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User’s Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
 Regulatory compliance
Liability statement
Trademark acknowledgments
Proprietary Notice
 Chapter 2 Using the printer Loading cards Loading the print ribbon
Contents
Powering on the system Status light Making cards
Chapter 3 Using the printer driver
 Problems with card appearance
Section 2 Installing the Printer
Obtaining service
PC and software specifications
 C-10
PC settings for Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
PC settings for Windows Me and
 User’s Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
 This chapter presents the following
Overview
The purpose of this manual
Who should use this manual
 Audience
About this manual
About the Select printer
Figure 1-1 Desktop icon for the e-Guide
 Printer models
About Advanced Imaging Technology
Top cover Printer label
Figure 1-2 Printer label
 Table 1-1 Select printer features available
 Outside of the printer
Printer features
Figure 1-3 Front of the Select printer
Duplex module
 Card output stacker
Inside the printer
Ready button
Lock optional
 Swing arm
Continuous cleaning roller
Ribbon tracker
Printhead cartridge
 Power switch
Contact smart card port Power switch Power receptacle
Power receptacle
Back of the printer
 Smart card serial ports
Who to call for assistance
 1-10
 Using the printer
 Load cards
Loading cards
Figure 2-1 Remove the card cartridge
Figure 2-2 Fan cards
 Figure 2-3 Load cards into the card cartridge
Smart Card Chip Magnetic Stripe
Figure 2-4 Replace the card cartridge
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 Remove the print ribbon cartridge
Loading the print ribbon
Figure 2-5 Open the cover
Figure 2-6 Open the swing arm
 Figure 2-8 Load new print ribbon on the ribbon cartridge
Load the print ribbon
Figure 2-7 Remove the print ribbon cartridge
 Power on the printer
Powering on the system
Replace the print ribbon cartridge
Figure 2-9 Replace the print ribbon cartridge
 Status light
Figure 2-10 Power on the printer
Figure 2-11 Status light
Status Light
 Use a card creation application
Making cards
 Print from a PC application
 Operating tips
Removing cards
Remove cards
2-10
 2-11
Responding to messages
Figure 2-12 Remove cards
Figure 2-13 Typical message
 2-12
Fix a printer problem
 Shutting down the system
Figure 2-14 Press the power button to power off the printer
2-13
Shut down the printer and system
 2-14
 How to work with printer settings and data
Using the printer driver
How to use the Status Monitor
This chapter provides information to help you use the printer
 Settings and data for Windows NT
Working with printer settings and data
Tips for settings
 Figure 3-1 Properties dialog box, Windows NT
Use the Properties dialog box
 Figure 3-2 Default Document Properties dialog box for Windows NT
Use the Default Document Properties dialog box
 Settings and data for Windows Me and
 Figure 3-3 Properties dialog box, Windows Me and
Settings and data for Windows
 Figure 3-4 Select Properties dialog box, Windows
 Figure 3-5 Printing Preferences dialog box for Windows
Use the Printing Preferences dialog box
 Table 3-1 Status Monitor icons
Using the Status Monitor
Figure 3-6 Status Monitor icon
Icon
 3-10
Opening and using the Status Monitor
 3-11
Viewing Status Monitor information
Open the Status Monitor
Suspending the Status Monitor
 Closing and Exiting the Status Monitor
Starting or quitting advanced setup
3-12
 for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
Figure 3-8 Color Settings page
3-13
 3-14
 Maintaining the printer
 Replacing the cleaning roller sleeve
Running a cleaning cycle
Replace the cleaning roller
Figure 4-1 Open the swing arm
 Figure 4-2 Lift the roller out of the printer
Figure 4-3 Replace the cleaning roller sleeve
 Run a printer cleaning card
Using the printer cleaning card
Figure 4-4 Printer cleaning card
Figure 4-5 Insert the printer cleaning card
 Figure 4-6 Insert the magnetic stripe cleaning card
Using the magnetic stripe cleaning card
Run the magnetic stripe cleaning card
 Clean printer rollers
Cleaning the printer rollers
 Figure 4-8 Clean rollers in the card track
Figure 4-7 Clean the pick rollers
 Maintaining the printer
 Clean the printhead
Cleaning tips
Cleaning the printhead
 Replacing the printhead cartridge
Figure 4-9 Clean the printing surface of the printhead
Remove the printhead cartridge
4-10
 Figure 4-10 Printhead cartridge latch lever
4-11
 Figure 4-11 Printhead power and data cables and connectors
Power cable Data cable Ground cable
4-12
Figure 4-12 Printhead ground cable
 Replace the printhead cartridge
Figure 4-13 Align pins with slots on the swing arm
4-13
 Figure 4-14 Secure the printhead cartridge
4-14
 Troubleshooting
 Problem
Troubleshooting guide
If you think the printer is not working
Location
 Make a printer test card
Making and evaluating test cards
 Printer test card
Figure 5-1 Press and hold Ready button 1 and then Press Power switch
Figure 5-2 ImageCard printer test card using color ribbon
 Print the Windows test page
Windows test page
Track
Format
 Windows
Figure 5-3 Windows test page, portrait orientation
Print
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 Print a magnetic stripe test card
Problems with card appearance
Magnetic stripe test card
 Troubleshooting
Table 5-1 Print quality problems
Solutions
Print Module
 Guide
 5-10
 5-11
 5-12
 5-13
Topcoat applied using the print ribbon
Table 5-2 Topcoat quality problems-print ribbon
 5-14
Obtaining service
 Packing the printer for shipping
When to obtain service
5-15
Pack the printer
 Figure 5-5 Pack a Select printer for shipping
5-16
 Skills that installers need
Before you install
Physical, electrical, and other requirements for the site
Requirements for the PC used with the Select printer with
 General requirements
Installation audience
 Physical requirements
Selecting the site
Electrical requirements
 Environmental requirements
PC and software specifications
 ID system installation sequence
 User’s Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
 This section describes how to install and set up the Datacard
Install the printer
Connecting the cables Installing the printer driver
Select Class photo ID printer. It describes
 Unpacking the printer
Install the printer
Unpack the printer
Figure 7-1 Unpack the printer
 Who to call for assistance
Connecting cables
 Figure 7-2 Connect the parallel port cable
Connect a parallel port data cable
 Figure 7-3 Connect the USB cable
Connect a USB data cable
Connect an optional smart card serial cable
 Inside Outside Figure 7-4 Connect the smart card serial cable
Connect the power cord
Figure 7-5 Connect the power cord
 Preparing the printer for driver installation
Installing the printer driver
 Install the printer driver to a parallel port
 Figure 7-6 Driver installation program
 7-10
 7-11
Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows Me or
ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
steps to follow
 the e-Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers and
Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows
7-12
 7-13
 7-14
Changing required printer settings
 Print sample cards
Printing sample cards
7-15
 7-16
Setup tips
Optional settings
 7-17
 7-18
 Regulatory compliance
Safety and compliance
Notice for USA FCC notice
Notice for Canada
 Liability statement
Safety
Safe environment
Safe human interface
 Acknowledgments
 User’s Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
 Personalization supplies
Supplies and cards
Print ribbons
Panel
 Ribbon
Supply roll storage
Part
type
 Cards
Card specifications
Card size
Card material
 New cards preferred
StickICards
Pre-punched cards
Figure B-2 Pre-punched card block-out areas
 Card surface
Card quality guidelines
Card handling
Card storage
 Card storage specifications
Cleaning supplies
Printer cleaning card
Replaceable cleaning sleeve
 Magnetic stripe cleaning card
Cleaning kits
Cleaning pen
Figure B-4 Replaceable cleaning sleeve
 Purpose
Printer driver CD-ROM
Path
 Printhead cartridge
Printer components
Printer
Printhead
 B-10
Data cable
Parallel port cable
USB cable
 Figure B-9 U.S. power cable
Power cord
Smart card serial cable
B-11
 Print ribbon cartridge
Replacement keys for optional lock
Card cartridge
B-12
 Figure B-13 Cleaning roller spindle
Cleaning roller spindle
Related publications
B-13
 B-14
 PC settings
 Configuring the ECP parallel port
PC settings for all operating systems
Configure the ECP parallel port
Set up two ECP parallel ports
 Figure C-1 Printer Port LPT Properties dialog box
 Figure C-2 USB Root Hub Properties dialog box
C-4 Set up a Universal Serial Bus US port
 Remove a device from the Device Manager
PC settings for Windows 2000 and NT
 Setting printer permissions
Setting parallel port values
Set parallel port values for Windows 2000 and NT
Set printer permissions for Windows
 Set printer permissions for Windows NT
 Set the serial port on Windows 2000 and NT
Setting a smart card serial port-Windows 2000 and NT
 Setting
Figure C-4 Settings dialog box
Figure C-3 Ports dialog box
Value
 Verify port assignment and settings
PC settings for Windows Me and
C-10
Verify communication mode
 Set the serial port on Windows Me and
Setting a smart card serial port-Windows Me and
C-11
 Figure C-5 Device Manager tab of System Properties dialog box
C-12
 C-13
Figure C-6 Settings dialog box
 C-14
 IATA, ABA, and TTS character sets
Magnetic stripe encoding
IATA International Air Transport Association
ABA American Bankers Association
 NTT character set
 Magnetic Stripe Setup
Magnetic Stripe settings used by the Select printer
 User’s Guide for ImageCard Select and UltraGrafix Select Printers
 Driver installation for Windows ME, 98, and NT
Installation messages
Dc9inst.dll was not loaded. Canceling installation
Key Creation Failure, Key n
 The printer name contains a not-allowed  character
Adobe Acrobat Reader installation did not complete successfully
 The setup DLL detected an error. Cancelling installation
You must have administrator privileges to use this installation
There was an error creating a desktop shortcut for component
Page
Page
 Unable to install a shortcut in the Startup group
Do you want this printer to be the default printer?
An internal error has occurred. Canceling installation
 Acrobat Reader is required to view the  e-Guide
The e-Guide and Acrobat Reader are not available to install
 An invalid parameter has been detected during printer installation
 Please restart the PC and run this installation again
Could not create the log file. Cancelling installation
 Could not access file
Driver installation for Windows 2000 only
The Installation did not complete
E-10
 Type in the name of the Datacard printer to remove
Removing the printer driver for Windows ME, 98, and NT
E-11
 E-12
 Numerics
Index
Page
Page
Page
 locking
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 Default Document Properties 3-5, 3-9, e-1-19, e-1-24
Windows Me and edition recommended e-4-7 PC settings C-10, e-A-9
test page wizard 5-6, e-1-14 upgrading the printer driver e-4-6
User Profiles e-4-10 Windows NT