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