Smart Smart Dual Card Printer User Manual XG
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1.1 Printer Outside Features 1.2 Printer Inside Features 1.3 Ribbon Cartridge Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.
TABLE OF FIGURES Printer Front/Side Features ----------------------------------------------------------- 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 Printer Rear Feature Printer Inside Ribbon Cartridge Open Top Cover ------------------------------------------------
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1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the I&A System Smart Card Printer. This manual helps you effectively and professionally for the start-up and operation of your new Card Printer. 1.1 Printer Outside Features This Smart Card Printer takes a power via the adaptor provided with the printer. Using USB port, it communicates with user’s PC. For the user’s convenience, the printer process status can be seen through LCD and most of the operations can be controlled by two LED buttons.
1.2 Printer Inside Features Smart Printer adopts a semi-permanent Ribbon cartridge. The following shows the internal functional features found on your Smart Printer. A C D B F G E A Thermal Printer Head B Ribbon Cartridge C Card Thickness Control lever D Hopper E Stacker(Output Hopper) F External Contactless IC Antenna G G Manual Card Output Wheel Printer Inside Features 1.2.1 Thermal Printer Head This enables the cards to be printed.
1.3 Ribbon Cartridge Features C B A Ribbon Cartridge B Ribbon C Disposable Cleaning Roller A Ribbon Cartridge 1.3.1 Ribbon Cartridge Install a Ribbon and a disposable cleaning roller provided with the Ribbon. (Important! This semi-permanent ribbon cartridge is a component of the printer. Printer does not operate if it is broken or damaged. In this case, please contact printer reseller.) 1.3.2 Ribbon Ribbon for printing. 1.3.
1.4 LCD Panel Display and Button Operation Smart Printer shows the real-time process status to user. Please refer to the below LCD panel display and button operation. * LED Buttons Left Press Right Press No LCD Message 1 SMART System Ready 2 Ver X.
2. Installing the Printer 2.1 Loading a Ribbon Before print, prepare the related items such as a card, a ribbon and a cleaning roller. In this section, we invite you to know the proper method to install the Ribbon and cleaning roller to the printer. 2.1.1 Make the printer power OFF. 2.1.2 Open the printer top cover by pressing the top cover open button. Open Top Cover 2.1.3 Take out the ribbon cartridge. Take out the cartridge 2.1.4.
2.1.5. Insert the supply side of the ribbon to no.1 hole and press the opposite (no.2) until it clicks. Insert the take-up side of the ribbon same method to no.3 and no.4. And fasten the ribbon. (Caution! If the ribbon is not fastened, a rolling up error might happen.) 1 3 2 4 Install the ribbon 2.1.6. Install the disposable cleaning roller to the ribbon cartridge. Install the cleaning roller 2.1.7. Peel the protective wrapper from the cleaning roller.
2.1.8. Install the ribbon cartridge to the printer after install the ribbon and cleaning roller to the cartridge. Install the ribbon cartridge 2.1.9. Close the top cover until it clicks. If it is not closed, check the installation state of the ribbon cartridge. Close Top Cover 2.2. Loading Cards This section shows how to load plastic cards into the Smart Printer. 2.2.1. If the card hopper cover is closed, open it. 2.2.2. Adjust the card thickness with control lever.
2.2.3. Hold the cards by sides like picture (Caution! Do not bend the cards and do not touch the surface of the cards) Holding the cards 2.2.4. Push the stack back and forth to an angle of about 45° vertically. (Note : Static charge makes cards stuck with significant adhesive force. These cards must be physically separated from each other before inserted into the feeder. If not separated, feeding or printing problems may occur.) Push the stack back and forth 2.2.5.
2.3. Installing the Printer Driver 2.3.1. Check the printer’s power OFF. 2.3.2. Connect the power cord and USB cable to the printer. Connect the power cord 2.3.3. Insert CD provided with the printer. CD loading 2.3.4.
2.3.5. Check and follow the driver installation guide. Driver Installation 2.3.6. Turn On the printer. Printer Turn ON 2.3.7. Select “No, not this time” and click “ Next”. No, not this time 2.3.8. Select “Install the software automatically” and click “Next”. Install the software automatically X\G
2.3.9. Click “Continue Anyway” in Hardware Installation. Continue Anyway 2.3.10. Click “Finish” in Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard. Finish 2.3.11. Check “I&A SMART Card Printerºis generated in Printers and Faxes.
2.4. Test Printing In this step, you can check whether the printer driver installation has been finished successfully. 2.4.1. In “Printer and Fax” window, click right button on ‘I&A SMART Card Printer’ icon, then select “Properties”. Printer Properties 2.4.2. After selecting “General” tab in “I&A SMART Card Printer properties” window, click “Print Test Page” button. Print Test Page 2.4.3.
2.5. Changing a Ribbon and a Cleaning Roller When you change ribbon, you have to change cleaning roller, too. (Caution! Without changing disposable cleaning roller, the printing quality is not guaranteed.) 2.5.1. Turn off the printer power. 2.5.2. Open the top cover, and then take out the ribbon cartridge. 4 2 2.5.3. Separate bar-1 from the cartridge, then bar-2. Lift up the ribbon bars in order of 3 and 4. 3 1 Ribbon Separation 2.5.4. Remove the used ribbon.
3. Checking and changing the Printer Properties 3.1. Checking the Printer Properties To check the Smart Printer Properties, go to “Control Panel”, click right button on “I&A SMART Card Printer” in Printers and Faxes. Then select “Properties”. Checking the Printer PropertiesG When you select “Properties” in “I&A SMART Card Printer”, a window, you can check and change the properties, will be created as .
3.2. Changing the Printer Setting In “General” tab of , you can see the printer model and specification. 3.2.1 Basic Printing Setting There are 3 tabs of Layout, Paper/Ribbon/Quality, and Side/Media. (You can set the options for printing in the window of .) Printing SettingG .2.1.1 Layout tab - You can select either horizontal or vertical printing direction. To apply your selection, click “OK” button. (Caution! Default value is recommended in advanced option.
You can set the method to extract resin black when the printing is executed by other design programs. If you use Smart Design, you don’t need to select this option. It will be set automatically. - Quality Print quality setting - There are 2 modes, Standard and High. High: Printing speed will be slow down. Color: You can select color or black & white print. Caution! “Color” option is available only with color ribbon. Dither: There are 3 possible selections, Threshold, Random, and Diffusion Dither.
3.3.2 Port tab Port tab shows the port connecting with SMART. SMART has connection with USB Virtual printer port as because SMART uses USB to connect with PC. (Caution! This port is selected automatically. It is recommended to maintain default value.) Ports 3.3.3 Advanced tab It is for “Time option” setting, “Priority order”, “Spool”, and etc are available in “Advanced” tab. “Advanced” setting follows MS Windows standard.
4. Troubleshooting In this section, you would get useful solutions about some possible problems while using printer. 4.1. Card Transfer 4.1.1. Card can’t enter into the printer from card hopper. If the card can’t get into the printer at all or insert problems occur frequently, check the followings. Non-standard cards or bad cards: Change the cards. When the card thickness control lever is set not for current card but for other card in different size: Move the lever to fit the current card.
4.2. Print quality 4.2.1. Small dots appear: Some parts of the card are not printed or are printed with wrong colors. When the surface of the card is stained with dirt: After checking the card, change it to another card. When the cleaning roller is stained with dirt: Check the cleaning roller. If there is much dust, change the roller to the new one. Much dust in the printer: Print Quality Trouble Clean the inside of the printer with the cleaning kit. Example1 4.2.2.
4.2.5. The printer prints unplanned color at the edge, or the printed color is quite different from the original image. Non-standard card: Change to the standard card. Uneven or bad card surface: Change the card. When the transfer roller or printing roller is stained with dirt: Remove the dirt with the cleaning kit. Worn-out printer: Please contact I&A System Reseller. Print Quality Trouble Example5 4.3. Magnetic Stripe Encoder 4.3.1. An error occurs in magnetic stripe encoder.
Bad power adaptor: Please contact I&A System Reseller for replacement of the adaptor. When the value of the printer driver is not “Online” but “Offline”: Change the setting to “Online”. When the USB cable for printer transfer is off or the connection is bad: Check the connection of the cable between PC and the printer. Make the USB cable connection again. Bad USB cable for printer transfer: Change the USB cable. If the selected printer is different model rather than SMART: Select SMART to print.
5. Printer Specification Product Specification Smart Printing Method Smart Dual PVC, Polyester Cards with polished PVC finish Card Type Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfers / Edge - to - Edge ISO CR-80 (54mm x 86mm / 2.12" x 3.38") Card Format 0.38mm (15mil) ~ 1.
FCC warning This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
