HiTi Digital CS-200e User manual

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Version: 1.3
The Service Guide was written mainly for engineers.
Please Do Not reproduce and duplicate.

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2-1. New user-friendly easy replaceable TPH module................................................................................ 7
2-2. Different TPH printing method (Compare to a photo printer).............................................................. 7
2-3. Four types of thickness....................................................................................................................... 8
2-4. Double-side printing mechanism (only when a flipper module is attached)......................................... 8
2-5. The new ADF apparatus ..................................................................................................................... 9
2-6. New designed cleaning roller............................................................................................................ 10
2-7. Encoding modules............................................................................................................................ 11
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3-1 Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (D2T2) ........................................................................................... 12
3-2 Hardware .......................................................................................................................................... 13
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A. Safety Instructions.............................................................................................................................. 24
B. Tools................................................................................................................................................... 25
C. Do not disassemble These Parts .......................................................................................................... 26
4. Disassembly ........................................................................................................................................ 27
4-1 Case of card printer & chassis.................................................................................................... 27
4-2 Main Board ............................................................................................................................... 34
4-3 Flipper Module.......................................................................................................................... 36
4-4 Motors....................................................................................................................................... 38
4-4-1 Platen Motor................................................................................................................... 39
4-4-2 Ribbon Supply and Take Motor ...................................................................................... 40
4-4-3 ADF Motor..................................................................................................................... 42
4-5 LED and Sensor......................................................................................................................... 43
4-5-1 Ribbon Encoding Sensor (Supply & Take)...................................................................... 44
4-5-2 Ribbon LED ................................................................................................................... 46
4-5-3 Ribbon Sensor & Door Sensor........................................................................................ 48
4-5-4 LE Sensor & Jam Sensor ................................................................................................ 50
4-5-5 Exit Sensor ..................................................................................................................... 51
4-5-6 Cam Sensor .................................................................................................................... 52
4-5-7 Ribbon Chip Contact Board............................................................................................ 53
4-5-8 Smart Card Contact Board .............................................................................................. 54
4-6 Flipper: Sensors, Motor & Board............................................................................................... 57
4-6-1 Flipper Board.................................................................................................................. 58
4-6-2 Flipper Sensors............................................................................................................... 59
4-6-3 Flipper Motor ................................................................................................................. 60
4-7 Button Board & LCM Board...................................................................................................... 61
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5-1 Screw List ......................................................................................................................................... 62

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5-2 Cam Position..................................................................................................................................... 64
5-3 Tools for Adjustments / Calibration ................................................................................................... 65
5-4 TPH Module Replacement Instruction............................................................................................... 66
5-5 TPH Replacement Instruction............................................................................................................ 67
5-6 TPH Voltage Adjustment ................................................................................................................... 75
5-7 Ribbon Motor Calibration ................................................................................................................. 77
5-8 Ribbon LED/Sensor Calibration........................................................................................................ 80
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Model Name CS-200e
Print Method Color dye sublimation/ Monochrome Thermal Transfer
Resolution 300dpi x 300dpi , 256 levels per color
Display LCD control panel with multi-language
Memory
64MB, (32mbx2)
Print Speed (YMCKO, 5 passes) < 21 sec
Print Area CR-80 edge-to-edge 86 mm(L) x 54 mm(W) / 3.375"(L) x 2.125"(W)
Accepted card Specification Sizes: CR-80 edge-to-edge 86 mm(L) x 54 mm(W) / 3.375"(L) x 2.125"(W)
Thickness: 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm ( 10 mil to 40 mil ) 0.3 is limited to single side only
Input hopper card capacity Standard: 100 cards (.0.76 mm / 30 mil thickness); 400 cards with an optional module
Output hopper card capacity 50 cards (.0.76 mm / 30 mil thickness)
Software driver Windows 2000 / XP /Vista (32bit) / 7 (32 & 64bit) / Mac 10.2 and above
Communication Interface USB 1.1/ USB 2.0 full speed / High speed
System request
Windows 2000/XP/Windows 7/Windows 8, Pentium® class 1.2GHz
CPU (or equivalent) with 512 MB of RAM or higher.
Minimum 300MB of free hard disk space
Ribbon Options
YMCKO (400 prints)
Resin K (1,000 prints)
YMCKO with half panel (560 prints)
KO (500 prints)
YMCKOK (170 prints)
Dimensions 275mm(W)/ 508mm(L)/ 251mm(H)
10.83(W)x 20(L)x 9.88(H)
Weight 4.6 kg (for base model), 6Kg(Optional modules added)
Supply Voltage Universal power supply, 100-240v, 50-60Hz (Auto switch) (External)
Operating Temperature 15°to 32°C / 59°to 89.6°F /
Operating Humidity 20 - 75% non-condensing
Accessory Options
Ethernet connection: field upgradable module (Option)
Contact Chip: field upgradable module, encoding/decoding with SDK (supports ISO
7816 T=0, T=1 smart card & common used memory cards)
ISO Magnetic Strip: field upgradable module, encoding/decoding, HiCo/LoCo (HiCo up
to 4000) with SDK
Contact-less (RF): field upgradable module, encoding/decoding with SDK (Mifare ISO
14443 Type A/B available)
Flipper Module: field upgradable module
Power Consumption <10 W for sleep mode, <180 W for full load mode.
Specification:

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Printing process
YMCKO 5 passes (Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black and Over-coating)
The special over-coating technology ensures HiTi’s printouts last much longer than inkjet printer’s printout,
and the extra black color frame can ensure vividness and true saturation to fit users’ demand.
High Quality resolution
CS-200e: 300x300 DPI with continuous tone printing.
High Speed printing
Single side printing (YMCKO) can be done within 21 seconds.
Convenience:
The bundle Application “Card Desiree CS” enables you to edit your double-side cards easily.
Additional encoding modules make the printing more effectively.
You could download the latest Firmware from HiTi official website to make your card printer always in a
good condition. Firmware can be updated through USB connection of a computer.
Embedded trouble shooting indicator guides you to smooth the problem away while printing cards.

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Chapter 2. Innovative New Design
Comparison of the new designed card printer and original photo printers:
2-1. New user-friendly easy replaceable TPH module
A new TPH base design allows users replace the TPH module with ease. No screwdrivers needed.
Simple TPH voltage adjustment via software makes the calibration procedure much easier than ever.
2-2. Different TPH printing method (Compare to a photo printer)
CS-200e (same as CS-3xx series) has a different printing method compare to original photo printers.
The TPH moves toward the platen roller to transfer the dye onto the absorbing material instead of
platen roller’s forwardly movement onto the TPH.

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2-3. Four types of thickness.
Currently there are variety kinds of cards available for different purposes. The CS-200e can satisfy this
need with a selectable function of different card thickness such as 1.0mm, 0.8mm, 0.5mm, and
0.3mm.
2-4. Double-side printing mechanism (only when a flipper module is attached)
An external Flipper Module makes the flip function available easily. The flipper module enables the
CS-200e to make excellent double-side printouts in one cycle automatically. Users can attach this
external module by themselves (3 screws & one connector).

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2-5. The new ADF apparatus
The stepless “ADF Limit” device offers a different height of gap to feed 0.3mm, 0.5mm, 0.8mm or
1.0mm PVC cards. The “Card Weight” device ensures the function of card feeding, even one card
loaded inside only.
Single card insertion design allows you to insert a cut-in card during a steak print job.

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2-6. New designed cleaning roller
An easy replaceable (user removable) cleaning pipe is applied to remove the dust on the cleaning
roller. The enhanced cleaning roller uses high durable material that could remove dust particles from
printouts and the cleaning pipe is an “easy-to-remove" design allows the user to change this pipe
easily and frequently.
Cleaning Pipe
Cleaning Roller (Fixed inside printer)
NOTE:
(1) Without installing a cleaning pipe may cause dusty prints.
(2) A cleaning pipe replacement is required for every 400 prints (a set of YMCKO ribbon or a set of
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2-7. Encoding modules
•Smart IC contact module
Embedded Ez100 card reader was manufactured in the beginning of every Hi-Ti card printers that helps you to
access the Contact Smart IC card R/W function in merely one feed-in. The
users could work to access the encoding functions only with “Card Desiree
CS” later than 1.0.16.20, if they have no need to write their own program.
Others will need to contact our sales specialist for the Software
Development Kit (SDK) to modify their own program.
•Magnetic Strip encoding module
Magnetic Strip encoding module could R/W from 300 Oe to 2750 Oe that range from the low coercivity to high
coercivity. Corecivity means the necessary force obtained in order to
reduce an original magnetic field. Means, Low coercivity means the
requested out force is less than the High Coercivity material on purpose of
eliminate the magnetization. In other words, High Co material is always
concerned as a hard or permanent magnet. The users could work to
access the encoding functions only with “Card Desiree CS” latter than
1.0.28.38.
•Contactless Smart card encoding module
(Contactless Smart card) MIFARE is a 13.56MHz (High Frequency)
contactless technology with type A and Type B. HiTi supports Type A
base on ISO14443. Furthermore, Type A is used more commonly than
Type B nowadays. Same way, the users could work to access the
encoding functions only with “Card Desiree CS” latter than 1.0.28.38, if
they have no need to write their own program. Others will need to contact
our sales specialist for the Software Development Kit (SDK) to modify their own program.

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Chapter 3. Operating Theory
3-1 Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (D2T2)
Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (D2T2), we adopt the world’s leading photo printing technology in
card printing processes, CS-200e uses a thermal printing head (TPH) to sequentially heat 5 ribbon
panels that are coated with yellow, magenta, cyan, black and over-coating layer. The heat process
turns the dye into gas that diffuses into a thin receiving layer on top of the card. An overcoat is then
layered down on top of the card to protect the color against water and ultraviolet rays and to prevent it
from fading.
Paper
TPH
Ribbon
Dye
Heat
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3-2 Hardware
Thermal Print Head (TPH) is the key component for a dye-sub printer.
Main Board
Note: Main Board = Mother board
The ASIC is an IC (Integrated Chip) located on the Main Board. The ASIC drives the USB controller, controls the
embedded SDRAM, MCU I/F, USB I/F, memory I/F, and GIO interface. TPH thermal controls are also addressed by ASIC.
The Main Board is also the control center for all optional modules.
Thermal Print Head (TPH)

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Power Supply
An AC/DC external adaptor has been applied in CS-200e. It is a universal input (100~240ACV) adaptor with +24.5 DCV
output.
ADF Motor (DC type)
It controls the ADF roller locating in the bottom of card input hopper to move cards into the printer.

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Cam Motor (DC type)
Controls the position of Cam TPH and then move TPH to start the dye diffusion thermal transfer during printing.
Ribbon Motors, Take / Supply (DC type)
Search & wind the ribbon to accurate printing position.

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Platen Motor (stepping type)
Moves the card via platen roller while printing is in progress (against the TPH).
Flip Motor (Stepping type)
It moves the rollers in the flipper to control card flip and movement (a swing to control the direction)

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Status/Trouble Shooting Indicator:
The indicator includes 1 LCM and 2 LEDs. They show the status of CS-200e for settings and easy
trouble shooting guidance.
The Basic Flow and functions of the indicator
Menu Sub-menu Description
RIBBON Indicates the ribbon type installed
MODEL Indicates the model name
FW Indicates the firmware version
IC R/W With/without an IC card R/W module (Yes/No)
MAG R/W With/without a magnetic card R/W module
(Yes/No)
FLIPPER With/without a Flipper module (Yes/No)
ETHERNET With/without an Ethernet module (Yes/No)
BUZZER SETUP To enable/Disable the buzzer for error
occurred
Device
Info
LANGUAGE To change a language

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Ribbon LED/Ribbon Sensor
Introduction:
The LED/Ribbon Sensors of CS-200e use penetration
type. These Ribbon LED and Ribbon Sensor enable
the printer to detect each definite color of the ribbon.
The new design, blue and green set of Ribbon LED’s
and Ribbon sensors, is more accurate and reliable
than ever.
Operation Theory:
The previous technology used to detect ribbon colors
is for the beam to penetrate through the ribbon onto
the sensors with different intensity of light like the table
below, signals can be recognized by the ASIC.
Y M C K O
G Hi Lo Lo Lo Hi
B Lo Lo Hi Lo Hi
In CS-200e, the way to determine color frame of the ribbon is by using two of LED’s/Sensors. Due to
differences of LED colors, the ribbon sensor detects different high/ low value to locate the beginning of
Y.
This printer also detects the color of ribbon frame while printing the previous frame. This means when
it’s printing Yellow frame, its actually detecting Magenta fame at the time.
Ribbon LEDs Ribbon sensors

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The anatomy of ribbon searching:
Blue Green
Ribbon LEDs
Ribbon sensors
Ribbon Supply Ribbon Take
R
Ribbon LED
Ribbon SNR

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Ribbon Chip sensor:
The “Ribbon chip sensor” reads the chip of the ribbon cassette and shows how many prints are
remained in your ribbon.
Cover Sensor:
The cover sensor could identify the cover is open or not (next to the ribbon sensors). A slice of rib
locating next to the TPH is designed to block the cover sensor while the door is closed.
Cover SNR