Quick Start Unpack your Javelin card printer Make sure the following items are included: - Power & USB cables - Colour ribbon cartridge - Cleaning kit - Power Transformer - Quick Start guide - Drivers & documentation CD If any items are missing, please contact your dealer.
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Loading cards Open card feeder cover. Slide card guide all the way to the right until it locks in place with an audible click. Remove wrapper from card stack. Place stack of up to 100 cards into the card feeder and close the cover.
Table of Contents Introduction................Printer features Controls, connectors, and indicators LCD panel Installation and Setup..............General information Unpacking the printer Loading ribbon cartridge Loading cards Card output hopper Connecting your printer Printing a test card Printing a Card................Creating a sample card Printing a sample card Cleaning...................
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Appendix A Encoder................Magnetic card stripe encoder Introduction Media loading orientation Magnetic encoder cleaning Appendix B Single Card Feeding............Card Sense single card feed mode To install Card Sense Setting up the printer driver Printing a single card Appendix C Accessories & Supplies............. Ribbons Cards Other consumables...
Introduction Thank you for choosing the Javelin J360i Card Printer. Thank you for choosing the Javelin J110i single sided card printer. This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer. This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new card printer.
Controls, Connectors, and Indicators Your J110i printer has an LCD display panel and a panel button on the front and a power connector, power switch, and USB port at the rear. LCD PANEL CONTROL BUTTON REAR FRONT J110i POWER SWITCH...
2 Installation and Setup General Information This section will guide you through the installation and setup of your J110i card printer. This consists of the following procedures, which should be performed in the order presented. Unpacking the printer Installing the print driver software and setting driver options...
Unpacking the Printer Your J110i card printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packaging material in case you need to move or reship the printer. Inspect the shipping container to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipment.
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Printing with the J110i printer requires the Windows printer driver and your card design/ issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer interface. The J110i card printer can be used with any Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer, using the drivers provided on CD with the printer.
Loading Ribbon Cartridge The J110i printer requires approved ribbon cartridges (see appendix C). The resin thermal transfer and dye sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your J110i Printer. Note: i series printers require the use of i series ribbons for full colour printing.
Loading Cards To help you load, print and collect cards, the J110i has a card feeder & output hopper The card feeder is used for loading cards, it can hold up to 100 (30mil) cards. Note: DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce print quality.
Card Output Hopper This item is used for collecting printed cards. 1. Raise the printer lid and pull the hopper down. 2. Return hopper to its closed position when not in use. HOPPER...
Connecting your J110i Printer Caution: Limit electrical power supplied to the J110i printer to 24 v DC. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other such device. Never operate the printer in a location where operator, computer, or printer can get wet.
Printing a Test Card With ribbon and cards loaded, your J110i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer, you should print a test card. (Printing a test card does not require that the printer be connected to your computer or network, but power must be applied.) Set the printer’s power switch (on the back of the printer) to the OFF (O) position.
Windows printer driver. Go to the Microsoft Word Software. If the J110i printer was not selected as the default printer, go to file> select printer and choose Javelin J110i card printer from the printer names list. Close the print dialog box.
Once the printing is completed, the card is ejected from the printer into the card hopper. Remove the sample card and check for any discrepancies. If the sample card is correct, your J110i card printer is ready to produce more cards.
NEVER use a high pressure air compressor to remove particles in the printer. Your J110i printer includes a simple cleaning system using pre-saturated cleaning cards provided. The regular use of these cards will clean and maintain important parts of your printer that cannot be reached: including printhead, the transport rollers and the magnetic encoder station (optional feature).
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Once the cover is closed, the firmware will eject any card inside the printer. The message EJECTING CARD will display. The LCD will then display FEED LONG CLEANING CARD IN EXIT. When the card sensor registers the presence of the cleaning card, the rollers should take the card into the printer.
Clean printhead by moving alcohol-moistened swab tip side-to-side across printhead elements. Only use moderate force. Allow two to three minutes for the printhead to dry before placing the printer power switch in the ON (|) position. To reorder swabs, reference the J110i printer media list.
5 Troubleshooting This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your J110i printer. Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems The print quality is dependent on several factors. The two most important factors that will increase your print quality are cleanliness and card stock.
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Example 2: There are non-printing horizontal lines (white) on the card surfaces. Possible Cause: Ribbon cartridge is not correctly positioned. Solutions: Ensure that the ribbon is properly rolled onto the ribbon cores of the cartridge and that there are no wrinkles in the ribbon. Replace ribbon cassette.
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Example 4: Printing shows blurry printed image. Possible Cause: Ribbon cartridge may not be correctly positioned. Solution: Check that the ribbon is properly rolled onto the ribbon cores of the cartridge, with no wrinkles. Replace ribbon cartridge, making sure it locks in place, and print again. Possible Cause: Ribbon may not be synchronized on the correct colour panel position.
6 Technical Specifications Introduction Thank you for choosing the Javelin J360i Card Printer. This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer. General Integrated card feeder-and-flipper Load-N-Go drop-in ribbon cartridge Printer Features 16-digit LCD display The following shows the main functional features found on your J360i Printer.
Appendix A Encoder Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the J110i printers with magnetic card stripe encoder. Introduction Operation and maintenance requirements for the J110i printer with the optional magnetic card stripe encoder. The magnetic encoder can be set for either high or low coercivity.
Magnetic Encoder Cleaning Use the standard cleaning card process as described in chapter 4. This cleans the most important parts of the printer; including the printhead, transport roller and magnetic stripe encoder. ISO Standard Encoding Track # Field Separator Track Density Valid Characters # of characters 210 BPI*...
Single Card Feed Mode Printing a single card without using the feeder For operating the J110i card printer in single card feed mode, the printer requires that the operator install an optional Card Sense single card feed kit. In single card feed mode, the printer will only accept cards through the front slot, not from the card feeder.
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CLEANING ROLLER Open the lid of the card cleaning cartridge CLEANING CARTRIDGE and insert the cleaning roller. Peel protective wrapper from cleaning roller by gently pulling on the blue tape. Discard the wrapper. Slide the card cleaning cartridge into the slots provided at the front of the printer.
Introduction Setting up the printer driver Thank you for choosing the Javelin J360i Card Printer. Go to printer properties This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer. Select the device settings tab Select single feed properties Printer Features The following shows the main functional features found on your J360i Printer.
Appendix C Accessories & Supplies Please contact your Javelin dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Only TrueColours colour ribbon cartridges supplied by Javelin dealers can be used in this printer. RIBBONS INTELLIGENT JAVELIN TRUECOLOURS ENCODED RIBBONS.
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PLASTIC CARDS (per 1000 cards) PVC 30 mil (0.76 mm) 92000009 Plain white cards 92000011 Plain white cards (with low coercivity magnetic stripe) 92000007 Plain white cards (with high coercivity magnetic stripe) 9104523-020 Plain white 30 mil 3-up breakaway key tags 92000700 Plain black cards 92000701...
NBS or its authorised dealer. NBS specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. For full warranty terms, including the length of warrantly period, please contact the Javelin dealer from whom you purchased your printer.
Appendix E Technical Support If for any reason you require product technical support, please contact the distributor where you purchased your equipment. If they cannot help you, or at their direction, contact NBS. For support in Europe, Middle East, For support in North and Africa and Asia Pacific: South America: NBS TECHNOLOGIES...
Product Safety modified by Directive 593/68/EEC Model: J110i conforms to the following specification: FCC Part 15, Subpart A, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a) Class A digital device Supplemental Information: 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 , and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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TRADEMARKS JAVELIN is a registered trademark of NBS Technologies. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to NBS. This document and the information contained within is copyrighted by NBS and may not be duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from NBS.
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