Card Handling; Card Storage Specifications - DataCard ImageCard User Manual

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Card handling

These guidelines apply to unprinted cards. Any debris or particles on
an unprinted card's surface can reduce print quality and damage the
printhead. Grease or oils, such as oils from your fingers, also reduce
print quality.
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Card storage
These guidelines apply to both printed and unprinted cards.
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Card storage specifications

The cards should be stored in a cool, dry, and dark place. Excessive
light can cause yellowing of cards on exposed edges. Keep cards in
their original packaging.
Cards should be at room temperature when they are installed in the
printer and used. If cards are stored in a cooler environment than the
printer, allow them to reach room temperature before using.
The card surface must be smooth and even. Surface irregularities
can cause loss of contact, resulting in printing voids.
The printing surface must be glossy. It cannot have a matte finish
(see other sections in this appendix for more information).
Keep cards completely clean.
Do not touch the print surface of a card with your fingers or
hands.
Do not use a rubber band to bind blank cards together.
If you drop a card on the floor, do not insert it into the Magna
Class printer.
Cards must be stacked so that they will not shift and rub against
each other.
When storing cards, make sure that no two cards contain images
or blocks of color that will come in contact with each other.
Make sure that the magnetic stripe on one card does not come in
contact with the magnetic stripe on another card.
Make sure that cards with magnetic stripes are stored away from
magnets and other magnetic objects.
User's Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer