Datacard Group RL90, RP90 Viewing and changing printer settings

RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide

Viewing and changingprinter settings

This section describes how to view and change printer and laminator

settings. It describes:

•“Printing Preferences” on page 22

•“Printing Properties” on page 24

•“Status Monitor” on page25

•“Using the LCD menus” on page 35

— “About the Printer LCD panel” on page35

— “Using the Printer LCD panel” on page36

— “About the Laminator LCD panel” on page 41

— “Using the Laminator LCD panel” on page 42

Contents

Main ii RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Regulatory compliance Trademark acknowledgments Proprietary Notice Revision Log: RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Revision Date Affected Pages Description of Changes Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B Liability statement vi RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Liability statement Safety Safe environment Safe human interface RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Introduction About this manual Who to call for assistance About the Printer 2 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide About the Printer The outside of the printer About the Printer RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 3 The inside of the printer The back of the printer About the laminator RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 5 About the laminator The parts of the laminator Page Using the printer 8 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Load Supplies Load cards Tips: Handling cards page 67 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 9 Load ink ribbon Tips: Handling ink ribbon the ink ribbon on page 16 Environment for supplies on page 73 page 68 Load retransfer film Tips: Handling retransfer film Initialize the retransfer film on page 17 page 68 Load laminate Power on Check the PC connection Optional laminator connection Power on 14 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Power on the laminator LCD sequence on laminator startup Tips for laminator power Power on RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 15 Power on the printer the ink ribbon on page 16 Set the retransfer film type on page 16 and Initialize the retransfer film on page 17 LCD sequence on printer startup Tips for printer power Prepare to print cards Initialize the ink ribbon Set the retransfer film type Tips Ink ribbon Tips Retransfer film Initialize the retransfer film Initialize the patch or topcoat material (optional RL90 laminator only) Tips Retransfer film Printing cards 18 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Printing cards Print cards using ID software Print from a PC application Tips Printing Page Viewing and changing printer settings Printing Preferences 22 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Printing Preferences Setup tab Print tab Printing Preferences RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 23 Encode tab Printing Properties 24 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Laminator tab Version tab Printing Properties Tips Card cleaning roller RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 25 Status Monitor Open the Status Monitor 26 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Close the Status Monitor Printer Status tab Printer Setting tab 28 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Retransfer tab Bend Remedy tab RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 29 Media Setting tab 30 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Property tab LCD panel on page 36 Printer Select tab RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 31 Others tab Status monitor messages on page 26 Error Code Displayed Message Solution 32 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film on page 55 page 10 broken ink ribbon or retransfer film on page 55 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 33 Power on the printer on page 15 Power on the laminator on page 14 34 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Load retransfer film on page 10 ink ribbon on page 9 Using the LCD menus About the Printer LCD panel Ready LED (green) Error LED (red) Keys: Using the Printer LCD panel page 25 and heat roller on page 45 or Cleaning the magnetic head on page 46 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 37 38 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 39 40 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide on page 48 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 41 About the Laminator LCD panel Ready LED (green) Error LED (red) Keys: 42 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Using the Laminator LCD panel LCD Display Settings Function laminator on page 49 Taking care of your printer Cleaning the printer Cleaning the card cleaning rollers Card feed roller RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 45 Cleaning the card feed rollers and heat roller page 51 Tips Cleaning card feed and heat rollers 46 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Cleaning the magnetic head Power on the printer on page 15 page 8 Tips Magnetic head cleaning card RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 47 Cleaning the thermal head Cleaning printer fan filters Tips Thermal head 48 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Preparing the printer and laminator for transport Printer LCD panel on page 36 Cleaning the laminator RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 49 Cleaning the laminator Run a laminator cleaning card Tips Laminator cleaning card 50 Cleaning the laminator cartridge laminate on page 11 Laminator fan filter Messages and error recovery Printer roller layout 52 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Printer error recovery Hopper jam RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 53 Turnover jam Tips Turnover jam 54 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Retransfer section jam Initialize the retransfer film on page 17 Tips Retransfer jam RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 55 Mending broken ink ribbon or retransfer film ribbon on page 16 Initialize the retransfer film on page 17 56 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Bend remedy Bend remedy printer settings Remedy tab on page 28 Tips Bend Remedy RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 57 Bend remedy laminator settings settings on page 56 58 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Printer LCD messages roller on page 45 Page 60 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide page 44 the ink ribbon on page 16 page 72 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 61 page 54 62 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Laminator error recovery Card jam Tips Laminator card jam RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 63 64 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Patch position Change the left-to-right position Change the Top-to-Bottom Position Laminator LCD messages Page Supplies 68 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Ink ribbon, retransfer film, and laminator material Ink ribbon Retransfer film Laminator material Cards Cleaning supplies Page Site requirements 72 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Site guidelines Operating environment Tips Site selection RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 73 Ventilation clearance Storage Environment for supplies 74 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Printer specifications RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 75 Laminator specifications Tips Electrical Page Page Inline Encoding Example Character Code Table Page B RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Compliance (FCC) Regulatory compliance 82 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide Regulatory compliance Notice for USA (FCC notice) Notice for Canada Notice for Europe Notice to Users of Printers Equipped with Contactless Smart Card