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FARGO electronic Pro-L manual C. Unpacking And Inspection, D. Applying Power

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C. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual

C. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

While unpacking your printer, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included with your printer:

νPrinter

νPower Supply (see Section 3-D)

νCleaning Roller Assembly (pre-installed)

νSoftware Installation CD (see Section 6)

νWarranty Statement and Registration Card

Save the carton and packing materials. They will come in handy when transporting the unit.

D. APPLYING POWER

The power supply included with the printer is a universal power supply properly configured for the power used in your country. To connect this power supply to the printer, locate the appropriate power cord for your country and refer to the following steps:

CAUTION! THE INCLUDED POWER SUPPLY IS DESIGNED FOR USE ONLY WITH THE COLOR ID CARD PRINTER. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE PLUG CONFIGURATION OR THE VOLTAGE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE PRINTER. CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED RESELLER FOR INFORMATION ON THE CORRECT POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION.

1.Place the power cord into the power cord port of the power supply.

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Section 3: Getting Started

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FARGO electronic Pro-L manual C. Unpacking And Inspection, D. Applying Power

Contents

Page Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual NoticesTrademark Acknowledgements Printing HistoryFor Users in Canada For Users in the United StatesFor Users in Taiwan Section 3 Getting Started Table of ContentsSection 6 Using Your Card Printer Section 1 IntroductionAppendix A Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Section 7 MaintenanceSection 8 Mechanical Adjustments Section 9 TroubleshootingDye-Sublimation IntroductionThank You A. HOW YOUR CARD PRINTER WORKSResin Thermal Transfer B. SPECIAL FEATURESWARNINGS Safety PrecautionsSICHERHEITSHINWEISE VORSICHT SicherheitsmaßnahmenAVERTISSEMENTS Consignes de sécuritéADVERTENCIAS ¡PRECAUCION Precauciones de seguridadAVVERTENZE ATTENZIONE Precauzioni per la SicurezzaADVERTÊNCIAS CUIDADO Precauções de SegurançaPro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsPro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsPro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsPro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsA. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION Getting StartedB. ABOUT MOISTURE CONDENSATION C. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION D. APPLYING POWERPower Input Port LCD Display E. IDENTIFYING THE PRINTER FEATURESOn LED Light Security Card Slot On/Cancel ButtonReady LED Light Pause/Resume ButtonSection 3 Getting Started Pro-L Card Printer User’s ManualA. ABOUT RIBBONS Ribbons and CardsScratch-Off Resin Resin-Only RibbonsStandard Resin Black K Metallic ResinFull-Color YMCKK Dye-Sublimation/Resin RibbonsFull-Color YMCKO Full-Color YMCKOKB. LOADING RIBBON INTO THE PRINTER Ribbon Sensor Cleaning Roller AssemblyTake-up Ribbon Drive Hubs Supply Ribbon Drive HubsD. LOADING CARDS INTO THE PRINTER C. ABOUT CARDSCard Input Tray Card Input Tray Card Input Guides Card Hopper DoorSelf Test Example Actual size E. RUNNING THE SELF TESTA. ABOUT THE LAMINATOR Card LaminatingC. LOADING OVERLAMINATE INTO THE PRINTER B. ABOUT OVERLAMINATES2. The supply end of the overlaminate roll is the side containing the fresh, unused portion of the overlaminate. The take-up end is the other side Supply Roll Take-up Roll A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER Using Your Card PrinterSection 6 Using Your Card Printer B. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVERInstalling Printer Driver Updates Installing The Printer Driver From The Software Installation CDC. INSTALLING THE 32-BIT PRINT SPOOLER FOR WINDOWS 95/98 InstallingDownloading Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Once installed, the 32- Bit Print Spooler icon will appear in the Start-Programs-Fargo folder D. SETTING UP THE PRINTER DRIVER Windows NT Windows 95/98Pro-L Card Printer Document Settings Buffer Single Card AlgebraicCalibrate Card Size Color Matching Dither Mode Disable PrintingImage Placement ControlsLamination Options K Panel Only 95% 99%Magnetic Track Options Pause for Low Ribbon MonitorOrientation OverlayPrint Back Side Only Picture ControlsRibbon Sensor Print Both SidesPrint Edge-to-Edge Resin HeatWrite Direct to Port SmartShieldSplit Ribbon Print Use 32-bit SpoolerE. PRINTING A CARD Drive Hubs MaintenanceDrive RollersA. SUPPLIES REQUIRED Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual B. STANDARD PRINTHEAD CLEANINGC. EXPANDED PRINTHEAD CLEANING D. CLEANING THE PRINTER’S CASEF. CLEARING A CARD JAM E. CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE PRINTERG. CLEARING A RIBBON OR OVERLAMINATE JAM H. CLEANING THE CARD FEED ROLLERSSticky Side Up I. CLEANING THE DRIVE ROLLERSJ. MAINTAINING THE CLEANING ROLLERS Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 7 MaintenanceA. ADJUSTING THE CARD INPUT GUIDES Mechanical AdjustmentsB. ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CARD GUIDES Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual C. ADJUSTING THE CARD SEPARATOR FLAP5. As you are looking straight into the Card Hopper, locate the two single screws which reside in the upper corners of the back plate of the Card Hopper. You will find one screw to the right of the right Card Input Guide and one screw to the left of the left Card Input Guide. Loosen these screws Card Feed Roller D. ADJUSTING THE LAMINATOR 3. If the PolyGuard chip is being placed more toward a card’s bottom edge as shown, move the Card Guide Rail slightly toward the front of the printer opposite the direction you would like the chip to move Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 8 Mechanical AdjustmentsA. INTERPRETING LCD DISPLAY MESSAGES TroubleshootingCause SolutionTOP Line of LCD MessageCause SolutionTOP Line of LCD continued MessageMessage TOP Line of LCD continuedSolution Pro-L Card Printer User’s ManualCause SolutionTOP Line of LCD continued MessageCause SolutionTOP Line of LCD continued MessageCause SolutionTOP Line of LCD continued MessagePro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Solutiononly if you are using the FeatureCause BOTTOM Line of LCDSolution MessageMessage BOTTOM Line of LCD continuedSolution Pro-L Card Printer User’s ManualCause BOTH Lines of LCDSolution MessageSecurity Feature BOTH Lines of LCD continuedSolution using the SmartGuardThe printer doesn’t seem to work at all B. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONSI’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 The printer beeps just before each ribbon panel is printedThe photos on my ID cards look very pixelated or grainy The PolyGuard overlaminate is not centered on my cardMy prints have a thin streak or line traveling the entire card length My prints have “spots” small voids in themI can’t get the cards in between the Card Input Guides Two or more cards feed at the same timePro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Section 9 TroubleshootingColors Technical SpecificationsPrinting Resolution Printing MethodCard Types Section 10 Technical SpecificationsA. MAGNETIC TRACK OPTIONS Appendix A Magnetic Stripe Encoding ModuleEncoding Mode / Coercivity / Track Selection Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual Encoded Bit DensityCharacter Data Size Character ASCII OffsetLRC Generation Mode Character Data ParityPro-L Card Printer User’s Manual TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 B. ISO TRACK LOCATIONSC. SENDING TRACK INFORMATION 0.130Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual ~1%JULIE ANDERSON623-85-1253?~20123456789? ~30123456789?A. INTRODUCTION Appendix B Interfacing InformationB. CENTRONICS - TYPE PARALLEL INTERFACE DB25P TABLE B-1 Parallel Interface Pin AssignmentsWIRE DIAGRAM DB36PDye-sublimation ribbons IndexIndex Bar CodesPause/Resume Button IndexLCD Display Parallel Interface Port