Zebra Technologies P420 user manual Printing a Test Card

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2.6 Printing a Test Card

With ribbon and cards loaded, your P420 printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card.

1. Press the Menu Button until the LCD screen shows "SELF TEST"

2. Then press the Select Button once.

3. A test card will print after a few seconds. LCD display will show printing status. Test Card is printed on both sides of the card.

This is an example of the test card.

Front Side

Back Side

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Contents P420 Page Trademarks Return Materials AuthorizationForeword Copyright NoticeIndustry Canada Notice Warranty InformationDeclarations of Conformity P420 Printer Models IntroductionInjury IconsTable of Contents Viii Unpacking your card printer Getting StartedPrinter Driver Disk floppy or/and CD LED Indicators and ControlsPlace the printer’s power switch in the OFF Position Printer InstallationOperation Printer FeaturesLoading Ribbons Supply Spindle Card Feeder Loading CardsOperation Install Card Cleaning Cartridge Card Thickness Control Lever Rejected Card Box HOW to MaintainOperation Feeding one card at a time Printing a Test Card P420 LCD Menu Tree Printer Menu InformationReady Page Printing Sample Card Printing a Sample Card To install the P420 Printer Driver in Windows NT4.0 Printing a sample card Protect Your Factory Warranty CleaningHOW to Clean Cleaning SystemCleaning the Print Head When to Maintain Card Cleaning CartridgeSlot Interpreting LCD Display messages TroubleshootingPrinting Black Reject BOX Full Solution Print Quality Issues∙Printing shows very pale or inconsistent results ∙No printing on the card Technical Specifications Card Dimensions Electrical Technical Specifications Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Appendix aMedia Loading Orientation Magnetic Encoder Cleaning Smart Card Contact Station Appendix BMedia Loading Orienta Tion Ribbons Accessories & suppliesAppendix C Cards Accessories 980292-001A