Printer Models P420i Plastic Card Printer Table of contents Appendix a Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Getting Started Unpacking your card printerPrinter Driver Disk floppy or/and CD Centronic Parrallel Indicators and Control DisplayPrinter Installation Printer Features OperationLoading Ribbons General information Loading Cards Card FeederInstall Card Cleaning Cartridge Card Thickness Control Lever Card Output HopperRejected Card Box Reject BOXP420i Plastic Card Printer Feeding one card at a time Printing a Test Card Printer Menu Information Next SelectReady Condt Printing a Sample Card NtingP420i Plastic Card Printer Set Printer Driver Options Printing a sample card Cleaning Protect Your Factory WarrantyClean Cleaning SystemPrinter Cleaning the Print Head Card Cleaning Cartridge Slot Troubleshooting Interpreting LCD Display messagesReject BOX Full P420i Plastic Card Printer Print Quality Issues SolutionPrinting shows very pale or inconsistent results No printing on the card Technical SPECIFICATI0NSCard Dimensions Interfaces Environmental Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Appendix aIntroduction ·MEDIA Loading Orientation Down·MAGNETIC Encoder Cleaning ISO Standard EncodingAppendix B Smart Card Contact StationSmart Card Pins Contact Points ·SMART Card Contact Station InterfaceAppendix C Accessories & suppliesRibbons Cards Blank White Cards Sold by the boxAccessories Printer SuppliesWorld Wide Sales and Support