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Reviewing the HDP￿ 800 Series Card

Printer/Encoders - Boot up Sequence

Step

Process

 

 

1

The Card feed stepper turns ON (to check for a card on the Flipper table).

 

 

2

The Lam Headlift turns until the head up position is returned from the Headlift

 

Sensor).

 

 

3

The Film transfer take-up Motor turns ON to take up any slack in the dancer (and

 

runs until the Dancer Down Sensor is activated).

 

 

4

The Print Headlift turns until head up position is returned from Headlift Sensor.

 

 

5

The Print Ribbon moves forward until it finds the yellow panel, pauses, advances

 

to magenta, then backs up to yellow (the Ribbon Sensor detects marks on the

 

ribbon).

 

 

6

The Transfer Ribbon advances forward two panels from supply (advances until

 

the Print Film Sensor senses 2 marks on the Film).

 

 

7

The Transfer Ribbon advances forward one panel onto take up (advances until

 

the Transfer Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film)

 

 

8

The Transfer Ribbon advances forward one panel from supply (advances until

 

the Print Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film).

 

 

9

The Transfer Ribbon advances forward one panel onto take up (advances until

 

the transfer Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film).

 

 

10

The Transfer Ribbon reverses for one panel from take up (reverses until transfer

 

the Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film).

 

 

11

The Transfer Ribbon reverses for one panel onto supply (reverses until the Print

 

Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film).

 

 

12

The Transfer Ribbon reverses for one panel from take up (reverses until the

 

Transfer Film Sensor senses 1 mark up on the Film).

 

 

13

The Transfer Ribbon reverses for one panel onto supply (reverses until the Print

 

Film Sensor senses 1 mark on the Film).

 

 

HDP￿ 800 Series Card Printer/Encoders Service Manual (Rev. 5.0)

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