Pointman TP-9000 User Manual

Pointman TP-9000 User Manual

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Rev. 4.0

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Card Printer User Guide Rev. 4.0...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.2 Changing the printer port (for Driver printing) 9.1 Color Ribbons 3.3 Printing a Card 9.2 Monochrome Ribbons 3.4 Canceling Print 10. POINTMAN Card Printer Specifications 74~75 4. Printer Driver Settings 27~44 10.1 Main Features 4.1 Opening in printer folder 10.2 Specifications...
  • Page 3: Caution

    CAUTION DANGER Warns user of risk of losing life or being seriously injured. User should read caution information and keep in mind before use. Different icons remind important information as to safety. T.I.T. Eng Co., Ltd is not responsible for physical harm to body or physical damage to the product occurred by user’s careless use. POWER - Do not use damaged power cord, plug or socket.
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Warns user of slight damage to body. 1.1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the POINTMAN TP-9200 and TP-9000 for your valuable card printer. Before you set up the printer, please read this user manual for your secure and enjoyable use INSTALLATION of Pointman card printer.
  • Page 5: Printer Features

    1.3 Printer Features TP-9000 (Manual Feeding, Dual-side Printing) TP-9000 (Manual Feeding, Single-side Printing) Front Rear Front Rear Side Features Description Side Name Description Features Description LED Display LED shows the status of printer Name Description LCD Display LCD panel displays the status of printer...
  • Page 6 TP-9200 (Automatic Feeding, Single-side Printing) TP-9200 (Automatic Feeding, Dual-side Printing) Rear Rear Front Front Side Side Features Description Features Description Name Description Name Description Input Hopper Loads card to print up to 100 cards Input Hopper Loads card to print up to 100 cards LED Display LED shows the status of printer LED Display...
  • Page 7: Loading Cleaning Roller

    1.4 Loading Cleaning Roller 1.5 Loading Ribbon Open the printer`s lid by pressing Open the printer`s lid by pressing cover “OPEN” button and raise it cover “OPEN” button and raise fully. fully.. U-Shaped Slot Place the supply spool into the front slots and the take-up spool into the rear slot.
  • Page 8: Single Card Feeding

    Note: Handle the cards only by the edges This figure shows the encoding orientation for contact smart-cards and cards with a magnetic Load new cards to print at the stripe, on a TP-9000 printer. input hopper well as shown in the picture.
  • Page 9: Using Magnetic Stripe Cards

    (Dual-side) cable Power adaptor Power cable 1.9 Card Output Stacker for the TP-9200 Use only USB cable provided by Pointman and PC having authentic USB 2.0. Lock the card output stacker into slots of the front side. Getting Started Getting Started...
  • Page 10: Pc Systems Requirement

    Close all windows in operation (Recommended) NOTE: Putting the POINTMAN Driver/Software CD into the CD-ROM Drive of the computer, When installing the printer onto a network, connect Ethernet cable to printers Ethernet port. Select “Network Software & Card Printer Driver”...
  • Page 11 After reading license agreement for the software installation, “Select Agree” and then If Network Software is selected. This window will be shown and it will display an IP “Click Next”. address by automatically searching the Network to which the printer is connected. - [Search] button : This searches Network Board.
  • Page 12: Printer With Card Printer 23~26

    Check out the selected software is installed. (1) Check out Card Designer Software installation. - Go to “Start -> All Programs -> POINTMAN -> Card Designer” “Right - Click Card Printer Driver“ and set as default printer (2) Check out “Card Printer Driver” installation - Go to “Start ->...
  • Page 13: Changing The Printer Port (For Driver Printing)

    3.2 Changing the printer port (for Driver printing) - Printing to Network Port : IP_192.168.0.34 (For example-Ref er to Network Configuration Settings section on Page 36 and choose the port (IP address) you want to use Go “Start -> Devices and Printers” “Right-Click Card Printer Driver and select Printing Preferences”...
  • Page 14: Printing A Card

    3.3 Printing a Card Printer Driver Settings Open file of the Window application software you wish to print User can set up own printing environment with various functions the printer provides. Select the Print in the File menu. - Make sure that you choose Card Printer . Select the printer settings you wish to print.
  • Page 15: Printer Driver Settings 27~44

    Card Tab Output Tab Opening Printing Preferences on Application Software The values input in printing program revert the previous Items Description - Ribbon Type Sets the type of ribbon to be used - Duplex Print prints the contents of a document on both sides of the card - Black Panel, Select the K panel for printing black text and black images included in the design Items Description...
  • Page 16: More Options

    More Options Image Tab Items Description Items Description - Using the Spooler, Sets the method of transmitting data to the printer - Printing Process Display on LCD, Displays printing process on LCD - Brightness - Sets the whole brightness of the printed card. - Display the information of the ribbon, Displays residual counts of ribbons.
  • Page 17 Magnetic Tab Control Tab You write or read track information in the magnetic strip. Items Description Items Description - Get, Retrieves the information from the printer and displays - Card Eject, Ejects card from printer - Format, Sets the encoder format of the magnetic stripe - Card Input, Inserts a card that is ready at feeder - Coercivity, Sets the coercivity type of magnetic stripe - Self-printing, Prints a self-test card...
  • Page 18 - Card Ready Position -On initializing card can be situated inside printer or in feed hopper - Card input option - For TP-9000 only, On initializing card can be situated inside printer or in feed slot. - Card Eject time - For the TP-9000, Card eject time for batch printing.
  • Page 19: Network Configuration Settings (Option)

    4.3 Network Configuration Setting (Option) How to install a printer on a Network Install Network driver “automatically or by manually clicking Install.exe” file. “Tick Card Printer Driver box” “Tick Network Software” box then “Click Next” button. If the printer is connected to your network and you are using DHCP mode, the IP address will automatically appear in the drop down box.
  • Page 20 If you want to set up the Network after printer installation, set up with Network Configuration. Go to “Start -> All Programs -> POINTMAN -> Network -> Network Setting” Network Setting–Auto Setting (DHCP supported) Info) TP-9200, 9100 and 9000 - Any networks that have a TCP/IP network connection, can be configured in DHCP mode and the IP Address will be supplied by the network.
  • Page 21 DHCP Mode : If the network system supports DHCP, IP is Set Local Port for 9200 (This cannot be changed) automatically set. If not, you should directly change address after being assigned. And then you set it in order to use network printer. Search Button : Search network of a card printer Setting Button :...
  • Page 22 Network Setting–Manual Setting Network setting completed window will appear, if setting is completed “Click OK”. IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway should be assigned by Network administrator. Search the connected Network Board by clicking “Search” Select MAC address on Board List. “Click Exit”...
  • Page 23: Printer Operation 45~49

    Self-Check IP Address Printer Operation 5.1 Printing a Card Turn Power on the Printer Printing with the TP-9XXX printer is similar with any other printer in windows environment. “Push the EJECT and RIBBON SET button together” at the same time until the LCD The printer driver software is installed on your computer (see Page 18~22) displays “User Mode”.
  • Page 24: Printing A Sample Card

    5.3 Printing a sample Card 5.4 Printing a self-test card Sample card designs are installed with the printer driver. Sample cards require Microsoft Word Power on the printer (No PC connection necessary) Make sure a ribbon is loaded and a or Microsoft Paint application software.
  • Page 25: Printing Via A Pc Connection

    5.5 Printing via a PC Connection 5.6 Printing One Card at a Time Connect the USB to the PC and power on the printer. Ensure ribbon and cards are in- stalled NOTE: The card feeder must be empty for printing single card using TP-9200 printer.
  • Page 26: Software Operation 50~62

    4) Click “Save”, then the selected image is inserted. to create cards. 5) You can change properties of the inserted image. Go to “Start -> All Programs -> POINTMAN -> Card Designer-> Card Designer” 6.2 Description on Features TEXT designing - NEW : Design new card.
  • Page 27 IC Card 1) Select icon to start diagram designing in Card Designer. 2) IC chip is displayed within the range of card. Set each item you want to write in the IC properties. 3) Select the IC encoding program file which will be used for IC encoding by clicking [Browse...
  • Page 28: Tools

    6.4 Tools 6.5 Configuration MAGNETIC CARD Configure After input of data to be written on When issuing card, user can set the type of ribbons, the card orientation and dithering for magnetic track. “Click Write”. black ribbon. When issuing IC card or RF card, user can set the external program necessary. IC CARD “Select IC”...
  • Page 29: Data Synchronizing

    6.6 Data Synchronizing Please select the Database file or/and Image file folder being used for database con- nection. The searching window will be executed withclicking “…” button. Data Synchronizing will help user to synchronize data created in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access with what will be used in card issuing software for card creation.
  • Page 30 Synchronizing data on the card with database Synchronizing data on the card with database (ex.staff number) (ex.staff name) Double click Barcode on database to synchronize. Double click Name on database to synchronize. Artcle for DataField 1: Double Click Artcle for DataField 2: Double Click “Click Data Field Connection”...
  • Page 31: Card Printing

    Synchronizing data on the card with database 6.7 Card Printing (ex.staff picture) Card/Issue (Normal) Double click Picture on database to synchronize. If you “Click Issue” on Card Designer, window below will open. Artcle for DataField 3 : Double Click Select the type of printer (Driver or Direct). Make a print with “Issue”...
  • Page 32: Instructions On Maintenance 63~69

    Instructions on Maintenance Execute Microsoft excel -> Select the data area and copy them. 7.1 Maintenance of Product Choosing the right Cards Card Size - Standard (ISO CR80-ISO 7810) = 53.98mm W × 85.60 mm L I 3.375” × 2.125” Card Thickness - Minimum - 0.40mm.
  • Page 33: How To Clean The Printer

    With TP-9100/9200, insert a CR-80 cleaning card into a single card feeding slot or a long T-shaped card into the card feeder. For TP-9000 card printer, insert each the cleaning card into the front feeding slot. Turn on the printer. After initializing, “Push EJECT and RIBBON SET button together”...
  • Page 34: Using Driver Menu

    Click self-Cleaning” When front LED lights flashes, insert a CR-80 cleaning card into a single card feeding slot or a long T-shaped card into the card feeder. For TP-9000 card printer, insert each the cleaning card into the front feeding slot.
  • Page 35: Thermal Print Head Cleaning Pen And Alcohol Swab

    You should recap of the cleaning pen for the reuse. Cleaning Pen is included only in the advanced cleaning kit. You can purchase a thermal printhead pen only from your reseller or the manufacturer, POINTMAN. Instructions on Maintenance Instructions on Maintenance...
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting b) Warning Code Code Name Description Proper measures - Receiving command out of 8.1 In case front LED keeps on flashing or always Command Error - Send command corresponding to Format Format on all the time. - Receiving parameter out of Invalid Parameter - Set Parameter corresponding to Format Format...
  • Page 37: Other Issues

    - Check if X-start coordinate value on the printer driver is set correctly. Found frequently ribbons cut in the Color Ribbons Specifications TP-9000 TP-9200 front edge of card when printing The recommendation of X-start coordination value is 14 ±2 YMCKO 200 Prints/Roll - Check if X-start coordinate value on the printer driver is set correctly.
  • Page 38: Printer Option

    TP-9200 Single : 403(L) × 192 (W) × 202 (H) mm 10.2 Specifications Dual : 471(L) × 192 (W) × 202 (H) mm TP-9000 Single : 292(L) × 192 (W) × 196 (H) mm Dual : 395(L) × 192 (W) × 196 (H) mm Printer Standard Features...
  • Page 39: Regulatory

    We hereby guarantee that all products that POINTMAN will deliver directly or through any third party to you, do not contain Pb, Cd, Hg, CR+6, PBB, PBDE to the beat of our knowledge, NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi- Thereby our products are in accordance with RoHS2 Directive.

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