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48 Supplies and Parts

Pre-Punched Cards

Thecardscanhaveapunchedarea

within1inch(25mm)oftheleft

edge,asthecardsareloadedinthe

printer.Ifthecardhasamagnetic

stripe,thecardmustnotbe

punchedan ywhereinthestripe.

New Cards for Color Printing

Theprinterisdesignedtoprintonnewcardstock.Ifyouprintoncardstwice,be

carefultoavoidgettingdirt,fingerprints,orothercontaminantsoncardsbefore

thesecondprinting.Previousprintingcaninterferewithprintingandresultin

cardsthatdonothavetheappearanceyouwant.Printingoncar dsthathave

beenissuedmightintroducesubstancesthatinterferewithcardprintingor

damagetheprinter.Ifapreviouslyprintedcardhasbeenprintedwithtopcoat,

thecardcannotbeprintedasecondtime.

Adhesive-Backed Cards

Adhesive‐backedcar dsareprinted,andthenadheredtoproximitycardswhen

thecardsurfaceisnotflatenoughtoprint.UseonlyDatacardadhesive‐backed

cardswiththeprinter.Followtheseguidelines:

• Storecardsinacoolplace(suchasarefrigerator)toavoidadhesivemigration.

• Cleantheprinter’scardtrackstoremoveanyadhesiveresidue.Usethe

printheadcleaningpenorisopropanolandaswabtoremovetheresidue.

• Useaprintmarginofatleast0.05inchwhenusingadhesive‐backedcar ds.

Card Quality Guidelines

Cardsmustmeetthefollowingcardqualityguidelinesfortheprintertoprint

high‐qualitygraphicssuccessfully.

Card Surface

Theca

rdmustbesmoothandeven,andfreeofirregularitiessuchasraisedburrs

orparticlesembeddedinthesurface.Surfaceirregularitiescancauseprinting

voids,especiallywhenprintingedgetoedge.

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