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Card
Printer
Solutions
General information
Getting started
Operation
Printing a card
Cleaning
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
P320i Plastic Card Printer
SCREEN MESSAGE | MEANING |
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ENCODING ERROR | Data cannot be written or | Check that the cards are loaded | |||
read from the card’s | with the magnetic stripe in the | ||||
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| magnetic stripe | correct orientation. Check | |||
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| whether high or low coercivity | |||
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| cards have been specified. | |||
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| Check that the data conforms to | |||
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| ISO | specifications. | See | |
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| Appendix A of this manual for | |||
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READING ERROR | Data cannot be read from | Check that the cards are loaded | |||
| the card’s magnetic | with the magnetic stripe in the | |||
| stripe | correct orientation. Check | |||
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| whether high or low coercivity | |||
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| cards have been specified. | |||
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| Check that the data conforms to | |||
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| ISO | specifications. | See | |
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| Appendix A of this manual for | |||
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| further information. |
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MAGNETIC ERROR | The printer cannot detect | Check the card orientation |
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FLASH ERROR |
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Ribbon Errors: Check that the print ribbon has not 'run out'. Lock and then unlock the print head assembly; this resynchronises the ribbon automatically. When using a color ribbon, it should advance automatically so that the leading edge of the Yellow panel is beneath the print head. Ensure that the correct ribbon type has been specified in the Windows driver.
Card Feed & Mechanical Errors: Ensure that the card thickness adjustment has been
Magnetic Encoding Errors: Check that the cards are inserted correctly in the printer. Ensure that the cards are low or high coercivity as required, and are
Cleaning Alert: The printer has counted the number of cards printed and has automatically flagged that a cleaning routine needs to be carried out. (See Chapter 4).