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Polaroid P75 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual © 2000 POLAROID...
  • Page 2 Polaroid Corporation and may not be dupli- cated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Polaroid. While every effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the date of publication, no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error-free or that it is accu- rate with regard to any specification.
  • Page 3 (12) months from the date of purchase by the end user. Polaroid warrants the print head, under normal use and serv- ice, to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase by the end user.
  • Page 4 P P 7 7 5 5 P P R R I I N N T T E E R R M M O O D D E E L L S S The Polaroid Product Number tells a story: Here is a quick review of the Polaroid Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you.
  • Page 5 An area where electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause component damage. Use a grounding wrist band. Elevated temperature hazard, capable of producing a burn. Keep Card Printer clean by minimizing cover open time.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1. GETTING STARTED UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER INDICATORS AND CONTROLS PRINTER INSTALLATION 2. OPERATION ... 2.1 P75 PRINTER FEATURES LOADING RIBBONS LOADING CARDS INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE FEEDING ONE CARD AT A TIME REMOVING CARD CARTRIDGE PRINTING A TEST CARD PRINTER MENU INFORMATION 3.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED U U N N P P A A C C K K I I N N G G Your P75 printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in case Y Y O O U U R R C C A A R R D D you need to move or re-ship the printer.
  • Page 8 SWABS & SATURATED CLEANING CARDS CLEANING CARTRIDGE If any items are missing, please contact your dealer. In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included with your P75 printer: POWER CABLE INTERFACE CABLE PRINTER DRIVER DISK To reorder, please refer to Appendix C of this...

  • Page 9: Lcd Display

    Alert LED is on). - invoking automatic retry of the operation which gave the error. NOTE: the buttons beep when pressed Your P75 printer has an LCD Display, two LED's and two panel buttons. Alert Button...
  • Page 10 C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : Limit AC power supplied to the Printer to 110 - 230 V AC, 60 - 50 Hz for an associated 800 mA - 400 mA. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other such device.

  • Page 11: Operation

    The following shows the features found on F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S your P75 Printer: PLEASE NOTE : Any blue items inside the printer can be operated by the user. STANDARD FEATURES 1. Print Head 2.
  • Page 12 L L O O A A D D I I N N G G R R I I B B B B O O N N S S The P75 Printer requires approved ribbons (See Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your P75 Printer.
  • Page 13 TAKE UP SPINDLE `CLICK' Please note that the ribbon automatically synchro- nises whenever the print head lock down occurs. 3 3 . . Load ribbon onto the supply spindle (under print head carriage) and empty core (with tape attached) onto the take- up spindle.

  • Page 14: Loading Cards

    To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P75 has the following items: A A - - C C A A R R D D C C A A R R T T R R I I D D G G E E For loading cards 1 1 .

  • Page 15: The Printer

    This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. 1 1 . . Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging. 2 2 . . Open Printer cover and locate Cleaning Cartridge place. Remove the yellow adhesive. 3. Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly is facing toward the rear of the printer.
  • Page 16 C C - - C C A A R R D D T T H H I I C C K K N N E E S S S S C C O O N N T T R R O O L L L L E E V V E E R R This item is operated by the user to prevent more than one card feeding into the printer at the same time and causing a jam.
  • Page 17 For one-at-a-time printing, feed cards through slot on side of Hopper. Do not feed more than one card at a time. Remove the Card Cartridge prior to packaging the printer for shipment. To remove, pull hook back, and lift hopper out.
  • Page 18 P P R R I I N N T T I I N N G G A A T T E E S S T T C C A A R R D D With ribbon and cards loaded, your P75 printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card.

  • Page 19: Printer Menu Information

    The top line display shows menu information. The second line of display clarifies the function of the two [NEXT] and [SELECT] press buttons relative to the current menu item. The printer is equipped with a LCD Display which gives access to different menus.
  • Page 20 T T E E S S T T P P A A T T E E R R N N To print a printer test card P P R R I I N N T T P P A A R R A A M M E E T T E E R R S S...

  • Page 21: Starting To Print Cards

    (using the 5-Panel color ribbon YMCKO) Windows printer driver. B B E E F F O O R R E E installing updated printer driver versions, always delete the existing printer driver version from your computer.
  • Page 22 IT department. Set printer as N N o o t t S S h h a a r r e e d d for stand alone use. Use the steps provided for Windows 95/98 installation with the exception of s s t t e e p p 6 6 .
  • Page 23 Black Resin Panel from the Color Ribbon. 5. Close the POLAROID 75 Printer Properties screen. Now that you have loaded media and set up the printer driver, the P75 Printer is ready to print. EXAMPLE: FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRINT YOUR FIRST CARD: 1.
  • Page 24 9. Once you are ready to print, go to File and point Print 10. The printer will feed in a card and start printing ( the data download time will vary depending on the complexity of the card design and the processing speed of your computer).

  • Page 25: Cleaning

    Other than the recommended cleaning procedures described in this manual, allow only Polaroid authorised technicians to service the P75 Printer. N N E E V V E E R R loosen, tighten, adjust, or bend, etc. a part or cable inside the printer.

  • Page 26: Cleaning System

    Not t e: For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal, press the Right Panel Button for 3 seconds to start the cleaning process (Repeat first steps 1 and 2 above). Your P75 Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre-saturated Cleaning Cards provided.
  • Page 27 C C L L E E A A N N I I N N G G T T H H E E A cleaning suffices. However, a separate Print Head P P R R I I N N T T H H E E A A D D cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist.

  • Page 28: Clean Printer

    C C A A R R T T R R I I D D G G E E CLEAN PRINTER Your P75 Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements.
  • Page 29 5 5 . . Carefully peel off wrapper from new Cleaning Roller while in Cartridge. SLOT 6 6 . . To replace Cartridge into printer: Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly is facing toward the rear of the printer. Hook assembly into slot on printer and rotate down.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    PRINTING YELLOW TROUBLESHOOTING This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P75 printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer's LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions.

  • Page 31: Printing Black

    A hologram overlay is printing The card is being transported The printer is prompting operator maintenance The printer is performing an internal cleaning routine The ribbon has not been removed whilst the cleaning operation is in progress The printer ribbon has run...

  • Page 32: Flash Error

    C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g A A l l e e r r t t : : The printer has counted the number of cards printed and has automatically flagged that a cleaning routine needs to be carried out.
  • Page 33 Q Q U U A A L L I I T T Y Y I I S S S S U U E E S S M M i i s s s s i i n n g g p p r r i i n n t t o o r r w w h h i i t t e e l l i i n n e e s s : : Ensure that the...

  • Page 34: Technical Specifications

    • High speed printing, over 140 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO) throughput • Small footprint • Windows Drivers for 95/98 and NT 4.0 (option) • One year printer warranty • One year print head warranty • Color dye sublimation or monochrome thermal transfer printing •...
  • Page 36 R R i i b b b b o o n n s s * * O O v v e e r r l l a a y y V V a a r r n n i i s s h h I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e s s M M e e c c h h a a n n i i c c a a l l E E l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l...
  • Page 37 • Extended Warranty program • Hot Swap Warranty program • Cleaning supplies • Service Manual Use only Polaroid-approved card and ribbon media. Using non-approved card or ribbon media can void your warranty. Refer to the Accessories section for more infor- mation about Card and Ribbon Media available from Polaroid.

  • Page 38: Appendix A - Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder

    APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE Operation and maintenance requirements for the P75 Printer with the optional magnetic card stripe encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location). The magnetic encoder can be set for either high or low coercivity. STRIPE DOWN STRIPE Approved HICO &...
  • Page 39 Including Start, Stop and LRC characters. Also note that these 3 characters are automatical- ly managed by the magnetic encoder according to the ISO Standard Norms. NOTE: Refer to the Card Printer Programmer's Manual for complete programming information. WHEN TO CLEAN When LCD screen reports message.

  • Page 40: Appendix B - Smart Card Contact Station

    Smart Cards can have a built-in microcomputer and a battery. Card Memory can store fingerprints, voice recognition patterns, medical records and other such data. The P75 may be equipped with an optional contact station for programming Smart Cards (ISO 7816). This printer model responds to...
  • Page 41 C3 (Clock) C4 (RFU) C5 (GND) Refer to the Card Printer Programmer's Manual for complete programming information. MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Position the cards with the Smart Card Chip at the top of the card and facing away from the printer.

  • Page 42: Accessories

    Please contact your Polaroid authorised dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies The following ribbons may be used in the P75 Printer: M M o o n n o o c c h h r r o o m m e e R R e e s s i i n n R R i i b b b b o o n n D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n...
  • Page 43 The following plain white plastic cards are avail- able for use in the P75 printers: C C a a r r d d D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n...
  • Page 44 A A C C C C E E S S S S O O R R I I E E S S Accessories available for P75 Printers are listed below: A A c c c c e e s s s s o o r r i i e e s s D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n...

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