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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
CARD DIMENSIONS
ISO STANDARD DIM ENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD
ISO STANDARD DIM ENSIONS FOR M AGNETIC STRIPE CARD
CHIP POSITION FOR SM ART CARD
0.790 in 21.87mm
0.623 in
(15.82mm) Min.
0.218 in
(5.54mm) Max.
0.221 in (5.62mm) max.gap
0.631 in
(7.54mm)
0.210 in
(3.54mm)
0.395 in (8.25mm)
0.01 in
(2.54 mm)
Min.gap
0.782 in (19.87mm) Min.
0.403 in (10.25mm) Max.
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...