Ultra ElectronicS Turbo User's Manual
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1. X Start Position This function allows the operator to adjust the position of the start of the image A 1 shift is approximately 0 1mm For interfacing to earlier models leave set at the default value of 50 to prevent file errors X End Position This function allows the operator to adjust the position of the start of the image A 1 shift is approximately 0 1mm This adjustment only applies to Full Bleed models For interfacing to earlier models leave set at the default value of 50 to prevent file errors EEE nr TL Them a Bal Peete Teale per i Poa o a 3 d YMC Power allows the user to adjust the density of the Yellow Magenta and Cyan print For interfacing to earlier models leave set at the default value of 50 to prevent file errors Resin Power allows the user to adjust the density of the Black Resin print Overcoat Power allows the user to adjust the density of the Overcoat print For interfacing to earlier models leave set at the default value of 50 to prevent file errors Colour Adjust The default values for the Contrast Brightness and color balance of the printed card may be changed in this setup tab Unless you know what you are doing avoid changing the defaults About Data on this page is for information only When the printer set up selections have been made click on the OK button to Page 20 Ultra Electronics Card Systems close the setup window and to accept any changes2. AACR TURBO 2 10 Cod Sethe Calos Aigust Ajust image Agnes Celom Fema A Fim Drm FAD Seat eis racal Asnar Herco Winia a MMT EFi E C vancooal E Uia Sera M Tiie Aebate Koma pn 2am Page 1 Overcoat check box can be used to turn overcoating on and off Page 1 Ultra Secure check box can be used to turn this security feature on and off An Ultra Secure key must of course be fitted if a CUSTOM feature is required Page 1 Overcoat Areas Windows can select the options for specific areas of the card to be overcoated or for windows to be left in the overcoat up to five in each case Overcoating is a 2 5 micron layer of transparent acrylic protection that is available with some types of dye film For example the O in YMCKO dye film MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems The default settings are for complete coverage to the card margins For MAGICARD 300 it is 0 86 947 631 and for MAGICARD 300 plus and Turbo it is 0 0 985 641 The four numbers are the X and Y coordinates of the bottom left and top right corners of each area Page 1 Overcoat Areas Windows check box can be used to provide a pre selected wide or narrow overcoat window for magnetic stripe and smart cards with a chip Page 2 Overcoat settings apply only to Magicard Flip models Card Settings MAGICARD Turia WALZ B Imago Aspect Cah Fuma S pim Cyerenat O Cada Cenaa A Cau ipso Maqnet
3. Copy manufacturer s files from B Browse MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Select the Next button Add Printer Wizard Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printers Ultra card printer lt Back Next gt Cancel Fill in the printer name max 32 characters default Ultra card printer and select the Next button Now indicate whether you would like to share the printer with other network users If you will share the printer fill in a Share Name for the printer and select one or more operating systems that will be used by the other PCs Select Next to continue Add Printer Wizard Indicate whether this printer will be shared with other network users IF you choose sharing give this printer a share name Shared i Hot shared Share Hame Ultracar Select the operating systems of all computers that will be printing to this printer 1 Windows MT 3 5 or 3 51 MIPS lt Back Cancel In the following dialogue select if you want to print a test page from Windows Select the Finish button Now the printer driver files will be copied A test page card will be printed if selected Printer Setup Printer Setup procedure to be followed if the default setting dif
4. There are four options e Go to the My Computer folder e Double Click on the Printers folder e Double Click the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer icon Standard Prints images ona e Select Printer from the menu and go card with a border to Properties MAGICARD 300 and e Select the Details tab MAGICRD 300 Plus e Select the Setup button TOLA Nel Deters aed pel Setup Options Full Card Full bleed printing up l Pe TE to the card edges The PrintMagic printing system is MAGICARD 300 Plus designed to provide the best print and Turbo models output default settings for your printer Full Card 180 As Full Card but MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 17 Quick Start Guide rotated 180 degrees Opposing Rotation Between Sides is only significant if interfacing to a Magicard Flip Double Sided printing model Display Popup when selected will enable the Magicard printer spooler that normally is displayed on the bottom right hand side of the PC VDU when printing The number of copies may be set from 1 to 255 Colour Format Film Pee 1 Diobh Femi O THOE Husin Bleek THOK Resin Blok C YMCEO Sho Pan O YHE Composite Dhak 7 Ko Ferla OF Dilfuain Ko etusion CIE Aann GE Rein C YCEE Accom Black om Coober Him ape Black te THE and E Black te E onl Dye Film Fitted tells the printer which type of dye film you have installed The dye film supplied with your printer
5. to the other Card Feed Roller Repeat the cleaning process for the other Card Feed Roller as shown in Positions B and C Micro Switch CLEANING if CARD N MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 31 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Cleaning the Optics 1 Ensure the two light emitting diodes LED s adjacent to the Thermal Printhead are clean and not obscured the felt tip cleaning pen can be used as in diagram 1 2 Check that the two apertures to the two optical sensors one is 3mm diameter the other is a fine slit in a stainless steel strip are not obscured by debris the felt tip pen can be used as in diagram 2 Cleaning the Magnetic Head if fitted 1 The Magnetic Encoding Head is located beneath the second top pinch Roller To clean the Magnetic Head insert the Cleaning Card into the mechanism from the rear of the roller and withdraw several times until the head is clean as shown is diagram 3 2 The Magnetic Encoding Head can be seen pictured in diagram 4 with the front cover of the printer removed and the top pinch roller lifted CAUTION Take great care not to scratch the surface of the magnetic head with any sharp or abrasive material Magnetic Head Encoding Pinch Roller Top Front Idle Roller Magnetic Encoding Head Magnetic Head Bottom Front Encoding Pinch Driven Roller Roller Page 32 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra
6. Color Printer Page 5 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Envelope containing this Quick Start Guide and the PrintMAGIC WINDOWS Driver 3 5 floppy disk Page 6 OPTIONAL STARTER KIT Note This Starter Kit is not supplied with your printer and must be ordered separately Part No M9004 698 The Starter Kit contains e One roll of UR1 YMCKO Dye Film for full colour printing e 200 PVC Cards e 25 Cleaning Cards and Cleaning Pen for Thermal Printhead e 1 Pair of Gloves e 1 Centronics IEEE 1284 Parallel Cable M2900 337 IMPORTANT NOTE Reference Centronics Parallel Connection Cable It is recommended that an IEEE 1284 specification cable be used to connect the Turbo Printer to the parallel port of the PC This cable has double screening with the data wires being in twisted pairs to eliminate crosstalk and noise pickup found in the standard types of unscreened parallel printer cable Failure to use this specification cable may lead to image degradation and corruption of the image data being downloaded to the printer resulting ina poor quality or scrambled multi coloured card being printed MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Install the Dye Film Recesses Open the Printer Top Cover by releasing the catch on the right hand side of the printer Replace the Film Carrier a By turning the Dzus fastener ring a quarter tu
7. on the top or bottom of the card Back Side lf Duplex mode is enabled in Setup this button can be used to switch the Options dialogue to back side to set the options for the back of the card The dialogue for the back will look as follows MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide Ulia ceed pink Diet aull Sadun Options Coie Promise sel ig for Ailntype WEED Asar LAT Ocna E ime 7 Draca E M Ee He fe C Windin TR E F Erabi TFF Ea on Heat gt gt Fire Pomer Cetin Dats Traveler Forn WC i I E Conprarsed Assn l rl a Drac r K F Ula Secures Festus Black Fonal O phone Amr Fiotetion Fonts inks Bernal Dive Sebingi T Hand Fedhinds l Mama Fip Mode T Ead Side Ord Hagehp Onk The same options can be set as for the front With the Front Side button the user can switch back to the front Note that in Duplex Mode the options Back Side Only Manual Flip Mode and Magstripe Only are not applicable and therefore not available Hand Fed Mode If this switch is checked the printer will not feed a card from the hopper but will allow the operator to insert a card from the front It the card is not inserted within 20 seconds when prompted then the printer will return to standby Back Side Only This option will only work on Magicard Flip models as they have the ability to print double sided cards The image will allow a magnetic stripe ca
8. operation under certain conditions To use this mode you need to select ECP mode for the LPT1 port using the control panel and you may also need to set up your BIOS to operate efficiently in ECP mode Which Mode Should I Use Windows 3 x Use the NON ECP mode Windows 95 If you are unhappy about reconfiguring your computer s BIOS or are uncertain whether your computer is fully ECP compliant we suggest you use the NON ECP mode You can always MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide switch to the ECP version later when you are ready or when you install new system hardware Page 21 Quick Start Guide Install the Install the Windows Driver Ultra Electronics Card Systems WINDOWS NT4 Driver Procedure to be followed if your PC uses Windows NT 4 0 Start the PC and log in as Administrator to be sure you have the rights to install the driver select the My Computer folder and open the Printers folder Double click the Add Printer icon Be eis 1 obyject s Select the My Computer radio button to install the driver on your PC The Network printer server option is used to connect to a printer on another PC Click Next to continue Add Printer Wizard This wizard helps you install your printer or make printer connections This printer will be managed by Tea seteeneneseeeeseenenesenes All settings will be managed and configured on this computer C Network printer server C
9. test image or part of it prints the installation is complete and verified MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 27 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems In Case of N Difficulty Check the Installation Repeat the Installation Steps in this Guide Check that all cables are correctly connected Check the Printer Setup in the WINDOWS Driver Check the dye film and cards are correctly loaded See what happens in the PrintMagic print manager the icon appears on the Desktop during printing and the print status can be checked e Does the PrintMagic DeSpooler window appear on the application and clear after downloading the image to the printer or does a red cross appear e Does the ON LINE indicator flash during image downloading to the printer e lf the printer error indicators come on which ones and what is the flashing code refer to the section on LED error codes e Does the printer need cleaning Refer to the Section on this page For Further Assistance e There are a number of useful Technical Bulletins on the MAGICARD WEB page at http www ultra co uk ultra techbltn html you will need a User Name and Password If you do not have WEB access copies can be requested from Customer Service This is the current list Bulletin No Description 101 Networking Magicard Printers 102 Windows Drivers Important Installation Information 103 Configuring your PC to use ECP Protocol 104 Setting up Procedure fo
10. the key is plugged into your Connection of the parallel cable to the Turbo it will override the internal programme and your rear 25 way connector on the PC logo will be printed instead of the standard UltraSecure logo Page 14 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Install the WINDOWS Driver J Procedure to be followed if your PC uses WINDOWS 95 e Start the PC and from the desktop e Select the Have Disk button select the My Computer folder Select and open the Printers folder wage Cho the mandaciia and moda of pou pinia li pou piir cane wik an ie nabision dek chek Have Disk Sots tad iE Cou wu pater so eae doguma ion for a competion prn EE L E ef es wo wD amp BB Non fctst SF 4 it Cra bea Corina Freel Pate Diy J BERRES a ee buses AST Gp pie Lace bation INT ATET ipple Lace tiie Percomel HT 1 Ecd bes bpp Lace banter li HTH Ed Apple Laari Il C4itgh fpple Lassin Ilg Canine dink aer aine Ph fil c Back Mead Canc IT obala zl tad e Insert the PrintMagic WINDOWS Driver e Select and open the Add Printer icon Disk into the PC Drive A ppa e Select the Next gt button inber Ariz ail This wear val hap you instali your mnie guckh srd eS Te begn retsling sour pointe cick Meet e Select the OK button Install From Disk Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into eee the drive selected an
11. the operator to insert a card from the front If the card is not inserted when prompted within 20 seconds then the printer will return to standby Auto Card Feed When checked will automatically feed a new card from the card hopper to the start of print position on completion of a printed card Laminate Back Side This is for Flip models only This box when checked will instruct the Flip Printer to eject the card with the original underside facing up Encode Only No Print For magnetic encoding models only Checking this box will prevent any printing on the card but will encode on the magnetic stripe only Magnetic Verification For magnetic encoding models only With this box checked the magnetic code will be validated before printing For interfacing to earlier models leave unchecked to prevent file errors Magnetic Position For magnetic encoding models only This adjustment allows the operator to reposition the magnetic stripe to accomodate various swipe readers A 1 shift is approximately 0 1mm Scrolling to the L left will move the position of the start of the magnetic data Start Sentinel closer to the edge of the card For interfacing to earlier models leave set at the default value of 50 to prevent file errors Y Position This adjustment allows the operator to centralise the image which may be offset due to the printhead Page 19 Quick Start Guide position A 1 shift is approximately 0 1mm
12. Centers will use the same class of shipping service selected and paid for by the customer to return the printer Return shipping costs from Ultra to the customer will be at Ultra s expense After obtaining the Return Authorisation Number as described above the printer should be securely packed in its original packaging with proof of date of purchase and a note describing the problem and quoting the Return Authorisation Number The printer must be sent to the service center address supplied with the Return Authorisation Number by the main service center This address may be different to the address listed below but will generally be closer to you Please also mark the Return Authorisation Number on the outside of the shipping carton All customs duties and taxes if applicable are the responsibility of the customer 6 Applicability The Warranty and remedy provided above are exclusive and in lieu of all other warrants either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Any statements or representations made by any other person or firm are void Neither Ultra Electronics Ltd nor its affiliates shall be liable for any loss inconvenience or damage including direct special incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Ultra product whether resulting from breach of Warranty or other legal theory even if Ultra has been advised of the poss
13. D 300 is a trademark of Ultra Electronics Limited PrintMagic is a trademark of Software 2000 Limited IBM AT and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Inc Page 34 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Limited Warranty Information 1 Coverage Ultra Electronics Ltd Warrants that the MAGICARD printer shipped with this Warranty statement will conform to the manufacturers specifications and be free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of original purchase by the user but there are additional conditions on the printhead Warranty see para 2 2 Limited Printhead Warranty Ultra warrants that under normal use and service thermal printheads will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of original purchase or for a quantity of 40 000 printed cards whichever comes first provided that Ultra approved card media is utilised If a Warranty claim is submitted for a defective printhead Ultra will have the right to inspect the printhead and samples of the printed and blank ID cards used with it for the purpose of verifying that the claimed defect has not been caused by non Ultra approved media or by foreign particles or substances which have caused chemical or physical damage Ultra s decision in any such claims shall be final 3 Warranty Claims If the MAGICARD printer proves defective during thi
14. Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide LED Error Codes The MAGICARD printer has extensive error trapping facilities to provide the operator or service agent with fault diagnosis information READY and ERROR Indicator Flashing The READY indicator flashing indicates that the printer is receiving and processing a file of image data lf the ERROR indicator is also illuminated continuously it indicates that the file of image data is incomplete and that the printer is waiting for the rest If this need cannot be met perhaps the PC develops a fault or is reset then the printer must be rebooted by switching off then on again Ensure that any files in the Windows Spooler are aborted first lf the ERROR indicator is also flashing this condition indicates an error in the file downloaded from the PC and the printer must be powered down To ensure that the error will not repeat after reset abort the transfer on the PC before resetting the printer by opening and closing the lid MEDIA Indicator On This indicates any of the following 1 Dye film has run out 2 The wrong dye film has been fitted with respect to the driver settings 3 The dye film is jammed 4 The card hopper is empty 5 A card is jammed in the mechanism MEDIA OUT Indicator Flashing This indicates that the printer is in hand fed mode and is waiting for the operator to manually insert a card through the front aperture READY Indicator Flashing This ind
15. ICS Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Waverley House Hampshire Road Granby Estate Weymouth Dorset DT4 9XD England Telephone 01305 784738 Fax 01305 777904 Date 01 April 1999 Year 2000 Compliancy Statement Dear Sirs The equipment listed below has been tested as appropriate in accordance with Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems specification 0008 04 01 and found to be Year 2000 compliant in all respects Magicard 300 Turbo Series Hardware Drg No 3461 00 00 Yours faithfully ULTRA ELECTRONICS OCEAN SYSTEMS R W COLES Managing Director MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 37
16. Roller every 1000 cards printed or if mis registration occurs Open a fresh solvent impregnated Cleaning Card and clean the Front Rubber Drive Roller by inserting the Cleaning Card from the front with the impregnated side faced down with the rollers turning so that the roller turns against the Cleaning Card as shown in Position A 4 Clean the Printhead Roller normally positioned beneath the Thermal Printhead by applying the Cleaning Card with the impregnated side faced down to the visible surfaces of the Printhead Roller so that the roller turns against the Cleaning Card as shown in Position D NOTE Discard the Cleaning Card when it has dried out One or two cards should be sufficient to carry out these instructions 5 Clean the Rear Rubber Drive Roller by inserting the Cleaning Card with the impregnated side faced down from the rear with the rollers turning ie beneath the Card Preventer and the Sticky Roller so that the lower roller turns against the Cleaning Card as shown in Position E 6 Clean the Card Feed Rollers every 1000 cards printed or if problems occur with cards feeding from the Cassette Using the Cleaning Card clean the two Card Feed Rollers One is normally beneath the Card Cassette and the other is close to theSticky Roller These rollers are geared together and cannot be turned by operating the Microswitch as above Turn one Card Feed Roller by hand whilst applying the Cleaning Card with the impregnated side faced down
17. Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide for the TURBO TURBO M AND TURBO MS Quick Start Guide Printer Software Setup Iss 04 Apr 99 3505 22 01 Stock No M9004 707 DCR 25826 refers MAGICARDTURBO Color Printer Page 1 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Setting up your MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer takes just three easy steps 1 Unpack and install the printer Preparing a Location for the Printer Removing the Printer from the Box Checking the Package Contents Install the Dye Film Load the Plastic Cards Cleaning the Card Cleaning Roller sticky or tacky roller Connect the Printer to a Power Supply Test the Printer Operation Install the Parallel Interface Cable and Ultra Secure Key S MQOQ moOeS 2 Load the supplied WINDOWS Driver software Jx Install the WINDOWS Driver WINDOWS 3 x Jy Install the WINDOWS Driver WINDOWS 95 K Printer Setup L Install the WINDOWS Driver WINDOWS NT4 3 Verify computer to printer operation M Verifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS N In Case of Difficulty P Important Cleaning procedures Q LED Error Codes Note The Ultra WEB site at http www ultra co uk contains comprehensive technical support information including the latest downloadable software WINDOWS Drivers Technical Bulletins etc Conventions Throughout this guide the following conventions are used to identif
18. an be enabled and the overcoat area can be defined coordinate coordinate coordinate coordinate MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems If area is selected the coordinates define the start and end of the overcoat area If window is selected the coordinates define the start and end of the area that has to remain blank no overcoat It is possible to define up to 10 overcoat areas or windows they will be combined to one area or window on the card Prev Switch to previous overcoat area or window Next Switch to next overcoat area or window Enable Enable checkbox can be used to turn overcoat feature on and off Note that the enable checkbox is valid for all overcoats 1 10 Film Power Setting The film power settings allow the user to adjust the density for the YMC the Resin and the Overcoat print If using earlier models please leave the settings at default value of 50 to prevent file errors Black Format Options The black format options enable the operator to use resin panel for fonts only for every black spot on the card or not at all Ultra Secure Feature With this checkbox the user can switch the Ultra Secure feature on and off provided the Ultra Secure Key is installed on the printer 180 Degree Rotation This option is used to rotate the complete card layout 180 degrees to adjust for the chip position on left or right side of the card or the magstripe position
19. d then click OF Copy manufacturer s files fram ER Browse make Cance MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 15 Quick Start Guide e Select the Next gt button Ant Portier Wira nd medal of pout parier F pots pant cae a an Cici te rabion d ich de ch F Ham igk cal pnia n n biel comset pan pina doareo fol a comp alible prie e Select the desired port usually LPT1 and select the Next gt button Lock he pot wou want louse vah the porter acd then Chek Hgt You may then be offered the choice of which printer to use as the default printer Select the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer and then select the Next gt button Add Prmier Wizard You cen lyp arans fo hi prier o pou can Lae the mame cuopked below shen wou sre esc dick Feith to insted fee pina aed add t to the Prine Frode Punter name Panag MOGICAAL Sp Do pou wen pou W rdirarbacad programe in ues this arnis st the delauk pinta c Yes i fa ee E a Page 16 Ultra Electronics Card Systems If you opt to print a test page do so only if the printer is connected switched ON loaded with cards and dye film and ready to run The test page may be incomplete Select the Finish button to complete the installation Sie vou ponder nclafed Wirdces con pmi s led page cog can conn thet the peters cel ao oo pet Maro ube uou kke bo pirt a beak page TO Pee fecontire mad c Ha MAGICARD TURBO Colo
20. e Eevcorieg M Enreds Orgy Mo Pom a rigs is P Magentic Yarnicaton Hamua b i oF i P Pri Marck Slate Eri Hagnetic Position nil 2 Hagi Feed Mode Auto Card Feed Laminate Baok Side Print Quality O pons I High Dariy Aasin M High Goality Calor brig Poo tctorn Flinthesad Powen Deeacsity PRINT QUALITY OPTIONS High Quality Resin This option when selected will improve the quality of the printing of barcodes by reducing vertical distortion This setting can be used in conjunction with the Resin Power setting to optimise the printing of barcodes and images using the K panel of the dye film High Quality Colour This option when selected may improve the image resolution when printing high quality graphical image files This setting can be used in conjunction with the YMC Power Density settings to optimise the printing of the YMC color panels Duplex Mode When checked will convert the driver to allow automated double sided printing this function only MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide applies to Magicard Flip models so leave this checkbox switched off Manual Flip Mode Allows operators running non Flip models to manually turn the printed card over and reinsert for printing on the back Print on Back Only For Magicard Flip models only leave unchecked Hand Fed Mode If this switch is checked then the printer will not feed a card from the hopper but will allow
21. f the card will be printed in portrait or landscape Options If the Options Tab is selected you will find the following options Page 24 Ultra Electronics Card Systems g Ultra card printer Default Setup Options Color Frontside zetting tor Filmtiype yYMCKO Resin LIAT m Overcoat Settings Overcoat 1 BLK ii Area BLY 36 Window TAs las W Enable TRY fen z Prey Next 3 Film Power Settings r Data Transter Format YMC a Bo IY Compressed Resin w 50 hi Overcoat w pp W Ultra Secure Feature Black Format Options W 180 Degree Rotation Fonts Ores T Hand Fed Mode T Manual Flip Mode General Driver Settings L Back Side Only Magstipe Only OK Cancel Data Transfer Format This option will speed up the downloading process from the PC to the printer To enable this option click on the Compressed Box so a tick appears in the window of the box Click on the downward pointing arrow directly below the compressed box and select one of the following settings 4 5 6 or 7 bit options The lower the number of bits the faster the download speed Please note The maximum 4 bit Data Transfer Format when selected may produce picture quality degradation when printing high resolution graphics files To reduce this effect select the 5 bit data transfer format Overcoat Settings In this section of the Options page the overcoat c
22. fers from your requirement MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Quick Start Guide Select the Ultra card printer from the Printers folder ea Printers File Edit View Help n a Ultra card printer 1 objectis selected Select Document defaults from the File menu A Ultra card printer Document View Help Install Pause ming v Set As Default Printer Document Defaults Sharing Forge Print Documents Properties Close The dialogue that will be displayed consists of three tabs e Setup e Options e Color Setup If the Setup tab is selected the following settings can be made Page 23 Quick Start Guide g Ultra card printer Default 21 x Setup Options Color Paper Size ELEREETR TS Copie Count fi Copy 1 99 Film Type YMCKO Resin Duplex E No C Yes Orientation Landscape Portrait Cancel Paper Size Use Paper Size to determine the printed area of the card Standard Size or Full Bleed Magicard 300 plus only can be selected Copy Count Sets the number of copies printed of each card Film Type Tells the printer which kind of dye film you have installed The following film types are available YMCKO Resin YMCKO Diffusion YMCKO Short Panel KO Resin KO Diffusion K Resin K Diffusion YMCKOK Resin Tells the printer if one or two sides of the card must be printed Orientation Determines i
23. he upper brushstrip Its purpose is to pick up loose debris fibres and particles from the upper surface of each card which would otherwise cause a blemish on the finished printed card Depending on the type of cards used it is recommended that the Tacky Roller is cleaned each time the Card Casseite is filled to recover its stickiness Clean the Tacky Roller using a piece of Scotch adhesive tape Refer to Section E to see how to remove the Tacky Roller Cleaning the Rubber Rollers It is recommended that the Rubber Rollers in the transport mechanism be cleaned after every 1000 cards printed using the recommended solvent impregnated Cleaning Card as follows CAUTION Failure to clean the Rubber Rollers may result in mis registration of images and problems in feeding cards out of the Cassette WARNING The recommended cleaning materials are inflammable Clean the Thermal Printhead in a well ventilated area and avoid naked flames Extinguish any cigarettes Page 30 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide 1 Lift up the Top Cover to the vertical position and remove the Cassette Switch ON the power supply 2 Get the motor to turn the rollers by operating the Microswitch in the front of the print engine by hand Allow the motors to achieve full operating speed before applying the Cleaning Card to the rollers otherwise the motors will stall and the rollers fail to turn 3 Clean the Front Rubber Drive
24. his option is only available when Duplex is enabled Properties Page 26 Ultra Electronics Card Systems Ultra card printer Properties 21 x General Ports Scheduling Sharing Security About lt p Ultra card printer Comment Location Driver Utra card printer New Driver Separator Page Print Processor Print Test Page In Properties no device settings can be made All settings for the Magicard are available under Document Defaults With the Print Test Page button a test page generated by Windows NT can be printed Since the test page is normally not used for card printers only a part of the page will be printed on the card Refer to your Windows NT manual for a description of the Properties MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Verifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS M The simplest way to verify correct operation is to print a test image from a WINDOWS application e Ensure that the Printer is switched ON and that the POWER ON and ON LINE indicators are lit Run a WINDOWS application badge making desk top publishing or image processing on your PC with a suitable image or artwork Ensure that the PrintWagic MAGICARD Printer is the default printer Ensure that the printer cable is connected from the PC to the printer Print the document by selecting Print from the File menu If the
25. ibility of such damage or loss This Warranty is governed by the laws of England Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Warranty shall be submitted for arbitration of this dispute or disputes pursuant to the rules and regulations of the UK Arbitration Act This Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights which vary from country to country so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to all customers For Warranty enquiries please call or fax our Warranty Service Manager Ultra Electronics Limited MAGICARD Service Center Waverley House Hampshire Road Granby Estate Weymouth Dorset DT4 9XD U K Tel 44 0 1305 784738 Fax 44 0 1305 777904 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 35 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Ultra Electronics Limited Manufacturer s Address Waverley House Hampshire Road Granby Estate Weymouth Dorset DT4 9XD England declares that the products Product Name MAGICARD TURBO Color Card Printer Model Numbers 3505 1000 basic model 3505 1002 Mag Encoding option conform to the following Product Specifications Safety IEC 950 EN60950 Safety of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Supplementary Information Date July 1998 Page 36 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Ultra ELECTRON
26. icates that the printhead is too hot The printer waits for it to cool down before Continuing with the print If it does not cool down within about 60 seconds the printer will indicate an ERROR as described below ERROR Indicator Flashing This indicates a system hardware fault The indicator will flash a number of pulses pause and then repeat The number of flashes indicates the cause of the error Note the number of flash pulses and contact your service agent ERROR and READY Indicators Flashing This indicates a system hardware fault The indicators will flash a number of pulses pause and then repeat The number of flashes indicates the cause of the error Note the number of flash pulses and contact your service agent MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 33 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Ultra Electronics Limited shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information belonging to Ultra Electronics Limited and may not wholly or partially be copied stored in a data retrieval system disclosed to third parties or used for any purpose other than that for which it was supplied without the express written authority of Ultra Electronics Limited All rights are reserved Ultra Elect
27. inthead should not be touched with the fingers and under no circumstances should any hard sharp or abrasive materials be allowed to contact it WARNING The recommended cleaning materials are inflammable Clean the Thermal Printhead in a well ventilated area and avoid naked flames Extinguish any cigarettes Clean the Thermal Printhead as follows 1 Switch the printer OFF and isolate from the mains power supply WARNING The MagiCard Printer contains potentially lethal voltages 2 Release the top cover catch on the right hand side of the printer cover 3 Lift up the Top Cover to the vertical position as illustrated MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 29 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems yf Lik ae op Cover Carrier Dzus Fastener Thermal wll i Y N Printhead k K PAR ACARD 4 Whilst changing the dye film and with the dye film removed gently wipe the tip of the Thermal Printhead using a gentle side to side action with the Felt Tip Cleaning Pen Supplied 5 Using a tissue remove any deposits from the pen tip and replace the pen cap to avoid solvent evaporation Allow the solvent to evaporate fully from the printhead before proceeding to fit the new roll of dye film Cleaning the Tacky Roller NOTE t is very important that these Cleaning Instructions are adhered to in order to maintain the MagiCard print quality A Tacky Roller is located between the Cassette and t
28. ipe reader the encoded data must comply with the ISO Standards For copies of specifications contact American National Standards Institute 11W 42ND Street MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems New York New York 10036 Tel 212 642 4900 Parallel Port Configuration Non ECP Operation If you are using Windows 3 x or if you are using Windows 95 but are unfamiliar with the process of reconfiguring your parallel port for ECP operation we suggest you use the driver in its NON ECP mode This is the default mode and you do not have to do anything other than install the driver to use it The NON ECP mode is compatible with Windows 3 x and Windows 95 and uses the parallel printer port in its conventional Centronics configuration In this mode download will take around 17 seconds ECP Operation The ECP mode of the driver can be used only with Windows 95 and uses the parallel port in its Enhanced Capability mode to provide a faster download time of around 7 seconds Unfortunately although most PC s are stated to be ECP compatible there are still many so called compatible PC s which cannot be properly configured to operate efficiently in ECP mode either because the interface hardware on the motherboard is incompatible or because the BIOS firmware does not fully support ECP mode There have even been some reports of Windows 95 itself containing bugs which interfere with ECP
29. is five panel UR1 dye film Leave the default selection at YMCKO Resin Note that UR8 dye film is only valid for the Magicard Flip Model Page 1 Color Format tells the WINDOWS Driver which dye film panels to use on your card For printing on the resin black dye panel leave the default selection at YMCK Resin Black For a simple color image select YMC Composite Black Page 2 Color Format applies only to Magicard Flip models Black to YMC and K this option when selected will enable the printing of the resin black panel over the top of the YMC panels this will enable masked barcodes to be printed Care should be taken to ensure that the background colour is in Page 18 Ultra Electronics Card Systems the range of O to 254 otherwise if the value of 255 is used full black the YMC panels will be skipped and only K will be printed Black to K Only this option when selected will enable the printing of objects such as lines rectangles and graphics providing they are in a full black value of 255 should a value of 254 or lower be used the YMC panels would be used to create the black This option should NOT be used if a coloured background is being used on the card as white lines may be present around the edge of the graphics or objects To print objects using the resin K panel Black to YMC and K should be selected this will enable a coloured background to be used with the resin black printed on top Overcoat
30. onnect to a printer on another machine All settings for this printer are managed by a print server that has been set up by an administrator lt Back Cancel Page 22 Select one or more of the available ports to print to With the Add Port option a printer port can be added Add Printer Wizard Click the check box next to the ports you want to use Documents will print to the first available checked port Available ports Pitch Description mELPT 1 3 Local Port O LPT2 Local Port O LPT3 Local Port O COM1 Local Port C COM2 Local Port COM3 Local Port C COM4 Local Port Add Pott Enable printer pooling coca Configure Pott Select the Have Disk button Add Printer Wizard E Click the manufacturer and model of your printer IF your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk IF your printer ts not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers AGFA AccuSet v52 3 SGFAAccusetSF yv52 3 AGFA AccuS et 600 AGFA AccuSet 8005F voe 3 i AGFA AccuS et 8005F v2013 108 Brother AGFAAccuSet 1000 Bull x 4GFA 4ccuSet TOONS F ve A x Have Disk Back Cancel Insert the Ultra card Windows NT driver disk into the PC drive A Select the OK button Install From Disk Fa Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive pes selected and then click OK Cancel
31. r Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Printer K Setup Printer Setup procedure to be followed if the default settings differ from your requirement If you need to alter the default settings the PrintMagic printer driver provides Printer Setup Changes to the printer setup options you with easy to use tab dialog boxes performed via the Control Panel are non volatile until subsequently Along the bottom of the setup dialog changed even though the PC may be boxes is a row of four Pushbuttons switched off after use Most software OK Cancel Defaults and Help applications provide the means to change the printer setup but be warned Initialise the Setup these settings may prove to be volatile with some applications and your settings may be lost Play safe and use the Control Panel Initialise the setup by pressing the Default pushbutton Image Aspect For WINDOWS 3x MAGICARD Lms cs EJ e Start WINDOWS and in the MAIN Rana group select and open the CONTROL Gente PANEL window Sea aaa e Select and open the PRINTERS icon en eee e The PRINTERS dialog box appears e Highlight the PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer Driver and from the Options menu select PRINTER SETUP e The PrintMagic Printer Setup window appears which has six pages any of which may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate tab K cmm posem _ Pum For WINDOWS 95 On this page the card orientation may be set
32. r the MAGICARD 300plus Thermal Printhead 105 MAGICARD PCinside Interconnection 106 MAGICARD PCinside Installation of a CD ROM Drive 107 MAGICARD PCinside Selection of a Video Monitor 108 MAGICARD PCinside Video Cameras and Frame Grabbers 109 ID Badging Software Packages for WINDOWS 110 MAGICARD Cleaning Procedures 111 International Safety Standards and the Magicard 300 Range Note This List is updated frequently e Call your local Dealer giving the Model Number and Serial Number a description of the nature of the problem and the flashing error codes if present e Call the Ultra Magicard Customer Service Hotline number 44 0 1305 762115 Page 28 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Important Cleaning Procedures lt is very important that the MagiCard Printer be cleaned at regular intervals in accordance with these instructions Cleaning Cards and a Cleaning Pen are included with every printer shipped Thermal Printhead Cleaning It is recommended that the Thermal Printhead be cleaned after every roll of dye film i e after every 250 cards printed CAUTION Failure to clean the Thermal Printhead after every roll of dye film can result in the build up of residues which cause white lines and streaks in the printed image The Thermal Printhead is a fragile and expensive item Care should be taken to avoid damage to the printing surface at its lower edge The surface of the Thermal Pr
33. rd to be encoded and printed on the back only Manual Flip Mode Allows operators running non flip models to manually turn the printed card over and reinsert for printing on the back Magstripe Only For magnetic encoding models only Checking this box will prevent any printing on the card but will encode on the magstripe only Color Page 25 Quick Start Guide t Ultra card printer Default i ES Setup Options Color Sal SE 0 Eum Se a These settings will be used to convert the output colors Frontside setting for filrntype VW MCKO Resin UA T Back Side gt gt OF Cancel On this page color corrections can be made a corrected image will be send to the printer The available settings depend on the ribbon used For the color ribbon YMCKO Resin UR1 in the example blue green and red intensity and contrast can be corrected The effect of the correction is visualized by the bitmap on the left In this way the user will know what the impact of the correction will be on the printed card If the Use HSL switch is checked corrections can be made on the hue saturation and luminance If corrections are not satisfying use the Default button to reset the settings to their default values From the default position it will be easier to make new corrections The same corrections can be made for the back of the card Use the BackSide button to switch over to the back t
34. rn counter clockwise the dye film carrier can be removed Open the Dye Film package Fit the dye film on the lower boss observing the correct orientation of the dye film Fit the empty take up core on the upper boss observing the correct orientation of the notches on the Take up Core MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 7 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Manually turn the Spur Gear until the slots on the core engage with the lugs Turn the Dzus Fastener 1 4 turn clockwise to lock in place Lay the ring flat against the panel Pull about 6 of dye film off the roll of dye film observing that it should be coming off the top of the roll as per the label illustrations Page 8 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Avoid touching the tip of the thermal Fasten the end of the dye film onto the printhead with your hands Take up Core with a small piece of adhesive tape and wind on a couple of Feed the leading edge of the dye film turns Avoid creasing of the dye film and over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and position it centrally on the core beneath the two guide bars where fitted Refer to the diagram on the side MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 9 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems E Load the Plastic Cards Flex a stack of plastic cards to make EF sure they are not stuck together Avoid a touching the surfaces
35. ronics Limited 1998 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement Warning This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Note Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radioe lectriques d passant les limites applicable aux appareils num riques de la class A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radioe lectrique edicte par le minist re des Communications du Canada WINDOWS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation MAGICAR
36. s period please contact the Ultra Service Center at the address and telephone fax number given below The Ultra Service Center personnel may first ask you to carry out certain simple checks to confirm the nature of the problem and if a return is appropriate they will give you a Return Authorisation Number and consignment instructions to the appropriate repair center Ultra will at its option repair or replace the defective parts at no charge to the customer 4 Warranty Limitations The Warranty does not apply to MAGICARD printers that have been e Damaged through physical or electrical mishandling e Damaged through operation in environments which are outside normal office conditions in terms of corrosive atmosphere temperature humidity shock or vibration e Improperly installed or interfaced to other products which may exhibit software problems or expose the MAGICARD to improper voltages or control signals e Fitted with dye film rolls from any source other than Ultra Electronics or have been used to print on anything other than card surfaces which are approved by Ultra and which will generally be made of PVC be completely flat and be free of harmful particles or substances e Serviced or interfered with by anyone other than an Ultra Authorised Service provider 5 Shipping Insurance and shipping costs incurred in sending the MAGICARD printer for Warranty service are the responsibility of the customer Whenever possible Ultra Service
37. ted in the rear panel just above the Centronics parallel interface connector Press the push button momentarily MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer It will take a few seconds before printing commences When finished a Test Card will be ejected from the aperture in the Front Panel 3 1 oe 51622 Betal The card should be as shown with Yellow Magenta Cyan Black panels a Cyan background and Yellow Magenta Cyan graduated scales This card can only be printed by a printer in isolation when using UR1 Dye Film Note also that the internal software version is printed on the test card Page 13 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Install the parallel Interface Cable and Ultra Secure Key Plug a good quality screened Centronics Interface cable into this socket and secure the wire latches Plug the other end into the Printer connector of your PC LPT1 or LPT2 Switch the printer OFF Locate the UltraSecure Interface connector on the rear panel Note the position for the UltraSecure Key at the rear of the Magicard Printer Please note that the UltraSecure logo is now a standard feature programmed into the firmware of all TURBO models It can be switched on off from within the OVERCOAT section of the PrintMagic driver If you wish to have a CUSTOM LOGO produced you must ask your dealer for a custom key order form Your logo will then be programmed into a key of the type shown above When
38. that have been made Note Although you may be able to access the Printer Setup dialog window from within a WINDOWS application with some applications the selected settings will prove to be volatile and will be lost when you quit WINDOWS Click on the RESTORE button to return to the original default values Click on the CANCEL button to close the setup window and to abandon any changes that have been made For further information on installing and configuring printers to your PC operating in a WINDOWS environment consult the Microsoft WINDOWS User s Guide Printing Monochrome Bitmaps Driver versions 4 01 and later has an option to print graphics using the resin black panel of the dye film To print a bitmap on the resin black panel the format must be as a 1 Bit Bitmap image file Mag Encoding using the WINDOWS Driver lf you wish to use the magnetic encoder from within a WINDOWS application create a text string with a tilde symbol at the beginning and place the string anywhere on the image using a black true type font For example to encode the word HELLO on to Track 1 at 210 bpi on a HiCo card the instructions and data string placed on the image should be eB EZ 0 MPC COENS HECGLO The Magicard 300M printer allows you to encode HiCo and LoCo cards at 75 or 210 bpi on any of the three tracks at 5 or 7 bits per character with complete freedom To ensure the encoded card is recognised by the sw
39. to be printed Drop the cards flat down into the plastic Cassette side to be printed uppermost mag stripe to the left and facing down if used Refit the card hopper back into the printer Page 10 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Cleaning the Card Cleaning F Roller sticky or tacky roller The tacky roller should be removed for cleaning before each batch of 100 cards To remove the tacky roller release the locking tab on the left hand side and by putting your fingers beneath it the roller can then be removed Remove surface dust by using a strip of Scotch adhesive tape and snap back into place Close the Printer Cover and secure the front latch Install the Cassette into the Printer MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Page 11 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Connect the Printer to a Power Supply Switch ON The indicators should all flash and the motors run briefly Finally the Locate the Mains Switch on the rear panel READY LED will remain ON Plug in the Power Cord Plug the other end into a Power Supply socket Page 12 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Printer Operation Quick Start Guide Test the Print an Internally Generated Test Card to make sure your printer is working correctly At the rear of the printer locate the TEST Push button This is loca
40. y important information WARNING Warning messages indicate where personal injury could result from not following the correct procedures CAUTION Caution messages indicate where damage to equipment could result from not following the correct procedures NOTE Notes convey important information that is identified within the text Page 2 MAGICARD Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Preparing a Location 12 300mm Quick Start Guide for the Printer A 24 540mm ft ee ee ee ee ee ee U ee ee Oe E 16 5 420mm Location Requirements for your printer e Aclean level surface e Adequate space for opening the Top Cover cable access at the rear allowance for air circulation e An adequately ventilated room MAGICARDTURBO Color Printer An adequate power supply Ambient temperature 10 to 30 deg C Relative Humidity 20 70 RH Protection from direct sunlight and chemicals Protection from abrupt temperature Page 3 Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Systems Removing the Printer from the Box Place on a smooth level table and remove the polyethylene container Carefully open the box and remove any accessories Page 4 MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide Checking the Package Contents Locate each item as listed below The MagiCard Color Printer Take up Core Country MAGICARD TURBO
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