Zebra Technologies P420 Foreword, Return Materials Authorization, Copyright Notice, Trademarks

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FOREWORD

This manual contains installation and operation information for the Eltron P420 Series card printers manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation.

RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION

Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of- warranty repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. Repack the equipment in the original packing material and mark the RMA number clearly on the outside. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to the address listed below:

For USA and Latin America:

Zebra Technologies Corporation

1001 Flynn Road

Camarillo, CA. 93021-8706.USA

Phone: +1 (805) 579-1800

FAX: +1(805) 579-1808

For Europe, Asia, and Pacific:

Eltron International, Southern Europe

Zone Industrielle, Rue d'Amsterdam

44370 Varades, France

Phone: +33 (0) 240 097 070

FAX: +33 (0) 240 834 745

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This document contains information proprietary to Zebra Technologies Corporation. This document and the information contained within are copyrighted by Zebra Technologies Cor- poration and may not be duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Zebra. While every effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the date of publication, no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error-free or that it is accurate with regard to any specification. Zebra reserves the right to make changes, for the purpose of product improvement, at any time.

TRADEMARKS

P420 is a service mark and Eltron is a registered trademark of Zebra Technologies Corpora- tion. Windows and MS.DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are marks of their respective holders.

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Contents P420 Page Trademarks Return Materials AuthorizationForeword Copyright NoticeWarranty Information Declarations of ConformityIndustry Canada Notice 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 Accessories & supplies Appendix CRibbons Cards Accessories 980292-001A