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CP40 Printer Guide
553772-201 Rev. J
September 2005
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Information resources for the CP40 Card Printer Installation To install the printer: To install one printer to a PC using a USB cable, see the Installation Map, shipped at the top of the printer carton. For detailed installation information or for special situations (such as network installation), see Info Central. Message Help If you see a message, click Help on the message box. Really! Help topics are short and to the point. Printer Guide This Printer Guide contains operating information f
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Contents About the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Loading cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Loading print ribbon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Check the PC connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Power on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Status light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Page 1 About the printer The outside of the printer Printer Cover. Latch: Lift the latch to open the printer cover. Input hopper: Lift the cover to load blank cards. Output hopper: Remove completed cards. Ready button: Push to pause or unpause the printer. The status light helps you understand printer operation. See "Status light" on page 11 for details.
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Ports are located on the left side of the printer. Manual Advance Knob: Use to release a card in the printer or to turn rollers. Power Receptacle: Plug in the power supply to power on the printer. Cable Guides: Hold the data cable securely. Optional Smart Card USB Port: See “Features and options” on page 4. Optional Smart Card Serial Port: See “Features and options” on page 4. USB Data Port: Connect the data cable to the printer. All printers use this port. Page 2
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Page 3 The inside of the printer Cover Arm: Holds the cover and printhead cartridge in place. Printhead Cartridge: Applies the image to the card. Print Ribbon Cartridge (shown with color print ribbon). Printer Label: Includes the serial number and model information (located on the left side of the printer and not visible in this drawing). Cleaning roller (not visible in this drawing): Removes dust and debris from cards. Tip: Lift the latch to open the printer and see inside. 1 1
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Features and options Features and options are identified on the printer label. • Printers with “U” printing can print one color (monochrome). Printers with “C” printing can print in full color or monochrome (with specific ribbons). • All CP40 printers use a USB connection. • A magnetic stripe module can be a three-track (IAT) module. The optional magnetic stripe module is visible inside the printer. • An optional smart card module can be one of the following: — Combination smart card reade
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Page 5 Loading cards 1 Open the input hopper cover. 2 Remove cards from the original package. Tips: Handling cards • Cards can stick together: Slide or fan cards to separate the edges. • Do not touch the surface of cards before printing them. (Oils on hands will reduce printing quality.) • Handle cards by the edges or wear gloves. • Orient all cards the same way.
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3 Place the cards in the input hopper. The diagram shows the typical locations for the magnetic stripe and smart card chip. 4 Push the input hopper cover closed until it latches. Magnetic stripe Smart card chip See Info Central for current information about cards to use in the printer. . Page 6
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Page 7 Loading print ribbon 1 Open the printer cover. 2 Remove the ribbon cartridge. 3 Remove both used ribbon spools from the cartridge (if present). Tips: Handling print ribbon • Keep unused ribbon in the original package. • Don’t place ribbon on a dusty or dirty surface–dirt could damage the printhead. 4 Run a cleaning card and replace the cleaning sleeve at the same time that you load a new print ribbon. See "Cleaning the printer" on page 19 for the steps to follow.
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5 Load the new roll of print ribbon on the cartridge. — Put the full spool of ribbon on the supply spindle of the ribbon cartridge. Push until the spool clicks onto the spindle. — Put the empty take-up spool on the spindle with the solid black gear. Push until the spool clicks onto the spindle. 6 Replace the loaded ribbon cartridge in the printer. — Make sure both spindles rest in the black supports on the left side of the printer. — Make sure the ribbon cartridge handle rests in the suppo
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Page 9 Check the PC connection The printer and PC are connected when the printer is set PC up. Before beginning card processing, make sure the connection is complete. The USB data cable should be connected to a USB port on the PC and to the USB data port on the printer. The printer can be connected in these other ways: • Through a direct network connection, where the printer is connected to a network (using a print server, ® ® such as an HP Jetdirect 175x) and the PC is connected to the sa
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Power on the printer Plug in the printer to power it on. The printer does not have a power switch. 1 Make sure the power supply cord connects to the printer power receptacle (1). 2 Connect the power cord to the power supply (2). 3 Connect the power cord to the power outlet (3). 4 The printer powers on and initializes. Tips for printer power • Wait while the printer initializes. • The printer Status Light displays steady green when the printer is ready to print cards. See "Status light" o
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Page 11 Status light The front of the printer has a light on the LCD panel that provides information about the current state of the printer. See "The LCD panel" on page 13 for more information about the LCD panel. At startup, the status light displays steady amber for several seconds, a red-amber-green sequence, and then blinking green for several seconds. When the printer is ready to print, the status light is steady green. Status Light Description Meaning Red-Amber-Green The printer is star
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Status Light Description Meaning Blinking Amber The printer has an error. Check the following: • See the PC for a message. • If you used the Power-on/Ready sequence to print a test card, check the printer for problems. • If you changed the printer name, power the PC off and on. Steady Red The printer has a condition that requires service or the printer did not power-on correctly. To attempt to correct the condition, power the printer off and on before calling for service. Off The printer po
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Page 13 The LCD panel The CP40 Card Printer includes an LCD panel. The LCD panel has a 2-line display, four keys, and the Status light. This section describes what you need to know when printing cards. See Info Central for detailed information about viewing and changing LCD settings. The LCD panel provides the following: • Current State (line 1): Shows whether the printer is ready to print, is busy, or is paused. — Press the Ready key to pause or resume the printer (undo pause). • Data fo
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• Status: Information about the printer, including printer card counts and network settings. To view status details: — Press the Enter key to move to the Main Menu. — Press the Enter key again to enter the Status Menu. — Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to scroll through the Status Menu choices. — Press the Enter key to view the data. — Press the Enter key again to return to the menu. — Scroll to “Exit” and press the Enter key to leave a choice. Repeat as needed to leave the menus.
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Page 15 Opening Properties or Printing Preferences Begin with the printer connected to the PC and powered on so values are saved correctly. 1 Choose Start from the Windows task bar. 2 Choose Settings and then Printers (and Faxes). The Printers (and Faxes) window opens. 3 Click once on the CP Driver printer icon to select it. — The driver must be installed for the printer icon to be present. — CP Driver is the default name of the printer. 4 From the menu bar, choose File and then one of the
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6 View settings or change settings. — Make sure that driver settings match printer features and supplies used. — The Print Ribbon Type setting is read from the printer and cannot be changed (for most connection types). — If you change the card design, review and update all settings for the new card design. — Use the default settings of “Spool printing so program finishes printing faster.” and “Enable bi-directional support.” — To open the Printer Toolbox, choose “Open Printer Toolbox.”
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Page 17 Open the Printer Toolbox The Printer Toolbox icon is located in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. The icon shows the status of communication between the printer and PC. See Info Central for details about the icon. By default, the Printer Toolbox dialog box is displayed. If it is not, do one of the following to display it: — Double-click the icon. — Open the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog, and use the Printer Toolbox choices. Use the Printer Toolbox to: • Ru
