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Javelin J210i User Manual

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JAVELIN J210i
JAVELIN J205
(Monochrome)
www.nbstech.com
NBS Technologies - December 2005
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  • Page 1 User's manual Quick Start Quick Start JAVELIN J210i (Colour) General General & Information Information JAVELIN J205 (Monochrome) Getting Getting Started Started Operation Operation Starting to Starting to Print Cards Print Cards Cleaning Cleaning www.nbstech.com Trouble Trouble Shooting Shooting NBS Technologies - December 2005...

  • Page 2: Quick Start

    Quick Start! Quick Start Before starting to work with your new JAVELIN card printer, please refer to this Quick Start guide. For more complete information regarding all aspects of your printer’s General operation, please refer to the main chapters in this manual.
  • Page 3 Quick Start Loading ribbon General Information Open lid by pressing the cover release buttons on the sides of your printer. Install ribbon cartridge into the slots and gently press down to engage. Getting Close lid securely. Started For more information, see Chapter 2. Loading cards Operation Starting to...
  • Page 4 Thank you for choosing the Javelin J210i (colour) or J205 (monochrome) Information plastic card printer. The Javelin J200 series card printers offer a low cost, high quality solution to those requiring computer-controlled printing and encoding of credit card style plastic cards.
  • Page 5 ICONS Quick Start Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows: General Important general information. Information Getting Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, Started capable of resulting in equipment damage or personal injury. Operation Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Start GETTING STARTED ............1.1 Unpacking your J210i/J205 ............1.2 Indicators and control s ............... 1.3 Printer installation ..............General Information OPERATION ..............2.1 Printer features ................ 2.2 Card cleaning cartridge .............. Getting 2.3 Loading ribbons ................. Started 2.4 Loading cards ................
  • Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix A - Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Quick Start ..26 Introduction .................. 26 A- Media loading orientation ............27 GETTING STARTED ............1 B- Magnetic encoder cleaning ............28 1.1 Unpacking your card printer 1.2 Indicators and controls 1.3 Printer installation General Appendix B - Accessories &...

  • Page 8: Unpacking Your Card Printer

    Quick Start Getting started General Information 1.1 Unpacking your card printer Your J210i/J205 printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Getting Keep all packaging material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer. Started Pull your printer out of the carton by grabbing it on both sides. While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during shipment.
  • Page 9 Quick Start Make sure the following items are included with your J210i/J205 printer: QUICK START General Information CLEANING KIT QUICK START GUIDE Getting Started Operation EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CLEANING CARTRIDGE Starting to Print Cards PRINTER DRIVER & USER’S MANUAL CD INTERFACE CABLE Cleaning If any items are missing, please...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    1.2 Indicators and controls Quick Start Your J210i/J205 printer is equiped with a General multi-function panel button with a surrounding Information light ring that glows in three colours to provide status indication these are: Getting FLASHING Started RECEIVING DATA POWER ON READY PROCESSING Operation...

  • Page 11: Printer Installation

    1.3 Printer installation The following will guide you through the installation of your J210i/J205 printer. Quick Start CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the J210i/J205 Printer to 24 VDC. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other such device.

  • Page 12: Operation

    Quick Start Operation 2.1 Printer features General The following shows the features found on your J210i/J205 Printer: Information Getting Started Operation 1. CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE Starting to (UNDER RIBBON CARTRIDGE) Print Cards 2. MAGNETIC ENCODER STATION (OPTIONAL) 3. PRINTHEAD 4. RIBBON CARTRIDGE Cleaning 5.

  • Page 13: Card Cleaning Cartridge

    Quick Start 2.2 Card cleaning cartridge This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. Improper cleaning will reduce printer life and degrade print quality. General Information Card cleaning cartridge must be installed before using the printer. Getting Started 1.

  • Page 14: Loading Ribbons

    2.3 Loading ribbons Quick Start IMPORTANT NOTE: Only TrueColours colour ribbons can be used in this printer The J210i/J205 printer requires approved ribbon cartridges (see Appendix B). General The resin thermal transfer and dye sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for Information your J210i/J205 printer.

  • Page 15: Loading Cards

    2.4 Loading cards Quick Start The printer has a multi card feeder which can hold up to 30 cards (30 mil). General Information Open cover to load cards. Close cover before printing. Getting Started To feed one card at a time, open cover, and insert card until it engages.

  • Page 16: Printing A Test Card

    2.5 Printing a test card Quick Start With ribbon cartridge and cards loaded, your J210i/J205 printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer, you should print a test card. General Information Getting Started Operation 1. Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF “O” position. 2.

  • Page 17: Printing A Sample Card

    Quick Start Printing a General sample card Information Printing with the J210i/J205 printer requires the Windows printer driver, your card design/issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer Getting interface. Started The J210i/J205 card printer can be used with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or NT4.0 operating system, using the drivers provided with the printer.
  • Page 18 3.1 To install the J210i printer driver automatically, use the Quick Start Javelin Install Wizard General The Wizard will: Information Automatically launch when the driver CD is inserted. Check to see which operating system you are using. Getting Started Delete previous versions of the driver and clean up any necessary Registry entries.

  • Page 19: Set Printer Driver Options

    Black Resin Panel from the Colour Operation Ribbon. 5. Close the Javelin J210i Printer screen. Now that you have loaded media and set up the printer driver, the J210i printer is ready to print.

  • Page 20: Printing A Sample Card

    1. Go to the Microsoft Word software. 2. If the printer was not selected as the default printer, go to the file menu and General select printer and choose Javelin J210i/J205 card printer in the printer Information names list. Then close the print dialog box.

  • Page 21: Cleaning

    Quick Start Cleaning General Information PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain your factory warranty. Other than the recommended Getting cleaning procedures described in this manual, allow only NBS Started authorised technicians to service the J210i/J205 printer. NEVER loosen, tighten, adjust, or bend, etc.

  • Page 22: Cleaning System

    4.1 Cleaning system Quick Start Your J210i/J205 printer includes a simple cleaning system using the 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 the printhead, the transport rollers, and magnetic encoder station (optional feature).

  • Page 23: Cleaning The Printhead

    4.2 Cleaning the printhead Quick Start A cleaning using the cleaning system with cards usually suffices. However, a separate printhead cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam-tipped swabs. General Information Getting Started...

  • Page 24: Card Cleaning Cartridge

    4.3 Card cleaning cartridge Quick Start Your J210i/J205 printer also has a card cleaning cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller should be replaced with every ribbon cartridge replacement WHEN TO MAINTAIN Each time the ribbon cartridge is replaced.
  • Page 25 Quick Start 3. Lift the cartridge lid up and remove the adhesive cleaning roller from the cardtridge and discard. General Information Getting 4. Carefully peel off wrapper from new Started cleaning roller 5. Install new cleaning roller into the cartridge*. Operation To avoid contamination, always hold the cleaning roller assembly by the ends.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    Quick Start Troubleshooting General Information This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your J210i/J205 printer. Print quality issues Getting This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality is Started dependent on several factors. The two most important factors that will increase your print quality are cleanliness and card stock.
  • Page 27 Small spots appear on the printed card with a non-printed area or a different color. Quick Start Possible Cause A. Contamination on the card surface. B. Dust inside the printer and/or dirty cleaning roller. General Information >> Solution A1. Check that cards are stored in a dust free environment Getting A2.
  • Page 28 • Printing shows very pale or inconsistent results. Possible Cause Quick Start Ribbon cartridge has been stored improperly or is damaged. Cards may not meet specifications. Contrast and/or intensity may be set to values General which are too high. Information Dust or embedded contamination on elements of the printhead.
  • Page 29 Open cover and replace ribbon cartridge. Make sure it locks in place. Quick Start Push down on the cover until until the lid engages properly. Ribbon will automatically synchronize. Print again. Use a different supply of cards. General Information Perform a cleaning of the printhead (See 4.2 cleaning the printhead).

  • Page 30: Technical Specifications

    Quick Start Technical General specifications Information General High speed printing. 30 seconds per card in YMCKO 4 seconds per card in monochrome Getting Small footprint Started Windows Drivers for 98/2000/ME/XP and NT 4.0 Colour Printing Colour dye sublimation or monochrome thermal transfer printing 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution Operation...
  • Page 31 Ribbons Cartridges Black monochrome: 500 cards/cartridge Quick Start YMCKO : 100 cards/cartridge Interfaces USB port and parallel USB port and serial Mechanical Length: 320mm (12.6”) General Width: 179mm (7”) Information Height: 183mm (7.2”) Weight: 3.2 kg (7 Ibs) Electrical 110 ~ 230 Volts AC, 60 ~ 50 Hz FCC Class A, CE, UL, and CUL approved Getting Started...
  • Page 32 CARD DIMENSIONS Quick Start ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD General ± 2.125 0.002 in Information ± (53.98 0.050mm ± 3.375 0.010 in ± (85.72 0.25mm) Getting Radius Started 0.125 in ± 0.009 0.034 in (3.18mm) ± (0.23 0.84mm Operation ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD Starting to Print Cards...

  • Page 33: Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder

    Quick Start Appendix A General Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder Information This section contains information on the additional operations of the J210i/J205 printers with magnetic card stripe encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location.) Getting Started INTRODUCTION Operation and maintenance requirements for the J210i/J205 printer with the optional magnetic card stripe encoder.
  • Page 34 A. MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Quick Start The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item with the read/write head positioned below the card path, available with HICO encoding or LOCO encoding. General Information When loading cards into the card feeder, please ensure that the magnetic stripe is facing down and closest to the right.
  • Page 35 B. MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING Quick Start Use the standard cleaning card process. This cleans the most important parts of the printer, including the printhead, transport roller and magnetic stripe encoder (For further information, see Chapter 4: Cleaning.) General Leave power on. Information Remove cards from the card feeder.
  • Page 36 Quick Start Appendix B General Accessories & Supplies Information Please contact your authorised Javelin dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies. Getting Started IMPORTANT NOTE: Only Javelin - branded TrueColours colour ribbons supplied bu Javelin dealers can be used...
  • Page 37 CARDS Quick Start The following plain white plastic cards are available for use in J210i/J205 printers: NBS Part Number Description General Cards with no magnetic stripe 9 19 00 009 Information Cards with low coercivity magnetic stripe 9 19 00 011 Cards with high coercivity magnetic stripe 9 19 00 007 Many other card types are also available;...
  • Page 38 ACCESSORIES Quick Start Accessories available for J210i/J205 printers appear below. Always refer to the part number when placing an order. Printer supplies General Part Number Description Information 2 42 62 420 2.0m Centronics cable 2 42 62 421 3.0m Centronics cable 2 39 12 212 USB cable 6 11 00 903...

  • Page 39: Warranty Information

    Warranty Information Information Information PRINTERS NBS JAVELIN printers (excluding printhead) are warranted against defects in material or workmanship. Proof of purchase or shipment date is required to Getting Getting validate the warranty. The warranty becomes void if the equipment is modified,...
  • Page 40 NBS or its authorised dealer. NBS specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. For full warranty terms, please contact the Javelin dealer from whom you Operation Operation purchased your printer.

  • Page 41: Technical Support

    Quick Start Quick Start Appendix D General General Technical Support Information Information 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. Getting Getting For Support in North and...
  • Page 42 Quick Start Quick Start Appendix E General General Declorations of conformity Information Information European Council Directive Compliance to Standards RF Emissions 89/336/EEC EMC Directive EN 55022-B control modified by Immunity to 92/31/EEC and EN 500082-1, Electromagnetic EMC Directive Getting Getting 93/63/EEC 1992 Disturbances...
  • Page 43 TRADEMARKS Quick Start Quick Start 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. General General COPYRIGHT NOTICE Information Information This document contains information proprietary to NBS.

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