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Datacard magna User's Guide (180 pages)

Brand: Datacard | Category: Print & Scan | Size: 6.43 MB |

English

Table of contents

User’s Guide for

1

Magna™ Printers

1

Regulatory compliance

2

Trademark acknowledgments

2

Proprietary Notice

2

Contents

3

Overview

7

About this manual

8

Audience

8

About the Magna printer

8

Printer models

9

1-4 Overview

10

Printer features

12

Inside the printer

13

1-8 Overview

14

1-10 Overview

16

1-12 Overview

18

Using the printer

19

Loading cards

21

2-4 Using the printer

22

Loading the print ribbon

23

2-6 Using the printer

24

Load the print ribbon

24

Removing the supply cartridge

25

2-8 Using the printer

26

Remove the supply cartridge

26

Load supply in the cartridge

26

Supply tracker

28

Set the debower

29

2-12 Using the printer

30

Power on the printer and PC

31

Ready button

32

Status light

32

Making cards

33

2-16 Using the printer

34

Print from a PC application

34

Removing cards

36

Responding to messages

37

Figure 2-18: Typical message

38

Shut down the printer and PC

39

2-22 Using the printer

40

Using the printer driver

41

Document Properties

42

Use the Properties dialog box

43

3-4 Using the printer driver

44

3-6 Using the printer driver

46

• Print ribbon type

47

• Print blocking pattern

47

• Printer type

47

3-8 Using the printer driver

48

Using the Printer Toolbox

50

3-12 Using the printer driver

52

Open the Printer Toolbox

52

Exiting the Printer Toolbox

53

3-14 Using the printer driver

54

Maintaining the printer

55

Running a cleaning cycle

56

4-4 Maintaining the printer

58

Replace the cleaning roller

58

Cleaning the printer rollers

60

4-8 Maintaining the printer

62

Cleaning the supply tracker

64

Clean the supply tracker

65

Cleaning the heated roller

66

Cleaning tips

67

Cleaning the printhead

68

Edge of the printhead

69

Ground cable

70

4-18 Maintaining the printer

72

Troubleshooting

73

Troubleshooting guide

74

Track Format Data

77

Windows test page

78

Magnetic stripe test card

79

Problems with card appearance

80

Problem Troubleshooting

81

5-10 Troubleshooting

82

5-12 Troubleshooting

84

5-14 Troubleshooting

86

5-16 Troubleshooting

88

What you see

89

Possible causes Solutions

89

Optional overlay module

91

5-20 Troubleshooting

92

Jane Doe

93

5-22 Troubleshooting

94

Obtaining service

95

5-24 Troubleshooting

96

5-26 Troubleshooting

98

Before you install

99

Installation audience

100

General requirements

100

Selecting the site

101

6-4 Before you install

102

6-6 Before you install

104

Install the printer

105

Unpacking the printer

106

Who to call for assistance

108

Connecting cables

109

7-6 Install the printer

110

Connect a USB data cable

110

7-8 Install the printer

112

Connect the power cord

113

Installing the printer driver

114

7-12 Install the printer

116

7-14 Install the printer

118

7-16 Install the printer

120

7-18 Install the printer

122

Printing sample cards

124

Setup tips

124

Changing optional settings

125

Setting printer permissions

126

7-24 Install the printer

128

Safety and compliance

129

Liability statement

130

Acknowledgments

131

Supplies and cards

133

Personalization supplies

134

Laminate material

135

Authentic

136

Tips for success

137

Name Part number Description

137

Card specifications

138

StickiCards

139

Contactless smart cards

139

Pre-punched cards

139

Card quality guidelines

140

Cleaning supplies

141

Replaceable cleaning sleeve

142

Cleaning kits (optional)

142

Magnetic stripe cleaning card

143

Cleaning pen

143

Heated roller cleaning stick

143

Printer driver CD-ROM

144

Path Purpose

145

Printer components

146

Card cartridge

147

Cleaning roller spindle

147

Card output stacker

147

Data cable

147

Power cable

148

Smart card cable

149

Overlay cartridge

149

Topcoat cartridge

150

Spool cap

150

Related publications

151

PC port settings

153

Set up two ECP parallel ports

154

Setting parallel port values

157

• Setting USB port values

161

• Setting serial port values

161

Magnetic stripe encoding

165

Magnetic stripe escapes

167

Using magnetic stripe escapes

168

Printer

169

Manufacturer

169

Encoding

169

Syntax Example

169

TTS (Thrift Third Standard)

170

NTT character set

171

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