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Resolving the Image Placement problem

Symptom: Printing is cut off or is not centered on the card, or a white border appears.

Step

Procedure

 

 

 

 

1

Determine if the Image Placement option within the Calibrate tab is set

 

 

correctly.

 

 

a.

From the Computer, open the Printer control panel.

 

 

If using Windows 95/98/ME, right click on the Persona C25 Card Printer Icon

 

 

 

and select properties.

 

 

If using Windows NT 4.0 right click on the Persona C25 Card Printer and

 

 

 

select Document Defaults.

 

 

If using Windows 2000/XP, right click on the Persona C25 Card Printer and

 

 

 

select Printing Preferences.

 

 

b.

Click on the Calibrate tab in the Persona C25 Card Printer Driver.

 

 

c.

Adjust the Vertical and/or Horizontal Image Placement settings based on

 

 

 

where the white border is on the card.

 

 

 

 

2

Adjust the Image Placement

 

 

a. Disconnect power from the Printer.

 

 

b. Remove the Rear Cover.

 

 

c. Adjust the Potentiometer labeled RP3 one-quarter turn clockwise.

 

 

d. Run a self-test by holding down the Pause/Resume Button while reapplying

 

 

 

power.

 

 

e. Once printed, the green and red bars on the self-test card should be of

 

 

 

equal length. If they are not, a further adjustment may be needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continued on the next page

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FARGO electronic S000256 manual Resolving the Image Placement problem