Instruction Manual Direct Dye Sublimation Printer DCP360i Printer Driver Operating System This software runs on the following systems. ® Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit ® ® Microsoft Windows XP 32bit (Service Pack 2) ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 32bit (Service Pack 4) Nov.
Printer Driver Settings [ Setup ] Tab Sheet Item Description Card Choose the card to use. Ink ribbon Choose the ink ribbon to use. Note: The ink ribbon set inside the printer will be automatically selected if communication with the printer is possible. Ink quantity Indicates the remaining quantity of the ink ribbon.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ Print ] Tab Sheet Item Description Print Executes printing. Print on both sides Prints both sides of the card. Prints the image on the back side first when printing on both sides of Print the back side first the card.
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Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) The following items are same function between “Front side” and “Back side”. Item Description Print mode Ink list. Specify the ink to use for printing. Caution: Print error occurs if an ink that is not mounted to the printer is selected.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ Printing area ] Dialog X=85.1 Y=53.5 Direction of card loading (Front side) Item Description Rectangular region Area not to be printed within a registered rectangular region. This rectangular region is called as “non-printing area”. “non-printing area” information. Start X-coordinate of area by millimeter.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ Color ] Dialog Item Description Settings related to color adjustment. If the following slide bars are moved, the setting will be reflected in the color area of this screen. Brightness Brightness level. Contrast Contrast level. Hue level.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ Dither ] Dialog Item Description Settings related to dithering. Caution: This setting is valid only when the [Print mode] item inside the [Print] tab is specified as 02 K or 05 K+OP. Image adjustment Image adjustment value. dark Darkens the printed image after dithering.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ OP ink ] Dialog Item Description Settings related to the data to be printed using the OP ink. Caution: This setting is valid only when the [Print Mode] item inside the [Print] tab is specified as 04 YMC+OP , 05 K+OP or 06 YMCK+OP.
Printer Driver Settings (Cont’d) [ Encode ] Tab Sheet Item Description Encode Settings for encoding . Note: Only the unit installed within the printer is displayed as enabled when communication with the printer is established. IC Non-contact Allows writing of data to the non-contact IC. IC Contact Allows writing of data to the contact IC.
[ Version ] Tab Sheet Item Description DCP360i Card Printer … Version information. DCP360i Card Printer Driver [nnnn-xxxx-yy-zz] nnnn : Version of printer driver. xxxx : Version of firmware. : Version of Config. : Version of Table. Note: Version information for the firmware, Config and Table will appear as ‘0’...
Caution: The setting is incorrect if the following message appears. Displayed Description Message No Device Printer is not found. No Selection Last used printer is not found. A different printer is currently connected. [ Version ] Tab Sheet Item Description DCP360i Card Printer … Version and copyright information.
Port Monitor Settings (Cont’d) Error Code List Below is a list of error codes for the printer unit. For details, refer to the printer unit’s instruction manual. Error Code Description 0x01020401 Printer is initialization in progress. 0x01020480 Printer door is open. 0x01020481 Cleaning unit is not mounted.
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Port Monitor Settings (Cont’d) Below is a list of error codes related to the printer driver. Error Code Description 0x02****** Printer is not found. 0x09****** Command error is detected. 0x10000103 Writing of magnetic encoding data failed. 0x10000201 Contact IC encoding program is not found. 0x10000202 Unable to establish communication with contact IC encoder.
In-Line Encoding In-Line Encoding Format In-line encoding is possible when all the settings in the [Encode] tab are enabled. Encoding data can be sent to the card printer through the printer driver using the special character strings (prefixes) described below. This function is called as “in-line encoding”. Adding a prefix (tilde (~), ?, or numeric characters) at the beginning of a text string enables the string to be recognized as encoding data.
In-Line Encoding (Cont’d) Character Code Table Below is the list of usable ASCII codes. Configure the character string to encode using the usable half-size characters for each of the level codes. ASCII character code table The range of 4 units code. The range of b4 b3 b2 b1 6 units code.
Setting Examples Examples of Printing Printing on Single Side (Landscape) Print Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Extraction Landscape Only text With YMC ink Application software Printer Ejection Loading 1page Printing Front side Front side Graphics Color Graphics YMC ink Protective layer (OP) is printed.
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Printing on Single Side (Portrait) Print Print mode: 03 YMCK Extraction Portrait Only text Application software Printer Ejection Loading Printing 1page Front side Front side Graphics Color Graphics YMC ink No Protective layer (OP). Text Black Text Resin K ink...
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Printing on Both Sides (Standard) Print Print on both sides Landscape Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Extraction Extraction Only text Only text With YMC ink With YMC ink Application software Printer Ejection Loading 1page Printing 2page Back side...
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Printing on Both Sides (for Laminator) Print Print on both sides Print the back side first Landscape Print mode: 01 YMC Print mode: 05 K+OP Application software Printer Ejection Loading 1page Printing 2page Front side Back side Back side Graphics Color...
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Printing on Both Sides (Special Mode) This special mode may be economical for the ink. This function is supported by printer driver of version 3 (or later). Ink ribbon: YMCK-OP Print Print on both sides Landscape Reverse the card before ejection Print mode: 04 YMC+OP Print mode: 02 K Application software...
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Printing on Single Sides (OP ink Graphics) Print Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Extraction Only text With YMC ink Print the variable data File OP File OP1.bmp Application software Printer Eject Load Page 1 Print Front side Front side Graphics Colored Graphics...
Setting Examples (Cont’d) Page Split Print Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Page split Landscape Application software Printer Ejection Loading 1page Printing 2page Front side Front side Graphics Color Graphics YMC ink + Resin K ink Protective layer 1st Page (OP) is printed. Text Color Text...
Setting Examples (Cont’d) Examples of Encoding Encoding without Printing Print IC Non-contact IC Contact Magnetic Application software Printer Ejection Loading ~?5NIC Non-contact IC encoding ~?4IC Contact IC encoding ~?1ISO Magnetic Encoding Front side Front side Graphics Color Graphics Nothing No Protective layer (OP).
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Encoding with Printing Print Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP Extraction Only text With YMC ink IC Non-contact IC Contact Magnetic Reverse ... Enable the printing area Application software Printer Ejection Loading Non-contact IC encoding ~?5NIC Contact IC encoding ~?4IC ~?1ISO Magnetic Encoding...
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Setting Examples (Cont’d) Encoding with Printing (JIS magnetic stripe card) Print IC Non-contact Print mode: 06 YMCK+OP IC Contact Extraction Magnetic Only text Reverse ... With YMC ink Application software Printer Ejection Loading Non-contact IC encoding ~?5NIC Contact IC encoding ~?4IC ~?0JIS Magnetic Encoding...
Setting Examples (Cont’d) Diagram of Reversing Card Reverse the card after loading Reverse the card after IC encoding Reverse the card before ejection Reverse the card after MG encoding Magnetic Contact IC Non-contact IC Ejection Printing Loading Encoding Encoding Encoding Printing on both sides Logical configuration of the printer...
(Frequently Asked Questions) Ink ribbon settings are automatically restored to their default settings upon changing. Ink ribbon set inside the printer is automatically selected. [Important] When the printer is connected locally, there is no need to perform ink ribbon setting. Remaining ink ribbon level is not displayed.
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