Badgepass Nxt5000 User manual

USER GUIDE

NXT5000

LAMINATION

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reason and by any electronic or mechanical means whatsoever without the express written consent of BadgePass.

All the information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice.

BadgePass cannot be held liable for any errors that may be found in this manual, or for any loss or damage arising accidentally or as a result of dissemination or use of this manual.

RECYCLING END-OF-LIFE PRODUCTS

Manufacturing the equipment that you have purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources. This equipment may contain materials that are hazardous to health and

the environment.

To prevent the dispersal of such materials into our environment and reduce pressure on our natural resources, we recommend that you use existing collection facilities. These facilities

will re-use or recycle most of the materials in your end-of-life equipment in an appropriate way.

For further information on collection, re-use or recycling systems, please contact your local or regional waste management body.

Please do not hesitate to contact us to ﬁnd out more by visiting our website at www.badgepass.com.

The crossed-out dustbin symbol on your device is a reminder to use these facilities.

WARRANTY

Please refer to the warranty notice supplied with your printer for the terms and conditions and limitations.

ABOUT YOUR NEW PRINTER

Using your new NXT5000 printer, you can create a wide variety of high-quality cards and personalized badges that can be printed and laminated in various thicknesses, colors, and

styles. This printer uses consumables and accessories available from BadgePass. For further details, visit our website at www.badgepass.com.

GETTING STARTED

The purpose of this user guide is to support you, step by step, in discovering your printer and how it works. Please take some time to read it in order to better understand your printer

and its features, and to save time during installation and use.

CONTENTS

The bookmarks found at the top left of your screen can be used to navigate between the various chapters in this user guide.

ICONS

The following icons are used in this manual to highlight important information:

Please read this manual carefully.

NOTE Information providing further details or depth about certain points in the main text.

Indicates that failing to take the recommended action is likely to damage your printer.

EPC This symbol links to BadgePass Print Center, accessible from your computer, which you can use to administer and manage your printer and change its settings.

Your printer and its lamination module are supplied with several accessories that should be checked on receipt.

The list of accessories may vary depending on your location.

The printer and its lamination module are shipped in special packaging designed to prevent any damage in transit. If you notice any visible damage, please contact the shipping

company and immediately inform your BadgePass reseller, who will tell you the procedure to follow.

BadgePass takes great care over the quality of its packaging and we ask that you keep this packaging somewhere clean and dry.

1 – GETTING STARTED

UNPACKING

You will be asked for the full original packaging (outer box, inner wedges, and protective bags) in the event that the printer and/or the lamination module are returned. If

the printer and/or the lamination module are returned without their original packaging and any components are damaged in transit, these components will no longer be

covered by the warranty. You will be charged for new packaging to ship the system back to you.

If any of these components are missing, please contact your BadgePass reseller. Use only the power supply units provided with your BadgePass system:

For the printing module: SWITCHBOX Type F10723-A, CWT type KPL-065M or CWT type KPL-065M-VI.

For the lamination module: FSP FSP150 – AAAN2.

Use only the USB cable supplied with your BadgePass printer.

Accessories supplied with your printer:

• Power supply unit – SWITCHBOX Type F10723-A, CWT type KPL-065M

or CWT type KPL-065M-VI.

• Mains power cable.

• USB cable.

• Reject hopper.

• Installation, documentation and software CD-ROM.

• Starter cleaning kit.

• Quick installation guide.

• Warranty notice.

Accessories supplied with your lamination module:

• Power supply unit – FSP FSP150 – AAAN2.

• Mains power cable.

• Connector module between the printer and the lamination module.

• Output hopper.

• Starter cleaning kit.

• Quick installation guide.

NOTE The printer and the lamination module must be placed in a dry location, protected from dust and drafts but well-ventilated. Please ensure you keep the complete

system on a flat, sturdy surface able to bear its weight.

A- Card feeder

B- Reject hopper

C- Control panel

D- USB port (type A)

E- USB port (type B)

F- Ethernet port

Bouton poussoi r

Cartes et ruban

Nettoyage

Imprimant e

Partie impr essionPartie laminatio n

Control button

Cards andribbon

Cleaning

Printer

PrintingLamination

G- Power cable socket

H- Space for Kensington lock

I- Space for rear output hopper

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINTER AND ITS FUNCTIONS

K- Card thickness adjustments gauge

L- Cleaning roller

M- Printer dust ﬁlter

N- Thermal print head

O- Side panel opening mechanism

P- Space for double-sided printing activation key

Q- Heating head

R- Axles

S- Control panel

T- Jam-clearing wheel

U- Card leveler

V- Dust ﬁlter for the lamination module

W- Power cable socket

X- Lamination module serial number label

Y- Printer serial number label

NOTE Your machine may be supplied with an LCD screen instead of the control panel. Please refer to the LCD screen user guide on how to operate it.

Access to the side panels of the machine and the option module installation/removal areas is restricted to your retailer/installer or to experienced users. The machine

should always be disconnected from the power supply (unplugged) before carrying out any work on it.

1. Place the printer on the connector module.

2. Connect the power cable to the power supply unit, then plug the power cable connector into the printer. Attach all the cables required (USB, network, etc.) to connect

the printer as indicated in the diagram.

3. Connect the power cable to the lamination module power supply, then plug the power cable connector into the lamination module.

4. Carefully place the lamination module onto the connector module, retaining the routing of the cables. The printer and the lamination module communicate through

infra-red connectors.

It is important that the print module and the lamination module are placed on a flat surface.

• The print and lamination modules should be connected to their power supplies before proceeding.

• The ends of the 2 power cables should then be plugged into 2 earthed power sockets.

• The system is powered on: the NXT5000 Lamination control panel lights up showing that the system is working properly. If the control panel

does not light up, then either the installation has not been carried out correctly or the printer is not working properly. Check the installation.

INSTALLATION

Connecting the Printer

Connection to the power supply

Before attempting any maintenance, always ensure that the power cables are unplugged. For your personal safety, ensure that the cable and power supply unit remain

easy to access, especially in the event of an emergency.

NOTE

If any of these components are missing, please contact your BadgePass reseller. Use only the power supply units provided with your BadgePass system:

For the printing module: SWITCHBOX Type F10723-A, CWT type KPL-065M or CWT type KPL-065M-VI.

For the lamination module: FSP FSP150 – AAAN2.

Use only the USB cable supplied with your BadgePass printer.

Please refer to the section on driver installation in this chapter for further details, and follow the instructions carefully.

Connecting the USB cable

Under no circumstances should you connect the USB data cable before the installation of the driver is complete.

BadgePass laminate will optimize the operation of your printer and avoid causing damage to it. The use of ribbons from other suppliers is liable to damage your printer and may void the

manufacturer's warranty for the printer. For optimum print quality, BadgePass recommends that the printer is fully cleaned every time the ribbon is changed. See the Servicing and Mainte-

nance chapter of this manual.

Printing Ribbons

Fitting the ribbon

1. Open the cover 2. Insert the ribbon as shown. 3. Close the cover and press until a click is heard.

NOTE The ﬁlm inserted is automatically recognized by the lamination module.

BadgePass laminate will optimize the operation of your lamination module and avoid causing damage to it. The use of ﬁlm from other suppliers is likely to damage your printer and

may void the manufacturer's warranty for the printer. For optimal lamination quality, BadgePass recommends cleaning the lamination module during the advanced cleaning cycle.

See the Servicing and Maintenance chapter of this manual.

Film for Lamination

Fitting the ﬁlm

NOTE The ﬁlm inserted is automatically recognized by the lamination module.

1. Open the door 2. Insert the ﬁlm as indicated until you hear a click. 3. Close the door

Cards

Loading the cards

For optimum quality, the cards used must be ISO 7810 certiﬁed.

Use only the card types recommended by BadgePass.

Avoid touching the printable surface of the cards in order to preserve print quality.

Do not use cards that have been damaged, folded, embossed, or dropped on the floor.

Keep your cards protected from dust.

NOTE

1. Open the door 2. Insert the cards, 100 cards maximum with 0.76 mm (30 mil) thickness.

Hold and insert the cards as illustrated in the diagram.

3. Close the feeder

Once the print and lamination cycle is complete, the cards are issued into the output hopper at the back of the NXT5000 Lamination. This output hopper is designed to collect the

printed cards that are laminated and/or encoded. NXT5000 Lamination has an output hopper with capacity for 100 cards maximum with 0.76 mm (30 mil) thickness.

Printing Ribbons

The printer is equipped with a manual card thickness adjustment system which can be reached through the feeder when it is open. The printer accepts cards between 0.25 mm and

1.25 mm thick (10 to 50 mil). The factory setting for card thickness is 0.76 mm (30 mil).

Adjusting the card thickness

1. Open the card feeder

2. Adjust the thickness of the cards used

by moving the gauge from right to left to

the desired card thickness.

3. Close the feeder

NXT5000 Lamination has a reject hopper with capacity for 100 cards maximum (0.76 mm - 30 mil) positioned in front of it. To empty it, you just need to open the reject hopper and

remove any cards it contains.

BadgePass recommends that you empty it regularly.

Reject/rear hopper management

New advanced functions automate complete printer conﬁguration after the print driver has been installed. Your printer is supplied with a CD including BadgePass NXT5000

software, which contains the print drivers for Windows® platforms.

It is also:

• A printing center that monitors printers and their modules: indicating the printer status, remaining capacity of the ribbon, ﬁlm, etc.

• A powerful tool to support printer conﬁguration.

• A notiﬁcation center that alerts users when intervention is required.

• A printer maintenance and administration point.

• A series of wizards to guide you through operations of cleaning, encoding, etc.

• An encoding system (magnetic encoding, etc.).

• Diagnostic tools.

To install the print driver:

On PC: insert the CD into your computer and select the print driver menu. A program will guide you through the entire installation process.

2 - PRINTING

INSTALLING THE PRINT DRIVER

Do not connect your USB cable to your computer until prompted to do so by the installation program.

For the connection procedure, see the section on Connecting the Printer in this chapter.

NOTE Follow the installation procedure carefully. All versions of Windows® require the user to have administrator rights to install the driver.

MANAGING PRINT SETTINGS

Once the ribbon has been installed, your BadgePass printer will automatically adapt its parameters and settings to suit the ribbon.

A graphic application called BadgePass Print Center is available to help you if necessary to change certain predeﬁned settings.

To access this application, select the icon on your desktop.

• The application displays all installed BadgePass printers.

• Select the desired printer.

• Right-click the name of the printer, select Properties to access the settings area or double-click the printer name.

NOTE Pay attention to the settings deﬁned under the print driver properties and do not hesitate to contact your BadgePass reseller for any advice and assistance needed before

making any changes.

NOTE Please refer to the online Help for more details on the meanings of each of the settings.

NOTIFICATION OF MESSAGES AND WARNINGS

The BagePass Print Center has an additional function allowing the printer to communicate with the user through notiﬁcations.

There are several types of notiﬁcation:

• Messages about the maintenance of the printer.

• Messages and alerts associated with the ribbons, their compatibility with your printer, and the nature of your print requests.

• Alerts about problems that have prevented printing.

When the BagePass Print Center is active, a small icon is displayed in the bar on the bottom right of your screen:

The color of the icon varies according to the status of the printer:

• Green: Printer and lamination module ready.

• Orange: Notiﬁcation of an information message – printing stopped.

• Red: Notiﬁcation of a warning message – printing stopped.

• Grey: Printer in hibernation mode, disconnected or communication interrupted – printing stopped.

When a notiﬁcation is issued, it is displayed in a window of the following type:

The BagePass Print Center can be disabled by right-clicking the BadgePass icon in the status bar.

Get additional help from theEvolis support

site (requires an Internet connection)

Interrupt the print job

Restart the job.

NOTE The BadgePass Print Center is the best way of monitoring your printer activity eﬀectively from your workstation.

PRINTING A CARD

A large number of Windows® applications allow documents to be printed (for example the tools in the Microsoft Oﬃce suite, i.e. MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).

To familiarize yourself with the layout of a card and how to conﬁgure its format and printing, we provide the following example.

In Microsoft® Word

After having set the NXT5000 printer as the default:

• Start the MS-Word application.

• Under Orientation, select Landscape.

• Change the size of your document by selecting type CR80 (or by customizing the document to dimensions of 8.6 cm x 5.4 cm).

You are ready to customize your card by adding the various items that go to make up a card:

• Logo and illustration.

• Identiﬁcation photo.

• Fixed and variable text.

• Barcodes, etc.

When it is ready, click on File then Print.

NOTE We recommend BadgePass Identity Manager software, which allows you to create and personalize cards.

DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING

If your printer is single-sided and you want to print double-sided, you can buy a double-sided printing update kit by contacting your BadgePass reseller.