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Reverse Transfer
ID Card Printer
User Guide
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Magicard Prima Re-transfer Laminating Printer • Thankyou for purchasing this product • Please read this manual carefully before use to ensure correct operation. It is particularly important to read the Safety Precautions for safe operation. After reading, retain this manual carefully for future reference • The product number is important for quality control. Upon purchase, check the back of the unit to make sure that the product number is correctly displayed. Notes about this manual (1) Th
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Declaration of Conformity Model Number: IDX380yyyyy(y=A-Z,0-9 or blank) Product name: Card Printer We herewith declare that the above mentioned product complies with the following council directives and harmonized standards. Council Directives: 89/336/EEC relating to electromagnetic compatibility. 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits. Harmonized Standards: EN55022:1998+A1 2000 Class B EN55024:1998 EN61000-3-2:1995+A1:1998+A2:1998+A14:2000 EN61
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For USA only NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, used, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication
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Contents Before use.................................................... 7 Operation ................................................... 24 Product features .................................................... 7 Turning on the power ........................................... 24 Checking accessories............................................ 7 Turning off the power ........................................... 25 Handling of transfer film, ink ribbons and cards .... 7 About the RESET button ......
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Notes for safe operation (to the next page) Before you use Read these notes on safety thoroughly before operating your printer in order to use the unit properly. Once you start using the unit, this manual should be put aside the unit, or at a convenient place where you can look up the manual any time as you need. WARNING CAUTION If you ignore the warning with this mark, and handle If you ignore the caution with this mark, and handle the unit in a wrong way, death or serious injuries may the
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Notes for safe operation (continued) Ground the machine with the attached electric Do not use the machine while it has a fault. •Do not use the machine while it has a fault, as this may cord when connecting it to the utility outlet. cause a fire or electric shock. •Using a cord other than the one supplied for grounding may •Immediately turn off the power, pull out the power plug, and cause an electric shock when the machine fails. ask your dealer to repair. Do not try to repair it by yourself.
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Before use (to the next page) Product features Handling of transfer film, ink ribbons and cards This card printer allows printing of high-quality, full- color images equivalent to photographic quality onto Handling standard size (ISO 7810 compliance) plastic cards using sublimation type transfer printing. Take note of the following points when handling print Use of sublimation type retransfer printing enables media (retransfer film and ink ribbons) and cards. printing of cards other than those
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Before use (continued) Storing and handling cards after printing Installation Avoid storing the cards in locations exposed to direct The performance of the card printer is strongly sunlight or with high humidity. influenced by the installation location. Do not install in Furthermore, avoid contact with the following the following kinds of location: chemicals and stationery, as they can cause • Dusty locations discoloration or fading of the cards: Use the card printer in clean locations such as g
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Names of parts Front When the printer door is open Control panel Slide knob Printer door Card tray Retransfer film cassette Power switch Ink ribbon cassette (Accessory) (Accessory) Rear External connection Power input jack terminals BUS switch SCSI ID External connection terminals SCSI cable connection terminals 9
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0 7 6 5 Set-up Connecting with a host computer This section describes the settings for connection with 2. Set the SCSI ID. a host computer. Set the SCSI ID switch on the rear of the unit according to the usage environment (ID 0 – 7). CAUTION Make sure that the power switch is (The factory setting is ID 0.) switched to OFF when connecting with a host A screwdriver or computer or making settings. similar tools is required for changing the switch settings. 1. Set the BUS switches. Set the BUS switc
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(to the next page) Connecting the IC unit (sold separately) Large and compact size IC units are sold separately, 3. Connect the printer and IC unit. as are specialized optional devices for the unit. Consult your dealer for more details. Connect the cable which comes with the IC unit to the OPTION 1 terminal. WARNING Make sure that the power switch is turned OFF and the AC cable is detatched from the plug, before connecting and disconnecting the IC units. Otherwise Electric shock electric shocks
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Set-up (continued) Compact IC unit (sold separately) Connecting the power cord Please ask your dealer for the Compact IC unit connection. 1. Check the plug. 1. Connect the compact IC unit to the host computer. Connect interface cables which are commercially available. Dark gray For AC220-240V type For AC 120V type (Europe) (North America) 2. Plug the power cable into the printer. Interface cable (Commercial item) CAUTION Always use a grounded power outlet. Never share the outlet with other ele
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(to the next page) Discharging the card Installing the card stacker When correctly printed, the cards are discharged from 1. Mount the card stacker on the printer. the left side. If a card jam or a write error on magnetic stripes Hang the stacker claw on the stacker receptacle. occurs on the way, results differ depending on the areas. Portion A: If a card jam or a write error on magnetic stripes occurs on the way, press the RESET button, then the ENTER button. The printer is initialized, and th
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Set-up (continued) Setting the ink ribbon 3. Insert the ink ribbon into the cassette. CAUTION Do not touch the surface of the Stretch the ink ribbon along three shafts with the ink ribbon with your hands. face of the ribbon facing outside and insert the bobbins firmly into the bobbin holders. 1. Activate the slide knob and open the printer door. Feed spool (yellow bobbin) When the slide knob is moved, the printer door opens Shaft downwards. Hold the door with your hand and open it Wind spool sl
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(to the next page) Memo 5. Insert the cassette along the guide rail. When the ink ribbon is wound up to the end, Insert the cassette until it clicks securely into position. The lever returns to its original position. Guide rail Ink Run Out appears on the LCD panel. After replacement press the RESET button, then press the ENTER button. If the ink ribbon is not set properly, Ink Search or Ink Broken CAUTION appears on the LCD panel. When these messages • The cassette containing the ink are outpu
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Set-up (continued) Setting the retransfer film 3. Insert the retransfer film into the cassette. CAUTION Do not touch the retransfer film Stretch the retransfer film along three shafts with the surface with your hands. retransfer face of the film facing outside and insert the bobbins into the bobbin holders firmly. At this time, perform setting so that the film is 1. Activate the slide knob and open the printer inside the guide. Make sure to wind the film on to door. the wind spool for more than
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(to the next page) 6. Setting the number of frames to be used. 4. Wind the retransfer film to take up the slack. The number of frames of the retransfer film being used Turn the knob in the arrow direction to wind a small is set. portion of the retransfer film. If the film does not wind For details, refer to the “Media Type” setting on page up, go back to step 3, and insert the bobbins firmly into 31. the bobbin holders. This work must be done when the used film (number of frames) is changed. CA
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Set-up (continued) Caution when loading the retransfer film Setting cards cassette and/or the ink ribbon cassette Please use cards specified by your dealer. This unit can take both 0.76 mm-thick and 0.25 mm-thick cards. The factory setting is for 0.76 mm-thickness. This describes the caution when the retransfer film See p.21 to set the thickness switching plate to 0.25 casstte and/or the ink ribbon. when using 0.25 mm cards. Casstte is removed because of card jam or other trouble. CAUTION Finger
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(to the next page) Inserting cards 3. Close the card tray. Push the card tray back into the printer until it no longer The unit can take about 300 0.76mm-thick cards. moves. CAUTION When removing new cards from the box, it is possible that cards may be stuck due to static electricity. In this case, peel the cards off one at a time before setting into position. Hold the edges of the card when carrying out these operations. 1. Pull the card bracket back. The card bracket locks when it reaches the
