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    Fargo M30e CUPS Driv er User Guide (Rev. 1.0.3 ) Part Num ber: L0 01213[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D river Us er Guide (Re v . 1.0.3) 2 Fargo M 30 e CUPS Driver Us er Guide (R ev. 1 .0.3), property of Fargo Electr onics, Incorporated Copyright  2008 by F argo Electronics, Inc orporated. All r ights reserve d. CUPS (Commo n UNIX Printing System) is C opyright 2008 by A pp l e Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA. htt[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D river Us er Guide (Re v . 1.0.3) 3 Table of Cont ents Su pported Linux Distributions ___________________________________________________ 4 Ub un tu 7.10 __________________________________________________________________________ 4 Fedo ra Core 8 ________________________________________________________________________ 5 Fedo ra Cor[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 4 Supported Linux Di stribu t ions Ubuntu 7 .10 Fiel ds Descript ion Name Ubuntu Version 7.10 M edia ubuntu-7.10-deskto p-i386.iso Dependencies CUPS version 1.3.2 Kernel versi on 2.6.22- 14 - generic Fil e structure CUPS service name & path /etc/init.d/cupsys CUPS PPD mo de l pa th /usr/shar[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 5 Fedora Core 8 Fiel ds Descript ion Name Fedora Version 8 M edia Fedora-8-i386-DVD.is o Dependencies CUPS version 1.3.5 Kernel versi on 2.6.23.14-107.fc8 Fil e structure CUPS service name & path /etc/init.d/cups CUPS PPD model path /usr/share/cu ps/model CUPS filter p ath /usr/lib/cups/ f i[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 6 Fedora Core 7 Fiel ds Descript ion Name Fedora Version 7 M edia F-7-i386-DVD.iso Dependencies CUPS version 1.2.10 Kernel versi on 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 Fil e structure CUPS service name & path /etc/init.d/cups CUPS PPD mo de l pa th /usr/share/cu ps/model CUPS filter p ath /usr/lib/cups/ f i l[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 7 Red Hat Ente rprise 5 Fiel ds Descript ion Name RedHat Ent erprise Desktop 5 Version 5 M edia Rhel-5-client-i386-disc 1-5.iso Dependencies CUPS version 1.2.4 Ghostscript versio n 8.5.12 Kernel versi on 2.6.18-8el5 Fil e structure CUPS service name & path /etc/init.d/cups CUPS PPD mo de l p[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 8 openSuse 1 0.3 Fiel ds Descript ion Name openSuse Version 10.3 M edia openSUSE-10.3- GM -KDE-i386.iso Dependencies CUPS version 1.2.12 Kernel versi on 2.6.22.5- 31 -d efault Fil e structure CUPS service name & path /etc/init.d/cups CUPS PPD mo de l pa th /usr/share/cu ps/model CUPS filter [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 9 Installation Proc edures Installing the CUPS Driver Note: On som e Linux Distributions, it may be necessary t o d is able SELinux ca pabilities in order to inst all or use the CUP S Driver. Re fer to the SELin ux web site at: www.nsa.gov/seli n ux/ o r the documentati on for yo ur specific dis[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 10 A dding a USB Printe r The primary CUPS inter f ace can b e accessed o n the local comp uter using a web browser. The address f o r th e CUPS inter f ace is : http://localhost:6 31/ Step Procedure 1 Attach Power a nd USB to the printer. 2 From a Termi nal window, ru n lshal to retri eve th e [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 11 Example output from lshal udi = '/org /f ree de skto p/Hal/d evices /usb_ devic e_9b0_2 110_A8 01021 7_if0 _prin te r_A 80 1021 7' info .a ddo ns = {' hal_ lpadmin -- add'} (string lis t) info .c all ou ts. re move = {'ha l_lpad min -- remo ve'} ( stri ng li st) [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 12 Revie w in g the File Listing /usr/share/cu ps/model/ M 30e.ppd PPD File for th e M 30e Card Pri nter /usr/lib/cups/ f i lter/rast ertofargoM30e Raster Filter for the M 30e Card Printer /usr/share/ f argo/M30e/M 3 0e Tst.p rn Test Print fil e /usr/ share/ fargo/M30e / Ri bbonCal.pr n Ribbon S[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 13 Printer M aintenance Performing a Ribbon Sensor Calibration Step Descript ion 1 Remove all c ards f r om the Card H opper and cl ose the Hopper d oo r. 2 Open the Fro nt Cover, remov e the Ribbon C artridge and cl o se the Prin t er ’s f r ont cover. 3 Place a note book or a compl ete ly o [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 14 Cleaning the P rinter Step Descript ion 1 Re move all cards fr om the Card H opper and cl ose the Hopper door. 2 Open the Fro nt Cover and remo ve the Rib bon Cartridge. 3 Remove the paper backing f ro m bo th si des of the C lean i ng Card. 4 Place the Cleani ng card into t he Single Fe ed S[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 15 Printing a Test Card Step Descript ion 1 Ensure that cards are in t he In pu t Ho pper. 2 Ensure that t he YM CKO Ribbon is installe d in the Printer. 3 From a terminal wi n dow, enter: lp r -l “ /usr/share/fargo/M 30e/M30eTst.p rn” 4 W hen completed, a tes t card sho uld be printed.[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 16 Driver Option s Using the Device Options Selecting the C ard Size Comm and Line Us age CU PS option Descript ion PageSize = CR80 M edia Size = CR80 Sets the Page Size for the print job to CR-80 (3.3 75"L x 2.125" W / 85.6mmL x 54mm W ). PageSize = CR79 M edia Size = CR79 Sets the Pa[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 17 Selecting the R ibbon T ypes Comm and Line Us age CU PS option Descript ion Ribbon = Standar dResin Ribbon Type = Standard Resin Sets the Ribbon typ e for the print job to Standard R esin. Ribbon = PremiumR esin Ribbon Type = Premium Resi n Sets the Ribbon typ e for the print job to Premium R[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 18 Selecting the D isable Prin ting Opti on Comm and Line Usage CU PS option Descript ion DisablePrintin g = True Disable Printi ng = Yes Select it to encod e or re-encode car ds to save time an d avoid the use o f printing supplies. DisablePrintin g = False Disable Printi ng = No Select it to p[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 19 Selecting the R esin Dit her O ptions Requires: R esin Ribbon or Prin t Both Sides = Tr ue Comm and Line Us age CU PS option Descript ion ResinDither = Graphics Resin Dither = O ptimized for Graphics Select Optim ized for Graphics when pri nting drawings and gra phics with resin. ResinDither [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 20 Print and Overla y Options Reviewing t he Fro nt Pr int Area Comm and Line Us age CU PS O pti ons Descript ion PrintAreaFront = FullCardPrintA ndOverlay Front Print Area = Full Card Print and Overlay The full card will be printed, and overlay will b e applied. PrintAreaFront = OmitSmartChi pP[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 21 Reviewing the Front Print Ar ea Comm and Line Us age CU PS O pti ons Descript ion PrintAreaFront = VisualSecurityUp p erRightHol omark Front Area Prin t = Visual Security Upper Right Holomark An area 23mmL X 23mm W in the upper rig ht corner of the card will be omitted f rom print and overlay[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 22 Reviewing t he B ack Prin t Area If you are usin g Split Ribbon Print, this optio n must be set to one of t he “ Print Only” v alues See the exam ples on the nex t page. Comm and Line Us age CU PS O pti ons Descript ion PrintAreaBack = FullCardPrintA ndOverlay Back Print Are a = Full Card[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 23 Reviewing t he B ack Prin t Area (Exa mples) Dis p lay: Omi t Smart Chi p Ex ampl e Dis p lay: Omi t Magnetic Stripe Exampl e Dis p lay: Omi t Signature A re a Example[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 24 Magnetic Encoding Options Setting the En coding M ode Comm and Line Us age CU PS option Descript ion M agE ncodingM o de = ISO M agn etic Stripe Encoding M ode = ISO Sets the Enc oding Mode for the Print job to ISO. S ee Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Informatio n for additional information. M[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 25 Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding I nformation The CUPS Driver uses URL Encoding whe n defini ng data to be e ncoding to the M ag netic Stripe. Any s pe ci al characters (such as start and end sentin els) must be d escribed with URL encoding to be recognized. S ee the URL Encodin g Reference for [...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 26 Se nding JIS II Magnetic Encoding I nformation The CUPS Driver uses URL Enc oding when def ini n g data to be encoding t o the M agn etic Stripe. Any s pe ci al characters (such as start and end sentin els) must be d escribed with URL encoding to be recognized. S ee t he URL Enco ding Referen[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 27 Sending RAW Magnetic Encoding I nformation The CUPS Driver uses URL Enc oding when def ini n g data to be encoding t o the M agn etic Stripe. Any s pe ci al characters (such as start and end sen tinels) must be described wit h URL encoding to be recognized. S ee the URL Encodin g Reference fo[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 28 Revie w in g the A SCII Code and Cha racter Table A SCII Code Chara cter A SCII Code Chara cter A SCII Code Chara cter 32 sp ace 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 ' 63 ? 87 W 40 ( 64 @ 88 X 41 ) 65 A 89 Y 42[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 29 Using the Image Color Capabilities Following th e D y e-S ub I ntensit y Proce dure Comm and Line Usage CU PS option Descript ion DyeSubIntensity =0 <-50 to 50> Dye-Sub Intensity (YMC ) = 0 1. Adjust the Dye-Sub Int ensity value higher to us e more heat when trans ferring dye -sub color[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 30 Following th e R esin Heat Back Pr o ced ure Comm and Line Usage CU PS option Descript ion ResinHeatBack = 0 <-100 to 100> Resin Heat B ack (K) = 0 1. Adjust the Resin He at Back value higher to use m ore heat an d increase the tra nsfer of resin to a card. 2. Adjust the Resin Heat Back[...]

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    Fargo M 30e CUPS D riv er Us er G uide (Re v . 1.0.3) 31 Using the Image Position Fu nction Selecting t he H orizontal O ption Note: Adjusti ng th e Horizontal offset may result in ri bbon b r ea ki ng . Comm and Line Us age CU PS option Descript ion HOffset=0 <-100 to 100> Horizontal Offse t = 0 Use the Horizontal adj ustment to move the ima[...]