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Welcome to your new
Polaroid P50i
User’s Manual
Part Number: 980299-001 Rev.1.1
© 2004 POLAROID
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FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P50i Series card printers. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Polaroid 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. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to the address below: Polaroid Digital ID Systems
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Warranty information Printers: All Polaroid Card Printers are warranted against defects in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from the purchase date. Proof of purchase or shipment date is required to validate the warranty period. The warranty becomes void if the equipment is modified, improperly installed or used, damaged by accident or neglect, or if any parts are improperly installed or replaced by the user. Note: Products returned must be packaged in the original or comparable
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DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY Model: P50i conforms to the following specification: FCC Part 15, Subpart A, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a) Class B digital device This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
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DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd. Ft.Wayne, IN 46808 www.polaroid-id.com Products: Plastic Card Printer P50i Declare under his whole responsibility that the products cited above are in conformity with the applicable essential requirements (and in particular those from the directive 1999/5/CE) following: Article 3.1 a: (health protection and user ‘s security) by the application of the norm EN60950 (2000) Article 3.1 b (protection requirements concerning t
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Polaroid P50i Plastic Card Printer. Polaroid’s card printers offer a low cost, high quality solution to those requiring computer-controlled printing and encoding of credit card style plastic cards. Card applications include customer loyalty, access control, visitor, membership, gift cards, durable business cards. This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new Card Printer. 6
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ICONS Throughout this manual, different icons highlight 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 produ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 1 1•1 Unpacking your P50i • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 1•2 Indicators and control • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 1•3 Printer installation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 OPERATION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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1 GETTING STARTED 1 • 1 Unpacking your card printer Your P50i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packaging material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer. Pull your printer out of the carton by grabbing it on both sides. While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occured during shipment. Please ensure that you have a clean and nearly dust free environment for proper operation and storage of the printer. 10
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Make sure the following items are included with your P50i printer: Quick Start Guide QUICK START CLEANING CARTRIDGE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY PRINTER DRIVER & INTERFACE CABLE USER’S MANUAL CD If any items are missing, please contact your dealer. To reorder, please refer to Appendix C of this manual. 11
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1 • 2 Indicators and Control Your P50i printer is equiped with a Multi Function Panel Button with a surrounding light ring that glows in three colors to provide printer status indication. ON FLASHING POWER ON RECEIVING DATA READY PROCESSING COMMUNICATION ERROR RIBBON OR CARD OUT CLEANING HARDWARE OR FATAL ERROR Refer to troubleshooting The Multi Function Panel Button is used to perform the following operations: - Clear Error - Cleaning process (see chapter 4) - Test Card (see chapter 2) Power S
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2 • 2 Loading Ribbon Cartridge The P50i Printer requires approved ribbon cartridges (see Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your P50i Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Print Head), always use approved ribbons. You can print up to 100 cards in YMCKO with the ribbon cartridge. When ribbon is completely used change the whole cartridge assembly. DO NOT TOUCH the print head or the electronic components on the print head
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2 • 3 Loading Cards To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P50i has the following items: A - CARD FEEDER This item is used for loading cards, it can hold up to 50 cards of 30 mils. You may have to install the Card Feeder. Hold the card feeder on the sides and slide it into the rail guide. • Install Cards into feeder at the front of your P50i printer. For Cards with magnetic stripe refer to Appendix A for loading instructions. DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce
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B - CARD OUTPUT HOPPER 1 • Press on the card output hopper door and pull it down to place it in its functional position. When not using the printer place the card output hopper back in its closed position to protect the printer from dust. 17
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C - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. It must be installed before using the printer. *Improper cleaning will reduce printer life and degrade print quality. 1 • Open the lid by pressing both Cover Release buttons located on the sides of your printer. 2 • If the ribbon cartridge is installed, remove it to access the cleaning cartridge location. 3 • Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from plastic bag. Peel off protective wrapper from adhesive cle
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2 • 4 Feeding One Card at a Time For feeding one card at a time, like Cleaning Cards for example, remove all cards from card feeder and insert one card at a time at the bottom of the feeder. Do not feed more than one card at a time. 19
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2 • 5 Printing a Test Card With ribbon cartridge and cards loaded, your P50i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer, you should print a test card. 1 • Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF (0) position. 2 • While holding down the Multi Function Panel Button, switch printer ON (1). The status indicator will glow green. 3 • Keep pressing the Multi Function button until the green indicator starts flashing. 3 • Release the Multi Function button and a test card will
