FARGO electronic C30

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Persona C30 Card Printer User Guide (Rev. 2.2) iv

Resolving a No Ribbon Installed Error________________________________________________4-22

Resolving a Invalid Ribbon Error____________________________________________________4-24

Resolving a Wrong Ribbon Error____________________________________________________4-26

Resolving a Card Jam Error________________________________________________________ 4-28

Resolving a Headlift Motor or Sensor Error____________________________________________4-30

Resolving the Cover Open Error Message_____________________________________________ 4-32

Resolving the Blank Output issues___________________________________________________4-33

Flipper Table Module Assembly Problems_______________________________________________4-36

Resolving the No Flipper Table Module problem_______________________________________ 4-36

Resolving the Flipper Jam Error_____________________________________________________4-37

Diagnosing Image Problems__________________________________________________________ 4-39

Resolving the Pixel Failure problems_________________________________________________4-39

Resolving the Card Surface Debris problems___________________________________________4-40

Resolving the Incorrect Image Darkness problems______________________________________ 4-41

Resolving Ribbon Wrinkle problems_________________________________________________ 4-43

Resolving the Excessive Resin Printing problems_______________________________________ 4-45

Resolving the Incomplete Resin Printing problems______________________________________ 4-47

Resolving the Image Placement problems_____________________________________________ 4-48

Resolving the Poor Image Quality problems___________________________________________ 4-51

Running the Self Test _______________________________________________________________4-52

Running the Standard Self Test Print_________________________________________________ 4-53

Running the Magnetic Self Test (HiCo Only)__________________________________________ 4-54

Section 5: Printer Adjustments_______________________________________________ 5-1

Table of Contents ___________________________________________________________________5-1

Safety Messages (review carefully)______________________________________________________5-4

C30 Print Driver Options _____________________________________________________________5-5

Reviewing C30 Printer Drivers ______________________________________________________5-5

Using the Card tab (Persona C30)_______________________________________________________5-6

Adjusting the Card Size Option______________________________________________________ 5-6

Adjusting the Orientation Option_____________________________________________________ 5-7

Selecting the number of copies_______________________________________________________5-8

Using the Diagnostics button under the Card tab_________________________________________5-9

Using the Clean Printer Option______________________________________________________5-10

Using the Test Print button_________________________________________________________5-12

Using the About button____________________________________________________________5-13

Using the Device Options tab (C30)____________________________________________________ 5-14

Reviewing the Device Options tab___________________________________________________ 5-14

Adjusting the Ribbon Type option___________________________________________________ 5-15

Selecting the Auto Ribbon Select option______________________________________________ 5-16

Using the new Printer Driver (Version 2.1.5)___________________________________________5-17

Changing the Color Profile Selection for the C30_______________________________________ 5-18

Adjusting the Color Matching option_________________________________________________5-20

Adjusting for the Resin Dither______________________________________________________ 5-21

Using the Print Both Sides option____________________________________________________5-22

Using the Split 1 Set of Ribbon Panels option__________________________________________ 5-23

Using the Print Back Side First option________________________________________________5-24

Using the Print Back Side Only option________________________________________________5-25

Using the Rotate Front 180 Degrees or Rotate Back 180 Degrees options _________ ___________5-26

Using the Disable Printing option____________________________________________________5-27

Using the Image Color tab (C30) ______________________________________________________5-28

Using the Resin Heat (K) option (Front and Back) ______________________________________5-29

Using the Overlay Heat (O) option___________________________________________________5-30

Using the Color Matching option and Default button_____________________________________5-31

Using the Calibrate tab (Persona C30) __________________________________________________5-32