Datacard Group CP60 manual Make a printer test card

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Make a printer test card

1Power off the printer.

2 Confirm that cards and print ribbon are loaded in the printer.

— If the printer has a magnetic stripe module, the card for a printer test card must have a magnetic stripe.

— If it is a three-track module, be sure to use blank cards with the correct coercivity (the default is high coercivity cards, which are shipped in the Starter Kit.)

—If the printer has been installed previously and has used a custom magnetic stripe format, you might need to set the printer to use the default encoding format for the module. See Info Central for information on Magnetic stripe setup.

3Power on the printer (1). Within 5 seconds, press and hold the Ready key (2), as shown in the illustration. Hold the Ready key firmly until the printer sounds three tones and displays “Printer Test Card” on the LCD panel, usually about 15 to 30 seconds.

4Release the Ready key and observe the printer. You hear the internal components initialize and the printer starts processing the card.