The Eltron Company P500, P600 Card Path Elements

Alternate cleaning materials can include the

following:

•Foam swabs (never use cotton or any other

fibrous material.)

•99% pure or better Isopropyl Alcohol for

moistening swabs

•Clean Running Water (Used for Upper

Cleaning Roller only).

Card Path

Elements The following figure shows the elements in the

cardpath that require a periodic cleaning. Pro-

cedures follow for the following items:

•Card Guides, Smart Card Contact Station,

and Magnetic Encoder Read-Write heads.

•Card Feed Roller

•Cleaning Rollers

•Print Head

•Transport and Platen Rollers

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Operation

CardFeed

Rollers

Cleaning

Rollers

HeadUp/Down

Cam(2 places)

Transport

andPlaten

Rollers

Ribbon

TakeUp

Card

Path

Module1

Module2

Card-Flip

Assembly

Card

Cooling

(P500)

Magnetic

Encoder

(Option)

SmartCard

Station

(Option)

PrintHead

PeelBar

Card-

Flip

Rollers

Laminator(P500) or

PrintStation (P600)

Shroud

CardInput Hopper

ToModule2

CardFlip

Card

Catcher

Ribbon

Supply

Figure 2-14

Media Path

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: