Operating Manual MC660 Operating Manual MC660 4Y5-8481-030 Matica Technologies
Operating Manual MC660 Features of the card printer MC660 Easy Card Loading Thanks to the Multifunctional Card Case, it is possible to feed cards without detaching the Card Case. (→ p10) Strengthened Security • You can anchor the printer with a cable using the Security Cable Slot. (→ p55) • It is easy to store cards in the removable Card Case. (→ p55) Easy Operation Use of Ink Ribbon/Transfer Film Cassettes makes it easy for anyone to change ribbons and films.
Operating Manual MC660 Regulations for MCC 660 FCC and IC regulations This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s) / receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's licence exempt (RSS)s. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference. (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Operating Manual MC660
Operating Manual MC660 C Contents Operating the Printer Safely .......................................................................................1 Regulations for this product FCC Regulations.............................................................. 3 Part Names and Descriptions.....................................................................................4 Front Side of the Printer................................................................................................
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Adjusting the color shift of an image (horizontal) ........................................ 39 Setting the Type of Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film to Use............................................... 41 Notification of Time for Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film Replacement ........................... 43 Setting the Types of Card to Use ................................................................................
Operating Manual MC660 Operating the Printer Safely The following precautions must be observed to assure safe operation of the printer. Also, do not do anything that is not described in this manual. Doing so may cause an unexpected accident. Failure to observe the following items while using the printer may cause fire, electric shock or other unexpected accident. Installation location Do not install the printer in a damp or dusty location.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer The lower part of the Top Access Cover, the printer internal heat roller section, and the thermal head section get very hot. Ensure you do not touch these three locations. High Temperature Warning Label Heat Roller Section Thermal Head Section Failure to observe the following items while using the printer may cause injury, a malfunction or a break of the films and ribbons.
Operating Manual MC660 Under the following conditions images on cards may deteriorate or cards may warp after printing. The surface of the card is in contact for an extended period of time with a vinyl card holder or synthetic leather or other material that contains plasticizer. The surface of the card is exposed to direct sunlight for an extended period of time. The card is repeatedly rubbed against a hard object. The faces of two cards are in contact for an extended period of time.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Part Names and Descriptions Front Side of the Printer a b c g f e a Top Cover Open when loading cards or cleaning the feeding roller. b Operation Panel Includes the keys, the LCD Panel, and LED indicator for operating the printer. →See "Operation Panel" on page 8 for detailed Operation Panel part names and descriptions. c Front Cover Open when changing ink ribbons and transfer film, and when cleaning the Cleaning Roller.
Operating Manual MC660 Inside the Top Cover Interior of the Top Cover. a b c d a Card Case Up to 250*1 cards can be loaded at one time. You can adjust the gate gap to match the thickness of the fed cards. The factory default is set so the gap corresponds to feeding of cards of 0.76 mm in thickness. →See "Loading Cards" on page 10 for instructions on loading cards. →See "Cards" on page 84 for details about which cards you can use. c Top Access Cover Open when cards are jammed or similar.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Rear Side of the Printer b c (OPTION) (PC) (10/100) RS-232C(PC) RS-232C(OPTION) a d g e f a Card Ejection Slot (Right) Ejects correctly printed cards and cards with errors. Card Ejection Slot (Left) or (Right) can be selected. The factory default is set so cards with errors are output from Card Ejection Slot (Right). →See "Switching the Card Ejection Slot" on page 48 for information about switching the card ejection slot.
Operating Manual MC660 Front Cover Interior of the Front Cover. b c d e f a g a Card Feeding Knob Rotating the dial to the left or right ejects cards jammed in the secondary transfer section from the Card Ejection Slot (Left) or (Right). →See "When a Card is Jammed..." on page 75 for instructions on how to eject jammed cards. b Reverse Feeding Knob Rotating the dial to the left or right ejects cards jammed in the card feed slot and reverse section. →See "When a Card is Jammed...
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Operation Panel a b e Ready to Print c d a MENU Key Switches between Normal Mode and User Mode. In User Mode, it is used to go up one level of the menu. →See "Normal Mode and User Mode" on page 23 for details about Normal Mode and User Mode. b / Keys In User Mode, used to select menus and settings values. c SET Key Used to clear errors. In User Mode, this opens the display menu.
Operating Manual MC660 Basic Card Printing Methods This section explains the basic flow of operations, from turning on the power through printing a card. Turning On and Off the Printer Turn on the printer before starting to print.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Loading Cards Cards can be loaded in two ways: using the card retainer, and using the card feeding slot. The Card Retainer can be loaded with a large quantity of cards, making it useful for mass printing. Use the Card Feeding Slot to manually load cards when you want to print only 1 particular card or to print many types of cards. In this manual, the direction of the card case and of cards is as below.
Operating Manual MC660 2 Pull the card retainer, and load cards. • Hold the card retainer lever with your fingers, and pull it right out. • Load the card case with the printing side (front surface) to the left. • When loading the cards, be sure to hold their edges, and never touch the front or rear printing sides. 3 Return the card retainer, and close the cover. • When returning the card retainer, be sure not to get your fingers caught. • Confirm that the card touches the upper roller of the feeder.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Manually Loading Cards One by One 1 2 Open the Top Cover. Open the Card Case, and insert cards into the Card Feeding Slot. • Pull the lock, and open the Card Case lid. • Insert cards with the printing side to the left into the Card Feeding Slot. • If cards are loaded, remove them from the Card Case. Note The printing side of the card (front surface) is the left surface.
Operating Manual MC660 Loading Magnetic/IC Cards The factory default for magnetic cards/IC cards is to be loaded as below. →See "Loading Cards into the Card Case" on page 10 for the procedure on loading cards into the Card Case. If using cards with ISO magnetic strips Card Case Rear • Load the ISO magnetic strips so that they are at the right of the Card Case. • Load the ISO magnetic strips so that they are at the rear of the Card Case.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Printing Command/menu names and the order of the procedure may differ depending on your application software. For more information on operations, refer to the instruction manual for your application software. Also, for more information about printer driver operations, refer to the driver help files. The explanations in this manual are based on screens that appear when using Windows 7. 1 2 3 Turn on the printer and load the cards.
Operating Manual MC660 5 Click [Print]. • Printing starts. • Cards are pulled into the printer and the LED Indicator blinks blue. [Now Printing] appears on the LCD Panel. • If the cards are not loaded, [Card Empty] appears on the LCD Panel. Matica MC660 Removing Cards The factory default is for printed cards to be ejected from Card Ejection Slot (Left). 1 Removing cards from the Card Stacker. • You can remove loaded cards from the slit on the side of the Card Stacker (see diagram at right).
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Changing the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film Change the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film when these run out. →See "Ink Ribbon/Transfer Film" on page 83 for details about Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film. Note You can check the amount of Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film remaining. →See "Correcting image and text misalignment (horizontal)" on page 38 for instructions on how to check the amount of Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film remaining.
Operating Manual MC660 Changing the Ink Ribbon Use the following procedure when replacing the Ink Ribbon. 1 Remove the Ink Ribbon Cassette. • Pull out the handle of the ink ribbon cassette with the handle turned up. b Note 2 a When placing the Ink Ribbon Cassette down, prevent contamination adhering by placing it with the handle on the bottom. Remove the Ink Ribbon from the Cassette.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 4 Take up the Ink Ribbon slack. • Turn the knob as in the diagram at right, and take up the ribbon slack. • If the slack is not taken up properly, then the Ink Ribbon may jam. 5 Insert the Ink Ribbon Cassette. • Insert the Ink Ribbon Cassette until a "click" is heard. →For replacing Transfer Film or Cleaning Tape, See "Transfer Film Replacement" on page 19, or "Cleaning Tape Replacement" on page 22.
Operating Manual MC660 Transfer Film Replacement Use the following procedure when replacing the Transfer Film. 1 Remove the Transfer Film Cassette. • Pull out the handle of the transfer film cassette with the handle turned up. b Note 2 3 a When placing the Transfer Film down, prevent contamination adhering by placing it with the handle on the bottom. Push down the pin on top of the Transfer Film Cassette. Remove the Transfer Film from the Cassette.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 4 Load new Transfer Film in the Cassette. • Insert the spool spindle into the feed side (white) holder. As in the diagram at right, unwind and load onto the shaft. Finally, insert the spool spindle into the winding side holder. • When inserting the spool spindle, first inserting the bottom, then standing the spool spindle makes it easy to insert.
Operating Manual MC660 7 Insert the Transfer Film Cassette. • Insert the Transfer Film Cassette until a "click" is heard. →For replacing Cleaning Tape, See "Cleaning Tape Replacement" on page 22. Note 8 9 When inserting the Transfer Film, insert while turning the knob in order to prevent slack. Slack of Transfer Film may lead to print abnormalities. Close the Front Cover. When [Push SET key] appears on the screen, press the SET Key.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Cleaning Tape Replacement 1 Remove the Cleaning Tape Cassette. • Hold the Cleaning Tape Cassette handle, lift it, and pull. 2 Lift up the tape spindle. • As in the diagram at right, lift the tape spindle by hand. 3 4 Remove the used Cleaning Tape, insert the new tape, and return the tape spindle. Insert the Cleaning Tape Cassette. • Set the slide of the Cleaning Roller with the rail on the printer and insert it all the way.
Operating Manual MC660 Normal Mode and User Mode You can switch the printer from Normal Mode to User Mode while it is operating. This section provides an outline of both modes, explains how to change modes and explains the basic operations of the User Mode. Normal Mode and User Mode Normal Mode Normal Mode is used for printing cards. When the power is turned on the printer starts in Normal Mode. The printer status, such as [Read to Print] and [Now Printing] appears on the LCD Panel.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer User Mode User Mode is used to set operations and check the status of the printer. Menu names such as [Card Count] and [Ribbon Type] appear on the LCD Panel. Switching to User Mode This section explains how to switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. →See "Switching to Normal Mode (Exiting User Mode)" on page 26 for how to switch from User Mode to Normal Mode. 1 Press the Power Switch to turn on the power.
Operating Manual MC660 Basic User Mode Operations The User Mode has multiple menus in a hierarchical tree organized according to function. This section explains how to switch menus in the User Mode hierarchy tree and how to switch from User Mode to Normal Mode. →See "Menu Route Map (User Mode)" on page 86 for details about the menu tree configuration. →See "Printer Settings" on page 27 for details on the functions of each menu.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Returning to the Main Menu (Switching to Menus on a Higher Level) You can return to a higher level by pressing the MENU Key. You can return to the main menu by pressing the MENU Key several times. Printer Setup SET:>> Buzzer ON MENU MENU Buzzer ON Switching to Normal Mode (Exiting User Mode) After pressing the MENU Key several times to display [Exit Menu ?], you can return to Normal Mode by pressing the SET Key.
Operating Manual MC660 Printer Settings This section explains how to check the printer's status and change the printer's settings. Counting the Number of Cards that Are Printed You can count the number of cards that are printed. You can also count the number of cards that have been printed in a specified period of time by resetting the count with the SET Key.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 4 Press the SET key. SET • The display changes to [Reset ?]. Card Count Reset ? 3 5 Change the setting to [YES] by using the / Keys then press the SET key. • The display returns to [Card Count] and the value becomes [0]. Reset ? NO SET Reset ? YES Card Count 0 Displaying the Total Number of Sides that Are Printed You can display the total number of sides (each card has two sides) that are printed.
Operating Manual MC660 3 Press the Key until [Total Count] is displayed. Card Count • The total number of sides is displayed. Total Count 30 The count cannot be reset. Checking the type and remaining quantity of the Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film You can check the type and remaining quantity of the Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film. →See "Setting the Type of Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film to Use" on page 41 for details on how to set the Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film type.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Checking the Program Version and Serial Number You can check the version of the program and the printer's serial number. Note You can also display the status on the printer driver (→See "Opening the Printer Driver Settings Screen" on page 89). You can confirm the following information.
Operating Manual MC660 Turning the Error Alarm On or Off The initial setting is for the buzzer to sound when an error occurs. You can set the buzzer so that it does not sound. Note 1 You can also change the settings by using the printer driver (→See "Opening the Printer Driver Settings Screen" on page 89). Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode Printer Info. SET:>> →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Reduce Printer Power Consumption Select the power-saving mode for when the printer is not being used. Additionally, you can set a time to switch to heater stop state. Note 1 You can also change the settings by using the printer driver (→ See "Opening the Printer Driver Settings Screen" on page 89). Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode MENU Ready to Print →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode.
Operating Manual MC660 5 Press the Key until [Power Save Time] is displayed, then press the SET Key. 6 Change the settings by using the / Keys, then press the SET Key. • Figures show the duration (minute) for which the printer will turn to become heater stop state from standby mode. • You can set the duration from 5-60 minutes to make the printer enter into heater stop state from standby mode. • Use the / Keys to change the value, and press the SET Key to fix the changes.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 1 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode User Mode MENU Ready to Print Printer Info. SET:>> →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode. 2 Press the Key until [Printer Setup] is displayed, then press the SET Key. Printer Info. SET:>> SET Printer Setup SET:>> 3 Press the Key until [Print Vertical] or [Print Horizontal] is displayed, then press the SET key.
Operating Manual MC660 Adjusting the contour level You can adjust the sharpness of edges such as facial contour. 1 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode Printer Info. SET:>> →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode. 2 Press the Key until [Image Setup] is displayed, then press the SET Key. User Mode MENU Ready to Print Printer Info. SET:>> SET Image Setup SET:>> 3 4 Confirm that [Sharpness] appears, and press the SET Key.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Adjusting the hue You can adjust the level of each hue (Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black). Adjusting the levels changes the hues of Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan for color images, and the thickness of black text for Black printing. 1 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode MENU Ready to Print →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode.
Operating Manual MC660 Adjusting the color shift (vertical) of an image You can adjust the color shift (vertical) of a color image. 1 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode MENU Ready to Print →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode. 2 Press the Key until [Image Setup] is displayed, then press the SET key. User Mode Printer Info. SET:>> Printer Info.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer Correcting image and text misalignment (horizontal) You can correct the misalignment (horizontal) of the color image and black text printing position. 1 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode. Normal Mode Printer Info. SET:>> →See "Switching to User Mode" on page 24 for details on how to switch to User Mode. 2 Press the Key until [Image Setup] is displayed, then press the SET Key. User Mode MENU Ready to Print Printer Info.
Operating Manual MC660 Adjusting the color shift of an image (horizontal) You can adjust the color shift (horizontal) of a color image. 1 Issue 1 card with the design that you want to adjust. • Please print a sample card from the application you are using. • Processing with a magnet or IC card is not required. Please select only printing the card surface. • Please consult with the sales agent regarding how to use the application. 2 Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 6 Change the settings by using the S/T Keys, then press the SET key. • Confirm the confirmation pattern on the card issued by procedure 3 and adjust so that the cyan line is aligned with the yellow line. • If you increase the setting value, the yellow line will move towards the right of the cyan line. (Setting values are by increments/decrements of approximately 0.05 mm) • Magenta is adjusted in the same way.
Operating Manual MC660 Setting the Type of Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film to Use Set the type of Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film to use. →See "Changing the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film" on page 16 for details about changing the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film. →See "Ink Ribbon/Transfer Film" on page 83 for details about which Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film you can use. Note 1 You can also display the status on the printer driver (→See "Opening the Printer Driver Settings Screen" on page 89).
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 4 Change the settings by using the / Keys, then press the SET Key. Ribbon Type OOOOO Ribbon Type xxxxx Note If the Ink Ribbon type set in the printer and the [Ribbon Type] setting are different, an Ink Ribbon error or a transfer problem occurs. →See "Ribbon Type" and "Ribbon Wind up" in "How to Clear an Error" on page 69. →See "General Print Problems (In correct Colors, etc.)" in "When Cards are Not Printed Correctly...
Operating Manual MC660 Notification of Time for Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film Replacement If there is little remaining Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film, the LCD Panel will display the remaining quantity to notify you that it should be replaced soon. Note 1 You can also change the settings from the printer driver (→See "Opening the Printer Driver Settings Screen" on page 89). The factory default status is not to give this notification. Switch from Normal Mode to User Mode.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 5 As time approaches for replacement of the Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film, a remaining quantity notification for these is displayed. • In Normal Mode, if the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film remaining quantity drops below the settings value (%), then the remaining quantity notification will appear at a set frequency (approximately 4 seconds). →See "Changing the Ink Ribbon and Transfer Film" on page 16 for details about changing the Ink Ribbon or Transfer Film.
Operating Manual MC660 3 Rotate the dial on the lower surface of the Card Case and adjust the gate gap. Align Knob with Marks • The figures on the knob indicate the size of the gate gap. • If cards do not pass through the gate, turn the knob to the right. • If multiple cards pass through the gate, turn the knob to the left. Note 4 The factory default setting for the gate gap is [0.76 mm]. Close the Top Cover.
Operating Manual MC660 Full Color Card Printer 4 Change the settings by using the S/T Keys, then press the SET Key. • Settings values that can be changed are as below. • If CARD1-3 are selected, then go to Step 5. If other settings values are selected, then you have finished. Settings Value PVC (0.76 mm) PET (0.76 mm) PET-G (0.76 mm) Composite PVC PC (0.76 mm) CARD1 (XX,+XX) CARD2 (XX,+XX) CARD3 (XX,+XX) Card Type PVC (0.
