Evolis Tattoo User manual

Tattoo Card Printer
User’s Guide
Tattoo User’s Guide Part Number : A5205 Rev. 1.1
© December 2002 Evolis Card Printer

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Trademarks
Evolis Tattoo is a registered trademark of Evolis Card Printer.
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Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Copyright Information
© 2002 Evolis Card Printer
All rights reserved.
Notice of Royalty
The user is obliged to observe the regulations relative to royalties applicable in his country. No part
of this manual may be photocopied, translated, reproduced or transmitted for whatever purpose
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the express and written permission of the Evolis
Card Printer Company.
All information contained in this document is subject to changes without prior notification.
Evolis Card Printer cannot be held responsible for possible errors contained in this manual, nor inci-
dental or consequential damage connected with the supply or use of this manual.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
FOR SAFETY AND EMC
Manufacturer’s name : EVOLIS
Manufacturer’s address : 29, rue de la Fontaine
Z.I. Angers Beaucouzé
49070 BEAUCOUZE – France
Product’s name : TATTOO Printer
I, the undersigned,
Serge Olivier, Technical Manager
Declare to have obtained the presumption of the material referred to here above, used and
installed according to the manual, and according to the requirements expressed in the
Directives 73/23/CEE and 86/336/CEE, and modified by 92/31/CEE et 93/68/CEE through the
application of the following norms:
EN 60950 : January 1993 + A1 / A2 / A3 / A4
EN 55022 : 1998 Class B
EN 55024 : 1998
EN 61000-3-2 : 1995
EN 61000-3-3 : 1995
Beaucouzé, October 10th, 2002
Supplementary Information:
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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.

Table of contents
Chapter I –Setting Up Page 5
Introduction Page 5
1. Unpacking my printer Page 5
2. Description of the printer and its functions Page 6
3. Installing my printer Page 7
a. Installation of the interface and the supply cable Page 7
b. Installation of the ribbon Page 8
c. Loading the cards Page 9
Chapter II –Printing Page 11
1. Installing my printer driver Page 11
2. Configuring the printing settings Page 13
3. My first cards Page 15
Chapter III –Cleaning Page 18
1. Cleaning of the inside of the printer Page 18
2. Cleaning of the print head Page 20
3. Maintenance of the cleaning roller Page 21
Chapter IV –Assistance Page 22
1. Printer Control Panel Page 22
2. Troubleshooting Page 23
3. Customer Assistance Page 26
Chapter V –Specifications Page 27
Chapter VI –Evolis Warranty Page 28
1. Extent of the warranty Page 28
2. After sales service in the warranty period Page 29
3. After sales service outside the warranty period Page 29
Chapter VII –Supplies Page 30
Appendix A –Magnetic Encoding Page 31
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Introduction
We congratulate you on having made the Tattoo printer your choice !
The Tattoo printer is the ideal solution for all your printing of plastic cards in fields as extensive and
varied as management of visitors, business cards, loyalty cards, time attendance, members, etc.
This product, comes with a wide range of assistance services, from the Evolis company and its
partners, specially selected to help you in an efficient and professional manner.
1. Unpacking my printer
Verify whether the following parts have been supplied with your printer :
Power supply and power supply cable
Printer interface cable
Operator’s Service Book
CD with Drivers & Documentation
Cleaning Case
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1.
Chapter 1
IMPORTANT !
The printer must be placed on a level surface, in a dust free
environment. It is essential to be able to access the printer from all
sides for its installation.
Setting up

Description of the printer : Functions
AThermal Transfer Print Head For printing cards.
BMedia Thermal Transfer Monochrome Ribbon.
CControl Panel Shows the printer activity.
DPush Button Shows the printer activity (power ON/OFF)
ECleaning Roller Removes any dust before printing the cards.
FCover Lever Allows the printer cover to be opened.
GCard Feeder Holds the cards to be printed.
HElectrical connector For connecting the printer to the power supply.
IUSB Port (optional) Enables data to be received and sent from and to the
computer.
JParallel Port Enables data to be received and sent from and to the
computer.
KSerial Port (optional) Enables data to be received and sent from and to the
computer.
Printer control Panel
There is a Control Panel on the front part of the printer.
Four warning lights are associated with symbols showing the activity during printing.
These lights show :
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2. Description of the printer and its functions
Push
button
Ribbon
end
No
card
Magnetic
encoding
alert
Cleaning
signal

3. Installing my printer
a) Installation of the interface and supply cables:
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IMPORTANT !
To disconnect this product, pull the plug out of the socket, which
should remain easily accessible.
This product must be connected to an electrical installation correct-
ly protected and equipped with a protective earth.
Only use the printer power supply provided by Evolis.
1. Connect the supplied interface cable to your printer as shown while slightly lifting this side of
the printer up to get a better reach.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the appropriate port of your computer.
3. Connect the power cable to the supply then plug in the power cable connector to the printer.
Then connect the end of the power cable to an earthed mains power point.

b) Installation of the ribbon
WARNING
The ribbon must be correctly installed for the printer to function.
Only use Evolis printer ribbons. Evolis accepts no responsibility if the
printer is damaged following the use of an unapproved ribbon.
1. Open the printer cover by pressing on the
opening lever, then pivoting it.
2. Install the ribbon in the printer as shown.
3. Close the printer cover.
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c) Loading the cards
The Tattoo printer works in three different modes for card loading which are selectable through
the printer driver in the «Main »tab :
•Feeder The cards are taken automatically from the feeder.
•Manual feed The cards are manually inserted one by one by the operator in the feeding mouth
at the front of the printer.
•Auto select The cards are taken either from the feeder or manually inserted in the feeding
mouth whichever card the printer senses first.
TO LOAD THE CARDS FROM THE FEEDER :
1. Remove the Card Feeder from the printer as shown.
2. Press down the spring system inside
the feeder and insert 100 cards as
shown (100 cards max. 0.76mm-
30mil).
3. Replace the feeder in the printer.

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IMPORTANT !
Advice about selecting cards :
• Only use the types of card appearing in the Specifications page of
this manual
• Do not touch the printable surface of the cards ; the print quality
depends upon this
• Do not use damaged or folded cards or ones with an embossed
texture.
• Always store the blank cards in a clean, dust free location
Card thickness :
•The Evolis printer accepts cards from 0.25mm (10mil) to 0.76mm
(30mil) thick without any adjustment.
1. Insert a card in the feeding mouth. The card will be automatically
taken out.
TO LOAD A CARD MANUALLY FROM THE FEEDING MOUTH :