P75 User Manual
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1. Replace printer ribbon MECHANICAL The printer has an error Remove the jammed card ERROR moving the card internally Ensure that the card is not out of specification The card feeder is empty Addsimore ards or adi just the OUT OF CARD card feeder to accept the cards HEAD OPEN The print head is not locked Lock the print head in its into position lower position COMMAND ERROR The data being sent from the host is not recognised Check that the data is suitable for printing Try re printing a card from known good data PARAMETERS ERROR The features of the card are not recognised Check the Windows driver options and printer type 5 2 SCREEN MESSAGE MEANING ACTION ENCODING ERROR Data cannot be written or Check that the cards are read from the card s magnetic loaded with the magnetic stripe stripe in the correct orientation Check whether high or low coercivity cards have been specified Check that the data conforms to ISO specifications See Appendix A of this manual for further information MAGNETIC ERROR The printer cannot detect a Check the card orientation magnetic stripe on the card BLANK TRACK FLASH ERROR Contact your dealer for technical support NO ACCESS Ribbon Errors Check that the print ribbon has not run out Lock and then unlock the print head assembly th2. CAUTION Intermittent or unpredictable operation may occur from unsecured connectors If damaged the power cable must be replaced by an exact equivalent 1 4 2 OPERATION P75 PRINTER The following shows the features found on FEATURES your P75 Printer PLEASE NOTE Any blue items inside the printer can be operated by the user STANDARD FEATURES 1 Print Head 4 LCD Display 2 Print Head Unlock lever 5 Panel Button LED s 3 Card Output Hopper 6 Card Cleaning Cartridge 7 Card Cartridge OPTIONAL FEATURES A Magnetic Encoder Station B Smart Card Contact Station 2 1 2 2 LOADING The P75 Printer requires approved ribbons RIBBONS See Appendix C The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your P75 Printer For optimum performance and printer life Print Head always use approved ribbons DO NOT TOUCH the print head or the electronic components on the print head carriage Discharges of electrostatic energy e that accumulates on the surface of the human body or other surfaces can damage the print head and other electronic components used in this device lt 1 Remove ribbon from packaging 2 With printer power on and READY status open cover and press down on the Print Head Unlock Lever to open the print head carriage The print head carriage will pop open Continued on next page SUPPLY SPINDLE SY 3
3. Load ribbon onto the supply spindle under print head carriage and empty core with tape attached onto the take up spindle Make sure the ribbon comes TAKE UP SPINDLE CLICK off the top of the supply spindle and feeds to the top of the take up spindle 4 Push down on the Print Head Lock Lever until an audible click signals the locked down position 5 Close Cover Please note that the ribbon automatically synchro nises whenever the print head lock down occurs 2 3 LOADING CARDS To help you load print and collect cards the P75 has the following items A CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards 1 Install Card Cartridge by hooking onto printer as shown and clicking down 2 Install cards into Cartridge DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces N as this can reduce print quality The surface of the cards must remain clean and dust free Always store cards in an enclosed container Ideally use cards as soon as possible If cards stick together carefully shuffle them 3 Close Cartridge See Chapter 6 Technical Specifications for card requirements and capacities 2 4 B INSTALL CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer 1 Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging 2 Open Printer cover and locate Cleaning Cartridge place Remove the yellow adhesive 3 Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly i
4. This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75 Printers with Smart Card Contact Stations See Chapter 2 for location INTRODUCTION B 1 Smart Cards can have a built in microcomputer and a battery Card Memory can store fingerprints voice recognition patterns medical records and other such data The P75 may be equipped with an optional contact station for programming Smart Cards ISO 7816 This printer model responds to commands that position the cards at the contact sta tion where the printer connects to the contacts on the Smart Cards All other printer operations remain the same as the standard P75 model MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Position the cards with the Smart Card Chip at the top of the card and facing away from the printer SMART CARD CONTACT STATION INTERFACE When a command to the parallel printer interface sends a card to the Smart Card Contact Station the printer connects the Smart Card Contact Station to the female DB 9 connector on the rear of the printer An attached external Smart Card Programmer can be used to program Smart Card chips DO NOT position printing over the Smart Card Chip DB 9 SMART CARD DB 9 SMART CARD PINS CONTACT POINTS PINS CONTACT POINTS 1 CI Vcc 6 C6 Vpp 2 C2 Reset 7 C7 I O 3 C3 Clock 8 C8 RFU 4 C4 RFU 9 GND when chip is at 5 C5 GND station Refer to
5. WARRANTY INFORMATION WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU To establish Your Warranty Period And Provide Access To Technical Support Send Us your Warranty Registration Card Today Polaroid warrants the mechanism control electronics and power supply under normal use and serv ice to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of purchase by the end user Polaroid warrants the print head under normal use and serv ice to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of purchase by the end user Proof of purchase is required If proof of purchase cannot be established shipment date to the original buyer dealer or distributor will be used to establish the warranty period Failure to exercise caution to protect the equipment from electrostatic discharge damage adverse temperature and humidity conditions or physical abuse including but not limited to improper pack aging shipping service or repairs performed by personnel not authorized by Polaroid may void the warranty Failure to use only Polaroid approved media may void the warranty Polaroid will at its option repair or replace the equipment or any parts which are determined to be defective within this warranty period and which are returned to Polaroid The warranty set forth above is exclusive and no other warranty whether written or oral is expressed or implied Polaroid specifical
6. aarre a rae araea ar deen B 1 APPENDIX C ACCESSORIES amp SUPPLIES ooer Cl RIBBONS acts sde C 1 CARDS tessa ee EE Oe C 2 EA C 3 vil 1 GETTING STARTED UNPACKING Your P75 printer ships in a carton and protective YOUR CARD PRINTER anti static bag Keep all packing material in case you need to move or re ship the printer While unpacking inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occured during shipping Please ensure that you have a clean and nearly dust free environment for proper operation and storage of the printer In addition to user documentation make sure the following items are included with your P75 printer PRINTER DRIVER DISK CLEANING CARTRIDGE If any items are missing please contact your dealer To reorder please refer to Appendix C of this manual 1 2 INDICATORS Your P75 printer has an LCD Display two LED s AND CONTROLS and two panel buttons LCD Display Power Alert M e n u Clear Button LED LCD Display LED s PANEL BUTTONS LED Button Select Next The 16 character LCD Display is used for Showing the printer s current status Providing operator and service messages Chapter 5 The two LED s are used for Green Power LED Amber Alert LED with beeper This Alert LED is on when an error condition exists The Beeper will sound three alert Beeps and the LCD Display will show the associated error message The Menu Button left
7. the Card Printer Programmer s Manual for complete programming information B 2 C 1 RIBBONS APPENDIX C ACCESSORIES amp SUPPLIES Please contact your Polaroid authorised dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies The following ribbons may be used in the P75 Printer Monochrome Resin Ribbon Description sold by the roll Black 1500 images Red 1000 images O Green 1000 images Blue 1000 images O White 1500 images Gold 1500 images Silver 1500 images Scratch off Grey 1000 images Color Ribbon Description sold by the roll 5 panel YMCKO 350 images 5 panel YMCKO 200 images 2 panel K dye O 500 images 2 panel K resin O 600 images O 2 panel K dye O 800 images O 2 panel K resin O 800 images 2 panel K resin O 800 cards Note M Magenta C Cyan B Black O Overlay Monochrome resin ribbons are suitable for print ing text graphics and bar codes but not images K dye O ribbons are recommended for print ing monochrome images CARDS The following plain white plastic cards are avail able for use in the P75 printers Card Description CT Cards with no magnetic stripe CT Cards with low coercivity magnetic stripe CT Cards with high coercivity magnetic stripe CT Self adhesive cards to fix onto proximity cards Many o
8. INDOWS 95 98 USE THE FOLLOWING STEPS IMPORTANT NOTE ENSURE THAT YOUR PC PRINTER PORT IS SET TO STANDARD MODE AND ALSO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE DELETED ANY PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS PRINTER DRIVER IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS PLEASE CONTACT YOUR IT DEPARTMENT This installation uses floppy drive A as the installation drive with the printer used as stand alone 1 Start your computer and then Windows 2 Insert your POLAROID Software diskette into the drive A 3 Under Windows click the Start button select Settings then Printers 4 Double click on the Add Printer icon and also Next 5 Ensure Local Printer is selected and click on Next 6 Click on Have Disk and then type in A win95 and click OK 7 P75 CARD PRINTER should be displayed after which click on Next 8 Choose LPT1 ECP Printer Port click on Next select Yes to set as Default Printer and click on Finish to install The Printer Wizard will copy the necessary files to the PC for you and the P75 printer driver installation will be completed TO INSTALL THE P75 PRINTER DRIVER IN WINDOWS NT4 0 Ensure that you have administrative privileges to perform this installation or contact your IT department Set printer as Not Shared for stand alone use Use the steps provided for Windows 95 98 installation with the exception of step 6 where you must type in A nt40 instead and click OK 3 2 Once the printer driver has been successfully installed you will nee
9. N TO CLEAN When LCD screen reports message HOW TO CLEAN 1 Leave power on Open Cover and release Print Head Bracket to remove ribbon Close Print Head Close Cover Remove cards from Card Cartridge 2 Insert one Pre saturated Cleaning Card provid ed through slot on the side of the Card Cartridge 3 Press the Clear Panel Button right for a few seconds The card will feed into printer and carry out the cleaning process Repeat the process with a new Cleaning Card if necessary Note For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal press the Right Panel Button for 3 seconds to start the cleaning process repeat first steps 1 and 2 above Although the CLEAN PRINTER message is displayed until maintenance has been performed the printer will continue to operate ISO STANDARD ENCODING Track Field Separator Track density Valid Characters of characters Alphanumeric 1 A 2 ZOE ASCII 20 954 79 2 _ Numeric S 75BPI ASCII 48 62 40 8 X Numeric S Z 210BPI ASCII 48 62 1074 Bit per inch f Except the 2 character 3 Including Start Stop and LRC characters Also note that these 3 characters are automatical ly managed by the magnetic encoder according to the ISO Standard Norms NOTE Refer to the Card Printer Programmer s Manual for complete programming information A 2 APPENDIX B SMART CARD CONTACT STATION
10. Polaroid approved card and ribbon media Using non approved card or ribbon media can void your warranty Refer to the Accessories section for more infor mation about Card and Ribbon Media available from Polaroid 6 4 APPENDIX A MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER Operation and maintenance requirements for the P75 Printer with the optional magnetic card stripe encoder See Chapter 2 for location The magnetic encoder can be set for either high or low coercivity The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item with the read write head positioned below the card path available with HICO encoding or LOCO encoding When loading cards into the Card Cartridge please ensure be that the magnetic stripe is facing towards the printer and STRIPE lt closest to the rear DOWN Also available are Printer models with the Magnetic Read Write head positioned above the card path with HICO encoding or LOCO encoding STRIPE UP When loading cards please ensure that the magnetic stripe is facing away from the printer and closest to the rear Approved HICO amp LOCO PVC cards are available See Appendix C ONLY USE cards that comply with ISO 7810 amp 7811 standards for magnetic stripe cards The magnetic stripe must be flush to the surface of the card to work properly Never use taped on magnetic stripes The read write head requires periodic cleaning to maintain error free encoding CLEAN PRINTER WHE
11. User Manual P75 Polaroid FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid 75 Series card printers manufactured by Polaroid Corporation RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment camera or printer to Polaroid Corporation for in warranty or out of warranty repair contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization RMA num ber Repack the equipment in the original packing material and mark the RMA number clearly on the outside Ship the equipment freight prepaid to the address given to you by Repair Administration COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Polaroid Corporation This document and the information contained within is copyrighted by Polaroid Corporation and may not be dupli cated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Polaroid While every effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the date of publication no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error free or that it is accu rate with regard to any specification Polaroid reserves the right to make changes for the pur pose of product improvement at any time TRADEMARKS Polaroid 75 is a pending service mark Polaroid is a registred trademark of Polaroid Corporation Cambridge MA All other trademarks or registered trademarks are marks of their respective holders iii
12. a test card showing the operating parameter settings of magnetic encoder GO TO MAIN MENU Ribbon type To show the type of ribbon installed It may not match the ribbon physically installed until the installed ribbon has been selected through the driver Offset X aa Y bb To show the X print location offset value in pixels aa To show the Y print location offset PRINTER DEFAULTS value in pixels bb Mag Option cccc To show the setting of the magnetic encoder as cccc which can be HICO high coercivity LOCO low coercivity NONE no encoder present Color Parameters To show the intensity values of Yellow Y Magenta M and Cyan C panels and contrast value of Black Resin K Panel GO TO MAIN MENU 2 10 3 STARTING TO PRINT CARDS Printing with the P75 Printer requires the Windows printer driver the Windows ID Card Maker application software package or printer command level programming through the printer interface The P75 Card Printer can be used with any Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 software application program using the drivers provided with the printer This section contains information on the printing of a sample card in color using the 5 Panel color ribbon YMCKO and the Windows printer driver BEFORE installing updated printer driver versions always delete the existing printer driver version from your computer 3 1 TO INSTALL THE P75 PRINTER DRIVER IN W
13. d to configure it for your printer This driver provides control of several printer features when printing from Windows applications These features are accessed through the P75 Plastic Card Printer Properties To access these properties select the P75 Card Printer icon in Printers Then click File Menu and select Properties The P75 Printer screen appears Change the options as follows 1 5 On the Printer Tab configure the magnetic encoder feature If your printer is equipped with a Magnetic Encoder option select With Magnetic Encoder option On the Card Tab select card orientation Landscape or Portrait Select Landscape On the Ribbon Tab select the Ribbon Type Select YMCKO for the standard 5 panel ribbon In the same tab go to Black Panel area and select Text Only This option allows the text printing using the Black Resin Panel from the Color Ribbon Close the POLAROID 75 Printer Properties screen Now that you have loaded media and set up the printer driver the P75 Printer is ready to print EXAMPLE FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRINT YOUR FIRST CARD 1 2 Go to the microsoft Word Software If the printer was not selected as the default printer go to the file menu and select Print and choose Polaroid 75 Card Printer in the printer names list Then Close the print dialog box Come back to file menu and choose Page Setup Select paper Size tab and in Paper Size choose Card Then select the orientation lan
14. dscape Go to Margins Tab put the top Bottom left and right margins with O values Press OK to close Page Setup Window The card appears on the screen 3 3 8 Design a card with both black and colored text and colored pictures i e Symbols in color E 23 Up CAE SAMPLE CARD lt ext in Red M JOHN JONES Sales Director Logo in Black and White Build the World with us A 5 Htip atwordcon Text in Black 9 Once you are ready to print go to File and point Print 10 The printer will feed in a card and start printing the data download time will vary depending on the complexity of the card design and the processing speed of your computer 11 Once the printing job is achieved the card is ejected from the printer 3 4 4 CLEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WAR RANTY The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain your factory warranty Other than the recommended cleaning procedures described in this manual allow only Polaroid authorised technicians to service the P75 Printer NEVER loosen tighten adjust or bend etc a part or cable inside the printer NEVER use a high pressure air compressor to remove particles in the printer 4 1 CLEANING SYSTEM Your P75 Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre saturated Cleaning Cards provided The regular use of these cards will clean and maintain important parts of your pri
15. edia only 6 2 6 3 Ribbons Overlay Varnish Interfaces Mechanical Electrical Environmental e Monochrome 1500 cards roll e Monochrome colors black red blue green silver gold white Scratch off gray e K resin O 800 cards roll e K dye O 800 cards roll e YMCKO 200 cards roll e YMCKO 350 cards roll es Thermal transfer e 4 microns thick e Clear and holographic options Clear Genuine Secure Hologram Custom Hologram e Parallel Standard cable included e RS 232C Serial option e Width 329 mmt es Depth 219 mmt e Height 232 mmt e Weight 6 3 kg e 110 230 Volts AC 60 50 Hz e FCC Class A CE UL and CUL approved e Operating Temperature 60 to 86 F 15 to 30 C e Operating Humidity 20 to 65 non condensing e Storage Temperature 23 to 158 F 5 to 70 C e Storage Humidity 20 to 70 non condensing e Ventilation Free air Thermal transfer Resin ribbons offer more durability than dye sublimation with greater resistance to scratches and UV induced fading Dye Sublimation printing requires dye sublimation rib bons with either black or cyan magenta and yellow plus black resin panels Measured without card feeder and card hopper Options RS 232C serial port Smart Card Contact Station 0 76mm cards only Magnetic Encoder 0 76mm cards only Extended Warranty program Hot Swap Warranty program Cleaning supplies Service Manual Use only
16. eration and to alert operator of any error conditions There is also some additional information dealing with quality issues concerning printing onto cards SCREEN MESSAGE MEANING ACTION INITIALISING The printer is performing an Wait for the ready message internal test before use READY Ready for use PRINTING Card printing in progress Please wait WAIT TEMPERATURE The printer is warming up Wait for READY message ON LINE Waiting for host data Send card data SELF TEST Self test card printing Wait for test card DOWNLOADING The card data is being Wait for card printing to start DATA transmitted PRINTING YELLOW The yellow panel is printing 5 1 SCREEN MESSAGE MEANING ACTION PRINTING MAGENTA The magenta panel is printing PRINTING CYAN The cyan panel is printing PRINTING BLACK The black panel is printing PRINTING VARNISH The overlay is printing PRINT A hologram overlay is HOLOGRAM printing MOVING CARD TPS 2274 s being transported CLEAN PRINTER The printer is prompting operator maintenance Carry out the cleaning procedure as detailed in section 4 of this manual CLEANING The printer is performing an internal cleaning routine REMOVE RIBBON The ribbon has not been removed whilst the cleaning operation is in progress Remove ribbon OUT OF RIBBON The printer ribbon has run out
17. ge or per sonal injury Electrical hazard such as an exposed voltage point capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury An area where electrostatic discharge ESD can cause component damage Use a grounding wrist band Elevated temperature hazard capable of producing a burn Keep Card Printer clean by minimizing cover open time Table of Contents 1 GETTING STARTED 355 0 ieee ARR a ek 1 1 UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER AAA 1 1 INDICATORS AND CONTROLS s sssesesessssesseseesiseresersesisereres 1 3 PRINTER INSTALLATION Serera eege ee 1 4 2 OPERATION eebe ee EE 2 1 P79 PRINTER FEATURES eier aras astue Soari getdeg aiaeei 2 1 LOADING RIBBONS piieis eritin oi tea iinei iea 2 2 LOADING CARDS v forener o tiner eiee a ES 2 4 INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIWOE cece 2 5 FEEDING ONE CARD AT A TIME nsassesesssssesssssssissessesserereres 2 7 REMOVING CARD CARTRIDGE s sssssssessesssesessssesireresresisinereres 2 7 PRINTING A TEST CARD aon an n ia e ER E tes 2 8 PRINTER MENU INFORMATION 2 9 3 STARTING TO PRINT CARD 3 1 A CLEANING oirre EE ai Gr A E 4 1 CLEANING SYSTEM Mane aeanoea nea erao Onai 4 2 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD c scseiunsninenireiiiaiieais 4 3 CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE s sssesesessssesssessssiseresersesesereres 4 4 5 TROUBLESHOOTING nire a aii 5 1 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AAA 6 1 APPENDIX A MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER neee A 1 APPENDIX B SMART CARD CONTACT STATION oee B 1 NTRODUC TON
18. is a push button used for bringing printer into Menu Mode when pressed with the printer showing READY on the LCD Display using in Menu Mode to scroll through Menu Options The Clear Button right is a push button used for clearing an error status when LCD Display shows an error report and Alert LED is on invoking automatic retry of the operation which gave the error NOTE the buttons beep when pressed 1 3 PRINTER The following will guide you through the INSTALLATION installation of your P75 printer CAUTION Limit AC power supplied to the P75 Printer to 110 230 V AC 60 50 Hz for an associated 800 mA 400 mA Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less using an associated circuit breaker or other such device Never operate the printer in a location where operator computer or printer can get wet Personal injury could result The printer must be connected to an earthed electrical power supply and properly protected against electrical surges and grounding faults 1 Place the printer in a location that allows easy access to all sides The printer should never be operated while resting on its side or upside down Place the printer s power switch in the OFF 0 position w Insert the power cable to the printer power socket and attach to grounded electrical socket of the proper voltage and type gt Attach interface cable to printer and computer and then secure 5 Switch power on
19. is 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 amp Mechanical Errors Ensure that the card thickness adjustment has been set up correctly to allow one card to feed 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 set up correctly in the printer driver 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 5 2 QUALITY ISSUES Missing print or white lines Ensure that the ribbon is neatly winding onto the take up core and that no creases are visible on the used ribbon If there is a fine white line in the same place on the card this indicates possible print head damage Poor Print Quality Print a Self Test card and check that the printer is clean and dust free Check that the correct type of ribbon is being used and is specified correctly in the Windows driver Ensure that the cards are clean and are not covered by loose plastic particles Do not try reprinting previously printed cards as the ink will not bond correctly to the card Missing areas of print Ensure that the cards are flat and free from an
20. ly disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY European Council Directive Compliance to Standards 89 336 EEC EMC Directive EN 55022 B RE aoe modified by Ong 92 31 EEC and EMC Directi EN 500082 1 Immunity to 93 63 EEC ER 1992 Electromagnetic i Disturbances 73 23 EEC modified Low voltage by 93 68 EEC Directive EN 60950 Product Safety C Model P75 conforms to the following specification FCC Part 15 Subpart A Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class A digital device Supplemental Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following Two Conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmfull interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial envi ronment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmfull interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likel
21. nter including the Print Head and Transport Rollers WHEN TO CLEAN CLEAN PRINTER When LCD screen reports message HOW TO CLEAN 1 Leave power on Open Cover and release Print Head Bracket to remove ribbon Close Print Head Close Cover Remove cards from Card Cartridge 2 Insert one Pre saturated Cleaning Card provided through slot on the side of the Card Cartridge 3 Press the Clear Panel Button right for a few seconds The card will feed into printer and carry out the cleaning process Repeat the process with a new Cleaning Card if necessary Note For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal press the Right Panel Button for 3 seconds to start the cleaning process Repeat first steps 1 and 2 above Although the CLEAN PRINTER message is displayed until the cleaning process has been performed the printer will continue to operate 4 2 CLEANING THE A cleaning using the Cleaning Cards usually PRINT HEAD _ suffices However a separate Print Head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist To avoid deposits only use foam tipped swabs 1 Raise Print Head and remove the Ribbon 2 Clean Print Head by moving alcohol moistened swab tip side to side across Print Head elements Only use moderate force To reorder swabs see Appendix C Never use a sharp object to scrape deposits from the print head Permanent damage will resul
22. on and cards loaded your P75 printer CARD is ready to print To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card 1 Place the printer s power switch in the OFF 0 position 2 While pressing the right panel button switch printer on LCD screen will show SELF TEST 3 Release button once SELF TEST is displayed on LCD screen 4 A test card will print after a few seconds LCD display will show printing status This is an example of the test card PLASTIC CARD PRINTER PRINTER J310CEM Serial Number 23666 Firmware 4 00 300 dpi Head resistance 1234 Offset X12 Y12 C 1 E 2 23666 Printing Counter 123456 2 8 PRINTER MENU The printer is equipped with a LCD Display which gives access to different menus INFORMATION Menu key moves from READY Status into the Main Menu by pressing the Menu Button Menu Button Clear Button NEXT EE ZC SELECT The top line display shows menu information The second line of display clarifies the function of the two NEXT and SELECT press buttons relative to the current menu item 2 9 CLEAN PRINT HEAD To clean the Thermal Print Head and card transport system CLEANING CLEAN MAG HEAD To clean the magnetic Encoder Head GO TO MAIN MENU TST PATER To print a printer test card PRINT PARAMETERS SELF TEST To print a test card showing the operating parameter settings of the printers MAG PARAMETERS To print
23. s facing toward the rear of the printer Hook assembly into slot on printer and rotate down Ensure the assembly locks in place 2 5 C CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER This item is operated by the user to prevent more than one card feeding into the printer at the same time and causing a jam Open Cover and adjust lever to correct position Repeat for different card thickness Factory setting is for 30mil 0 762 mm card thickness See diagram below Card thickness A 60mil 1 524mm to 50mil 1 27mm B 40mil 1 016mm C 30mil 0 762mm D 20mil 0 508mm E Less than 20mil 0 508mm Start at lowest position and move lever up to match card thickness For other card thickness start lever at lowest position and move up until cards feed D CARD OUTPUT HOPPER For collecting printed cards Install Card Output Hopper onto printer by hooking over bottom edge of card exit aperture 2 6 FEEDING ONE A Manual Feed Slot is available on the side of the CARD AT A TIME Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot The Card Cartridge must be empty for manual card feeding to work properly For one at a time printing feed cards through slot on side of Hopper REMOVING CARD Remove the Card Cartridge prior to CARTRIDGE packaging the printer for shipment To remove pull hook back and lift hopper out 2 7 PRINTING A TEST With ribb
24. t 4 3 CARD CLEANING Your P75 Printer also has a Card Cleaning CARTRIDGE Cartridge This item cleans the cards entering the printer To ensure print quality the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements WHEN TO MAINTAIN When LCD screen reports message HOW TO MAINTAIN 1 Open Cover and locate Cleaning Cartridge 2 Gently remove Cleaning Cartridge by rotating up and away from printer Continued on next page 4 4 eS to 3 Remove Cleaning Roller from Cartridge and discard ea 4 Install new Cleaning Roller into Cartridge To avoid contamination always hold the Cleaning Roller assembly by the ends 5 Carefully peel off wrapper from new SLOT Cleaning Roller while in Cartridge 6 To replace Cartridge into printer Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly is facing toward the rear of the printer Hook assembly into slot on printer and rotate down Ensure the assembly locks in place DO NOT touch the roller surface that contacts the cards 7 Close Cover See Appendix C for replacement Cleaning Rollers Although the CLEAN PRINTER message is displayed until maintenance has been performed the printer will continue to operate 4 5 5 TROUBLESHOOTING This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P75 printer The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer s LCD both during normal op
25. ther card types are also available ask your dealer for more information C 2 C 3 ACCESSORIES Accessories available for P75 Printers are listed below Accessories Description Printer cable parallel DB25 male to female CT Additional Card Cartridge O P75 User s Manual Premier Cleaning Kit cards 50 and swabs 25 Replacement Print Head Kit Adhesive Cleaning Roller Kit 5 Complete Cleaning Cartridge
26. y surface depressions The cards and printer must be clean and not contaminated by grease dust or other particles 5 3 6 1 General Colour Printing 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS e High speed printing over 140 cards hour edge to edge in full color YMCKO throughput es Small footprint e Windows Drivers for 95 98 and NT 4 0 option e One year printer warranty e One year print head warranty e Color dye sublimation or monochrome thermal transfer printing e 25 seconds per card edge to edge in full color YMCKO e 300 dpi 11 8 dots mm print resolution e Edge to edge printing standard Fonts Resident Arial Normal 100 Arial Bold 100 e True Type fonts available via Windows Driver Cards e Types PVC Composite Card width length ISO CR 80 ISO 7810 2 125 54mm by 3 375 86mm e Option Magnetic Stripe ISO 7811 e Option Smart Card ISO 7816 2 e Card thickness 0 25mm to 1 524mm e Card Cartridge capacity Up to 210 cards 0 25mm up to 75 cards 0 15mm CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD 2 125 0 002in 53 98 0 050mm 3 375 0 010in Radius 85 72 0 SN 0 125in 3 18mm 0 009 0 034in 0 23 0 84mm ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD SE A 0 623in 15 82mm min MAGNETIC STRIPE 218in 5 54mm max 0 0 115in pe Es 0 115in 2 92mm CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD ISO STANDARD AFNOR STANDARD PJE Use Polaroid approved m
27. y to cause harmfull interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE This device complies with Industry Canada ICS 003 class A requirements Cet quipement est conforme l ICS 003 classe A de la Norme Industrielle Canadienne IV INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the P75 Plastic Card Printer These printers produce cards ideal for personalised identification access control visitor membership promotion and luggage card badges and tags This manual guides you to an efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer P75 PRINTER MODELS The Polaroid Product Number tells a story Here is a quick review of the Polaroid Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you The P75 Plastic Card Printer employs Dye Sublimation and Resin Thermal Transfer technologies Model numbers include identifiers that specify options are shown using the following lettering conventions P75 X X X nnnnnn Serial Number M Magnetic Encoding Opti ptional E Smart Card C Color This information can be found on the printer serial number panel and is also shown on the test card vi ICONS KS GE Throughout this manual different icons highlight impor tant information as follows Important general information Mechanical hazard such as one associated with moving parts capable of resulting in equipment dama
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