Environment:

Operating: 50° to 95°F (10° to 35°C), 20 to 80% RH non-condensing

Storage: -4° to 158°F (-20° to 70°C), 5 to 90% RH non-condensing

Dimensions : see above drawing

Net weight 35 lb (15.9 kg) net. Shipping weight 43 lb (19.5 kg). Sensors and interlock switches in the P640i

You cane learn a lot about how the P640i functions by spending a few minutes thinking about its various sensors and interlocks.

These are of several different types, but they have one thing in common - they tell the printer’s control logic what’s happening and where, enabling it to continue with the process or, if a malfunction occurs, to light the appropriate indicator light and report a specific error condition on the host computer screen.

ID/Key

Theoptional ID/Key is a hardware “dongle” that is tied to a specific P640i printer. It is intended to prevent unauthorized use of the printer.

Like a camera battery in appearance, the ID/Key has a non- alterable memory containing a unique 64-bit serial number that is compared prior to each print job with a serial number stored in the printer’s nonvolatile RAM. If the serial numbers fail to

match, or if no ID/Key is detected, the printer is disabled. (If the ID/Key is removed during a card printing session, the printer will cease to operate after the current batch of cards is printed.)

The ID/Key is carried in a 2” x ¾” plastic fob that plugs into a receptacle to the right of the card hopper. Typically, at the end of each work session the ID/Key is removed from the printer and stored in a secure location such as the key safe.

Replacing a lost ID/Key:

The recovery procedure requires a special computer file obtainable only from Zebra product support. This file is downloaded to the printer, following which the replacement ID/ Key is inserted. The printer is then power cycled, off then on, at which point the key’s serial number is recorded in NVRAM.

Printer Parameters in the Drivers

See Tech Note 8 Windows Printer Driver for more information.

Refer also to other Tech Notes specific to the functional element in question - Card Transport, Mag Encoder, Print Station, etc.

Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Control > Advanced

Utilites

ID/Code :

Sends an ID/Code (password of your choice) to the printer, synchronizing the driver-to-printer ID/Code. This prevents use of the printer with a PC not having the same ID/Code.

Update Backup Config :

Most of the parameters affecting operation of the printer, e.g., laminate station adjustments, are set up using the printer driver, and are then saved in the printer’s flash memory as “current configuration”. The original factory configuration also resides in a separate “backup” memory, allowing you to recover the as- shipped settings. Update Backup Config instructs the printer to replace the factory configuration with the current configuration, but DO NOT DO THIS CASUALLY. On the same lines as System Restore in Windows XP, you can revert to the backup config as follows: 1. Power OFF; 2. Remove the color ribbon; 3. Press and hold the PRINT, RIBBON and LAMINATE buttons at the same time as you switch on the power; 4. Release the three buttons when you see activity in the printer.

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