Table of Contents
Supported Linux Distributions ___________________________________________________ 4
Ubuntu 7.10__________________________________________________________________________4
Fedora Core 8 ________________________________________________________________________5
Fedora Core 7 ________________________________________________________________________6
Red Hat Enterprise 5 ___________________________________________________________________7
openSuse 10.3 ________________________________________________________________________8
Installation Procedures __________________________________________________________ 9
Installing the CUPS Driver ______________________________________________________________9
Adding a USB Printer _________________________________________________________________10
Example output from lshal _____________________________________________________________11
Reviewing the File Listing _____________________________________________________________12
Printing a Sample Card ________________________________________________________ 12
Entering the Print Only Command _______________________________________________________12
Entering the Print with Mag Encoding Command ___________________________________________12
Printer Maintenance ___________________________________________________________ 13
Performing a Ribbon Sensor Calibration___________________________________________________13
Cleaning the Printer___________________________________________________________________14
Printing a Test Card___________________________________________________________________15
Driver Options ________________________________________________________________ 16
Using the Device Options ______________________________________________________________16
Selecting the Card Size______________________________________________________________16
Selecting the Ribbon Types __________________________________________________________17
Selecting the Disable Printing Option __________________________________________________18
Selecting the Print Both Sides Option __________________________________________________18
Selecting the Resin Dither Options_____________________________________________________19
Print and Overlay Options ______________________________________________________________20
Reviewing the Front Print Area _______________________________________________________20
Reviewing the Back Print Area _______________________________________________________22
Reviewing the Back Print Area (Examples) ______________________________________________23
Magnetic Encoding Options ____________________________________________________________24
Setting the Encoding Mode __________________________________________________________24
Setting the Coercivity _______________________________________________________________24
Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information ______________________________________________25
Sending JIS II Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________26
Sending RAW Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________27
Reviewing the URL Encoding Reference __________________________________________________27
Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table ____________________________________________28
Using the Image Color Capabilities_______________________________________________________29
Following the
Following the Resin Heat Front Procedure_______________________________________________29
Following the Resin Heat Back Procedure _______________________________________________30
Following the Overlay Heat Procedure _________________________________________________30
Using the Image Position Function _______________________________________________________31
Selecting the Horizontal Option _______________________________________________________31
Selecting the Vertical Option _________________________________________________________31
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