Rev. B
P310C & P310F
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TRADEMARKS
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FOREWORD
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
WARRANTY INFORMATION
DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
P310 PRINTER MODELS
INTRODUCTION
Important general information
Table of contents
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UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER
1 GETTING STARTED
+ OPERATOR HELP GUIDE Not Shown
CLEANING KIT
CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE
To reorder, please refer to Appendix C of this manual
REFER TO TROUBLESHOOTING
INDICATORS AND CONTROLS
INDICATOR
BUTTON- CLEAR ERROR CLEANING PROCESS
PRINTER
INSTALLATION
2 OPERATION
FEATURES
RIBBONS
LOADING
The ribbon will not synchronize on the P310F
LOADING CARDS To help you load, print, and collect cards, the
P310 has with the following items A - CARD CARTRIDGE
For loading cards
B - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE
D - CARD OUTPUT HOPPER
C - CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER
CARTRIDGE
REMOVING
CARD
FEEDING ONE CARD AT A TIME
PRINTING A TEST CARD
3 PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD
IMPORTANT NOTE
C. Set Printer Driver Options
B. To install the P310 Printer Driver in Windows NT4.0
Logo in Black and White
D. Printing a sample card
Symbols in Color with a P310C in pixeled black with a P310F
Follow the steps to print your first card
PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY
4 CLEANING
CLEANING SYSTEM
CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD
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CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE
WHEN TO MAINTAIN
HOW TO MAINTAIN
SLOT
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FLASHING
5 TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEMS / DESCRIPTION
REASON / SOLUTION
properly adjusted for correct card thickness
1. Check that you are using correct magnetic
Remove cards from Card Cartridge, shuffle
POOR PRINTING QUALITY
may be set to high values. Adjust contrast and
CARDS HAVE SCRATCH LINES
MISSING PRINTING
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Color Printing Bar Codes
6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Fonts ∙ Resident Arial Normal 100, Arial Bold
Environmental
Ribbons Overlay Varnish Interfaces Mechanical Electrical
∙ Smart Card Contact Station 30 mil cards only
∙ Magnetic Encoder 30 mil cards only ∙ Cleaning supplies
∙ Service Manual
Options ∙ RS-232C serial port
APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER
ISO STANDARD ENCODING
Using 5-panel color ribbon YMCKO. *Optional factory setting
APPENDIX B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION
DO NOT position printing over the Smart Card Chip
MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION
SMART CARD CONTACT STATION INTERFACE
Y = Yellow, M = Magenta, C = Cyan, K = Black, O = Overlay
APPENDIX C - ACCESSOIRES & SUPPLIES
RIBBONS The following ribbons are optimized for use in the
P310 Printers
CARDS The following cards are optimized for use in the P310 Printers
placing an order
ACCESSORIES
Accessories available for P310 Printers appear
below. Always refer to the part number when
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