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Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 5.0) 11
How to use the manual _________________________________________________________________3
Safety Messages (review carefully)________________________________________________________4
Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder Overview__________________________________________5
Reviewing Pro-LX Block Diagram _____________________________________________________5
Reviewing Pro-LX Boot Up Sequence__________________________________________________6
Reviewing Pro-LX Sequence of Operations_______________________________________________7
Section 1: Specifications________________________________________________________ 15
Regulatory Compliances_______________________________________________________________15
Agency Listings______________________________________________________________________16
Technical Specifications_______________________________________________________________16
Functional Specifications ______________________________________________________________19
Printer Components: Top Cover to Power Port___________________________________________20
Printer Components: Centronics-Type Parallel Interface ____________ _______________________24
Printer Components: Print Ribbons____________________________________________________25
Printer Components: Resin-Only Print Ribbons__________________________________________26
Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation-Only Print Ribbons _________________________________2 7
Printer Components: Blank Cards_____________________________________________________29
Reviewing the upgraded 81754 PVC Cards______________________________________________31
Printer Components: Laminator ______________________________________________________33
Visual Security Solutions (Specifications)_________________________________________________34
VeriMarkTM Cards - 2-D holographic foil application_____________________________________34
Custom HoloMarkTM Cards_________________________________________________________ 34
Visual Security - Card Stock Part Numbers______________________________________________34
Visual Security - Fargo Certified Overlaminates (Special Order in 50 quantity minimum)__________34
Visual Security Card Stock - Tolerances________________________________________________35
VeriMarkTM - Application Specifications_______________________________________________35
HoloMarkTM and Custom HoloMarkTM - Application Specifications ________________________35
Section 2: General Troubleshooting______________________________________________ 36
LCD/SmartGuard Messages____________________________________________________________ 36
Reviewing the Top Line LCD Messages________________________________________________36
Reviewing the Bottom Line LCD Error / Status Messages _______ ___________________________40
Communications Errors________________________________________________________________43
Resolving the Communication Errors___________________________________________________43
Card Feeding Errors __________________________________________________________________46
Resolving the Card Feeding Errors_____________________________________________________46
Resolving the Flipper Jam Error Message_______________________________________________48
Print Process Errors___________________________________________________________________49
Resolving the Headlift Error Message__________________________________________________49
Resolving the Cover Open Error Message_______________________________________________50
Resolving the Blank Output issues_____________________________________________________51
Card Jam Errors______________________________________________________________________53
Resolving the Card Jam: Print Error Message____________________________________________53
Resolving the Card Jam: Mag Error / Smart Error Message _ ________________________________54
Resolving the Card Jam: Lam Error Message____________________________________________55
Resolving the Card Jam: Flip Error Message_____________________________________________56
Ribbon Errors _______________________________________________________________________57
Resolving the Lam Error/Out Error Message_____________________________________________57
Resolving the Skipping Ribbon Panel issues_____________________________________________59
Resolving the Wrong Ribbon error (being displayed incorrectly) ________________________ _____62
Resolving the Ribbon Low Message ___________________________________________________63
Resolving the Ribbon Breaking issues__________________________________________________64
Resolving the Lamination (not adhering to the card surface) problem_______________ ___________67