FARGO electronic HDP600-LC CR100 manual

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    HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.5) • HDP600 (Dual-Sided Card Printer/Encoder) • HDP600-LC (Dual-Sided Card Printer/Encoder) • HDP600 CR100 (Dual-Sided Card Printer/Encoder) • HDP600-LC CR100 (Dual-Sided Card Printer/Encoder) Part Number: L000444[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) ii HDP600 High Definition C ard Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev . 2.5), property of Fargo Electronics, Incorpor ated Copyright © 2003 by Fargo Electronics, Incorporated. All rig hts reserved. Printed i n the Un ited States of America. Ex[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) iii Table of Contents Section 1: Printer Overview _________________________________________________ 1-1 How to use t he gui de _________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Safety Messages (r evie w carefull y)____[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) iv Introducti on ____________________________________________________________________ 3-44 Inspectin g th e C ard Lam ination Mo dul e ______________________________________________ 3-45 Unpackin g the Card Lami nat ion Module ___________[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) v Resolving the Bla nk O utput issues ___________________________________________________ 4-69 Card Lami nat ion Er r ors ______________________________________________________________ 4-72 Resolving a La minato r ( General Error ) ______[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) vi Specifying UDP Event loggin g _____________________________________________________ 5-34 Specifying TCP E v ent loggi ng ______________________________________________________ 5-36 Using the Adm inistrati on pa ges ____________________[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) vii Selecting t he Card Ho pper (HDP 600 and HDP600- LC onl y) ______________________________ 7-19 Selecting t he Card Ho pper (HDP 600 CR10 0 and HDP6 00-LC CR 100 only) __________________ 7-20 Setting the Orie ntation __________________[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) viii Cleaning o utside the Printe r _________________________________________________________ 8-3 Cleaning t he Printhea d _____________________________________________________________ 8-4 Replacing the Card Cleani ng Tape _______________[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) ix Reading the Se rial Number s o n a Fargo Pri nter ___________________________________________ 13-2 Finding out when a Farg o Ca rd Print er was m anufacture d ________________________________ 13-2 Reviewing E xampl e No. 1: Seri al Num[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-1 Section 1: Printer Overview How to use the guide The HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.5) is designed to provide installers and technicians with quick, efficient loo kup of related procedures, components a[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-3 HDP600 Overview Reviewing the HDP600 Block Diagram The HDP600 Block Diagram will be created and added to this service document at a future date. No. Part No. Part No. Part 1 Card Input 19 Thermocouple 37 Card Feed Roller 2 Card Feed S[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-4 Reviewing the HDP600 Sequence of Operations The following sequence describes a dual sided full color print job with magnetic encoding. ( Note: The HDP625/625-LC Printers have two (2) Card Input Hoppers that load 100 cards in each Hopp[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-5 Reviewing HDP ® 600 Series Card Printer - Sequence of Operations (continued) Step Process 12 The Fan turns ON as required to keep head coo l. 13 The Ribbon Drives, Film Drives and Print Platen Stepper turn ON and the Printhead burns [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-6 Reviewing HDP ® 600 Series Card Printer - Sequence of Operations (continued) Step Process 23 The Stepper and Film Drive engage to laminate the printed Film onto the card. They will turn off after a given number of steps based on the [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-7 Reviewing the HDP600 Boot up Sequence Step Process Step Process 1 The Card feed stepper turns ON (to check for a card on the Flipper table ). 2 The Hot Roller Lift turns until the head up position is returned from the Headlift Sensor)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-8 Reviewing the Lamination Module Sequence of Operations The LAM sequence of operations begins after printing has occurred with the Card Printer. Step Process 1 The card is fed onto the Lamination Module Flipper Table. 2 The card is fed[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 1-9 Reviewing the Lamination Module Boot up Sequence Step Process 1 The Lamination Headlift turns until the head up position is returned from Headlift Sensor. 2 The Lamination Ribbon Motor activates to determine the presence of a roll of [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-1 Section 2: S pecifications The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, Agency Listings, Technical Specif ications and Functional Specifications for the HDP600, HDP600-LC,[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-2 Introduction The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on the Regulatory Compliances, Agency Listings, Technical Specif ications and Functional Specifications for the HDP ® 600 Card Printer/Encoder.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-3 Reviewing the HDP600 Package These items are included with your HDP600: • Unpacking Instructions and Training Video CD • Software Installation CD (includes Printer Driver) • Cleaning Roller Assembly • One (1) power supply with[...]

  • Page 22

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-4 Reviewing the HDP600 CR100 Card Printer Display A – HDP600 CR100 Printer with detached Output Hopper Display B – HDP600 CR100 Printer with attached Output Hopper[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-5 HDP600 - Regulatory Compliances Term Description CSA (cUL) The Printer manufacturer has been authorized by UL to represent the Card Printer as CSA Certified under CSA Standard C22.2 No. 60950-1-03. File Number: E145118 FCC The Card Pr[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-6 Technical Specifications Term Description Accepted Standard Card Sizes HDP600 and HDP600-LC (See Card tab under Printer Adjustments): • CR-80: This selection is the default form size for the HDP600. This will print a 3.375 in. L x 2[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-7 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Accepted Card Thickness .030 in. (30 mil) to .070 in. (70 mil) (.762mm to 1.778mm). (.030 to .040/.762mm to 1.02mm if laminating with HDP600-LC; thicker cards are allowed to pass t[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-8 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Dimensions • HDP600: 15” H x 26.1” W x 14” D/381mm H x 663mm W x 356mmD • HDP600-LC: 15” H x 34.75” W x 14” D/381mm H x 883mm W x 356mmD • LC Module: 10 H x 13 W [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-9 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Fargo Certified Supplies Fargo Card Printer/Encoder require highly specialized media to function properly. To maximize printed card quality and durability, Printhead life and Print[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-10 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Memory 8 MB RAM; expandable to 32 MB RAM Operating Temperature 65º F to 80º F (18º C to 27º C). Options • The options are the 32MB RAM Upgrade Kit • Printer Cleaning Kit ?[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-11 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Print Ribbon Options HDP600 and HDP600-LC: • Full color, YMC, 700 prints • Full color with resin black, YMCK, 250 or 500 prints • Full color with two resin black Panels, YMC[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-12 Technical Specifications (continued) Term Description Resolution 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) Software Drivers Windows® 2000/XP Supply Frequency 50 Hz / 60 Hz Supply Voltage 100 to 240 VAC, 3.75A (HDP600 and HDP600-L C) 100 to 240 VAC, 4.[...]

  • Page 31

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-13 Functional Specifications The Card Printer utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its remarkable print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer. The following describes how each of [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-14 Functional Specifications (continued) Function Description Resin Thermal Transfer Resin Thermal Transfer is the print method the Printer uses to print sharp black text and crisp bar codes that can be read by both infrared and visible[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-15 Functional Specifications Function Description Scroll Buttons Used to scroll through menus and sub-menus and to adjust certain menu options. Card Thickness Adjustment Lever Adjusts the Printer to feed varying card thicknesses. Card C[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-16 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad The Printer provides a four line, eighty (80) character LCD Displays that can communicate helpful information about the Printer's operation. • The top three lines of the LCD Disp[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-17 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Ready / Printer Open Screens Once the Printer has finished its system check and with the Printer closed, the Printer will display READY to indicate tha[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-18 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Print Status Screen During operation, the LCD will indicate the current Print Status by showing you the area of the Printer that is active. It does thi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-19 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description The Pause button Use this button to pause the Printer at any time during operation. Note the Printer will always finish its current task bef ore pausin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-20 Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad (continued) Component Description Error/Attention Screens The Printer is capable of communicating two similar yet different types of message or prompt screens: The first is called an AT[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-21 Printer Components: Print Ribbons The Card Printer utilizes both dye-sublimation and/or resin thermal transfer methods to print images (print to film and transfer film to card). Since the dye-sublimation and the resin thermal transfe[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-22 Printer Components: Blank Cards Caution: Never run cards with a contaminated, dull or uneven surface through the Printer. Printing onto such cards will ultimately lead to poor print quality. Always store the card stock in its origina[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-23 Printer Components: Card Input and Output Hoppers Type Description Card Input Hopper The Card Input Hopper is where cards are initially loaded for printing. Your Printer's hopper provides a large door that opens widely to make c[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-24 Printer Components: Card Output Hopper and Reject Hoppe r Type Description Card Output Hopper HDP600/HDP-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100: All standard HDP Card Printers provide a 100-card capacity Card Output Hopper (based on a s[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-25 Printer Unit: Reviewing the Card Lamination Module Danger: The Printer’s Lamination Roller can reach temperatures exceeding 350° F (175° C). Use extreme caution when operating the Laminator. Never touch the Lamination Roller unle[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-26 Printer Components: Transfer Roller Danger: The Printer’s Transfer Roller can reach temperatures exceeding 350 degree F (175 C). Use extreme caution when operating the Transfer Roller. Never touch the Lamination Roller unless the P[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-27 Reviewing the Overlaminates IMPORTANT! Fargo Card Printers require highly specialized overlaminates to function properly. To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only Fargo Certified S[...]

  • Page 46

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 2-28 Reviewing the CR-90 or CR-100 Patch Size Term Description Cross Reference CR-90 or CR-100 PolyGuard Overlaminate is available in a standard CR-80 patch size as well as a CR- 90 and CR-100 patch size for laminating oversized CR-90 or [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-1 Section 3: Inst allation Procedures Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Procedures for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that rais[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-2 Introduction Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100. The following guide will walk you through the installation of the Fargo HDP600 Driver. Time Requirement This softw[...]

  • Page 49

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-3 Choosing a Good Location Follow these guidelines: • 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 th[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-4 Printer Loading Procedures Loading the Print Ribbon Note: Fargo Card Printers require highly specialized supplies to function properly. • To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-5 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display B – Loading the Print Ribbon (supply spool). (Note: The Print Ribbon comes wound on a gray spool with an orange ring around one side. Match the orange ring on the Ribbon Spool to the orange H[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-6 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display C – Loading the Print Ribbon (take-up spool)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-7 Loading the Print Ribbon (cont.) Display D – The Print Ribbon is shown successfully installed below.[...]

  • Page 54

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-8 Loading clear HDP Film into the Transfer Station Step Procedure 1 Caution: Ensure that the Printer is turned off and the power cord is unplugged from the Printer. 2 Load the HDP Film into the Transfer Station, as shown in three (3) ph[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-9 Loading clear HDP Film into the Transfer Station (c ontinued) Display B – Loading the HDP Film (take-up spool).[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-10 Loading clear HDP Film into the Transfer Station (c ontinued) Display C – Loading the HDP Film (take-up spool).[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-11 Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge Step Procedure 1 Load the Card Cleaning Cartridge, as shown in the three (3) Photos (Displays A to C) in this section. Display A – Removing the white cover sheet[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-12 Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge (cont.) Display B – Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-13 Inserting the Card Cleaning Cartridge (cont.) Display C – Pressing down on the Cleaning Cartridge until it snaps into place.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-14 Loading the Overlaminate ( Note: This procedure only applies to the HDP600-LC Laminating Card Printer/Encoder.) The loading process for both the Thermal Transfer Film and the PolyGuard™ Overlaminate material is the same. Refer to t[...]

  • Page 61

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-15 Loading the Overlaminate (continued) Step Procedure 4 Place the supply end of the overlaminate roll in between the two black Lamination Drive Hubs. Use the end of the supply roll with the black core plug to push in the spring loaded [...]

  • Page 62

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-16 Loading the Overlaminate (cont.) Step Procedure 5 Load the take-up end of the roll just as you loaded the supply end. ( Note: When loaded properly, the overlaminate material should feed underneath from and take- up from underneath ea[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-17 Loading the Overlaminate (continued) Step Procedure 6 Close the Lamination Arm by pressing down on the center of the Lamination arm until it snaps into place, as shown below. Caution: Do not reverse the overlaminate roll. Damage may [...]

  • Page 64

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-18 Loading the Overlaminate (cont.) Step Procedure 7 To complete this section, close the L amination Module cover. Display D – The Lamination Module is shown with the overlaminate properly installed and the Lamination Arm in the close[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-19 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer Caution: Do not remove the red Warning sticker across the USB connection. Do not plug in the USB cable until prompted to do so during the installation of the HDP600 Printer Driver. See the Insta[...]

  • Page 66

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-20 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display B - Connecting the AC power cable to the power supply.[...]

  • Page 67

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-21 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display C - Connecting the other end of the AC power cable to a Surge Protector. See both notes below. Note No. 1: Instead of connecting the AC power cable directly into an AC outlet, it[...]

  • Page 68

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-22 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display D - Connecting the plug from the power supply to the Printer as shown belo w. ( Note: If working with a non-Lamination unit, proceed to Display H in this section.)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-23 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display E - Connecting the AC power cable to the Card Lamination power supply.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-24 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display F - Connecting the other end of the AC power cable to a Surge Protector. See both notes below. Note No. 1: Instead of connecting the A[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-25 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) This applies to the HDP600-LC Printer only. Display G - Connecting the plug from the power supply to the Card Lamination Module, as shown below.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-26 Connecting power to the HDP600 Printer (cont.) Display H – Displays the Printer power switch (ON/OFF). Note No. 1: Turn on the Printer’s power by pressing on the power switch. Note No. 2: Once the HDP600 has been powered on, the [...]

  • Page 73

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-27 Loading the Blank Cards Step Procedure 1 Load the blank cards, as shown in th e three (3) photos (Displays A to C) in this section. Display A – Setting the Card Thickness Adjustment Lever to the appropriate setting. Depress the blu[...]

  • Page 74

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-28 Loading the Blank Cards (cont.) Display B – Loading the Blank Cards into the empty Hopper. Note No. 1 (HDP600 and HDP600-LC only): Cycle between Hopper 1 and Hopper 2 by selecting H1 or H2 from the Printer’s SmartScreen™ LCD Co[...]

  • Page 75

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-29 Loading the Blank Cards (cont.) Display C – Inserting the Card Weight (Push to the back).[...]

  • Page 76

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-30 Printer Driver Installation Procedures Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver Step Procedure 1 Close down all programs and insert the Software Installation CD into your computer’s CD drive. After a few seconds, the CD’s installer p[...]

  • Page 77

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-31 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 3 a. Read the License Agreement. Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option. b. Click on the Next button to continue with the installation.[...]

  • Page 78

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-32 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 4 If installing a USB Printer, select the Local Connection (USB) radio button. See Display A (below). OR If installing an Ethernet Printer, select the Network Connection (Et[...]

  • Page 79

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-33 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Display B – Network Connection (Ethernet) radio button[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-34 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows 2000 Only) Step Procedure 6 Click Next to continue.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-35 Installing the Printer Driver (Windows XP Only) (cont.) Step Procedure 7 Wait during the installation.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-36 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 8 Click on Continue Anyway .[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-37 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 9 Click on Continue Anyway .[...]

  • Page 84

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-38 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 10 This step only applies if you are installing a USB Printer. a. Connect the USB cable to the Printer. b. Turn ON the Printer at this time if it is not already ON. c. Wait [...]

  • Page 85

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-39 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 11 Select the Ribbon Type from the dropdown menu. See Display A under this procedural step. OR If the Ribbon Type is not known, select the Auto Ribbon Select button. See Dis[...]

  • Page 86

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-40 Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver (cont.) Step Procedure 12 Click the Finish button to complete the Installware Wizard. 13 You have completed this procedure.[...]

  • Page 87

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-41 Printing a Test Print Image Step Procedure 1 a. From your computer’s startup m enu, select Settings > Printers and Faxes (Windows XP) or > Printers (Windows 2000). b. Double click on the HDP600 Card Printer under the Printers[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-42 Printing a Test Print Image (cont.) Display A - HDP600 Printer Driver Card Tab:[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-43 Printing a Test Print Image (cont.) Step Procedure 3 This completes the HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Installation Guide. For additional help regarding the Test Print and other related items, please see the HDP600 Card [...]

  • Page 90

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-44 Card Lamination Module Installation Introduction The following guide provides a step-by-step installation procedure for the HDP600 Lamination Module and Printer Driver Upgrade. Refer to the HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder[...]

  • Page 91

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-45 Inspecting the Card Lamination Module While unpacking your Lamination Module, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. ( Note: Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit.) You[...]

  • Page 92

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-46 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module Tools Needed: #2 Phillips screwdriver, Torx T-10 screwdriver Parts Included: Card Lamination Module (D860105), Phillips 4-40 Flathead Screws (X2) and Torx T-10 0.5M3X5 Screws (X2) E[...]

  • Page 93

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-47 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) See the previous page. Display B – Lam-Ready Output Bin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-48 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 2 Place the Lamination Module at a slight angle to the Printer, as shown below. Continued on the next page[...]

  • Page 95

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-49 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 3 Connect the Lamination Power Cable (3-pin connector) to the Connector mounted on the HDP Sideplate. ( Note: See the RED label for Power .) 4 Connect t[...]

  • Page 96

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-50 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 5 a. Slide the Card Lamination Module (D860105) horizontally to engage the Printer or the HDP600 Main Assembly (D860101), as shown below. b. Push the La[...]

  • Page 97

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-51 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 6 a. Fasten the two (2) Torx T-10 0.5M3 X 5 Screws (F000169) into the Rear Cover, as shown below. b. Fasten the Laminator Module (D860105) to the Printe[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-52 Installing the HDP600 Series Card Lamination Module (continued) Step Description 8 Insert the Driver disk into the CD drive of your PC. See Installing the HDP600 Printer Driver . 9 Follow the Windows Installation Wizard instruct ions[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-53 Printing a Test Print Image Step Procedure 1 d. From your computer’s startup m enu, select Settings > Printers and Faxes (Windows XP) or > Printers (Windows 2000). e. Double click on the HDP600 Card Printer under the Printers[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 3-54 Printing a Test Print Image (continued) Step Procedure 3 This completes the HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder Installation Guide. For additional help regarding the Test Print and other related items please see the HDP600 Ca[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-1 Section 4: General T roubleshooting The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific procedures relating to the LCD Messages, Communication Errors, Card Feeding Errors, Encoding Errors, Printing Process Errors, Transfe[...]

  • Page 102

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-2 LCD Messages Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100. The LCD display shows the current status of the Printer. Refer to the cause and solution tables in this section fo[...]

  • Page 103

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-3 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Card Jam: Lam There is a card jam in the Laminator. Clear the jam. Card Jam Error A card is jammed. Clear the jam. Card Jam Flipper Error A card is jammed in the card flipping [...]

  • Page 104

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-4 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Check Ribbon Error The print Ribbon may be jammed, not installed properly, broken or damaged. Verify the Ribbon is installed properly. • If jammed, clear it. • If broken, r[...]

  • Page 105

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-5 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Heater Timeout The Transfer Roller was unable to reach its goal temperature. Turn the Printer OFF and ON to reset and try reprinting. If the problem persists, call for technica[...]

  • Page 106

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-6 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Film Sensors are not calibrated. Your film Sensors must be calibrated before the film will align properly. Press CALIBRATE to set them at this time. See Resolving a Transfer Fi[...]

  • Page 107

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-7 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Head Voltage Error A hardware fault has prevented setting the correct Printhead voltage. A default value will be used. Call for technical assistance. Burn Timeout Error The pan[...]

  • Page 108

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-8 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Lam Error The Lamination Module requires attention. Check the indicated condition and correct using the Laminator's control buttons. Lam Calib Failed The Lamination Materi[...]

  • Page 109

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-9 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Wrong Lam Type The installe d Lamination material does not match the material required by the print job. Replace the current material with the material that is required and try[...]

  • Page 110

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-10 Reviewing LCD Messages (continued) Message Cause Solution Communication Error The Printer is not able to communicate with the host PC. Printer to PC communication has been disabled. Verify that you are using an appropriate print cabl[...]

  • Page 111

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-11 General Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Solution Ribbon Wrinkle Verify the convex Roller (D 860051) is installed correctly with the shorter notch towards the front of the Printer. Verify the density is set within specification[...]

  • Page 112

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-12 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Ribbon Chipping / Reverse Transfer during Printing Print density is set too high. Self Test is not square Adjust the peel off bar height with p eel off bar fixture ([...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-13 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Printhead cutting Ribbon Verify the solder leads on the Printhead are trimmed. Replace the Printhead cable (840143). See the Replacing the HDP600 Series Printhead As[...]

  • Page 114

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-14 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Film won’t queue up Verify the Film Sensor s have been calibrated. See Film Sensor Errors. See the Sensor Testing section. Check to see if the Film Drive DC Motors[...]

  • Page 115

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-15 General Troubleshooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Ribbon Sticking to the Film Increase the Ribbon Tension. See the Adjusting the Ribbon Tension procedure. Film is only printing on the back half of the card Check to [...]

  • Page 116

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-16 Magnetic and E-card Troubleshooting Guide You should use a Magtek Card Reader to troubleshoot with the following chart. Problem Possible Solution Start Sentinel is yellow or red Change the magnetic TOF in the LCD according to the sta[...]

  • Page 117

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-17 Magnetic and E-card Troubles hooting Guide (continued) Problem Possible Solution Yellow or red readings on only one track Verify wires are not pulling the Magnetic Head to one side. Inspect the Magnetic Module to verify Magnetic Head[...]

  • Page 118

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-18 Printing a Test Image Step Procedure 1 Choose Print Test Image to select a preset test image. ( Note: These images help to determine if the Printer is functioning properly.) 2 Scroll to the desired test image from the Select Test Ima[...]

  • Page 119

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-19 Reviewing the Color/Resin YMCK Self-Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to determine Image Placement and confirm that (a) the image colors are properly reproduced and (b) the Resin Panel is printing properly. ( Note: The Image consis[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-20 Reviewing the Card Count Self-Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to view counts for Card Count (CC), Pass Count (PC) and Transfer Count (TC). • The Card Count is the total number of cards the Printer has produced. Pass Count is th[...]

  • Page 121

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-21 Reviewing the Lamination Color/Resin YMCK+L Self-Test Step Procedure 1 Use this card to determine Lamination Placement and confirm that (a) the image colors are properly reproduced and (b) the Resin Panel is printing properly. ( Note[...]

  • Page 122

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-22 Communications Errors Resolving the Communication Errors Symptom(s): Incorrect output, communications error on PC or Printer, stalling, no re sponse from Printer, no job printed, “paper out” error. Step Procedure 1 Confirm that t[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-23 4 Determine the problem with printing from the application. a. Print a self-test from the Printer by holding down the Pause button on power up to ensure that the Printer (itself) is functioning properly. b. Print the Windows test pag[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-24 Card Feeding Errors All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Resolving an Unable to Feed Card Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Cards [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-25 Resolving an Unable to Feed Card Error (continued) Step Procedure 2 Check the card quality / loading. a. Remove cards from the Card Hopper. b. Ensure that the cards are not sticking together by fanning them out and then lining them b[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-26 Resolving an Unable to Feed Card Error Step Procedure 6 Check Hopper Tray Spring Tension. a. Open Card Hopper Cover. b. Using the Fargo Diagnostic utility, send a test print to the Printer. See the Card tab ( Diagnostic button) in th[...]

  • Page 127

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-27 Resolving a Card Not Fed Error (T wo (2) or more card feed at the same time) All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. ?[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-28 Resolving a Card Not Fed Error (Two (2) or more card feed at the same time) Step Procedure 2 Check card quality / loading. a. Remove cards from the Card Hopper. b. Ensure that the cards are not sticking together by fanning them out a[...]

  • Page 129

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-29 Resolving a Card Hopper Empty Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Card Hopper is empty. • Printer Error State: Reload the Card Hopper and press the Resume button, located on the Printer’s LCD[...]

  • Page 130

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-30 Resolving a Card Output Hopper Full Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Card Output Hopper is full. • Printer Error State: Remove the ca rds and press the Resume button, located on the Printer’s LC[...]

  • Page 131

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-31 Resolving a Card Not Fed Error (C ards will not feed off the Hopper) Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Cards will not feed at all. • Printer Error State: Card is not being detected by the Card TOF Sens[...]

  • Page 132

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-32 Resolving a Card Jam Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Card is jammed. • Printer Error Stat[...]

  • Page 133

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-33 Resolving a Card Jam (Encoder) Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: A card has become jammed in [...]

  • Page 134

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-34 Resolving a Card Jam (Flipper) Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: A card has become jammed in [...]

  • Page 135

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-35 Resolving a Card Jam (Flipper) Error Step Procedure 2 Open the Printer’s Flipper Table Module Cover. a. Clear any cards in the Flipper Table Module by using the Forward and/or Reverse buttons located on the Printer’s Top Cover. b[...]

  • Page 136

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-36 Resolving a Card Jam (Laminator) Error Symptom: The Card Jam: Lam Error is displayed on the LCD. Step Procedure 1 Look for a jammed card in the Printer. a. Open the Printer’s top cover. b. Remove the ribbon from the Printer. c. Che[...]

  • Page 137

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-37 Resolving a Card Jam (Laminator) Error Step Procedure 3 Test the Card Detection Sensor (D840624). a. Remove the rear cover. b. Using a Digital voltmeter, connect the negative lead to ground. c. Connect the positive lead to Pin 1 of J[...]

  • Page 138

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-38 Resolving a Card Eject Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Printer is unable to eject the c[...]

  • Page 139

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-39 Resolving a No Flipper Table Module Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Flipper Table Modul[...]

  • Page 140

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-40 Resolving a Flipper Jam Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Flipper Table Module is jamming[...]

  • Page 141

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-41 Resolving a Flipper Jam Error Step Procedure 2 Open the Printer’s Flipper Table Module Cover. a. Clear any cards in the Flipper Table Module by using the Forward and/or Reverse buttons located on the Printer’s Top Cover. b. Ensur[...]

  • Page 142

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-42 Magnetic Encoding Errors Resolving a Magnetic Verify Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Pr[...]

  • Page 143

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-43 Resolving a Magnetic Verify Error Step Procedure 2 Check to ensure that the cards are loaded properly, as follows: The Magnetic Stripe should be down and away from the front. Or If facing the Hopper, the Magnetic Stripe should be dow[...]

  • Page 144

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-44 Resolving a Magnetic Verify Error Step Procedure 6 Verify that the coercivity of the cards matches the Driver Settings.[...]

  • Page 145

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-45 Resolving a No Magnetic Encoder Installed Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: There is no Magne[...]

  • Page 146

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-46 Resolving a No Magnetic Encoder Installed Error Step Procedure 2 Press the Cancel Print button on the Driver Monitor Error Display Message. 3 Reboot the Printer by cycling the power. 4 Verify that the Printer has a Magnetic Encoder i[...]

  • Page 147

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-47 Resolving a No Magnetic Strip Present Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: There is no Magnetic [...]

  • Page 148

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-48 E-card Encoding Errors Resolving a No Smart Card Encoder Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Th[...]

  • Page 149

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-49 Resolving a No Prox Card Encoder Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: There is no Prox Card Enco[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-50 Transfer Process Errors Resolving a Transfer Film Mark Not Found Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Sym[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-51 Resolving a Transfer Film Not Installed Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Transfer Film i[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-52 Resolving a Transfer Film Sensor Not Calibrated Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Transfe[...]

  • Page 153

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-53 Resolving a Transfer Film Out Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Transfer Film has run out[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-54 Printing Process Errors Resolving a Ribbon Sensor Error (Ribbon Miscue) All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Sy[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-55 Resolving a Ribbon Sensor Error (Ribbon Miscue) Step Procedure 2 Open the front cover and remove the Ribbon. a. Check that the Ribbon is in good condition and not wrinkled or broken. b. If Ribbon is broke or wrinkled, repair the Ribb[...]

  • Page 156

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-56 Resolving a Ribbon Break/Jam Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the f ollowing information. • Symptom: The Print Ribbon has become j[...]

  • Page 157

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-57 Resolving a Ribbon Break/Jam Error (continued) Step Procedure 2 Open the front cover and remove the Ribbon. • If Ribbon is broken, continue to Step 3. • If Ribbon is in good condition, continue to Step 6. 3 Adjust the print offse[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-58 Resolving a Ribbon Out Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the f ollowing information. • Symptom: Printer will not print. • Printer[...]

  • Page 159

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-59 Resolving a No Ribbon Installed Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Printer errors are out [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-60 Resolving a No Ribbon Installed Error Step Procedure 2 Verify that a Ribbon is installed in the Printer. a. Press on the Resume button. b. If the issue persist, continue to Step 3. 3 Remove the rear cover and check that the Ribbon RF[...]

  • Page 161

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-61 Resolving a Invalid Ribbon Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Printer errors out as soon as it[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-62 Resolving a Invalid Ribbon Error Step Procedure 2 Verify that the Ribbon installed is designed for the correct Printer model. 3 Press on the Resume button. If the issue persists, co ntinue to Step 4. 4 Remove the rear cover and check[...]

  • Page 163

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-63 Resolving a Wrong Ribbon Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Printer errors out as soon as it r[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-64 Resolving a Wrong Ribbon Error Step Procedure 2 Verify the Driver settings are correct. a. Open the Printer Control Panel from the Computer. • If using Windows 98SE, Me, right click on the HDP600 Card Printer Icon and select Proper[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-65 Resolving a Headlift Motor or Sensor Error All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Printhead continuo[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-66 Resolving a Headlift Mo tor or Sensor Error Step Procedure 3 Reboot the Printer by cycling the power. 4 Cycle the Headlift Motors. a. Use the Fargo Diagnostic utility to cycle the Printhead to ensure proper printhead operation. See t[...]

  • Page 167

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-67 Resolving the Cover Open Error Message All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Printer errors immedia[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-68 Resolving the Cover Open Error Message Step Procedure 2 Check for debris, as follows: a. Open the front cover and check that no debris has accumulated in the lid Sensor opening. Use compressed air to clean the opening id as needed. b[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-69 Resolving the Blank Output issues All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: A card is ejected blank (that s[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-70 Resolving the Blank Out put issues (continued) Step Procedure 4 Adjust the placement. a. Reset the Printer to clear any Error Messages by removing the power and reapplying it. b. Open the Printer Control Panel from the Computer. • [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-71 Resolving the Blank Output issues Step Procedure 6 Ensure that the proper voltage is being applied to the Printhead. a. Remove the back cover. b. Using a Digital Voltmeter, connect the negative lead to ground. c. Probe Pins 1 to 5 of[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-72 Card Lamination Errors Resolving a Laminator (General Error) Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Laminator has reported a general fault. • Printer Error State: The Laminator has reported a general fa[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-73 Resolving the Laminator (Check Power) Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Laminator’s power is OFF. • Printer Error State: The Laminator’s power is OFF. • LCD Error Display: Laminator (Ch[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-74 Resolving the Laminator (Heater Off) Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: The Laminator’s Heater is OFF. • Printer Error State: The Laminator’s Heater is OFF. • LCD Error Display: Laminator (H[...]

  • Page 175

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-75 Resolving the Wrong Overlaminate Installed Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: An incorrect Overlaminate has been installed, or a Driver setting is incorrect. • Printer Error State: An incorrect Ov[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-76 Resolving Check Lamination Material Error Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: An incorrect Overlaminate has been installed, or a Driver setting is incorrect. • Printer Error State: An incorrect Overlamin[...]

  • Page 177

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-77 Diagnosing Image Problems Resolving the Pixel Failure problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: A [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-78 Resolving the Card Surface Debris problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Prints have spots (whi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-79 Resolving the Incorrect Image Darkness problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Printed cards are[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-80 Resolving the Incorrect Image Darkness problems (continued) Step Procedure 3 Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the Printer Driver.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-81 Resolving the Incorrect Image Darkness problems (continued) Step Procedure 4 Correct the Image Darkness . See the Adjusting the Image Darkness procedure.[...]

  • Page 182

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-82 Resolving the Ribbon Wrinkle problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Printed cards have off-colo[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-83 Resolving the Ribbon Wrinkle problems Step Procedure 4 Reduce the Image Darkness. See the Adjusting the Image Darkness procedure.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-84 Resolving the Excessive R esin Printing problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Black resin t ex[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-85 Resolving the Excessive Resin Printing problems (continued) All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 2 Reduce the Resin Heat setting within the Image Color[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-86 Resolving the Excessive Resin Printing problems Step Procedure 3 Reduce the Image Darkness. See the Adjusting the Image Darkness procedure.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-87 Resolving the Incomplete Resin Printing problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Black resin t ex[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-88 Resolving the Incomplete Resi n Printing problems (continued) Display B – See Procedural Step 2[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-89 Resolving the Image Placement problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. This procedure is used to adjust the position of t he card in the Print driver and does no[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-90 Resolving the Image Placem ent problems (continued) Step Procedure 2 Verify if the Image Position option within the Image Transfer tab is set correctly or incorrectly. a. Open the Printer Control Panel from the Computer. • If using[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-91 Resolving the Image Placem ent problems (continued) Step Procedure 3 Verify if the Horizontal Image Position Setting is set correctly or incorrectly. See the graphic below. • If the white border is on the leading edge of the card, [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-92 Resolving the Image Placement problems Step Procedure 4 Verify if the Vertical Image Position Setting is set correctly or incorrectly. See the graphic below. • If the white border is on the top edge of the card, adjust the Vertical[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-93 Resolving the Poor Image Quality problems All Troubleshooting procedures assume that onl y factory-authorized supplies are in use in the Printer. Step Procedure 1 Review the following information. • Symptom: Photos on the cards loo[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-94 Running the Self Test Perform a self-test after (a) an initial setup of the Printer, (b) a calibration procedure has been conducted, or (c) a part has been replaced to check for proper Printer operation. Step Procedure 1 Verify that [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-95 Running the Standard Self Test Print Display A - Full Color Test Print[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 4-96 Running the Magnetic Se lf Test (HiCo Only) Perform a self-test after (a) an initial setup of the Printer, (b) a calibration procedure has been conducted, or (c) a part has been replaced to check for proper Printer operation. Step Pr[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-1 Section 5: Ethernet Option Section Introduction The Ethernet option includes the Ethernet port and the internal Printer Server. • Printer Management: The Printer Driver provides bi-directional status information so you can monitor a[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-2 Functional Specification - Ethernet Option The Fargo Ethernet option includes these features. Feature Description Simultaneous Printing Provides the ability to simultaneously print from multiple PCs to the network Printer. Printer Fee[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-3 Network Services - Overview The Ethernet option provides the services described in this section. ( Note: Other additional services include a Ping client, address assi gnment and Printer discovery functions.) Reviewing the Print Server[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-4 Network Management Interface The SNMP interface is described below. Interface Description SNMP • The Ethernet interface is a fully-manageable SNMP agent that supports MIB-II. • The Ethernet interface is MIB II compliant, allowing [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-5 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table The following table describes available Telnet commands. ( Note: You can enter partial full- word commands: the Printer will respond with additional help. For example, you can enter list and the Prin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-6 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format all Display all information about this Printer. list all diff Display all differences between current and stored network settings. list diff [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-7 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format lpq Display information about print jobs and their settings. list lpq printer Display information about the Printer (i.e., model number, Firm[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-8 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format contact Set the contact string. set sysinfo contact [<STRING>] location Set the location string. set sysinfo location [<STRING>] [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-9 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format add Add a new User definition. Up to four (4) Users may be defined. set user add <NAME> del Delete a User definition. set user del <[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-10 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format addr Store a new IP address. store net addr <ADDRESS> mask Store a new address mask. store net mask <MASK> gateway Store a new d[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-11 Reviewing the Telnet Command Table (continued) Telnet Command Command Purpose Command Format save Save all current settings as the stored settings in the permanent memory. save load Take the settings from the stored memory and make t[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-12 Logging In When a User attempts to change any setting, they are asked for a User name and password. ( Note: The Guest Users can only view settings.) Step Procedure 1 Enter the correct User name: • The default administrative User na[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-13 Accessing the Home pages Step Procedure 1 Open a window for your network browser application on your local PC. 2 Find the IP address of the Printer. ( Note: See the section Accessing the IP address of your Printer as needed to get th[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-14 Reviewing the HDP600 Home Page[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-15 Reviewing the Home Page Categories and Fields (table) You can view these categories and fields in the following table. Category Field Purpose Serial Number (Print Server) Displays the unique fixed serial number of the Print Server. S[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-16 Configuring the Network Settings The procedures needed to configure the network settings are presented in this se ction. Accessing the Network Settings page The Network page displays the current network settings and allows the User t[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-17 Reviewing the Interface The Interface display indicates the network speed supported by the Printer.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-18 Reviewing the Current Settings The Current Settings page section displays the current active network settings for the Printer. • These are also labeled as Dynamic if they were provided by DHCP or St atic if they came from the Store[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-19 Switching to the automatic IP address mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button to enable the DHCP/BOOTP, which automatically assigns [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-20 Changing to the static IP address mode Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the Use the following IP address radio button, which prepares the Printer to use network settings that the Use[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-21 Changing to the static IP address mode (continued) Step Procedure 7 Log in as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.) 8 Reboot the Printer to eff[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-22 Entering the TCP Window Size Step Procedure 1 Select the Network link from any web page of the Printer. 2 Select the TCP window size from the drop-down menu, as shown below. • This entry provides for entry of the TCP Window Size. I[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-23 Using the Clear Changes button Step Procedure 1 Click on the Clear Changes button to delete the information in the textboxes in Stored Settings area. See the lower left corner of this display.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-24 Using the TCP/IP page The TCP/IP page displays the TCP/IP Status of each Printer connection, which are not configurable. See the next two pages for displays. Step Procedure 1 Select the Status link from any web page of the Printer. 2[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-25 Using the TCP/IP Status Web Page See the Using the TCP/IP page procedure.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-26 Using the Printer page You can use the Printer page to review current information about the Printer device settings and print jobs. Device settings includ es the following: • The status which displays information about the current [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-27 Reviewing the Printer page (continued) See the previous page for descriptions of the fields.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-28 Using the System Log page The System Log page displays the current system log settings and allows the User to change the settings. ( Note: These settings configure how system logging occurs. There are two logs.)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-29 Changing the Log Name By default the names are log1 and log2. However, you can rename them from this page. ( Note: This also updates the link to the correspo nding web page.) Step Procedure 1 Select the Sy stem Log link.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-30 Changing the Log Name (continued) Step Procedure 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure (the default choices are log1 or log2 ). See the previous page. 3 Enter a new log name in textbox. 4 Click on the Submi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-31 Selecting the Log Type Step Procedure 1 Select the Sy stem Log link. See the next page. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure (the default choices are log1 or log2 ). 3 Select the Print Job Started checkbox[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-32 Selecting the Log Destination Specify one destination for the log. Step Procedure (No event logging) 1 Select the Sy stem Log link. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or configure (the default choices are log1 or log[...]

  • Page 229

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-33 Setting up Email Event logging Follow this procedure to enable logging using email notification: Step Procedure (Specify email logging) 1 Select the Sy stem Log link. 2 Select the link for the lo g name you want to view or configure [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-34 Specifying UDP Event logging Follow this procedure to enable logging to a UDP Syslog program. Step Procedure 1 Select the Sy stem Log link. • The messages will be sent via UPD packets to the Syslog port (514) of the specified host.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-35 Specifying UDP Event logging (continued) Step Procedure 5 Select Submit . 6 Log in as a root User if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-36 Specifying TCP Event logging Follow this procedure to send logging messages to a pre-existing IP connection made on the TCP port. Step Procedure 1 Select the Sy stem Log link. 2 Select the link for the log name you want to view or co[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-37 Specifying TCP Event logging (continued) Step Procedure 3 Select the TCP Connection radio button. 4 Select Submit . 5 Log in as a root User if you are so prompted. Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successful[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-38 Using the Administration pages The purpose of the Administration pages is to allow the User to upgrade, reboot, modify passwords and enter User-specified system information strings. Using the System Information page The System Inform[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-39 Using the System Information page (continued) Step Procedure 5 Select the Submit button. 6 Log in as a root User if you are so prompted. Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-40 Changing the Root Password The Passwords page allows the User to change the passwords needed to log in as a User. Changes to all settings require a login. ( Note: However, these changes are only protected by password after the passwo[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-41 Changing the Root Password (continued) Step Procedure 7 Select the Submit button. 8 Log in as a r oot User (using the old password) if you are so prompted. ( Note: Any change of setting will only be accepted after you have successful[...]

  • Page 238

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-42 Upgrading the Print Server This procedure provides a means to upgrade the Firmware in the Printer Server not the main Printer. Step Procedure 1 Select the Administration link. 2 Log in as a root User (using the old password) if you a[...]

  • Page 239

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-43 Upgrading the DTC400 and HDP600 Print Server (continued) Step Procedure 6 Select the Upgrade button to start the Firmware upload. 7 Select Reboot when requested.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-44 Using the Reboot pages Rebooting the DTC400 and HDP600 restarts only the Ethernet Print Server. Rebooting the Ethernet Server The Reboot page allows the User to restart the Ethernet Print Server. Step Procedure 1 Select the Administr[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-45 Rebooting the Ethernet Server (continued) Step Procedure 5 Click Yes when prompted. 6 Wait for the Printer to reboot and display the home page.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-46 Resetting to Default Settings The Reboot page also allows the User to reboot the Ethernet Print Server into a default settings mode. ( Note: This simply restarts the Printer in a different state with the settings in memory temporaril[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-47 Using the Help page The Help page displays the Help information. Step Procedure 1 Open this web page at the appropriate location by clicking on the Help book icon at the top of each page. See below. 2 Review the web interface for the[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-48 Additional Procedures Reviewing LED and Dipswitch Tables The LEDs and dipswitches can be found on the back of Printe rs. Reviewing the LED Table LED HDP600 position Flash Rate Indicates On once per second (i.e., more OFF than ON ) Th[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-49 Reviewing the Dip Switches For the DTC400, ON means a Dipswitch is down and OFF means a Dipswitch is up. For the HDP600, ON means a Dipswitch is to the left and OFF means a Dipswitch is to the right. Dipswitch 1 2 Comments OFF OFF Al[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-50 Restoring the Factory Settings for Ethernet There may be times when you are unable to use the current configuration of the Ethernet interface. ( Note: This could be because you have lost t he password for your Printer or you just can[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-51 Accessing the IP address of your Printer The additional LCD menus for Ethernet-enabled Printers are provided to view the IP address of the Printer. Follow these procedures to access the IP Address of your Printer model. Accessing the[...]

  • Page 248

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-52 Upgrading the Main Firmware with the Fargo Diagnostics Utility The Printer Server Firmware upgrades for the DTC400/HDP600 are done from the Upgrade web page for the Printer. See the Upgrade web page description. The Main Printer Firm[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-53 Upgrading the Main Firmwa re with the Fargo Diagnos tics Utility (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-54 Ethernet Printer Troubleshooting Pr ocedures Troubleshooting procedures If you are having trouble connecting to your Ethernet Printer or printing to it, you should go through each of the following procedures. Step Procedure 1 Follow [...]

  • Page 251

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-55 Verifying the Printer Connection Step Procedure 1 Ensure that your Printer has a valid network connection. 3 Verify that the Printer has both LEDs blinking on and off with network activity. 3 If the LEDs do not indicate connection, v[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-56 Verifying that y our PC can access the Printer using the ping command Step Procedure 1 Follow these instructions to issue a ping command to the Printer: At a DOS prompt, enter ping [IP Address] Example: C:>ping 210.1.10.240 • I[...]

  • Page 253

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-57 Verifying that your PC can access the Printer using the ping command (continued) Step Procedure 2 Verify that the PC and the Printer are connected to the same network. 3 You may be on different subnets of your network and some of the[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-58 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions Question Answer How do I know if my Printer has the Ethernet option installed? If your Printer has the RJ45 connector installed on the back of the Printer, then it has this Ethernet option install[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-59 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How can I find the IP address of my Ethernet Printer? You can find it in the LCD of the Printer if the Ethernet option is functioning properly. See Accessing the IP add[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-60 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer Can I use Fargo IP-Tracer to locate Printers on a different network segment? No. The IP-Tracer can only locate Fargo-compatible Printers located in the same network seg[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-61 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer What if I lose the password for my Printer or it is not accepted? See Reviewing the Dip Switches . Factory default settings will be restored to the Printer if power is [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-62 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How can I verify/change what IP address my installed Printer Driver is expecting to find my Printer? Follow this procedure. 1. Open the Printer Driver properties window[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-63 Reviewing Frequently-asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How do I choose a static IP address for my Ethernet Printer? You can use the web pages if you know the current IP address. See the Accessing the Home pages . OR You can[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-64 Glossary of Terms Term Purpose MAC (Media Access Control) The unique numeric value address associated with a network device that gives the device a unique identity. This address is assigned by the device manufacturer to ensure its un[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 5-65 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Purpose SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) This is protocol for the network management services. This protocol provides a means for network compliant devices, called agents, to store data abo[...]

  • Page 262

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 6-1 Section 6: Card Lamination Module Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600-LC and HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section is to provide the User with specific information on Printer adjustment [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 6-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 6-3 Opening the Card Lamination Module Step Procedure 1 Open the Top Cover of the Lamination Module by lifting up on its bottom edge and tilting it back into its fully open position. ( Note: The Top Cover is designed to hold its last posi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 6-4 Opening the Card Lamina tion Module (continued) Step Procedure 2 Open the Lamination Station by lifting up on the blue Securing Latches. Pull the Lamination Station up and back into its fully upright position. Note the Lamination Stat[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 6-5 Adjusting the Card Lamination Module The HDP600 supports the attachment of an optional Card Lamination Module. This Module can be ordered pre-installed on the Printer from the factory or can be ordered separa tely as a field upgradeab[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-1 Section 7: Printer Adjustment s Important: The HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Printers have their ow n Printer Driver. However, the majority of the procedures in this section apply for all HDP600 Printers. Please see the Card tab sectio[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-3 IMPORTANT! Fargo Card Printers require highly specialized Print Ribbons to function properly. To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only Fargo Certified Supplies. For this reason, you[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-4 Printing on Alternate Card stocks Selecting the Right Cards and optimize the HDP Print Process In order to optimize the HDP Card Printer’s capabilities for cards with hard-to-print su rfaces, we recommend evaluating the card stock s[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-5 Selecting the Appropriate HDP Printer Driver settings Fargo offers two types of PVC cards: glossy UltraCard III™ cards and matte-finished HDP- PVC Cards. • Defaults: The HDP Printer Driver software has default Transfer Temperature[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-6 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test It is important to conduct Tape adhesion tests because Farg o cannot be certain which transfer temperature and Dwell Time will work best (when printing cards other than UltraCard III or HDP-PVC). ( No[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-7 FA IL: Significant transfer to ta p e PASS: Very slight transfer to ta p e PASS: Abso lutely NO transfer to ta p e 1 2 3 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-8 Conducting the Tape adhesion Test (continued) Step Procedure 4 Visually examine the card and the strip of tape pulled from the card, to see if any portion of the HDP Film was removed from the card. • If any residue (e.g., oil or gre[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-9 Printer Driver Options Installing Printer Driver Updates Occasionally, new Printer Driver versions ar e released which have new or updated features. Before installing an updated Printer Driver version, always delete the existing Print[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-10 Setting Up the Printer Driver Once the appropriate Printer Driver for the computer has been installed, you will need to set the Driver up with the proper print options. To open the Printer Driver setup window, please refer to the fol[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-11 Using the Card tab Using the Card tab (HDP600/HDP600-LC) Use this option to control specific Printer functions.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-12 Selecting the Card Size (HDP600 and HDP600-LC) Step Procedure 1 Select the appropriate card option: • CR-80: This selection is the default form size fo r the HDP600. This will print a 2.125 X 3.374 image including a .04 over-bleed [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-13 Selecting the Card Size (HDP 600 and HDP600-LC) (continued) See three previous procedures.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-14 Selecting the Custom Card Size Select the appropriate custom card size acco rding to the dimensions of the card stock. Step Procedure 1 a. Select the Custom option and enter the dimensions of the card into the Print Width and Print L[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-15 Using the Card tab (HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100) Step Procedure 1 Select the appropriate card size option from two (2) standard card sizes. • CR-100 OR • One (1) custom size is available. ( Note: The dimensions of the total prin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-16 Selecting the Card Type (all HDP600 Printers) Select the appropriate card type according to the composition of the card stock. Step Procedure 1 Select UltraCards-Glossy PVC if using Fargo UltraCard III stock or any other similar card[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-17 Selecting the Card Type (continued) Step Procedure 2 If using a card stock other than listed, use the Custom 1 and Custom 2 options to save custom Dwell Time and dwell temperature controls on the Image Transfer tab. a. Click on the C[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-18 Selecting the Card Type[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-19 Selecting the Card Hopper (HDP600 and HDP600-LC only) Selects the appropriate Card Hopper Step Procedure 1 a. Select First Available to print from the hopper currently selected as indicated on the Printer's LCD. Also select this[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-20 Selecting the Card Hopper (HDP600 CR100 and HDP600-LC CR100 only) There is only one (1) Input Hopper for one hundred (100) CR100 cards.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-21 Setting the Orientation Select either the Portrait or Landscape radio buttons for Orientation. Step Procedure 1 Select Portrait to cause the card to print in a vertical orientation. OR Select Landscape to cause the card to print in a[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-22 Selecting the Diagnostics button This will launch the Diagnostic too l (if installed).[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-23 Selecting the Test Print button When selected a file will be copied down to the Printer. This f ile will print a Full Color plus Resin print on the front side of the card and a Resin or black only image on the backside. This image is[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-24 Selecting the About button Select the About button to open a dialog box containing the copyright information as well as the driver’s version number and date code.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-25 Selecting the About button[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-26 Using the Device Options tab (HDP600/HDP600-LC) The HDP600 Printing Preferences window is used throughout this section for consistency within this document. See the HDP600 Printing Preferences windows (as needed for your specific Pri[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-27 Adjusting the Ribbon Type Use the Ribbon Type dropdown menu to match Ribbon type. Step Procedure 1 Adjust to match the Ribbon Type selection with the Ribbon type that is loaded in the Printer. ( Note: The User can to the System Infor[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-28 Selecting the Auto Ribbon Select option Step Description 1 Click on the Auto Ribbon Select button to verify that the Ribbon type selected matches the Ribbon installed in the Printer. ( Note : The Printer Driver will change the Ribbon[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-29 Adjusting the Film Type Step Procedure 1 Allows you to select the film type option that is appropriate for the type of HDP film currently loaded in the Printer. • Select the Clear option to automatically adjust the appropriate tran[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-30 Adjusting for the Color Matching Allows selection of the color matching option that best fits the requirements of the print job. Step Procedure 1 Select None (a) if interested in print speed rather than print color, (b) if color corr[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-31 Adjusting for the Color Tone – Natural or Enhanced Select the appropriate Step Procedure 1 This will allow the selection between two different color levels. • Natural , the default selection is the standard HDP Series Color Tone.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-32 Adjusting for the Resin Dither Select the appropriate dither method according to the type of image to be printed. ( Note: This option only affects those objects printed on the backside of a card with the resin black Panel of a YMCK o[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-33 Using the Print Both Sides option Use this option to automatically print on both the front and backside of a card. Step Procedure 1 Select this option in conjunction with any application program that support s a multiple-page documen[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-34 Using the Split 1 Set of Ribbon Panels option Use this option to provide the most economical means of printing a dual-sided card since a single set of Ribbon Panels will be split to print both the front and backsides of a card. Step [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-35 Using the Print Back Side First option Step Procedure 1 Select this option: If you need to print the first page of a two-page document on the backside of the card. OR If you need to print the resin black on the chip-side of the Smart[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-36 Using the Print Back Side Only option Use this option to print only onto the backside of cards. Step Procedure 1 Select this option to print only onto the backside of preprinted cards that must have their Magnetic Stripe or smart car[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-37 Using the Rotate Front 180 Degrees or Rotate Back 180 Degrees options Use this option to change the position of the printed image in relation to the set locat ion of a card's Magnetic Stripe or smart chip. Step Procedure 1 Selec[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-38 Using the Print in Single Card Mode option Use this option to force the Printer's memory to buffer or to hold only one print job at a time. Step Procedure 1 Select this option only when printing to multiple Printers sharing prin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-39 Using the Disable Printing option Use this option to disable the printing capabilitie s of the Printer while still allowing the Printer to encode cards. ( Note: This option is useful to encode or r e-encode preprinted cards without w[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-40 Using the Image Color tab (HDP600) Use this tab to adjust color properties. ( Note: The HDP600 CR100 Printing Preferences window has the same Image Color tab functionality as the HDP600 Printing Preferences window.) Step Procedure 1 [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-41 Using the Image Color tab (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-42 Using the Image Color tab (continued) Step Procedure 2 Select the None or Monitor option (see the Device Options tab, shown below) to only display the Dye-Sub Intensity and Resin Heat sliders. 3 Control the overall darkness and light[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-43 Using the Image Color tab (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-44 Using the Image Color tab (continued) Step Procedure 4 Control the amount of heat the Printer uses when printing with the resin black Panel by adjusting the Resin Heat slide. • Move the slide to the left to cause less heat to be us[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-45 Using the Image Color tab Step Procedure 5 As needed, return all options to their factory settings by clicking on the Default button.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-46 Using the Image Transfer tab Use this tab to adjust the Image Position , Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature . ( Note: The HDP600 CR100 Printing Preferences window has the same Image Transfer tab functionality as the HDP600 [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-47 Adjusting the Image Position controls Use the Image Position controls to position the image on a card (to be adjusted). Step Procedure 1 Adjust the Image Position values by clicking on the Vertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows. ?[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-48 The display (below) represents how the printed image will move in relati on to the fixed card position as positive and negative image placement values are entered. Step Procedure 2 Use the Vertical adjustment to move the image toward[...]

  • Page 315

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-49 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature Use the Image Transfer option to control of the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature . • These settings control the speed and temperature at which printed images are transfe[...]

  • Page 316

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-50 Using the K Panel Resin tab Use this tab to adjust the CR-80 Card Size, the Direction the Card Travels through t he Printer, the Print All Black With K Panel (options) and the Defined Areas. Use this tab to control where the resin bl[...]

  • Page 317

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-51 Selecting the Full Card with the K Panel Resin tab Step Procedure 1 Select the Full Card option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found within all areas of the image, as shown below.[...]

  • Page 318

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-52 Selecting the Defined Area(s) wi th the K Panel Resin tab Step Procedure 1 Select the Defined Area(s) option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found only in an area or areas defined, as shown belo w.[...]

  • Page 319

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-53 Selecting the Undefined Area(s) with the K Panel Resin tab Step Procedure 1 Select the Undefined Area(s) option to print the resin black (K) Panel for all black found only in the space outside the areas defined, as shown below.[...]

  • Page 320

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-54 Defining the Area to acti vate the Card Grid Step Procedure 1 Select on the appropriate Defined Area (see below) to activate the card grid in the upper half of the window. • It is through this card grid that up to five areas can be[...]

  • Page 321

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-55 Measuring the Total Card area Step Procedure 1 Determine the area of the card to define. ( Note: This area is indicated by the dashed outline, as shown below. The easiest way to determine the size of this area is to actually print a [...]

  • Page 322

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-56 Measuring the Area to be positioned on the Card Step Procedure 1 Once the area is sized properly, measure the location where this area is to be positioned on the card. a. Measure from the lower left corner of the card up and over to [...]

  • Page 323

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-57 Selecting the Print YMC under th e K and Print K Only options Step Procedure 1 Use the Defined Area function. a. Define an area by clicking on the Defined Area UP arrow. ( Note: Another .2 x .2 (5mm x 5mm) area will appear in the low[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-58 Selecting the Print YMC under the K and Print K Only options[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-59 Using the Magnetic Encoding tab Use these options only if the Printer has an optional Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module installed. ( Note: The HDP600 CR100 Printing Preferences window has the same Magnetic Encoding tab functionality as[...]

  • Page 326

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-60 Using the Encoding Mode option Use the Encoding Mode option to specify which magnetic encoding standard to use. • The HDP Card Printer can be installed with one of two types of factory-installed Magnetic Stripe Encoding Modules. ?[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-61 Using the Encoding Mode option (continued) Step Procedure 1 Select the ISO Standard Encoding Module with a dual-coercivity (high or low) encoding head. ( Note: By default, the Printer Driver is set to encode according to ISO standard[...]

  • Page 328

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-62 Encoding the Mode / Coercivity / Magnetic Track Selection Use the ISO option for encoding capability for either high- or low-coercivit y cards on tracks 1, 2 and 3 and is the industry's standard mode of magnetic encoding. Step P[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-63 Encoding the Mode/Coercivity/Magne tic Track Selection (continued) Use the ISO option for encoding capability for either high- or low-coercivit y cards on tracks 1, 2 and 3 and is the industry's standard mode of magnetic encodin[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-64 Reviewing the Magnetic Track Options Use these options to customize the ISO encoded data format for each of the Magnetic Stripe's three tracks. Step Procedure 1 Specify which of the three (3) tracks to customize by selecting one[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-65 Reviewing the Enable MLE Support checkbox Multi-Language Extension (MLE) support in Windows XP can cause text strings to be broken up into fragments. This fragmentation of the text string prevents magnetic encoding. Step Procedure 1 [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-66 Reviewing the Verification options Use this option, which instructs the Printer to verify that all magnetic data has been co rrectly encoded on each card. ( Note: With either of these options, the number of verificatio n retries may [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-67 Reviewing the Shift Data Left Use the Shift Data Left option, which applies to all tracks when selected. Step Procedure 1 Select this option to shift the recorded magnetic data to the left-hand side of the card's Magnetic Stripe[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-68 Reviewing the ISO Track Locations The magnetic Encoding Module encodes onto tracks in acco rdance with an ISO 7811-2 Magnetic Stripe. For track locations, review the display below . TRACK1 0. 1 10" TRACK2 0. 1 10" TRACK3 0.[...]

  • Page 335

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-69 Sending the Track Information Magnetic track data is sent in the form of text strings from the application software to the Printer Driver. • In order for the Printer Driver to differentiate between Magnetic Track data and the rest [...]

  • Page 336

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-70 Reviewing the Sample String • Track 1: ~1%JULIEANDERSON^1234567890? • Track 2: ~2;1234567890987654321? • Track 3: ~3;1234567890987654321? Track Start Sentinel End Sentinel Field Separator Valid Characters Maximum Number of Char[...]

  • Page 337

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-71 Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table ASCII Code Character A SCII Code Char acter ASCII Code Character 32 space 56 8 80 P 33 ! 57 9 81 Q 34 58 : 82 R 35 # 59 ; 83 S 36 $ 60 < 84 T 37 % 61 = 85 U 38 & 62 > 86 V 39 &ap[...]

  • Page 338

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-72 Using the Lamination tab (only with Card Lamination Module) Use this option to control specific Printer f unctions. These options allow you to control the Printer's Lamination process. ( Note: The HDP600 CR100 Printing Preferenc[...]

  • Page 339

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-73 Selecting the Lamination Position Step Procedure 1 The Lamination Position control allows you to adjust the horizontal positio n of the PolyGuard Overlaminate. This control functions in the exact same fashion as the Image Position co[...]

  • Page 340

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-74 Selecting the Lamination Side Step Procedure 1 a. Select the No Lamination option if you do not want to use the Printer's built-in Laminator. b. Select Laminate Front Side, Laminate Back Side or Laminate Both Sides to specify th[...]

  • Page 341

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-75 Selecting the Lamination Type Step Procedure 1 Select one of the Lamination Type options, according to which type of Lamination media is currently install ed. Two types of overlaminates are supported by the Driver: Film Lamination an[...]

  • Page 342

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-76 Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature Step Procedure 1 Adjust the Transfer Dwell Time and the Transfer Temperature to control t he Lamination Dwell Time or through-put speed of a card in seconds/inch and the Lami[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 7-77 Selecting the Sensors bu tton and Defaults button Step Procedure 1 Select the Lamination Tab's Sensors button to display options for calibrating the Card Lamination Module’s Lamination Sensor. The Lamination Sensor is what det[...]

  • Page 344

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-1 Section 8: Cleaning Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. This Section deals with the Printer’s internal and external maintenance in regards to t he [...]

  • Page 345

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-2 Safety Messages (review carefully) Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes Danger: Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or serious injury. Information that raises potential safety issues is indi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-3 Cleaning inside the Printer Step Procedure 1 Open the Lamination Arm. 2 Remove the Print Ribbon and HDP Film from the Printer. 3 If you have a can of compressed air, blow out all visible areas of the Printer interior. ( Note: Remove a[...]

  • Page 347

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-4 Cleaning the Printhead Clean the Printhead every time the Print Ribbon is changed to maintain consistent print quality, as instructed below. This procedure s hould also be performed approximately every 400 prints in order to maintain [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-5 Replacing the Card Cleaning Tape Caution: Replace the Card Cleaning Tape approximately every 2,000 to 3,000 prints , depending on the cleanliness of the card stock or the environment in which the Printer is located. Steps Procedure 1 [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-6 See the previous procedure in this section.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-7 Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder Step Procedure 1 Open the Top Cover and remove the Ribbon. 2 a. Locate the Flipper Table in the Input Module. b. Turn the Printer on. c. Rotate the Flipper Table clockwise to a 45 degree angle. ( Note: Th[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-8 Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder (continued) Step Procedure 6 Press the REV button on the LCD display seven (7) times to feed the card into the Magnetic Module. ( Note: The card does not go all the way through the Flipper Table.) 7 Hold [...]

  • Page 352

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-9 Cleaning the Platen and Transfer Rollers Step Procedure 1 Leave the Printer power ON and open the Lamination Arm. If using a Printer with a Card Lamination Module attached, also open the Lamination Module's Top Cover and Laminati[...]

  • Page 353

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 8-10 Cleaning the Transfer Rollers using the Cleaning Card Step Procedure 1 Leave the Printer power ON and open the Lamination Arm. If using a Printer with a Card Lamination Module attached, also open the Lamination Module's Top Cove[...]

  • Page 354

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 9-11 Section 9: Packing the Card Printer Important: The procedure in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section to provide the User with a specific packing proce[...]

  • Page 355

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-1 Section 10: Board Level Diagnostics Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section to provide the User with specific Board Level Di[...]

  • Page 356

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-2 Resolving the DRAM Memory Error Symptom: An error has occurred in the removable memory Module (SIMM). ( Note: The LCD will state the following: Main Memory Error.) Step Procedure 1 Reboot the Printer. 2 If the problem persists, remov[...]

  • Page 357

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-3 Resolving the FPGA Error Symptom: An unexpected hardware error has occurred. Step Procedure 1 Reboot the Printer. 2 If the problem persists, the Main Print Board will need to be replaced. 3 As an alternative to replacing the Main Pri[...]

  • Page 358

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-4 Reviewing the Sensor Locations and Voltages Sensor or Switch Location Low Range (VDC) High Range (VDC) Ribbon Supply Encoder D860095 J4 pin 12 Unblocked (.17 or lower) Blocked 3.0 - 3.5 Print Head Lift Sensor D860093 J4 pin 8 Unblock[...]

  • Page 359

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-5 Reviewing the Sensor Locations and Voltages (continued) Ribbon Mark Sensor 5 D860112 J9 pin 3 Blocked (.8 or lower) Unblocked +4 Mag Card Sensor D860191 J6 pin 8 Covered (.9 or lower) Uncovered 3.0 - 3.5 Flipper Home Sensor D860128 J[...]

  • Page 360

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 10-6 Reviewing the Motor Locations and Cables Motor Cable Location Flipper Table Motor (840124) D860130 J31 Flip / Feed Motor (E000062 & D840861) D860129 J34 Card Drive Stepper (D860138 D860119 J33 Print Stepper (840123) D860120 J32 H[...]

  • Page 361

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-1 Section 11: LCD On-Line Menu Navigation Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section to provide the User with specific procedures[...]

  • Page 362

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-2 Display A – HDP600 CR-100 Menu Tree (presented in below) Part 1 of 4[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-3 Selecting from the HDP600 Menu Op tion Structure Tree (continued) Display A – HDP600 CR-100 Menu Tree (presented in below) Part 2 of 4[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-4 Selecting from the HDP600 Menu Op tion Structure Tree (continued) Display A – HDP600 CR-100 Menu Tree (presented in below) Part 3 of 4[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-5 Selecting from the HDP600 Menu Option Structure Tree Display A – HDP600 CR-100 Menu Tree (presented in below) Part 4 of 4[...]

  • Page 366

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-6 Reviewing the Printer Setup The Printer parameters found in Setup Printer are preset at the factory and should not need to be changed unless an issue develops. If a change to these settings is needed, be sure to record the changes on[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-7 Reviewing the Printer Setup (continued) Step Procedure 3 Be sure to run this test after each adjustment. Run the Alignment Test Image by selecting the following options: MENU , PRINT TEST IMAGE and ALIGNMENT TEST . All HDP images mus[...]

  • Page 368

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-8 Preparing to Adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF Step Procedure 1 Before starting the alignment procedures, you must first establish a baseline from which to start the adjustments. Before adjusting the Print Offset[...]

  • Page 369

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-9 Aligning the Print Offset This procedure positions the image correctly on the HDP Film. Refer to the Preparing to adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF procedure for proper sequen ce. Step Procedure 1 a. Adjust the P[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-10 Aligning the Print Offset (continued) Step Procedure 6 Proceed to Adjusting Transfer TOF to center the image on the card.[...]

  • Page 371

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-11 Setting the Transfer TOF This procedure positions the HDP Film correctly on the leading edge of the card. Refer to the Preparing to adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF procedure for proper sequence. Step Procedure[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-12 Setting the Transfer TOF (continued) Step Procedure 5 Proceed to Adjusting Transfer EOF to center the image on the card.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-13 Setting the Transfer EOF This procedure controls the point on the card at which the Transfer Roller lifts and ceases transfer. Refer to the Preparing to adjust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF procedure for proper seq[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-14 Setting the Transfer EOF (continued) Step Procedure 3 Determine the amount of Transfer EOF adjustment needed by using a caliper to measure the “Gap”. • The Gap: Represents the distance from the Trailing Edge of the card to the[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-15 Using the Gap Distance Table[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-16 Using the Gap Distance Table (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-17 Using the Gap Distance Table (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-18 Adjusting the Transfer Tension This procedure positions the image correctly on the card. Refer to the Preparing to a djust the Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF procedure for proper sequence. Step Procedure 1 Choose Menu ,[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-19 Adjusting the Film Drive The Film Drive sets the baseline for the Film Tension and should not be adjusted by the reseller or the end user. Adjusting the Ribbon Tension This procedure controls the tension of the color Ribbon during p[...]

  • Page 380

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-20 Adjusting the Ribbon Drive The Ribbon Drive sets the baseline for the Ribbon Tension and should not be adjusted by the reseller or end user. Adjusting the Transfer Temperature Step Procedure 1 Choose ME NU , Print Test Image and Ali[...]

  • Page 381

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-21 Adjusting the Transfer Speed The Transfer Speed sets the baseline for the rate of image transfer and should not be adjusted by the reseller or end user. If a different transfer speed is required, this parameter may be adjusted via t[...]

  • Page 382

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-22 Adjusting the Image Darkness Step Procedure 1 Choose ME NU , Print Test Image and Alignment Test to print a test card. 2 Examine the test card. 3 Select MENU , Setup Printer , Print Settings and Image Darkness . 4 Record the Image D[...]

  • Page 383

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-23 Changing the Encoder Settings Make this selection to modify the Encoder settings. These settings would need to be changed (a) if the Print Board is replaced or (b) if the Printer is upgraded to include a n Encoder. See Selecting fro[...]

  • Page 384

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-24 Setting the Magnetic TOF Use this setting to position the magnetic data at the correct distance from the leading edge of the card. • The Magnetic TOF is the distance from the edge of the card to the Start Sentinel (SS). • The St[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-25 Setting the Magnetic TOF (continued) Use this setting to position the magnetic data at the correct distance from the leading edge of the card. • The Magnetic TOF is the distance from the edge of the card to the Start Sentinel (SS)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-26 Setting the Magnetic TOF Step Procedure 7 Press Save to save the value. 8 Test the position of the Start Senti nel by magnetically encoding a card and checking as described in Step 1 in this same procedure. 9 Repeat Steps 1 to 6 unt[...]

  • Page 387

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-27 Adjusting the Flipper Offset Step Procedure 1 Select MENU, Setup Printer and Flipper Offset. 2 Change the setting in small increments if the card is not feeding correctly. ( Note: A negative adjustment will lower the side of the Fli[...]

  • Page 388

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-28 Adjusting the Lamination Flipper Offset Step Procedure 1 Select MENU, Setup Printer and Flipper Offset or Inverted Offset. 2 Change the setting in small increments if the card is not feeding or Flipping correctly. ( Note: A negative[...]

  • Page 389

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-29 Adjusting the LAM TOF and EOF Step Procedure 1 Applies only if the Printer is equipped with the Card Lamination Module. • Use this control to align the PolyGuard Overlaminate patch on the card. Decrease the Lamination TOF value to[...]

  • Page 390

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-30 Adjusting the Lamination Sensor Calibration Step Procedure 1 Applies only if the Printer is equipped with the Card Lamination Module. ( Note: This setting reports the current Lamination Sensor calibration setting as dictated by the [...]

  • Page 391

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-31 Using the Show Card Count option Step Procedure 1 Use this option to view the total Card Count (CC), Pass Count (PC), Transfer Count (TC) . • The Card Count is the total number of cards the Printer has produced. • The Pass Count[...]

  • Page 392

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 11-32 System Upgrade (Firmware Upgrade) This option is used to upgrade the Printer Firmware. Step Procedure 1 Upgrade by selecting SYSTEM UPGRADE . The LCD will prompt: Are you sure you want to continue? 2 Select YES to begin the System U[...]

  • Page 393

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-1 Section 12: Firmware Up dates Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section is to provide the User with information on the interna[...]

  • Page 394

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-2 Firmware Updater Applicat ion Program (continued) The Firmware Updater application program is the software required to send Firmware updates from the computer to the Printer. To download and install the Firmware Updater from this sit[...]

  • Page 395

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-3 Downloading Firmware Updates Step Procedure 1 Refer to the following steps to download Firmware updates: 2 Select the Download Firmware button. If you have Internet access, this will automatically take you to the Firmware Updates sec[...]

  • Page 396

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-4 Updating the Printer's Firmware Now that you have installed and opened the Firmware Updater program and downloaded the Firmware update file, you can begin updating your Printer's Firmware. It is important to note that there[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-5 Updating the Main Firmware (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-6 Updating the Main Firmware (continued) Step Procedure 8 Wait: The Firmware update will now take a few minutes. Check the Printer's LCD for the status. ( Note: When the update is complete, the LCD will indicate if the update was [...]

  • Page 399

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-7 Updating the LCD Firmware Step Procedure 1 Make sure the Printer is powered ON, connected to the PC and in its READY mode. 2 From the Firmware Updater program, click on the Select Update File button. 3 Go to the folder, in which you [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 12-8 Updating the LCD Firmware (continued)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 13-1 Section 13: Fargo T echnical Support Important: The procedures in this section apply for the HDP600/HDP600-LC and HDP600 CR100/HDP600-LC CR100 Card Printers. The purpose of this section to provide the User with an efficient, step-by-[...]

  • Page 402

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 13-2 Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo Printer The purpose of this section is to provide updated instructions for reading serial numbers on a Fargo Printer. Finding out when a Fargo Ca rd Printer was manufactured You can determine whe[...]

  • Page 403

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 14-1 Section 14: Reviewing S p are Part s List s Reviewing Spare Parts List for HDP600, HDP600-LC, HDP600 CR100 and HDP600-LC CR100 HDP600 Series Recommended Spare Parts List Effective Date: To be added at a later date For current pricing[...]

  • Page 404

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-1 Section 15: Glossary of T erms Term Definition 24-bit color A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red , blue, green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color depth of 16.7 million colors. AC - Altern[...]

  • Page 405

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-2 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Barcodes A series of alternating black and whit e stripes, of varying widths (each character denoted by a set number and width of black stripes) that allows characters to be optically rea[...]

  • Page 406

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-3 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Cache A type of memory Buffer to store data temporarily, used to hold information that is most often exchanged between controller and peripheral, to expedite data transfer. Calibrating A [...]

  • Page 407

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-4 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition CR-79 A card dimension standard of 2.0625 L X 3.3125 W (+/-0.002 W, +/-0.005 L) or 52.400 X 84.150 mm. CR-80 A card dimension standard of 2.125 X 3.370 (+/-0.002 W, +/- 0.005 L) or 53.975[...]

  • Page 408

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-5 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Direct-to-Card (DTC) Printing The Direct-to-Card printing process prints digital images directly onto any plastic card with a smooth, clean, glossy PVC surface. Dither A system of distrib[...]

  • Page 409

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-6 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Dwell Time The speed at which the card moves across the Transfer and Lamination Roller, measured in seconds/inch (sec/in). This can be adjusted in the driver to ensure adhesion and card f[...]

  • Page 410

    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-7 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Encoder (wheel) An electromechanical device, attached to a shaft that detects the change in rotational position, incremented to count ticks per revolution. The Printer's Encoder whee[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-8 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Flash Memory A microchip based non-volatile memory device that holds its data when power is removed. This allows for field reprogramming of the Printer commands, such as Printer Firmware [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-9 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Hard Drive A high capacity storage device in a PC consisting of non- removable magnetically encodable platters. Hardware Physical components of a system such as the Printer, the PC, the p[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-10 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition IEEE 1284 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1284) A standard method of signaling for a bi-directional parallel interface on personal computers. To ensure proper Printer [...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-11 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Landscape A document layout that is viewed with the document's long axis in a horizontal orientation. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A device that contains a liquid crystal between tw[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-12 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition MB (Megabyte) A unit of storage that equals 1,048,576 bytes. Memory A generic term for any device that stores digital information using magnetic media or digital chip storage device. Men[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-13 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Oversized Cards Oversized cards are used for more efficient visual identification and are available in many non-standard sizes. The most popular sizes are CR-90 (3.63 x 2.37/92mm x 60mm)[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-14 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Pinch Roller A free spinning (non-driven) Roller that presses t he card against the drive Roller, on the opposite side, to ensure an adequate normal force for proper traction. Pixel Shor[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-15 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Printhead The device on a Printer that produces the image on the media. PVC Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride, often called vinyl. PVC is the component of the 0.002 thick clear, dye re[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-16 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Resolution The number of individual pixels in a graphic, taken over a given length, used to indicate the sharpness of the picture and the level of detail. The number of elements in the P[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-17 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Saturation A measure of the degree of color, from gray, with the same brightness. Self-test A pre-determined print file used to confirm Printer operation typically sent from the driver o[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-18 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Spooling Rather than moving a print job directly to the Printer, the job is written to the disk so that the user can access the application faster while Windows takes care of printing in[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-19 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition Thermocouple A device for measuring temperature using a junction of two wires of dissimilar metals that produce a voltage when heated that varies proportionally with the temperature. Thi[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 15-20 Glossary of Terms (continued) Term Definition UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply) An AC powe r supply, typically powered by batteries, which provides temporary power to the PC or Printer during an interruption of the supply voltage.[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-1 Section 16: Index A About button, 7-24 absolute failure, 7-8 AC - Alternating Current, 15-1 accelerated wear /dye migration , 7-6 Accepted Card Compositions, 2 -7 Accepted Card Thicknes s, 2-7 Access Card, 15-1 adhesion, 7-8 Adhesion[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-2 Contrast, 15-3 Contrast / Gamma , 7-42 Control panel, 15-3 Copies, 7-21 copyright/version information , 7-24 CR-100, 15-4 CR-100 patch size, 2-28 CR-79, 15-4 CR-80, 7-12 CR-80, 15-4 CR-80 and CR-100, 7-15 CR-80, CR-90 and CR-100, 7-1[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-3 Firmware Updater Applicat ion Program, 12-1, 12 -2 Firmware Updater dialog, 12-4 Firmware Updater window, 12-4 Firmware Updates, 12-2, 12-3, 12-6, 12-7 Firmware Upgrade, 11-32 Flash Memory, 15-8 Flashing GREEN , 2-19 Flip Command Err[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-4 Lam Memory Error, 4-8 Lam Pass Thru Error, 4-8 Lamination, 4-36, 15-10 Lamination Arm, 8-9, 8-10 Lamination Sensor Calibration, 4-95 Laminator Controls, 2-26 LAN (Local Area Network), 15-10 Landscape, 15-11 LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-5 poor image quality problems, 4-91, 4-92 Port, 15-14 Portrait, 15-14 Portrait/Landscape, 7-21 Position magnetic data, 11-24, 11-25 positive /negative im age placement values , 7-48 Potentiometer, 15-14 Power Port, 2-15 Power Switch, 2[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-6 S safety issues, 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2 Safety Standards, 2-5 Saturation, 15-17 Save this Program to Disk, 12-3 Scroll Buttons, 2-15 second K Panel, 7-34 SELECT FUNCTION screen, 11 -1 Select Printer button, 12-4, 12-7 Select Up[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-7 Using the Image Color tab , 4-87 V Verification, 7-66 Verify data encoded, 4-43 Vertical / Horizontal Imag e Position settings, 4-90 Vertical adjustment, 7-48 Vertical/Horizontal adjustment arrows, 7-47 Virtual Memory, 15-20 W Weight[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. HDP600 High Definition Card Printe r/Encoder User G uide (Rev. 2.5) 16-1[...]

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    RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc. Appendix A: FCC Rules and Environmental Protection FCC Rules This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may [...]