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Zebra P420i User Manual - P420I Plastic Card Printer
General information
Getting started
Operation
Cleaning
Specifications
Appendix A
Appendix B
Troubleshooting
Printing a card
P420i Plastic Card Printer
Appendix C
4•2
Cleaning the Print Head
A cleaning using the Cleaning System w ith cards usually suffices. How ever, a
separate Print Head cleaning using sw abs can rem ove m ore stubborn deposits w hen
print anom alies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam -tipped sw abs.
1.
·Raise Print Head and rem ove the Ribbon.
2.
· Cl ean Pr i n t Head b y m o v i n g al co h o l -
m oistened sw ab tip side-to-side across Print
Head elem ents. Only use m oderate force. (To
reorder sw abs see Appendix C).
Never use a sharp object to scrape deposits from the
print head. Perm anent dam age w ill result.
Card
Printer
Solutions
Summary of P420i
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card appendix c welcome to your new p420i user's m anual user's m anual no. 980457-001 rev. A © 2003 zih corp p420i plastic card printer card printer solutions.
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c foreword this m anual contains installation and operation inform ation for the zebra p420i by zebra technologies corporation. Return mater...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c product warranty statement printers all zebra card printers are w arranted against defects in m aterial or w orkm anship for tw elve (12) ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c declarations of conformity supplemental information: this device com plies w ith part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the fol...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c introduction thank you for choosing the zebra p420i plastic card printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identificati...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c im portant general inform ation. M echanical hazard, such as one associated w ith m oving parts, capable of resulting in equipm ent dam ag...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 1 2 3 4 5 6 table of contents getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 • 1 unpacking ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c appendix a - m agnetic card stripe encoder . . . . . . . . . . . 37 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c your p420i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packing m aterial in case you need to m ove or re-ship the p...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c in addition to user docum entation, m ake sure the follow ing item s are included w ith your p420i printer: if any item s are m issing, pl...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 1•2 indicators and control your p720 printer has an lcd display, tw o led’s and tw o panel buttons. Th e 16 ch ar act er lcd di sp l ay i ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 1•3 printer installation the follow ing w ill guide you through the installation of your p420i printer. Cau tion : li m i t a c p o w er s...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c o peration 2•1 printer features the follow ing show s the features found on your p420i printer: sta n da rd fea tu res option a l fea tu r...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•2 loading ribbons the p420i printer requires approved ribbons (see appendix c). The resin therm al transfer and dye sublim ation ribbons...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c please note that the ribbon autom atically synchronizes w henever the print head lock dow n occurs. With i series ribbons, the printer aut...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•3 loading cards to help you load, print, and collect cards, the p420i has the follow ing item s: a - card feeder this item s is used for...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c b - install card cleaning cartridge this item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. 1.· rem o v e car d cl ean i n g car t r i ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c card thickness: a - 60m il (1.524m m ) to 50m il (1.27m m ) b - 40m il (1.016m m ) c - 30m il (0.762m m ) d - 20m il (0.508m m ) e* - less...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•4 rejected card box the p420i printer is equipped w ith a rejected card box. When an encoding can not be com pleted, the card is ejected...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 3. ·sw ing the rejected card box door and press the top. An audible “ click” signals the locked position. 4. ·press the clear button on th...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•5 feeding one card at a time a m anual feed slot is avalable on the side of the card feeder cover for feeding single cards. Cleaning car...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•6 printing a test card with ribbon and cards loaded, your p420i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you sho...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 2•7 printer menu information the printer is equipped w ith a lcd display and tw o key buttons w hich gives access to printer m enus. Press...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c ready n: next s: select printer info n n s n cleaning m enu go to m ain m enu n n printer firmw are version number of impressions reject b...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c offset x: aa-y:bb to show the x print location offset value in pixels (aa) to show the y print location offset value in pixels (bb) m ag. ...
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General information operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c nting p rinting a sample card printing w ith the p420i printer requires the window s printer driver, your card design/issuing window s softw are or printe...
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General information operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 3 • 1. To install the p420i printer driver automatically on all operating systems, use the install w izard. The w izard w ill: - autom atically launch w h...
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Card printer solutions general information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 3 • 2 set printer driver options: to open the p420i printer screen, right m ouse click on your driver icon and sele...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 3•3. Printing a sample card: follow the steps to print your first card - go to the m icrosoft word softw are. - if the printer w as not se...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c c leaning protect your factory warranty! The recom m ended m aintenance procedures m ust be perform ed to m aintain your factory w arranty...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 4•1 cleaning system your p420i printer includes a sim ple cleaning system using the pre-saturated cleaning cards provided. The regular use...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 4•2 cleaning the print head a cleaning using the cleaning system w ith cards usually suffices. How ever, a separate print head cleaning us...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 4•3 card cleaning cartridge your p420i printer also has a card cleaning cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ens...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 3. ·rem o v e cl ean i n g ro l l er f r o m car t r i d g e an d discard. 4. ·install new cleaning roller into cartridge* . To av o i d c...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c m eaning the printer is perform ing an internal test before use ready for use print head cool dow n m ode self test card printing the card...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c screen m essage encoding error reading error reject box full m agnetic error flash error no access m eaning data cannot be w ritten or rea...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c ribbon errors: check that the print ribbon has not 'run out'. Lock and then unlock the print head assem bly; this resynchronises the ribbo...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c 5•2 print quality issues thi s secti on w i l l hel p y ou r esol v e pr i nt qual i ty pr obl em s. The pr i nt qual i ty i s dependent o...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c • printing show s very pale or inconsistent results. Possible cause a • ribbon m ay have been stored im properly or is dam aged. B • cards...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c • no printing on the card. Possible cause a • ribbon may not be installed in the printer. B • cards m ay not m eet specifications. C • cab...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c t echnical specificati0 ns general • high speed printing, over 102 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (ym ckok) throughput • sm all foo...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c card dimensions iso standard dim ensions for plain card iso standard dim ensions for m agnetic stripe card chip position for sm art card 0...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c cards* • types pvc, com posite • car d w i d t h /l en g t h : iso cr-80 - iso 7810, 2.125” (54m m ) by 3.375” (86m m ) • option: m agneti...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c environmental • operating tem perature: 60 to 86°f (15 to 30°c) • operating hum idity: 20 to 65% non condensing • storage tem perature: -2...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c magnetic card stripe encoder this section contains inform ation on the additional operations of the p420i printers w ith m agnetic card st...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c a . · m edia loading orientation the m agnetic encoder is a factory installed item w ith the read/w rite head positioned below the card pa...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c b.· m agnetic encoder cleaning there exists tw o different processes to clean the m agnetic stripe encoder. The first process consists of ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c smart card contact station this section contains inform ation on the additional operations of the p420i printers w ith sm art card contact...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c a . · m edia loading orientation position the cards w ith the sm art card chip at the top of the card and tow ards the printer. B.· sm art...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c accessories & supplies please contact your zebra-authorized dealer to place an order for accessories and suplies. Ribbons the follow ing r...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c cards the follow ing plain w hite plastic cards are available for use in the p420i printers: notes: † 10m il = 0.254m m ;30 m il = 0.762m ...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c accessories accessories available for p420i printers appear below . Alw ays refer to the part num ber w hen placing an order. Cleaning sup...
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General information getting started operation cleaning specifications appendix a appendix b troubleshooting printing a card p420i plastic card printer appendix c world wide sales and support: zebra technologies corporation card imaging division 1001 flynn road cam arillo, ca. 93012-8706.Usa phone:+1...