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Zebra Technologies P640i Avoid These Problems, Move Carriage, Dirt on platen, Clean Frequency, Delaminated platen, Card Presence Sensor, Pick Position Adjust (Pixels)

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

>Run Clean Cycle

Card Presence Sensor

Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Control > Advanced Utilites > Show Sensor Data > Card

Presence Sensor

[Also available through the Status screen (Device Settings > Status > Advanced )]

Card presence sensor values: High (around 250) = card

absent, low (around 10) = card present.

Move Carriage

Move Carriage moves the carriage to the position specified in the drop down menu on the Advanced Utilities window. Select a destination, then click Move.

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

Pick Position Adjust (Pixels)

Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra Defects at top left and on the bottom edge were P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Printer Adjustment > caused by lack of support under the

card. Card Hopper > Pick Position Adjust (Pixels)

Clean Frequency

Clean Frequency adjusts how often the card cleaning roller is itself cleaned by contact with sticky tape in the cleaning cassette. Acceptable values: 1 card to 20 cards; default 10 cards.

Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Properties > Device Settings > Printer Adjustment > Cleaning Station > Clean Frequency

Avoid These Problems

The truck platen is an important contributor to print quality. To provide adequate support for the card, the platen’s neoprene surface must be clean and intact. Look for signs of delamination, especially at the edges of the platen, and be sure to keep the surface free of debris.

Delaminated platen

Pick Position Adjust fine tunes the extent of truck motion relative to the home sensor located left of the card hopper. Modify this value only if the printer has repeated difficulty in card picking.

Dirt on platen

These image defects were caused by a “foreign object” under the card - a tiny piece of card, less than 0.01" (0.25 mm) thick .

980541-001 Rev. A

P640i Card Printer User Guide

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Contents

Page Customer Order # Manufacturer Part # 980541-001Rev. A Caution labels on P640i Printers Pinch Hazard • Hot surfaces • P640i Card Printer User Guide Caution • WARRANTY INFORMATION Printers Printheads Software Supplies Warranty Exclusions and Conditions AGENCY APPROVALS Product Disposal CONTACT INFORMATION Zebra Technologies • Card Printer Solutions Table of Contents Page Page Page Introduction Overview Photo ID card printing Printing basics What to expect when you turn on the power Push buttons and Indicator lights RIBBON button Figure 1 • Standard YMCK color ribbon button is pressed LAMINATE button transfer rollers provided INDICATOR LIGHT SUMMARY A typical card production sequence Page Page Media Handling Loading cards Loading the cleaning cassette Loading the color ribbon Page Laminating Station Main components of the laminating system Removing the cassettes full vertical Do NOT use tools Loading the cassettes Installing the cassettes Clearing the Laminate Channels Never re-use top edge above the laminate cutter guide Laminating smart cards exactly Troubleshooting Image Adjustment Troubleshooting quality problems Continuous white or black stripes on card’s longer dimension Random occurences of white (unprinted) spots Image not centered on card Image missing at top or bottom of card Consistent image defects, card after card Random colored patterns on image Scratches/dings on long edges of card Laminate not centered on card Unusual Printer/Lmainator Events Completely unexpected print results YMC color panels stick to card K (Black) panel sticks to card Loud rattling/screeching from card transport Brief rattling noise before every print job Error messages Page Page Page Technical Notes Technical Note 1 - General Information Environment: ID/Key Replacing a lost ID/Key: ID/Key Printer Parameters in the Drivers ID/Code : Table 1: General Table 1: Color Management Table 1: Sharing Table 1: Security Table 1: Ports Table 1: Advanced Technical Note 2 - Card Transport Truck home sensor Card presence sensor Truck interlock (arrowed) Cleaning cassette TOP: BOTTOM: Underside of hopper base molding Transport Parameters in the Driver Avoid These Problems Delaminated platen Dirt on platen Technical Note 3 - Magnetic Stripe Encoder Page Horizontal Offset Magnetic Encoding Preferences Mag Encoder Verify On Bit by Bit Encoding Techncial Note 4 - Print Station Print head attachment hardware Print head assembly : Replacing the print head Print quality tests and adjustments Print Station Parameters in the Driver Ribbon Panel Detect: Panel Threshold: Printhead Voltage: (logic states): K (Black) Panel Printing Black Panel - Compensation: Black panel compensation Black panel density Black panel preheat Ribbon positioning problems: The arrows show the Color Calibration Technical Note 5 - Flip Station Flip station components: Flip station motor: Flip station viewed from above: Flip station adjustm ent procedu re Azimuth adjustment: Gap adjustment: Flip Station Routines in the Driver Flip Test 1: Flip Test 2: Flip Test 3: Eject Card: Carrier Motion Flip station components Flip Station Parameters in the Driver Rest Position Page Techncial Note 6 - Laminator Laminate position adjustments Making sense of the skew adjustment Reset the cassette pocket Upper cassette skew adjustment procedure Lower cassette skew adjustment procedure Upper cassette vertical offset adjustment Lower cassette vertical offset adjustment Heater Temperatures Laminate Sensors Laminator Parameters in the Driver Line Voltage: Correcting Laminator Problems Laminate Station Adjust Length Adjust (mils): Horizontal Offset (mils): Adjusts laminate placement on the card Problem Corrective action Technical Note 7 - ID/Log Technical Note 8 - Using the Windows Printer Driver Card Setup YMC (Color) Printing Image Adjustment K (Black) Panel Magnetic Encoding ID/Log Status Control Ribbon Panel Detect: Panel Threshold : Laminate Sensors: Card Presence Sensor: AC Frequency: 50 or 60 Hz Printer Adjustment Color Management General Sharing Security Ports Advanced Using IDPrint Lite Card Setup Ribbons, image numbers and front/back assignments Technical Note 9 - Installing the Windows Printer Driver Installing the printer driver New Hardware Found Wizard Install using Zebra’s Printer Setup screen Parallel Port: USB Port: Page Install using “Add a Printer” Firewall issues Configuring the Ethernet option Hardware setup Software setup Page Page Page Technical Note 10 - Printer Pooling