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User's Manual
P310C & P310F
User's Manual No. 980261-001 Rev. B
© 1999 Zebra Technologies Corporation
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FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the P310 Series card printers manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation, Camarillo, California. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of- warranty repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. Repack the equipment in the original packing material and mark the RMA number clearly on the outside. Shi
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WARRANTY INFORMATION WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! To Establish Your Warranty Period And Provide Access To Technical Support, Send Us your Product Registration Card Today! Zebra warrants the mechanism, control electronics and power supply, under normal use and service, to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase by the end user. Zebra warrants the print head, under normal use and service, to be free from defects in material and wor
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Eltron P310 Plastic Card Printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identification, access control, visitor, membership, promotion and luggage card, badges and tags. This manual guides you to an efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer. P310 PRINTER MODELS Eltron's Product Numbers tell the story: Here is a quick review of Eltron's Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you. Eltron's P310C Plastic Card
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Throughout this manual, different icons highlight ICONS important information, as follows: Important general information. Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, capable of resulting in equipment damage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury. An area where electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause component damage. Use a grounding wrist band. Elevated temperature hazard, capable of produc
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Table of contents ICONS ............................................................................... vi GETTING STARTED ............................................................ 1 UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER ................................... 1 INDICATORS AND CONTROLS........................................... 3 PRINTER INSTALLATION..................................................... 4 OPERATION ............................................................ 5 P310 PRINTER FEATURES .......
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1 GETTING STARTED Your P310 printer ships in a carton and protective UNPACKING anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in case YOUR CARD you need to move or re-ship the printer. PRINTER While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during shipping. Please ensure that you have a clean and nearly dust free environment for proper operation and storage of the printer. 980261-001 Rev. B 1
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In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included with your P310 printer: CARD CARTRIDGE POWER CABLE CARD OUTPUT HOPPER INTERFACE CABLE PRINTER DRIVER DISK CLEANING KIT (Floppy or/and CD Rom for P310C only) + OPERATOR HELP GUIDE (Not Shown) CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE If any items are missing, please contact your dealer. To reorder, please refer to Appendix C of this manual. 2 980261-001 Rev. B
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Your P310 Printer has three Status indicators and INDICATORS a panel button on the front and a power switch on AND CONTROLS the rear: PANEL INDICATORS BUTTON INDICATORS (green, amber & red) signal printer activity by illuminating or flashing, as follows: ON FLASHING INDICATOR PROCESSING POWER ON LOAD CARDS REPLACE RIBBON PRINTER ALERT ENCODER ALERT REFER TO TROUBLESHOOTING REFER TO TROUBLESHOOTING OTHER ALERTS AMBER & RED PRINTER CLEANING FLASHING PROCESS REQUIRED PRINT HEAD COOL DOWN MODE ALL
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The following will guide you through the PRINTER installation of your P310 Printer. INSTALLATION CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P310 to 110 ~ 230 volts, 60 ~ 50 Hertz, for an associated 680 ~ 280 milliamps. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other such device. Never operate the printer in a location where operator, computer, or printer can get wet. Personal injury could result. The electrical security of the printer is based on the relia
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2 OPERATION P310 PRINTER The following shows the features found on your P310 Printer. FEATURES PLEASE NOTE: Any blue items inside the printer can be operated by the user. STANDARD FEATURES OPTIONAL FEATURES 1. Print Head A.Magnetic Encoding Station 2. Print Head Unlock Lever B.Smart Card Contact Station 3. Manuel Holder 4. Card Output Hopper 5. Status Indicators 6. Panel Button 7. Card Cleaning Cartridge 8. Card Cartridge 9. Card Thickness Control 980261-001 Rev. B 5
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The P310 Printer requires approved ribbons LOADING (See Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and RIBBONS Dye Sublimation ribbons for P310C only and monochrome ribbons for P310F only are specifically designed for your P310 Printer. For optimum per- formance and printer life (Print Head), always use approved ribbons. DO NOT TOUCH the print head or the electronic components on the print head carriage. Discharges of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the sur- face of the human body or oth
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SUPPLY SPINDLE 3. Load ribbon onto the supply spindle (under print head carriage) and empty core (with tape attached) onto the take-up spindle. Make sure the ribbon comes off of the top of the supply spindle and feeds to the top of the take-up spindle. TAKE-UP SPINDLE `CLICK' 4. Push down on the Print Head Lock Lever until an audible 'click' signals the locked-down position. 5. Close Cover. Please note that the ribbon automatically synchronizes whenever the print head lock down occurs with the P
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To help you load, print, and collect cards, the LOADING CARDS P310 has with the following items: A - CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards. 1. Install Card Cartridge by hooking onto printer as shown and clicking down. 'CLICK' 2. Install cards into Cartridge.* 3. Close Cartridge. DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce print quality. The surface of the cards must remain clean and dust free. Always store cards in an enclosed container. Ideally, use cards as soon as possible. If c
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B - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. 1. Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging. Peel protective wrapper from adhesive roller. 2. Open Printer cover and remove the yellow reminder tape from the location for the Cleaning Cartridge. 3. Make sure the arrow on top of the assembly is facing toward the rear of the printer. Hook assembly into slot on printer and rotate down. Ensure the assembly locks in place. 9 980261-001 Rev. B
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C - CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER This item is operated by the user to prevent more than one card feeding into the printer at the same time and causing a jam. Open Cover, and adjust lever to correct position. Repeat for different card thickness. (Factory setting is for 30mil (0.762mm) card thickness. See diagram below: Card Thickness: A - 60mil (1.524mm) to 50mil (1.27mm) B - 40mil (1.016mm) C - 30mil (0.762mm) D - 20mil (0.508mm) E* - Less than 20mil (0.508mm) * Start at lowest position and
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A Manual Feed Slot is available on the size of the FEEDING ONE Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards. CARD AT A TIME Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot. The Card Cartridge must be empty for manual card feeding to work properly. For one-at-a-time printing, feed cards through slots on side of Hopper. Do not feed more than one card at a time. REMOVING Remove the Card Cartridge prior to packaging the printer for shipment. CARD CARTRIDGE To remove, pull hook back, and lift hopper
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With ribbon and cards loaded, your P310 printer is PRINTING A TEST ready to print. To check the operation of the printer CARD you should print a test card. 1. Place the printer's power switch in the OFF (0) position. 2. While pressing the panel button, switch printer on. Green indicator will show. 3. Keep pressing panel button until green indicator starts flashing. 4. Release panel button and a test card will print after a few seconds. This is an example of the test card 12 980261-001 Rev. B
