FARGO electronic Pro-L manual Card Laminating, A. About The Laminator

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A. ABOUT THE LAMINATOR

In addition to printing and applying the standard clear overlay panel included on the various ribbon types, the printer also provides a built-in lamination system for applying a more secure, tamper-resistant overlaminate. This built-in laminator is controlled by both the printer itself and the printer’s software driver.

Upon initial power up of the printer, you will notice that the bottom line of the LCD display will read Lam Adjust Temp. This indicates that the laminator is heating up to its preset, or default laminating temperature of approximately 300° F (150° C). This heating process will generally take about 3-4 minutes before the laminator is heated to the default temperature. Once the laminator reaches its default temperature, the LCD display will change to Lam Ready. Note that the LCD display will read Lam Adjust Temp whenever the laminator is heating up or cooling down to the prescribed temperature.

If you wish to change the temperature of the laminator, you can adjust its temperature through the Lamination controls within the printer driver setup window (see Section 6-D). Once adjusted, the new temperature settings will be sent down with the next print job along with the rest of the printer driver information. Before printing begins, the laminator will automatically adjust itself to the new temperature setting. This new temperature setting will remain programmed within the printer until it is once again changed within the printer driver or until the printer is turned OFF. Whenever the printer is turned OFF, the laminator will automatically reset itself and return to its default temperature the next time the

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