Contents Caution 1. Getting Started 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Contents in Package 1.3 Product Features 1.4 Loading Ribbon 1.5 Loading Cleaning Rollers 1.6 Card Feeding Hopper 1.7 Card Output Stacker 1.8 Power Device, Power cable, Communication Cable 2. Software Installation System Requirements 2.1 Installing FTD2xx Direct USB Driver 2.2 Installing Microsoft Windows Application Software / Driver 2.3 Removing FTD2xx Direct USB Driver...
CAUTION User should read caution information and keep in mind before using. Different icons remind important information as to safety. PPC is not responsible for physical harm to body or physical damage to the product occurred by user's careless use.
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Warns user of risk of losing life or being seriously injured. POWER • Do not use damaged power cord, plug or socket. • Do not pull plug with power cord. • Do not touch power plug with wet bare hand. • Do not bend power cord or put heavy things on the power cord. • Unplug during thunder and lightning or storage.
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series Warns user of slight damage to body. INSTALLATION • Do not put the printer on unstable surface. • Avoid direct sunlight that may cause damage. CLEANING • Do not disassemble cover or protection parts. vWhen you put hand inside the printer, do not operate it. • Make sure that you perform cleaning and maintenance according to the instructions. MISCELLANEOUS • Do not disassemble, repair, modify. • Do not put heavy items on the printer.
1. Getting Started Introduction This card printer enables user to create cards easily and quickly in accordance with the card specifications you wish to get. You can get high quality color image mode in dye sublimation printing. In order to meet customers demand, it provides options such as M/S, IC(Contact), RF(Contactless) encoding as well as bar code, diagram, picture printing.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Product Features ID-2000 (Manual Feeding, Single-sided Printing) Front Rear Side Features Description Description Features LED Display LED shows the status of printer LCD Display LCD panel displays the status of printer Card Eject Button for ejecting card from the printer...
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ID-2100 (Automatic Feeding, Single-sided Printing) Rear Front Side Features Description Features Description LED Display LED shows the status of printer LCD Display LCD panel displays the status of printer Card Eject Button for ejecting card from the printer Ribbon Load Button for replacing or repositioning ribbon Mobile Connector Socket for mobile chip (Option)
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series ID-2200 (Automatic Feeding, Dual-sided Printing) 11 12 13 Front Rear Side Features Description Features Description LED Display LED shows the status of printer LCD Display LCD panel displays the status of printer Card Eject Button for ejecting card from the printer...
Loading Ribbon Unpack ribbon carton box. Open printer lid by pressing Cover Release Button and raise it fully. Make sure that ribbon on is placed in right position and the printer lid is closed. Please note that improper closing lock of the printer lid may cause poor printing.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Loading Cleaning Rollers Open printer lid by pressing Cover Release Button and raise it fully. U-shaped Slot Slide the cleaning roller into the loading part and insert roller bar into U-shaped slots until it locks in place.
Card Feeding Hopper Open the card feeding lid. Card thickness adjustment controller Rotate card thickness adjustment controller in the card feeder to synchronize it with the cards you wish to print. Card feeding weight Lift the card feeding weight. Card thickness adjustment controller Card thickness adjustment controller...
Card Printer ID-2000 Card Output Stacker Lock the latch of card output stacker into slots of the front side. Power Device, Power cable, Communication Cable ID-2000 / ID-2100 Communication cable Power adaptor Power cable...
2. Software Installation PC Systems requirement • Check out minimal PC operating environment. • MS Widows: Windows 2000/XP (32bit), Windows Vista • Computer – CPU : Pentium III 1GHz above (Pentium IV1.5 GHz recommended) – Memory 128 MB above (512 MB recommended) – HDD 1 GB above (5 GB recommended) – Internet Explorer 5.5 above (6.0 recommended) For Windows 2000/XP users, only administrator with authority can install and remove the program after log-on.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Installing FTD2xx Direct USB Driver Installing Close all windows in operation. (Recommended) (Explanation below is based on windows XP. Picture and sequence can differ in Windows 2000.) Attach USB cable to computer and place the printer's power switch in the ON position.
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If FTD2xx driver has been found successfully, installation begins. PPC ID-2000 <Driver installing> In the "Windows Logo Testing" window, select the "Continue Anyway" button. PPC ID-2000 <Windows logo testing> 2. Software Installation...
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series Click the "Finish" button and drive installation will be complete. PPC ID-2000 <Completing the Found New Hardware> If Windows Restart message opens, restart windows.
In the "Start" Menu, select "Execute" and start "X(Number of CD-ROM drive):¥install.exe"and click "OK" button. Automatically open software installation wizard window when you insert software CD. Click "Start" to start installation process. PPC ID-2000 PPC ID-2000 <Start window for software installation> 2. Software Installation...
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series Select the software you wish to install. Click "<Next>" PPC ID-2000 PPC ID-2000 <Software selection window> Read License Agreement. Click "Approval" and "<Next>" Welcome to the PPC ID-2000 Setup Wizard. <Software license agreement>...
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When installation is complete, Click "<Finish>" PPC ID-2000 S/W and Printer Driver Install. <Completing software installation> Check out the "PPC ID-2000" installed in the printer folder. Check out "PPC ID-2100" software installed in "START → ALL PROGRAM" → "PPC ID-2100". PPC ID-2200 <Printer driver folder>...
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Removing FTD2xx Direct USB Driver Execute "Start / Control Panel → Change or Remove Programs" Click "Change/Remove" to start the process. <Removing FTDI FTD2xx USD Drivers> Click "Continue" to remove USB driver. <Uninstalling>...
Removing Application Software / Driver In "Start" → "All Program"→"PPC ID-2000"→Click "Remove" to start the process. PPC ID-2000 <Uninstalling Completed> When you remove " PPC ID-2000 ", PPC ID-2100 printer driver is removed at the same time. 2. Software Installation...
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Printing with ID-2200 on Microsoft Windows Application Software This section gives you instructions on how to print on Windows application software. • Print sequence may differ according to application software. To ensure right sequence, please refer to user manual of the application software.
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Spool program resume when printing in operating again, even though you have already terminated it. Set up all spooled file prior to printing. • Right click on the printing standby. You PPC ID-2200 USB Spooler can select one of "All document stop", "All document start" and "All document PPC ID-2200 cancel".
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Program that allows users to control PPC ID-2200 remote is provided. Follow procedure below to set up status of printer for remote controlling. Click "Start" → "All Programs" → "PPC ID-2200" → "PPC ID-2200 remote controlling program" • Printer control tab Printer cleaning function is provided for best printing quality.
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• Printer head set up Set color density for best printing quality. And input TPH resistance value. PPC ID-2200 Control Program • Printer information tab In the printer information tab, copyright and version is described. PPC ID-2200 Control Program PPC Card Printer PPC ID-2000 2.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series Printer Settings in Microsoft Windows User can set up own printing environment with various functions the printer provides. Opening Printing Preferences window of the printer The values input in printing program will get back to previous one when current operating program terminates.
Printer Driver Settings Printing Preferences • "Card" tab Set the number of copies, the card orientation, manual/auto feeding. PPC ID-2000 Printing Preferences Items D e s c r i p t i o n s Number of copies • Set the number of copies; 1 to 999 Card orientation •...
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series • "Output" tab Set Sticker, Printing Method, Main Ribbon, Dithering. PPC ID-2000 Printing Preferences Items D e s c r i p t i o n s Sticker Print same image in sticker format for 1, 2, 4 sheets.
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• "Image" Tab Set the Card Orientation, Printing Quality, Paper Size and Paper Quality PPC ID-2000 Printing Preferences Items D e s c r i p t i o n s Intensity Set brightness of image Contrast Set contrast of image and make it more bright...
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Card Printer ID-2000 Series • "Polish" Tab Set varnish on the card. PPC ID-2000 Printing Preferences • "Card" Tab If you click the image, the website for PPC will open on internet browser. PPC ID-2000 Printing Preferences PPC ID-2200 PPC Card Printer...
3. Instructions on Maintenance Maintenance of Product Never use card below • Heavy damaged card • Card with heavy dirt • Card with scratch • Bended or deformed card Cleaning • Place the printer power switch in the OFF position and pull out the plug and power adaptor. Cleanse the surface of the printer with wet soft cloth. • Do not let water inside the printer.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series How to Replace Ribbon Open printer lid by pressing the Cover Release button. Hold the used ribbon and pull it out from the printer. Make sure that supply ribbon and rewinding ribbon placed in right position. Close the printer lid.
How to Clean the Printer Cleaning Card Dirt or embedded contamination on roller may cause problem. Follow the recommended maintenance procedures below. Turn the power off and remove card and ribbon cartridge. Turn the power on with pressing "Eject" button at the same time. When front LED panel flashes, insert the cleaning card wet with alcohol cleanser into the front card slot.
Card Printer ID-2000 Series How to Replace TPH(Thermal Print Head) and Consumables Turn the power off. Open printer lid by pressing the Cover Release button. Pull the TPH upward and backward, then head cover is detached. And disconnect cable connectors from the printer.
Troubleshooting 1. In case front LED keeps on flashing or always on all the time. Error Code Trouble Solution TPH Module open - Check TPH module is closed - With TPH module opened, check printer inside and TPH Up/Down failure turn power off and on.
- Check that communication cable is properly connected application software - Reboot your PC. Other than power LED, - Check out http://www.ppc.au/support for firmware download. 4 Front LEDs continuously flash - Download the latest version of firmware for the printer. in sequence - Perform install using firmware install program.
Technical Specifications Items Descriptions Motor Step Motor Driven 1) Printing : Dye Sublimation 2) Printing Speed : Mono 4 sec, Thermal Dye Sublimation Color single sided 25 sec, Color dual-sided 32 sec(YMCKOK) 3) Printing side: Single or Dual sided Print 1) Resolution : 300DPI(11.8DPM) 2) Pulse Life : 1x108, Abrasion : 50km 1) Color : 165K color, Full color...
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QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA Internet: www.ppc.com.au Unit 4, 106 Fison Ave Unit 51, 6 Herbert St Suite 421, Email: sales@ppc.com.au Eagle Farm Qld 4007 St Leonards 1 Queens Rd Practical Peripherals Tel: (07) 3868 7300 NSW 2065 St Kilda Rd Towers...
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