About the laminator, Parts of the laminator | Datacard Group RL90

About the laminator

About the laminator

The Datacard® RL90 card laminator is an optional laminating module that works with the RP90 Plus E printer to add topcoat or patch material to printed cards. Holographic laminating material is also available for added security and tamper resistance. A printed card can be laminated manually by simply inserting it into the laminator, or automatically by transferring the printed card from the RP90 Plus E printer to the laminator module.

The parts of the laminator

Laminator door	Open the door to access the laminator cartridge.
Laminator cartridge	Holds the laminate material.
Cartridge eject button	Press to release and remove the cartridge.
Laminator LCD panel	Shows the laminator status and any messages. Use it
	to change laminator settings.
Power switch	Press the switch to power on the laminator.
Power receptacle	Plug in the power cord.
Printer port	Connection port for the printer.
Card stacker	Laminated cards exit here.
Future expansion port	Not used at this time.
Card inlet slot	Cards enter the laminator here.

CAUTION:

Do not connect or disconnect the laminator cable while the printer or

laminator are powered on.

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Datacard Group RL90, RP90 manual About the laminator, Parts of the laminator

Contents

User Guide Regulatory compliance Contents Messages RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Safe human interface SafetyLiability statement Safe environment Who to call for assistance Introduction1About this manual Outside of the printer About the Printer Inside of the printer Back of the printer Parts of the laminator About the laminator About the laminator RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Using the printer See Supplies on page 67 for specific card information Load SuppliesLoad cards Tips Handling cards Tips Handling ink ribbon Load ink ribbon Tips Handling retransfer film Load retransfer film See Laminator material on Load laminateTips Handling patch Or topcoat material Check the PC connection Power on Optional laminator connection LCD sequence on laminator startup Power on the laminatorTips for laminator power LCD sequence on printer startup Power on the printerTips for printer power Tips Ink ribbon Prepare to print cardsInitialize the ink ribbon Set the retransfer film type Initialize the retransfer film Printing cards Print cards using ID software Tips Printing Print from a PC application Printing cards RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Viewing and changing Printer settings Printing Preferences Setup tab Encode tab Printing Properties Tips Card cleaning roller Tips for Success Status MonitorOpen the Status Monitor Printer Status tab Close the Status Monitor See Status monitor messages on Printer Setting tabIcon Status Icon Color Meaning Bend Remedy tab Retransfer tab Display Reasons for ink recognition error and the solutions Media Setting tab Printer Select tab Property tab See Hopper jam on page 52 to remove Status monitor messagesOthers tab Correctly see Load retransfer film on See Turnover jam on page 53 to removeSee Retransfer section jam on page 54 to Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer Film on Power on the printer on page 15 Initialize the ink ribbon on Ink ribbon on Printer LCD panel on Using the LCD menusAbout the Printer LCD panel Heat roller on page 45 or Cleaning the magnetic Using the Printer LCD panelMagnetic stripe cards. See Cleaning the card feed rollers Menu Display Menu Display USB See Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Menu About the Laminator LCD panel Laminator on page 49 for more information Using the Laminator LCD panel Taking care of your printer Load cards on Cleaning the printerCleaning the card cleaning rollers Card feed roller Power on the printer. See Power on the printer on Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat rollerTips Cleaning card feed and heat rollers Tips -Magnetic head cleaning card Cleaning the magnetic head Tips Thermal head Cleaning the thermal headCleaning printer fan filters Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Tips Laminator cleaning card Cleaning the laminatorRun a laminator cleaning card Laminator fan filter Cleaning the laminator cartridge Printer roller layout Messages Error recovery Hopper jam Printer error recovery Tips Turnover jam Turnover jam Tips Retransfer jam Retransfer section jam Ribbon on page 16 or Initialize the retransfer film on Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film Remedy tab on Bend remedy printer settingsBend remedy Tips -Bend Remedy To set the laminator Card Fan Bend remedy laminator settings See Turnover jam on See Cleaning the card feed rollers and heatPrinter LCD messages See Hopper jam on Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film As described in Operating environment on See Cleaning the card cleaning rollers on Described in Retransfer section jam on Tips Laminator card jam Laminator error recoveryCard jam Align the end of the supply material with Change the left-to-right position Patch position Laminator LCD messages LCD Message Possible Cause Solution Supplies6 Retransfer film Ink ribbon, retransfer film, and laminator materialCards Ink ribbon Card material Cleaning suppliesCard size RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Site requirements Tips Site selection Site guidelinesOperating environment Storage Environment for supplies Ventilation clearance Printer specifications Laminator specifications RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Inline Encoding on Character Code Table on Magnetic Stripe Encoding Tip for success Inline EncodingExample DEL Character Code Table Character Code Table RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Compliance FCC Regulatory compliance Design and information contained in these June