Ultra electronics 3503-1002 manual

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 1 MAGICARD Sprinter Flip (inc. Mag Encoding opt ion) Quick Start Guide Printer/So ftwa re Setup Iss. 02 Dec 97 3503-22-01 Stock No. M 9004-071[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 2 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Setting up your MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip takes just three easy steps: 1. Unpack and in stall th e p rinter A Preparing a Location for the Printer B Removing the Printer from the Box C Checkin g the Package Contents D Install the Dye F ilm E Load the Plastic Cards F C[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 3 • A clean, level surface. • Adequate space f or: - opening t he Car d Collect ion Door - opening t he T op Cover - cable access at the rear . - allowance for air cir c ulat ion. • An adequately ventilated room . Preparing a Location for the Printer Location Requi[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 4 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip • An adequate power supply. • Ambient temper at ure +10 to +30 deg C. • Relative Humidity 20/70% RH. • Protection f rom direct sunlig ht and chemicals. • Protection f rom abrupt t em per ature changes. Top Cover Card Collection Door[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 5 Carefully open the box and remove any accessories. Open the front door and remove the metal shippi ng cl i p f r om t he chassi s. Place on a smooth, l evel ta bl e and remove the poly ethylene container. Removing the Printer from the Box B 1 B 3 2[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 6 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip The MAGIC AR D Sp rinter Flip A Roll of Dye Film and a Take-up Core (Only supplied as standard wi th certain Models) The Card Cassette Checking the Package Contents Locate each item as listed b elow : C C 1 3 2[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 7 A Pow er Cord with Molded Plug for your Country 4[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 8 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Envelope containing thi s Q uick Start Guide a nd the P rintMA GIC WIND OWS Driver 3.5" floppy disk. Envelope containing 5 Cleani ng Cards and 1 Thermal Printhead Cleaning Pen. 5 6[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 9 Open the Printer Cov er by lifting the "Dzus" fastener ring and t urni ng a quarter turn anti- cl ockw ise. Remove the Dye Film carrier. Replace the Film Carri er Open the Dye Film package. Fi t t he dye film on t he l ow er boss, observing the Install the Dy[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 10 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip correct orientati on of the dye film. Fit the empty take-up core on the upper boss, observing the correct orientat i on of the notches on the Take-up Core.[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 11 Manua lly turn the Spur Ge ar until th e slots on the core engage w it h t he l ugs. Pull about 6" of dye film of f the roll of dye film, observing that i t should be coming off the top of the roll, as pe r the labe l illustration s. Turn the 'Dzus' Fas[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 12 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip A void touchi ng t he t i p of t he thermal printhead w ith your hands. Feed the leading edge of t he dye film over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and beneath the tw o guide bars, w here fi tted. (Refer to the diagram on t he si de) . Fasten the end of the dye fil[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 13 Flex a stack of plast ic cards, to make sure they are not 'stuck' together. A void touching the surfaces t o be pri nt ed. Remove the 'tacky ' roller before each batch of 100 cards, by putting your fingers beneath i t and " snappi ng" out[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 14 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Drop the cards flat dow n i nt o t he pl astic Cassette, side t o be printed uppermost, mag stripe to the l ef t and f acing dow n (if used). 3b[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 15 Close the Printer Cover and secure the front lat ch. Install t he Casset t e i nto the printer fr om the rear. Close the Printer Door. Ensure that it i s fully seated. 5 4 6 5[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 16 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Locate the ON/O FF Sw i tch and check that it is in the OFF po sition. Sw i tch ON. The indicators shoul d all flash and the motors run bri ef l y. Finall y, the POWER ON and O N LI NE i ndi cators will remain ON.. Plug in the Pow er Cord. Pl ug t he ot her end into[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 17 A t t he rear of t he pri nt er, l ocat e t he TEST Push -button . Th is is loca ted in the rear panel, just above the Centroni cs paral l el interface connector. Press the push-button moment ari l y. It w ill take a few seconds before printing commences. When finishe[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 18 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Sw i tch the printer O FF. Locat e t he Parallel Int erf ace connect or on t he rear panel. Plug a good qualit y, screened Centronics Interface cable i nt o t hi s socket and secure the w ire latches. Pl ug the other end into the Print er connect or of your PC (LPT1[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 19 • Start W INDOW S and in the MA IN gr oup, select and open the Control Panel window: • Select and open the PRINTERS icon: Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if your PC use s WINDOWS 3.1 or 3.11.: Ix[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 20 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the ADD>> butto n, the L ist of Prin ters w ill appear. In the L ist of Prin ters , select In stall Un listed o r Upd ated P rinter : Sele ct the Ins tall..... button. • A dialog box appears, instr uct ing you to Insert unlist ed, updat ed or vend[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 21 • Insert t he Pr intMAGIC W I NDOW S Driver Disk into t he f loppy disk drive A. Sele ct the OK button: • Another dialog window appears, listing t he PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer Dr iver. Select the Print Magic Pr int er. Sele ct the OK button:[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 22 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • After about 30 seconds, the Prin ters window appears and the Prin tMagic MA GICA RD Printer on LPT1 should have been added to the Installe d Printe rs list . Press the Set as De fault Prin ter butt on. DO NOT check the Use Prin t Manag er check box. Select the C[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 23 • Start the PC and f rom t he desktop select t he M y Computer f older. Select and open the Printers fold er : • Select and open the A dd Printer icon. Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if your PC use s WINDOWS 95.: Iy[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 24 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but t on: • Select the Have Disk butt on:[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 25 • Insert t he PrintMagic W INDOW S Driver Disk int o t he PC Drive A. • Select the OK button:[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 26 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but t on: • Select the desired por t ( usually LPT1 ) and select t he Next > button:[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 27 You may then be off ered the choice of which printer to use as the default print er. Select t he PrintMag ic MA GICA RD Pr inter and then select the Next> butt on: • If you opt t o pr int a test pag e, do so only if the printer is connect ed, switched ON, loaded [...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 28 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Printer Setup Changes to t he pr int er setup options per f ormed via the Contr ol Panel are non-volatile, until subsequent ly changed, even though the PC may be switched off af t er use. Most soft ware applications pr ovide the means t o change the print er setup b[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 29 Image A spect Tab On this pag e, t he car d orientation may be set. T here are f our options:- • Standard Prints im ag es on a card with a border. ( MAGICARD 300 and MAGICARD 300 plus). • Rotate 180 Degrees As Standard, but r ot ated 180 degrees. • Full Ca rd Fu[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 30 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color Format / Film Tab Dy e Film Fitted tells the printer which kind of dye film you have installed. Page 1 & 2 Color Formats t ells the WI NDOW S Driver which dy e film panels t o use on your card f or each side. For a simple color image, leave the def ault se[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 31 Card Settings Tab Duplex Mode must be selected if r equiring t o print both on t he front and the back of the card. It m ust be deselected if t he doument is a single pag e. Manual Fli p Mode does not apply to the Sprint er Flip model. T his mode is used when cards ar[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 32 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color A djust The def ault values for t he Contrast, Bright ness and color balance of the printed card m ay be changed in this set up t ab. Unless you know w hat you are doing, avoid chang ing the def ault s . A bout Data on this pag e is f or inf ormation only. Ext[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 33 • Ensure that t he Pr int e r is switched ON and that t he PO WER ON and ON LINE indicators are lit. • Run a W INDO W S application (badg e-mak ing , desk- t op publishing or imag e pr ocessing) on your PC, with a suitable image or ar twork. • Ensure that t he P[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 34 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Check the Installation: • Repeat the Inst allat ion St eps in t his Guide. • Check that t he Printer is select ed t o t he correct ma ins voltag e. • Check that all cables ar e correctly connected. • Check the Pr int er Setup in the W INDOW S Driver. • Che[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 35 Thermal Pri nth ead Cleaning It is recom mended that t he Thermal Pr inthead be cleaned aft er every roll of dye f ilm, i. e. after every 250 cards printed. CA UTIO N Failure t o clean the Thermal Print head after every roll of dye film can resul t in the buil d up of[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 36 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip 4. W hilst chang ing the dye f ilm , and with the dye film r em o ved, g ently wipe the tip of the Therma l Pr int head, using a gent le side-to-side act ion, with the Felt Tip Cleaning Pen supplied. 5. Using a tissue, r em ove any deposits f rom the pen t ip and re[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 37 1. Hinge down the Pull-down Card Tr ay. Hing e down the Front Cover and lif t up t he Top Cover to the vertical posit ion, and r e m ove the Casset t e. Switch ON the power supply. 2. Get the m ot or to turn t he r oller s by operat ing the Cover Microswi tch in the h[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 38 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Cleaning the Optics 1. Using a small, sof t lens brush, gently remove dust and debr is f rom t he visible mechanism and the brushstr ips. Ensur e t he two light emitt ing diodes (LED's) adjacent to t he T hermal Printhead, ar e clean and not obscur ed. 2. Check[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 39 Notice The inf orm ation contained in this docum ent is subj ect to change without notice. Ultra Electronic s Lim ited shall not be liable for e r rors contained herein or for incidental c onsequential damages in connection with the furnis hing, perform ance or use of[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 40 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Limited Warranty Inf ormation 1) Coverage: Ultra El ect ronics Ltd W arrants that the MAGI CARD printer s hipped with t his W arrant y s tatem ent will conform t o the manufac turers specif ic ations and be free from defect s in m at erials or workm anshi p for a pe[...]

Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICARD Sprinter Flip Page 41 EC Declara tion of Conformity Manufactu rer's Name: Ultra Electronic s Limited. Manufactu rer's Address: Waverley House, Hampshire Road, Granby Estate, Wey mouth, Dorset DT4 9XD England. declares that th e products Produc t Name: MAGI CARD Sprinter Flip. Mod[...]

Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Page 42 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip[...]