4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual

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Message

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Rib Calib Failed

Your attempt at calibrating

Be sure the ribbon is

 

the ribbon sensor through

removed and that the

 

the printer driver has

printerÕs Top Cover is

 

failed.

closed. Try calibrating again.

 

 

 

Ribbon Error/Out

The print ribbon is either

Install a new ribbon if out

 

out or a ribbon error has

(see Section 4-B). Press the

 

occurred.

Pause/Resume button to

 

 

continue. If an error has

 

 

occurred, check the following:

 

 

¥ Is the proper ribbon type

 

 

installed according to the

 

 

Ribbon Type option selected

 

 

in the printer driver (see

 

 

Section 5-F)?

 

 

¥ Is the ribbon installed properly

 

 

according to Section 4-B?

 

 

¥ Is the ribbon broken? If so,

 

 

repair according to Section 7-G,

 

 

step 3.

 

 

¥ If the proper ribbon type is

 

 

installed and the ribbon just

 

 

seems to wind and wind, try

 

 

recalibrating the Ribbon Sensor

 

 

(4250 only; see Section 5-F).

Ribbon Jam/Out

The print ribbon has

Install a new ribbon if out

 

become jammed in the

(see Section 4-B). If jammed,

 

printer rollers, is stuck

clear according to the instructions

 

to the surface of the card,

in Section 7-G. Also, see the

 

or is out.

following prevention tips:

 

 

¥ If the ribbon is sticking to the

 

 

card, check to see that your card

 

 

stock has a polished PVC finish.

 

 

Cards with a dull or non-PVC

 

 

surface will cause the ribbon to

 

 

stick.

 

 

¥ You may have tried to feed in a

 

 

card that was too thick or

 

 

perhaps two cards fed at once;

 

 

this can sometimes cause the

 

 

ribbon to break.

 

 

 

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Section 9: Troubleshooting

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