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RP90 Plus E Card Printer and RL90 Card Laminator:
User Guide
June 2008
Part Number 570024-002 Rev B
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Please note and heed the WARNING and CAUTION labels that have been placed on the equipment for your safety. Please do not attempt to operate or repair this equipment without adequate training. See “Safety” on page vi for the basic safety tips to ensure safe operation and maintenance of this equipment. Regulatory compliance These Datacard Group products conform to regulatory requirements as specified in North America, Europe, and Asia. See ““Regulatory compliance” on page 82 for more informati
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Contents Liability statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Safe environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Safe human interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About this man
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Printer Setting tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Retransfer tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bend Remedy tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Media Setting tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Property tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Printer Select tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Retransfer film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Laminator material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Card size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Card material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cleaning supplies . . . . . . . . . . .
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Liability statement Liability statement This Datacard® product has been built to the high standards of DataCard Corporation Corporation (doing business as Datacard Group). Please note and heed the WARNING and CAUTION labels that have been placed on the equipment for your safety. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE OR REPAIR THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRAINING. ANY USE, OPERATION OR REPAIR IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SYSTEM YOU HEREBY ASSUM
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Introduction 1 About this manual ® This manual provides detailed information about the Datacard RP90 Plus E card printer ® and the optional Datacard RL90 card laminator. The first section provides operators with basic information about the printer and laminator including drawings and parts identification. The second section provides the information needed to use the printer, and the third section talks about viewing and changing printer settings including printing preferences and setting pr
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About the Printer About the Printer The Datacard® RP90 Plus E card printer uses retransfer printing technology to produce high-quality, edge-to-edge printing on one or both sides of a variety of PVC and non-PVC card surfaces, including contact and contactless smart cards. The retransfer printing process uses two ribbon types –a color ink ribbon and a retransfer film. The ink ribbon is available in YMCK (Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, and Black) or YMCKK format. The printer uses these colors to prin
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About the Printer The inside of the printer Retransfer film cartridge Holds the retransfer film. Film cartridge eject button Press to release and remove the retransfer film cartridge. Ink ribbon cartridge Holds the ink ribbon. Ribbon cartridge eject button Press to release and remove the ink ribbon cartridge. Card discharge slot Cards removed from the print area exit here. If the optional RL90 laminator is installed, cards exit the printer and enter the laminator here. Card stacker receptacle
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About the Printer The back of the printer Power receptacle Plug in the power cord. USB port Plug in the USB cable. Ethernet port Plug in the Network cable. Laminator connection port Used to connect the optional laminator module or other optional equipment. Future expansion ports Not used at this time. CAUTION: Do not connect or disconnect the laminator cable while the printer or laminator are powered on. CAUTION: Do not keep the power cord connected to facility power unless the printer is a
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About the laminator About the laminator The Datacard® RL90 card laminator is an optional laminating module that works with the RP90 Plus E printer to add topcoat or patch material to printed cards. Holographic laminating material is also available for added security and tamper resistance. A printed card can be laminated manually by simply inserting it into the laminator, or automatically by transferring the printed card from the RP90 Plus E printer to the laminator module. The parts of the l
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About the laminator 6 RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide
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Using the printer 2 This section describes how to perform basic tasks required to operate the Datacard® RP90 Plus E printer and the Datacard® RL90 card laminator. It describes how to: Load supplies • “Load cards” on page 8 • “Load ink ribbon” on page 9 • “Load retransfer film” on page 10 • “Load laminate” on page 11 Power on • “Check the PC connection” on page 12 • “Optional laminator connection” on page 13 • “Power on the laminator” on page 14 • “Power on the printer” on page 15 Prepare to
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Load Supplies Load Supplies Load cards Tips: Handling cards • Do not open the card hopper when “Loading” is displayed on the LCD panel. • Do not touch the surface of cards before printing them. (Oils on hands will reduce printing quality.) • Handle cards by the edges or wear cotton gloves. • Cards can stick together. Slide or fan cards to separate the edges. • Orient all cards the same way. The card hopper can hold approximately 250, .030” (.75mm) cards. The cards • Do not use car
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Load Supplies Load ink ribbon 1 Slide the door latch to the right Tips: Handling ink ribbon and open the printer door. • Do not touch the printing 2 Press the ink ribbon cartridge surface of the ink ribbon. eject button to remove the (Oils on hands will reduce orange cartridge. printing quality.) 3 Remove both used ribbon • Place the cartridge on a spools from the cartridge (if smooth level surface when present). loading or reloading. 4 Load the new roll of ink ribbon • Keep unused i
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Load Supplies Load retransfer film 1 Slide the door latch to the right Tips: Handling retransfer film and open the printer door. • Place the cartridge on a 2 Press the retransfer film smooth level surface when cartridge eject button to loading or reloading. remove the green cartridge. • Do not touch the printing 3 Remove both used film spools surface of the retransfer from the cartridge (if present). film. (Oils on hands will reduce printing quality.) 4 Load the new roll of retransfer
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Load Supplies Load laminate 1 Open the laminator door by Tips: Handling patch pulling the top of the door or topcoat material toward you. • After powering on the 2 Press the laminator cartridge laminator, the patch or eject button and remove the topcoat material must be laminator cartridge carefully. initialized. Press the The material must be tight laminator’s RESET/ and when removing the cartridge. then the ENTER keys to 3 Place the roll of initialize the material. material and
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Power on Power on Check the PC connection The printer and PC are connected when the printer is set up. To avoid receiving error messages on the LCD panel, make sure that all supplies are properly loaded and in position before powering on the printer. Before you begin processing cards, check the following: • The printer door and card hopper are closed securely. • The USB data cable (with ferrite bead) is securely connected to the printer and the PC. OR • The Network data cable is securely con
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Power on Optional laminator connection When using the optional RL90 laminator, check the following: • The optional laminator cable is securely connected to the printer and the laminator. • The power cord is connected to the laminator and appropriate grounded power source. • Supplies are loaded and the laminator door is closed securely. CAUTION: Always power off the printer and laminator before you connect or disconnect the laminator cable. RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide 13
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Power on Power on the laminator Tips for laminator power When the optional RL90 laminator is installed, turn the laminator power on • When connected to a before powering on the printer. printer, laminator 1 Press the “|" symbol on the messages will not be laminator power switch. displayed until the printer is powered on. 2 The laminator powers on. The LCD panel displays • Wait while the laminator "Initializing" and the green initializes. Ready light blinks. • Follow the guidelines f
