Zebra Technologies P520 user manual TROUBLESHOOTING5, Interpreting LCD Display messages

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TROUBLESHOOTING5

This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P520 printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer’s LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions. There is also some additional information dealing with quality issues concerning printing onto cards.

5 • 1 Interpreting LCD Display messages

A • About the Printing Station

SCREEN MESSAGE

MEANING

ACTION

 

 

 

INITIALIZING

The printer is performing

Wait for the ready message

an internal test before use

 

 

READY

Ready for use

 

 

 

 

WAIT TEMPERATURE

Print Head cool down

 

mode

 

 

 

SELF TEST

Self test card printing

Wait for card printing to start

 

 

 

DOWNLOADING DATA

The card data is being

 

transmitted

 

PRINTING YELLOW

The yellow panel is being

 

printed

 

 

 

PRINTING MAGENTA

The magenta panel is

 

being printed

 

 

 

PRINTING CYAN

The cyan panel is being

 

printed

 

 

 

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Contents User’s Manual P520 For Europe, Asia and Pacific For USA and Latin AmericaEuropean Council Directive Compliance to Standards Warranty InformationThank you for choosing the Eltron P520 Plastic Card Printer Power CordSmart Card Magnetic EncoderIcons Table of Contents Appendix a Unpacking your card printer Getting STARTED1Getting Started Indicators and Control Printer Installation OPERATION2 Printer FeaturesLoading Printing Ribbons Operation Loading Lamination Patch Card Feeder Loading CardsOperation Install Card Cleaning CartridgeCard thickness Card Thickness Control LeverCard Output Hopper HOW to Maintain When to MaintainRejected Card Box Operation Feeding one card at a time Front Side Printer Operation Back Side Laminator Operation Printing a Test CardMenu Button NEXTleft Clear Button SELECTright Printer Menu InformationPrint Parameters Printer DefaultsMenu Tree Printing station continuation Firmware Patch ClearOff st +100 Peel offPrinting a Sample 3CARD Printing a Sample Card Set Printer Driver Options To install the P520 Printer Driver in windows 2000/NT4.0Front Side Back Side Printing a sample cardProtect Your Factory Warranty CLEANING4When to Clean Cleaning SystemHOW to Clean Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Laminator Rollers Card Cleaning Cartridge Cleaning Interpreting LCD Display messages TROUBLESHOOTING5Screen Message Meaning Action Printing Black Reject BOX Full About the Laminator Station Solution Print Quality IssuesPrinting shows blurry printed image. Possible Cause No printing on the card General Technical SPECIFICATIONS6Card Dimensions Interfaces Centronic Cable Interface Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder AppendixIntroduction Media Loading Orientation ISO Standard Encoding Magnetic Encoder CleaningAppendix B Smart Card Contact StationSmart Card Contact Station Interface Smart Card Pins Contact PointsRibbons for Printing only Accessories & SuppliesRibbons for Printing and Lamination Printing Station Cards for Printing only Cards for Printing and LaminationPatches for Lamination Printer supplies Cleaning SuppliesDocumentation MiscellaneousCorporate Headquarters Zebra Technologies Corporation Eltron Card Printer ProductsZebra Technologies Corporation
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