FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the P310 Series card printers man- ufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of-warranty repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number.
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PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT All Zebra Card Printers are warranted against defects in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from the purchase date. Proof of purchase or shipment date is required to validate the warranty period. The warranty be- comes void if the equipment is modified, improperly installed or used, damaged by accident or ne- glect, or if any parts are improperly installed or replaced by the user.
Cet equipement est conforme a l’ICS-003 classe A de la norm Industrielle Canadian INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Zebra P310 Plastic Card Printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identification, access control, visitor, membership, promotion and luggage card, badges and tags.
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P310 PRINTER MODELS Zebra’s Product Numbers tell the story: Here is a quick review of Zebra’s Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you. Zebra’s P310C Plastic Card Printer Series employ Dye Sublimation and Resin Thermal Transfer technologies. Model numbers include identifiers that specify options and items in the Ship-Away kits.
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ICONS Throughout this manual, different icons high- light important information, as follows: Important general information Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, capable of resulting in equipment damage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury.
GETTING STARTED UNPACKING YOUR Your P310 printer ships in a carton and protec- tive anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in CARD PRINTER case you need to move or re-ship the printer. While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during shipping.
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SWABS & SATURATED CLEANING CARDS CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE and PRINTER QUICK REFERENCE abcoffice In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included with your P310 printer: CARD CARTRIDGE POWER CABLE CARD OUTPUT HOPPER INTERFACE CABLE CD ROM (OPTIONAL) (Not Shown) If any items are missing, please contact your dealer.
INDICATORS AND 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice Your P310 Printer has three Status indicators CONTROLS and a panel button on the front and a power switch on the rear: INDICATORS INDICATORS (green, amber & red) signal printer activity by illuminating or flashing, as...
P310 Printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P310 to 110 ~ 230 volts, 60 ~ 50 Hertz, for an associated 680 ~ 280 milliamps. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associ- ated circuit breaker or other such device.
P310 PRINTER PLEASE NOTE: Any blue items inside the printer can be operated by the user. STANDARD FEATURES 1. Print Head 2. Print Head Unlock Lever 3. Manual Holder 4. Card Output Hopper OPTIONAL FEATURES A. Magnetic Encoding Station B. Smart Card Contact Station 980261-001 Rev.C...
RIBBONS (See Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your P310 Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Print Head), al- ways use approved ribbons. DO NOT TOUCH the print head or the elec- tronic components on the print head carriage.
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TAKE-UP SPINDLE 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice SUPPLY SPINDLE 3. Load ribbon onto the supply spindle (under print head carriage) and empty core (with tape attached) onto the take-up spindle. Make sure the ribbon comes off of the top of the supply spindle and feeds to the top of the take-up ‘CLICK’...
LOADING CARDS ‘CLICK’ abcoffice To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P310 has with the following items: A - CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards. 1. Install Card Cartridge by hooking onto printer as shown and clicking down. 2. Install cards into Cartridge.* DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce print quality.
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Card Thickness: A - 60mil (1.524mm) to 50mil (1.27mm) B - 40mil (1.016mm) C - 30mil (0.762mm) D - 20mil (0.508mm) E*- Less than 20mil (0.508) * Start at lowest position and move lever up to match card thickness. For other card thickness, start lever at lowest position and move up until cards feed.
FEEDING ONE CARD AT A TIME REMOVING CARD HOOK abcoffice A Manual Feed Slot is available on the side of the Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards. Cleaning Cards are fed manually throught this slot. The Card Cartridge must be empty for manual card feeding to work properly.
PRINTING A TEST 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice With ribbon and cards loaded, your P310 CARD printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card. . Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF (0) position..
WindCard software, or printer command level programming through the printer interface. The P310 Card Printer can be used with any Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 software application program, using the drivers provided with the printer.
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Black Resin Panel from the Color Ribbon. 5. Close the Zebra P310 Printer Properties screen. Now that you have loaded media and set up the printer driver, the P310 Printer is ready to print. EXAMPLE: FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRINT YOUR FIRST CARD: 1.
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3. Come back to File menu and point Page Setup. 4. Select Size Tab and in Paper Size choose Card. Then select the orientation: ‘Landscape.’ 5. Go to Margins Tab, put the top, bottom, left and right margins with 0 values. 6.
Other than the recommended cleaning proce- dures described in this manual, allow only Zebra authorized technicians to service the P310 Printer NEVER loosen, tighten, adjust, or bend, etc. a part or cable inside the printer. NEVER use a shop air compressor to remove particles in the printer.
Note: For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal, press the Panel Button for 3 seconds to start the cleaning process. abcoffice Your P310 Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre-saturated Cleaning Cards provided. The regular use of these cards will...
CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice A cleaning using the Cleaning Cards usually suf- fices. However, a separate Print Head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposites when print anomolies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam-tipped swabs. 1.
CARD CLEANING abcoffice Your P310 Printer also has a Card Cleaning CARTRIDGE Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements. WHEN TO MAINTAIN When the amber & red indicators flash.
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980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice 3. Remove Cleaning Roller from Cartridge and discard. 4. Install new Cleaning Roller into Cartridge*. To avoid contamination, always hold the Cleaning Roller assembly by the ends. 5. Carefully peel off wrapper from new Cleaning Roller while in Cartridge. SLOT To replace Cartridge into printer: Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly...
SYMPTOMS / DESCRIPTION AMBER INDICATOR ILLUMINATES Media alert: Cards The Printer stops and an error comes up in the Windows application program or in WindCard Software. AMBER INDICATOR FLASHES Media alert: Ribbon The Printer stops and an error comes up in the Windows application program or in WindCard Software.
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RED INDICATOR ILLUMINATES Printer alert: Ribbon Print Head Bracket open Card Jam Ribbon Jam Command Error The printer stops working RED INDICATOR FLASHES Magnetic Encoder alert: The Printer ejects card and stops. AMBER & RED INDICATORS FLASH Cleaning alert: The Printer needs cleaning. ALL INDICATORS FLASH Print head alert:...
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CARDS HAVE ‘SCRATCH LINES’ MISSING PRINTING. Incorrect rolled ribbon Dust Print head There are non-printed horizontal lines (white) on card surfaces. POOR PRINTING QUALITY Dust on print head. Contrast & Intensity values. Printing shows very pale or inconsistent results. PRINTING HAS VOIDS Dust inside printer Contamination on card surface Small spots on the printed card with a...
980261-001 Rev. C abcoffice TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General • High speed printing, over 140 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO) throughput • Small footprint • Easy to use Wind Card Classic utility tool (op- tion) • Windows Drivers for 95 and NT 4.0 (option) •...
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abcoffice • True Type fonts available via Windows Driver and WindCard Classic utility tool (option) Cards* • Types PVC, Composite • Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810, 2.125” (54mm) by 3.385” (86mm) • Option: Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811 •...
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Use only Zebra-approved card and ribbon media. Using non-approved card or ribbon me- dia can void your warranty. Refer to the Accessories section for more infor- mation about Card and Ribbon Media available from Zebra Technologies. 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice 800-658-8788 www.abcoffice.com...
Operation and maintenance requirements for the P310 Printer with the optional mag- netic card stripe encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location). The magnetic encoder can be set for either high and low coercivity. STRIPE DOWN STRIPE NOTE: M1 - HICO encoding - stripe down M2 - HICO encoding - stripe down Approved HICO &...
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The read/write head requires periodic cleaning to maintain error-free encoding Note: For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal, press the Panel Button for 3 seconds to start the cleaning process. ISO STANDARD ENCODING Track # Field Separator Track Density * Bit per inch †Except the ‘?’...
Smart Cards can have a built-in microcomputer and a battery. Card Memory can store finger- prints, voice recognition patterns, medical re- cords and other such data. The P310 may be equipped with an optional contact station for programming Smart Cards (ISO 7816). This...
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DB-9 PINS Refer to the Card Printer Programmer’s Manual for complete programming informa- tion. abcoffice MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Orient the cards with the Smart Card Chip at the top of the card and facing away from the printer. SMART CARD CONTACT STATION INTERFACE When a command to the parallel printer interface sends a card to the Smart Card Contact Station, the printer connects the...
APPENDIX C - ACCESSORIES & SUPPLIES Please contact your Zebra-authorized dealer to place an order accessories and supplies RIBBONS The following ribbons are optimized for use in the P310 Printers: Monochrome Resin Ribbons (Sold by the Roll) Part Number 800015-301 800015-302...
CARDS The following cards are optimized for use in the P310 Printers: Standard Grade PVC * Part Number Description 104523-101 Card, 10mil (200 pack) Card, 10mil adhesive back (200 104523-110 pack) 104523-104 Card, 30mil (100 pack) Card, 30mil Low Coercivity Mag.
ACCESSORIES 980261-001 Rev.C abcoffice Accessories available for P310 Printers appear below. Always refer to the part number when placing an order. Part Number Description Card Printer Parallel/Serial Inter- 300055-001 face Cable, ft. (DB-25 male to DB-25 female) Software CD ROM: WindCard...
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World Wide Offices: Zebra Technologies Corporation Card Imaging Division 1001 Flynn Road Camarillo, CA 93012-8706 USA Phone: +1 (805) 579 1800 FAX: +1 (805) 579 1808 e-mail: sales@zebracard.com Zebra Technologies Corporation Card Imaging Division (Europe,Middle East, Africa) The Valley Centre, Gordon Road, High Wycombe...