Operating Tips; While Making Cards; Card Production Rate - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

Using the printer

Operating tips

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While making cards...

The following situations might occur during normal card production.
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Card production rate

The following factors can affect card production rate:
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Card quality tips
Several factors can affect the quality of the cards printed by the ImageCard IV printer.
Production rates lower when cards must be made again because of problems with
quality.
User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
the printer is busy. For a directly networked printer, the print server manages jobs
from any PCs that send jobs to the printer.
For the most current information about messages, see the online help for each
message.
Whenever you are encoding magnetic stripe data or programming smart cards, be
sure to handle incomplete cards according to your policy for handling the
confidential data that might be on the card.
Used print ribbon contains negative images of data printed on cards. Be sure to
handle used print ribbon according to your policy for handling the confidential data
that might be on the card.
The cleaning mechanism might run right after the card reaches the print station.
The cleaning mechanism operates automatically, based on the interval you select
in the printer driver. It does not slow printer operation.
Card processing pauses while the topcoat or overlay station heats to operating
temperature. The topcoat or overlay stations include heated rollers that have
specific temperature ranges in which they operate. At times, the heated roller
might be warming up when a card is ready to have topcoat or overlay applied.
That card will wait in the station.
Card processing pauses while the printhead returns to operating temperature. At
times, the printhead might be warming up when a card is ready to print colors,
black, or topcoat. That card will wait in the station.
Messages from the printer are displayed on the PC.
Quality of the card stock and printed cards
Card features and shade count
Not interrupting card printing
PC resources, such as processor speed and memory, can also affect the speed of
processing for individual cards.
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