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CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Safety Precautions Before operating the unit, please read the following safety precautions carefully. Warnings CAUTION! TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE FRONT, TOP OR BACK PANELS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Operate the unit only on 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
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CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Introduction Thank You... ...for choosing a CardJet Card Printer. Your printer has been designed to produce stunning, photo-quality color or monochrome output. It offers many features which easily allow you to create full-color, durable cards complete with: Photographs High resolution graphics Text Bar codes And much more. To begin printing with your new printer, please refer to the topics in this User's Guide in the order in which they appear.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide A. Special Features Your card printer has many distinct advantages over other color card printers.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Getting Started A. Choosing A Good Location Place the unit in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build up. Use the printer's dimensions as a guideline for the minimum clearances to the unit. Note: Allow for adequate clearance above the unit to accommodate the height of the unit with its Top Cover open.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide B. Unpacking And Inspection While unpacking your printer, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide C. Applying Power The printer has a universal power supply properly configured for the power used in your country. To connect this power cord to the printer, locate the appropriate power cord for your country and refer to the following steps: 1. Locate the power cord delivered with your printer. 2. Place the DC power plug end of the power cord into the printer's Power Input Port. 3. Place the AC power plug end of the power cord into an available wall outlet.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide D. Opening The Top Cover 1. Open the Top Cover of the printer by lifting up on its bottom edge and tilting the cover back into its fully open position. 2. To close the Top Cover, gently lower the Top Cover until it closes securely. Note: The Top Cover must be closed securely in order for your printer to operate.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide E. Identifying The Printer Features Top Cover Opens to allow access to the Cartridge, cartridge, and card path. This cover must be closed in order for the printer to begin printing (see Opening The Top Cover). Power Button and LED The Power button turns the printer ON and OFF. It also serves to cancel the current print job and reset the printer for the next print job.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Ink Cartridges And Blank Cards A. About Ink Cartridges As described in How Your Card Printer Works, your card printer utilizes inkjet methods to print images directly onto blank cards. The Inkjet print cartridge combines the yellow (Y), magenta (M), and cyan (C) inks. By combining all colors, this cartridge allows you to print full-color, photo-quality images with sharp, black text and bar codes.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide B. Loading Supplies 1. Install Color Install the both ink cartridges into the printer. 2. Close Top Cover 3. Install Cards Install the Card Cartridge. Gently push it down until you hear it snap into place.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Using The Card Printer A. Connecting The Printer to Your Computer The card printer is designed to be used with any IBM-PC or compatible running Windows 2000/XP. For best results, a Pentium™ class 133 MHz computer with 32 MB of RAM or higher and 200 MB free hard disk space is required. To connect the printer to your computer, obtain the appropriate interface cable, and refer to the following steps: 1. Connect the cable to the printer. 2.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide B. Installing The Windows Printer Driver The card printer can be used with virtually any Microsoft Windows 2000/XP software application program. This is accomplished through what is called a "printer driver." The printer driver is simply software which gives the printer all the information needed for printing. The printer driver software is located on the Software Installation CD included with your printer. The following describes how to install the printer driver.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide printer driver updates is to download them from the Fargo Website at www.personaprinters.com. The following instructions explain how to download and install updated printer drivers. Downloading Downloadable printer driver files have names ending in ".exe" and are self-extracting PKZip archives. A PKZip archive is a package, containing one or more files, that has been "zipped" to make it smaller and provide easy downloading of numerous files simultaneously.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Windows 2000/XP 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and select Printers. 2. Click on your specific Card Printer icon with the right mouse button, and select Printing Preferences... if using Windows 2000/XP. Note: If you would like to permanently save your printer driver settings so you will not need to change them again, do so through the main printer driver setup window described above.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide D. Card Tab Card Size Indicates that the printer accepts standard, "credit card" size CR-80 cards. The dimensions of the total print area for this card size appear in the Print Width and Print Length boxes. Click on the inches or mm option to choose the desired unit of measurement. When designing a card format, always set the card size or page size within your card design program to the exact dimensions of a CR-80 card (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW).
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide E. Device Options Tab Cartridge Type Allows you to select the cartridge type option that's appropriate for the type of cartridge you are using. Color Matching (CARDJET only) Allows you to choose the color matching options which best fits the requirements of your print job.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide F. Image Color Tab When the Algebraic color matching option is selected, this option allows you to control the Contrast and Gamma of the printed image, as well as the individual color balance of Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan. In most cases, the default settings of these options will suffice. To control the overall darkness and lightness of the printed image, adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity slide by clicking and dragging the slide's box or by clicking on the left and right arrows.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide G. Calibrate Tab This option allows you to control the position of the printable area in relation to the card, calibrate sensors, and adjust the internal printer settings which are customized for every printer and saved directly within the printer's memory. Image Position The Image Position controls allow you to adjust the position of the overall print area to be precisely centered on a card.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide As you can see, the Vertical adjustment moves the image more toward the rear of the printer if a positive number is entered and more toward the front of the printer if a negative number is entered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the image more toward the card output side of the printer if a positive number is entered and more toward the card input side of the printer if a negative number is entered.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Settings The Settings button brings up a separate dialog box for adjusting the internal printer settings which are customized for every printer at the factory and saved directly within the printer's memory. The card printer is equipped with an internal adjustment mode programmable through the Settings dialog box. This dialog box is accessible only if the printer is powered ON and is properly connected to your PC.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide CAUTION! These settings are optimized at the factory and in most cases will not need to be changed. Do not alter these settings unless absolutely necessary. If you do need to change these settings, it is important to note that the original settings are recorded on a label attached to the printer's base plate or rear panel. These can be helpful if you need to get back to the printer's original baseline settings.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Print Length value is entered. To reduce the print length and move the end of the printable area more toward the leading edge of the card, click the left arrow to enter a positive value. To increase the print length and move the end of the printable area more toward the trailing edge of the card, click the right arrow to enter a negative value. Notice the arrows on these buttons indicate the direction the length of the printable area will move on the card.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Once adjustment is complete, click the OK button to to save your adjustments or click the Cancel button to cancel any adjustments you just made. IMPORTANT! It is highly recommended that after making adjustments to the Internal Printer Settings you print a self test. This self test print will help you determine if the Image Darkness, Image Placement, and Print Length are set properly.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide H. Magnetic Encoding Tab This option only applies if your printer has an optional Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module installed. Select this button to display options for controlling the magnetic stripe encoding process. The following describes these options and the printer's magnetic encoding process. Overview The card printer can be purchased with either a high-coercivity factory-installed Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module or a low-coercivity module.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide IMPORTANT! The Magnetic Track Selections are used only for configuring the way in which each of the three magnetic tracks will encode. They DO NOT designate which tracks the printer will encode (for example, if you would like to encode only Track 2). This must be done through your specific software program.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide This option enables customization of the Character Data Parity used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track. The default ISO Standard selections for this option are: Track 1 - ODD Track 2 - ODD Track 3 - ODD LRC Generation This option enables customization of the LRC Generation Mode used to encode the magnetic data on the currently selected track.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Sending Track Information Magnetic track data is sent in the form of text strings from the application software to the printer driver along with all of the other printable objects within your card design. In order for the printer driver to differentiate between magnetic track data and the rest of the printable objects, the magnetic track data strings must be uniquely "tagged.
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CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide I. Printing A Card Now that you have set up the printer, loaded media, and installed the printer driver, you are ready to print a card. Follow these steps to print your first card: 1. Go to the application program in which you will be creating your cards and open or create a card format. 2. Once you are ready to print, select Print Setup (or the equivalent) from the program's File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are correct for your card design.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Maintenance Your card printer is built to require a minimum amount of maintenance. Nevertheless, there are a few procedures you can perform on a regular basis or as needed to ensure the best possible performance. A. Supplies Required For the maintenance procedures outlined for your printer, you will need a Printer Cleaning Kit, available from your reseller. This kit includes the following: Cleaning Pens pre-moistened with 99.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide B. Cleaning The Card Feed Rollers The Card Feed Rollers move the card throughout the print process. Cleaning these rollers will help prevent card jams and card contamination and will ultimately lead to better print quality and extended Cartridge life. To ensure consistent printer operation, clean these rollers approximately every 1000 prints or during every cartridge change depending on the cleanliness of your card stock and the environment in which the printer is located.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide C. Cleaning The Platen Roller The printer's Platen Roller should be cleaned approximately every 250 prints or during every cartridge change. This helps prevent jams and maintain the best print quality. Also perform this procedure if the roller is visibly dirty. Use the following steps to clean the roller: 1. Leave the power ON, and open the printer's Top Cover. 2. Remove the cartridge. 3. Locate the Platen Roller. 4.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide D. Cleaning The Printer's Exterior The printer has a durable casing that should retain its luster and appearance for many years. Clean it only with a Cleaning Pad from the Printer Cleaning Kit. DO NOT use cleaning solvents of any kind or spray the cabinet with a cleaner! E. Cleaning The Printer's Interior As you use your printer, dust and other particles may accumulate inside the printer.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Troubleshooting If you have difficulty operating the printer, the suggestions in this section should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, contact your authorized reseller for technical assistance. A. Clearing A Card Jam If a card becomes jammed inside the printer, the Media LED will flash and the printer will pause operation.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide B. Interpreting the LED Lights The Power and Media LED lights located on the front of the printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the printer. To accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, off, or flashing, please refer to the following table. Power LED Media LED Cause / Solution On solid On solid Printer is ON and READY to print. On solid Flashing Indicates an error with the media (cartridge or cards).
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide C. General Troubleshooting Suggestions The printer doesn't seem to work at all. Make sure that the power cord is plugged in securely on both ends and that the printer is ON. Confirm power is applied by pressing the Power button . Also, be sure the printer is ready. Both the Power LED and Media LED should be illuminated when the printer is ready to print. Make certain that the printer cable is securely connected.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide My prints have "spots" (small white or colored voids) and/or dust on them. Most likely due to dust inside the printer. Clean the inside of the printer. May also be caused by dust or embedded contaminants on the card. Be sure the cards you are using are clean and stored in a dust free environment. Some cards have embedded contaminants in their surface and should not be used.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide The print intensity may not be set properly for your image. Adjust the Image Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the printer driver by moving the slider 5-10% to the left to lighten or to the right to darken. May also be caused by an improper internal printer setting. Check the Image Darkness value, and verify it matches the factory default value given on the settings label on the printer's rear or bottom panel.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Use the Image Position option within the Calibrate tab of the printer driver to precisely center the image. In the case of white leading or trailing edge border, as shown in the top sample, this may also be caused by an improper internal printer setting. Check the Image Placement and Print Length values, and verify these match the factory default values given on the settings label on the printer's rear or bottom panel.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide The photos on my ID cards look very pixelated or grainy. Good Bad For best photo-realistic output, you should always use high resolution 24-bit color images. If scanning an image, always scan the image at a 24-bit color setting, at the same size at which you will be printing, and at 300 dpi. If you stretch or "blow up" a small or low resolution image, you will always get a pixelated or grainy effect when printing.
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Technical Specifications Print Method: CardJet: Inkjet Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) Colors: CardJet: Up to 16.7 million Print Speed:* CardJet: 30 seconds per card / 120 cards per hour Accepted Standard Card Sizes: CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW) Print Area: CardJet: CR-80 edge-to-edge Accepted Card Thickness: 30 mil (.030" / .
CardJet Card Printer User’s Guide Memory: 2MB RAM Printer Drivers: Windows 2000/XP System Requirements: IBM-PC or compatible, Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000, Pentium™ class 133 MHz computer with 32 MB of RAM or higher, 200 MB free hard disk space or higher, ECP parallel port with DMA access Interface: USB 1.1 Operating Temperature: 65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C Humidity: 20-80% non-condensing Dimensions: 6.7"H x 13.1"W x 10.5"D / 170mmH x 333mmW x 267mmD Weight: 15 lbs.
