The Eltron Company P500, P600 Step 3

DO NOT TOUCH the Print Head or nearby

electronic components. Discharged electro-

static energy from a person’s body or from

equipment can damage or destroy print heads

and other printer components.

Atthis pointconsider interruptingribbon instal-

lation to perform a cleaning, as described fur-

ther on in this section. At the very least, wash

off any buildup on the Cleaning Rollers.

Ribbon Loading

Step 3

Using a prepared ribbon, unroll a comfortable

amount from the supply side to span the dis-

tance between the Supply and Take Up spin-

dles. Then, at the same time, slide the Supply

and Take Up Cores onto their respective spin-

dles.

Makesure to push both fully onto the spindles.

Also make very sure that the ribbon comes off

ofthe top of the Supply Spindle and feeds onto

the top of the Take Up Spindle.

Note that for proper seating the take-up

cores of Lamination Ribbons have a slot

that must align with a screw on the take-

up spindle.

Take extra care when installing a Print Station

ribbon. Printing with a reversed ribbon can

damage the Print Head or make an extensive

cleaning necessary.

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Operation

Contents

Main Page FOREWORD RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION COPYRIGHT NOTICE TRADEMARKS WARRANTY INFORMATION We Need To Hear From You! iv FCC NOTICE: INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE: Icon Descriptions vi ELTRON INTERNATIONAL,INC. Table of Contents viii 1 Getting Started Introduction Features Models Unpacking Privilege Card Printers Check List Page Installation Step Unpacking Step Attach Power Page Step Attach Interface Cable Step Applying Power Page Page Page Upgrading to Expanded Memory Step Step Step 3 Expanded Memory Board Installation Page 2 Operation Major Components Controls & Indicators The Power Switch See Appendix A for troubleshooting tips. Operation Page Page Step 3 Step 4 Page Step 5 Handling the Media Card Gate Adjustment Page Page Page Printer Access and Usage Printing Printing a Test Card Adjustments Physical Processes Color Dye Sublimation Gray-Scale Dye Sublimation Resin Thermal Transfer Overlay Varnish Thermal Transfer Print Sequence Page Cleaning The Printer Page Card Path Elements Page Page Page Page Page Page Cleaning Platen and Transport Rollers Step 2 Page Page Page Cleaning Laminator Rollers Step 3 Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Introduction Media Loading Orientation Ensuring Data Reliability Encoding Example 2. Set Read/Write Parameters, Enter Data, Encode Stripe, and Eject: MagneticCard Stripe Encoder Example 3. Reset to ANSI/ISO: 54 Page Page 4 Smart Card Contact Station Introduction Media Loading Orientation Adjustments Smart Card Chip Interface Media Jams Appendix A Trouble Shooting Common Printing Problems Trouble Shooting Guide 62 Page Other Support Resources Parallel Interface Cable Wiring required to use the printers parallel interface. Female DB-25 to Male DB-25 PRINTER Supported Card Media and Ribbon Card Media Ribbons CardDimensions MagneticStripe Dimensions SmartCard Chip AppendixA Printer Features and Options Page Page Appendix B Supplies and Accessories Accessories Print Ribbons AppendixB for use in Privilege card printers. Special Ribbons 72 Page Page Appendix C Windows Card Printer Driver Installation of Printer Drivers Page Windows 95 Sequence Page Page Page Page Page Using the Windows 95 Driver Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Printer Setup Options Page Page Page Head Setting Printer Control Memory Options Glossary 102 Page 104 Page World Wide Offices: