FARGO electronic S000256 manual Table of Contents, How to use the guide, Specifications

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Table of Contents

How to use the guide ____________________________________________________________ 3

Safety Messages (review carefully)________________________________________________ 4

Section 1: Specifications _________________________________________________________ 9

Regulatory Compliances ________________________________________________________ 9

Agency Listings ______________________________________________________________ 10

Technical Specifications _______________________________________________________ 10

Functional Specifications_______________________________________________________ 12

Printer Components: Top Cover to Power Port ___________________________________ 13

Printer Components: Centronics-Type Parallel Interface ____________________________ 16

Printer Components: Print Ribbons ____________________________________________ 17

Printer Components: Resin-Only Print Ribbons___________________________________ 18

Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation-Only Print Ribbons _________________________ 19

Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation/Resin Ribbons _____________________________ 20

Printer Components: Blank Cards _____________________________________________ 21

Section 2: General Troubleshooting ______________________________________________ 22

Safety Messages (review carefully)_______________________________________________ 22

LCD and SmartGuard Messages _________________________________________________ 23

Reviewing the Top Line LCD Messages _________________________________________ 23

Reviewing the Bottom Line LCD Error / Status Messages ___________________________ 28

Communications Errors ________________________________________________________ 30

Resolving the Communication Errors ___________________________________________ 30

Card Feeding Errors___________________________________________________________ 34

Resolving the Card Feeding Errors _____________________________________________ 34

Resolving the Flipper Jam error message ________________________________________ 37

Card Jam Errors ______________________________________________________________ 38

Resolving the Card Jam: Print Error Message ____________________________________ 38

Resolving the Card Jam: Mag Error / Smart Error Message __________________________ 39

Resolving the Card Jam: Flip Error Message _____________________________________ 39

Print Process Errors ___________________________________________________________ 40

Resolving the Headlift error message ___________________________________________ 40

Ribbon Errors________________________________________________________________ 40

Resolving the Skipping Ribbon Panel problem ____________________________________ 40

Resolving the Wrong Ribbon error (being displayed incorrectly)______________________ 41

Resolving the Ribbon Low error message ________________________________________ 42

Resolving the Ribbon Breaking problem_________________________________________ 43

Encoding Errors ______________________________________________________________ 44

Resolving the Mag Verify error message ________________________________________ 44

Magnetic Offset Adjustment ____________________________________________________ 44

Resolving the Printer cannot read Encoded Data problem ___________________________ 44

Resolving the Data intended for the Magnetic Stripe (printed on the Card) problem _______ 45

Diagnosing Image Problem _____________________________________________________ 47

Resolving the Pixel Failure problem ____________________________________________ 47

Resolving the Card Surface Debris problem ______________________________________ 48

Resolving the incorrect Image Darkness problem __________________________________ 49

Resolving the Ribbon Wrinkle problem _________________________________________ 50

Resolving the excessive Resin Printing problem___________________________________ 51

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