Zebra P310C Spécifications

1Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitP420 User TrainingModule 22

10SpecificationsTechnologyDye SublimationThermal TransferPrint Resolution300dpiPrint Speed102 CPH YMCKOK(Color on Front Black on back)Bar CodesCode39,

11SpecificationsCard TypeISO FormatCR80-ISO 7810MAG: 7811SMART : 7816Magnetic Encoding3 Tracks( ISO & Custom )2 Media Recording300 OER

12SpecificationsMemory ExpansionStandard4 megInput Hopper300 cards (10mil)100 cards (30 mil)Output Hopper300 cards (10mil)100 cards (30 mil)Printe

13P420 Process DiagramExitHopper EncoderFlipStationFeedPrintStationCard TravelCardHopperColor andMonochromePrintingMag-StripeEncoding(optional)Comple

14P420Card HopperControl PanelCard FeederFlipperReject HopperPrint Head AssemblyRibbon FeedRibbon Take-UpOptional Smart Card Contact StationOptional E

15Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitConsumables

16Ribbons Supported In the P420•YMCKO–Yellow– Magenta–Cyan– Black Resin– Varnish Overlay•YMCKOK–Yellow– Magenta–Cyan– Black Resin– Varnish Overlay– Bl

17Cards• Recommended Card Media–PVC– Composite• Card Thickness– 10 mil to 60 mil (.25mm to 1.524mm) – ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810 2.125” X 3.385” (54mm X 86m

18Understanding The P420 Part Number• P420C-X1 X2 X3 X5 - Y1 Y2 Y3– X1 Smart Card Contact Station•0 = None•E = Yes– X2 Magnetic Encoder•0 = None•M =

19Understanding The P420 Part Number• P420C-X1 X2 X3 X5 - Y1 Y2 Y3– Y1 Power Cord• A = 120V A.C. U.S.• E = 220V A.C. European• U = 240V A.C. U.K.– Y2

2Agenda• Topics We Will Cover– Product Overview– Supplies Overview– Installation of Supplies– Operation of The System– User Maintenance

20Part Number Example• P420C- E M 1 0 P - A A B– P420 Color Printer With:• Smart Card Contact Station• Magnetic Encoder• Stripe Down HiCo• Standard Me

21Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitInstalling The Printer

22Installing The Printer• Un-box the Printer and Set It on a Flat Surface• Remove All the Shipping Tape

23Printed Card Hopper• Hook the Card Hopper Onto the Printer

24Cleaning Roller Assembly• Remove the Cleaning Roller and Cleaning Roller Assembly From the Accessory Box• Install the Cleaning Roller Into the Assem

25Cleaning Roller Assembly• Insert the Cleaning Roller Assembly Into the Printer As Shown

26Cleaning Roller Assembly

27P420 Rear Connectors• Connect the Printer Power Cord and Communications CablePower SwitchAC PowerOptional Smart Card Communications PortCentronics P

28Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitP420 Front Panel

29Front Control Panel• The Front Panel of the Printer Has Two LED's and a 32 Character Two Line Display to Report Information to the User

3Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitOverview

30LED’S• Power LED– On when power is applied • Alert LED (with beeper)– LED is on when an error condition exists• The Beeper will sound three alert “b

31Buttons• Menu Button (Left)– Brings printer into the Menu Mode when pressed with the printer showing READY on the LCD display– Used in Menu Mode to

32Buttons• Select / Reset Button (Right)– Used to clear an error status (when LCD shows an error report and Alert LED is on)• Also invokes automatic r

33LCD• Backlighted LCD– Provides Dynamic Feedback of Printer Operation and Error Conditions to the User – Provides Interactive Selection of Additional

34LCD• LCD Functions and Messages Will Be Explained Later in This Presentation

35Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitInstalling The Ribbon

36Preparing The Ribbon• Remove the New Ribbon From the Box• White Cores Are The Standard 200 to 250 Image Size• Blue Cores Are The Enhanced 350 Image

37Installing The Ribbon• Open the Print Head by Pressing the Front LatchFront Latch

38Installing The Ribbon• The Ribbon Comes Attached to the Take- Up Core and Will Only Install Onto the Spindles in One Direction– Excess Core Toward t

39Installing The Ribbon• Unroll Enough Ribbon to Span the Distance Between the Supply and Take-up Spindles and Loop Under the Print Head– Align the Su

4The P420 Plastic Card Printer• The P420 Is an All New Industrial Class Dual-sided Color Card Printer From Eltron Card Printer Products• The P420 Prov

40Installing The RibbonPress The Rear Latch

41Selecting The Proper Ribbon• Ribbon Synchronization Only Happens on Multi-panel Ribbons (I.E. Color or Monochrome With an Overlay) • The Printer Shi

42Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitInstalling The Cards

43Card Input Hopper• New Plastic Cards Will Often Stick Together When First Removed From The Packaging– A Simple Shuffling Of The Cards Will Greatly

44Loading The Cards1 - Empty 2 - Open3 -Insert Cards 4 -Close

45Adjusting For Card Thickness• Card Gate Control– Adjust the Gage for the Proper Card Thickness From 10 to 60 MilCard Gate Control

46Card Gate Thickness• Card Thickness :– A - 60 mil (1.524 mm) to 50 mil (1.27 mm)– B - 40 mil (1.016 mm)– C - 30 mil (0.762 mm)– D - 20 mil (0.508 mm

47Testing The Printer• Print a Self Test Card (Stand Alone)– Turn the Printer Off– Press and Hold the Clear / Select Button and Power on the Printer–

48Testing Communications• Print a Self Test Card From the Windows Driver– From Windows Start Menu Access Printers – Right Click on the P420 Driver Ico

49Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitLCD Status And Error Mode

5Where P420 FitsMarket SizeCard SecurityCard DurabilityFunctionalityPrint VolumeP720P520P420P310CP310F

50LCD Messages• Status and Error Reporting– Uses the top line of the display– Printer Status• Dynamic reporting showing the operation currently in pro

51Status And Error MessagesScreen Message Meaning ActionINITIALIZINGThe printer is performing aninternal test before printingWait for ready messageREA

52Status And Error MessagesScreen Message Meaning ActionPRINTING YELLOWYellow panel of ribbon isbeing applied to the cardWait for card to be completed

53Status And Error MessagesScreen Message Meaning ActionMOVING CARDThe card is moving throughthe printerWait for card to be completedCLEAN PRINTERThe

54Status And Error MessagesScreen Message Meaning ActionOUT OF CARDThe card Input Hopper isEmptyFill card Input Hopper or adjustCard Gate to accept ca

55Status And Error MessagesScreen Message Meaning ActionENCODING ERRORData cannot be written orread from the cards magneticstripeCheck the cards are l

56Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitLCD Menu Mode

57Menu Mode• Top Line of the Display Shows Menu Information• Second Line of Display Clarifies the Function of the Two Press Buttons Relative to the Cu

58Menu Mode• Printer Will Also Return to READY If Menu or Select Are Not Pressed Within 10 Seconds– Provides a safety feature– Allows easy return to R

59Menu Mode• Further Presses of the Menu Key Scroll Through the Main Menu Options– PRINTER INFO–CLEANING– SELF TEST– PRINTER DEFAULTS– READY (I.e. exi

6What’s New in the P420• Incorporates All the Great New Features of the P310– 32 Bit Processor– Polycarbonate Frame– Cleaning Cartridge– Card Thicknes

60Menu 1 (Printer Info.)• When Selected:– Menu key allows scrolling through the following printer parameters:• Printer Model Number (includes installe

61Menu 2 (Cleaning)• When Selected, Brings up a Sub-menu of Cleaning Options– CLEAN PRINT-HEAD• For cleaning of the thermal Print Head and transport s

62Menu 3 (Self Test)• When Selected, Brings up a Sub-Menu of Self-Test Options– TEST PATTERN• Print a card with the built in test pattern– PRINT PARAM

63Menu 4 (Printer Defaults)• When Selected, Brings up a Sub-menu Which Reports Additional Printer Settings– RIBBON TYPE• Shows the type of ribbon inst

64Menu 4 (Printer Defaults)• Additional Printer Settings (Continued)– MAGN.OPTION:cccc• Shows the setting of the magnetic encoder as (cccc), which can

65How To Return To Ready• Do Nothing– Wait ten seconds without pressing any buttons and the printer will return toREADY• Scroll to Find – READY–Or GO

66Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitUser Maintenance

67Maintenance• For the P420 to Operate Properly It Is Important to Keep the Printer Clean and Free From Dust

68Maintenance• The Cleaning Frequency for the Printer, Depends on the Environment• Recommendations– Change the Cleaning Roller• Every 3.5 Standard Rib

69Changing The Cleaning Roller• Remove the Cleaning Roller Assembly From the Printer by Gently Lifting Handle up and Removing the Assembly

7What’s New in the P420• Plus All New Features:– Rugged Metal Enclosure With Transparent Window– Easy to Use 2 Line 16 Digit LCD Display Control Panel

70Cleaning Roller• A New or Good Cleaning Roller Is Yellow • When the Roller Gets Dirty the Color Will Change to Brown or Black

71Changing The Cleaning RollerInstall New Upper Roller Into Assembly. To Avoid Contamination, Always Hold the Cleaning Roller Assembly by the Ends.Rem

72Installing The Cleaning Cartridge• Insert the Cleaning Roller Assembly Into the Printer As Shown

73Cleaning Cards (Option 1)• Alcohol Based Cleaning Cards– Cleans the Rollers and the Print Head– Should Be Run Through the Printer Every Time a New R

74Cleaning Card Preparation• Remove all Cards From the Printer• Remove the Old Ribbon • Close the Print Head

75Cleaning Cards• The Cleaning Card Must Be Used Immediately Upon Opening to Prevent the Alcohol From Evaporating

76Inserting Cleaning Cards• Insert an Alcohol Cleaning Card As ShownCleaning Card

77Cleaning Menu• Press the Menu Button on the Control Panel Until the Cleaning Menu is Displays

78Cleaning Menu• When the Cleaning Menu Is Displayed– Press the Select Button to Enter the Menu• The Next Menu to Be Displayed Will Prompt“Clean Print

79Cleaning Menu• If the Ribbon Is Still in the Printer You Will Be Prompted to Remove It– Remove the Ribbon and Close the Print Head and Printer Cover

8Zebra TechnologiesCard Printer Business UnitHardware

80Starting The Cleaning Card• Since the Cleaning Card Is Soaked in Alcohol It May Be Necessary to Help Feed It Into the Printer

81Cleaning Process• The Cleaning Card Will Be Fed Back and Forth in the Printer Cleaning the Rollers and Print Head• When the Cleaning Process Is Comp

82Cleaning Menu• When This Message Appears Press the Menu Button Until You See “GO TO MAIN MENU”• Press the Select Button to Return to the Main Menu•

83Cleaning Card (Option 2)• Cleaning Cards Can Also Be Started by the Windows Driver• Open the Properties Box for the P420 Printer• On the “Card Tab”

84Manually Cleaning The Print Head• Open the Print Head Mechanism • Gently Rub an Alcohol- Moistened Swab Across the Print Head From the Back of the P

9Product Overview• Color Dye Sublimation and / or Monochrome Thermal Transfer Edge to Edge Printing• Dual Sided Color Printing at 300 Dpi(12 Dots/mm)•