Card
Printer
Solutions
General information Getting started Operation Printing a card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C
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P720 Plastic Card Printer
5TROUBLESHOOTING
This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P720 printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer’s LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions. Note that a beeper will sound in case of a mechanical error or consumable error: OUT OF CARD, OUT OF RIBBON, ROTATION ERROR, HEAD OPEN, COVER OPEN, TEMPERATURE ERROR, MECHANICAL ERROR, MAGNETIC ERROR, READING ERROR.
There is also some additional information dealing with quality issues concerning printing onto cards.
5 • 1 Interpreting LCD Display messages
A • About the Printing Station
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INITIALIZING |
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READY |
| Ready for use |
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WAIT TEMPERATURE |
| Print Head cool down |
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SELF TEST |
| Self test card printing |
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| Wait for card printing to start |
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DOWNLOADING DATA |
| The card data is being |
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PRINTING YELLOW |
| The yellow panel is being |
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PRINTING MAGENTA |
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PRINTING CYAN |
| The cyan panel is being |
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