Magicard Rio 2 Manual

uEVERY 350 PRINTS OR SOONER –
Using a cleaning card
We recommend that you clean your printer using a
cleaning card after every 350 prints or each time you
replace the dye-film.
You should do this more often if you print only a few
cards a day.
To clean the card feed mechanism :
• The printer must be switched ON.
•Remove the card hopper and open the top door (the
red light comes on).
• Ensure the dye film is not touching the base of the
printer inside. If it is, take up
the slack by winding the
supply spool backwards or
remove the dye film before
starting the cleaning cycle.
• Take a fresh cleaning cardfrom
its packaging.
• Insert the narrow end into the
card feed slot (picture 1).
• Press the black button on the
back of the printer (located
above the USB connector).
The card is drawn into the
printer (picture 2)and then
ejected. Repeat this several
times with both sides of the
same card.
• To ensure that the rear feed
rollers located under the card
hopper arethoroughly cleaned,
set the printer to its cleaning
cycle, and instead of inserting
the card, simply hold it against
these rollers (picture 3).
vEVERY 1000 PRINTS -
Changing the cleaning roller
There is a cleaning cassette inside
the printer which holds a cleaning
roller. We recommend that this
roller is replaced after every 1000
prints, or sooner if it looks dirty.
You re-use the cassette, and you replace the roller within it.
To replace the cleaning roller :
• Switch off your printer.
• Open the top cover. Locate
the black cleaning cassette
towards the rear of the internal
compartment.
• To remove the cleaning
cassette, hold it between
thumb and forefinger by the
tab on the top of the cassette
(picture 4).Push down lightly
on it, and then lift it out.
• You now have the cassette
and roller assembly out of the
printer.This is a two roller
assembly. The bottom roller is
permanent and the top (larger)
roller is disposable (picture 5).
• Remove the used roller from
the cassette (picture 6).
• Take a new roller and remove
the protective white cover
from around the roller.
• Insert the new roller into the cassette, ensuring that
the roller is ‘sprung’ in the cassette.
•Insert the cassette back into the printer ensuring it is
seated correctly.
wCLEANING THE PRINTHEAD
You should clean the printhead if any lines are seen on printed cards.
Toclean the printhead :
• Use the special printhead cleaning pen from your Magicard printer cleaning kit.
See ‘Cleaning Supplies’.
•Open the printer and draw the pen several times across the length of the printhead.
ANYTHING ELSE?
The only other maintenance procedure you may need
to do is the replacement of the printhead.
The printhead can be damaged by dirt, so cards must be
kept clean before loading into the printer.
THE MAGICARD CLEANING SYSTEM
There are three main parts to your printer’s cleaning
system - a Cleaning Card, a Cleaning Roller and a
Cleaning Pen :
1. You use a Cleaning Card to
remove dirt from the print
path. This should be used
after every 350 prints (every
time you replace your
ribbon). If you print only a
few cards a day, we
recommend that you clean
the printer more often.
2. There is a disposable Cleaning
Roller in the printer, which
should be replaced after every
1000 prints (roughly after
using 3 rolls of ribbon).
3. Thereis also a Cleaning Pen,
which is used to clean the
printhead. We recommend
you use this if any lines areseen
on printed cards.
CLEANING IS IMPORTANT
The most important thing you can do to ensure card print
quality and the ongoing reliable operation of your printer
is to perform regular cleaning cycles to remove dust and
debris from the print rollers.
Plastic cards attract dust. Dust then gets ‘printed’ into
the card surface causing unsightly blemishes and
possible damage to the printhead. Your Magicard printer
has built-in cleaning rollers to remove dust from the card
stock. These rollers need to be cleaned periodically to
remove the dust and debris accumulations.
Cleaning is easy and inexpensive.
If you have not already done so, order a cleaning kit - see
the ‘Cleaning Supplies’ box on this page.
• A clean printer produces better quality cards, as
dust and dirt are not present when the card is being
printed.
• A clean printer is much less likely to require factory
maintenance, and the print head in your printer will last
for many years of normal use. Remember, large
particles of dirt can damage the printhead.
• Magnetic encoding suffers when rollers are not clean.
Rio 2 & Tango 2 Cleaning Guide
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CLEANING SUPPLIES
Five cleaning cards and a cleaning roller are bundled with
each new Rio 2 or Tango 2 printer. You can purchase
additional cleaning kits, which include cleaning cards,
rollers and pens.
Cleaning Kits for Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia
Part # M9005-761 - 10 cleaning cards, 5 rollers and a
cleaning pen.
Cleaning Kits for North and South America
Part # N9005-761 Medium - 10 cleaning cards, 3 rollers,
and 2 cleaning pens.
Part # N9005-761 Large - 20 cleaning cards, 6 rollers,
and 3 cleaning pens.
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT CARDS
Card Material
Not all white plastic cards are the same. For best image
quality always use high quality video grade PVC cards.
Pure PVC card stock or laminated PVC/polyester cards are
available. The latter are more durable and better suited to
heavy use and heat lamination when required. For access
control and smart card applications, your dealer should
provide the appropriate type for direct to card printing.
For good consistent results, stick to a single variety of
good quality cards, such as those available from your
Magicard dealer.
Card Size:
Standard(CR80).
3.375” x 2.125” (86.5 mm wide x 53.98mm high).
Card Thickness
Minimum - 0.015” ( 0.38mm).
Standard - 0.030” ( 0.76mm).
Maximum - 0.063” ( 1.60mm).
To obtain good quality prints the card must be:
Glossy white.
Free from dirt and grease.
Free from surface contamination.
Free from pits and bumps in the surface.
Free from burrs at the edge of the card.
Completely flat.
Printable Area of the Card
Both the Rio and Tango printer offer high quality edge to
edge (full bleed) printing. Thus the surface of the card
may be printed edge to edge.
Dye cut PVC cards typically have an edge roll off (bevel)
which can result in a fine white line around the edge of full
bleed printed cards.
When setting up your card design using your graphics
software on your PC, you should use a maximum page size
of 1026 pixels (3.45”/87.5mm) x 642 pixels (2.13”/54mm).
Self-Adhesive Cards
We recommend only self adhesive cards supplied by
Ultra Electronics via your Magicard dealership. There
aremany different types of self-adhesive cards.
Thorough investigation and testing has shown that
poorer quality or incorrect card types will cause
problems in the printer. These problems range from
poor image quality,failureto feed from the cardhopper
and dye-film being cut through to cards getting jammed
in the roller mechanism.
Contact Chip Cards
Smart cards must conform to the ISO 7816 specification,
with the chip contacts being below the surface of the
card. It is unwise to print graphics or text directly
adjacent to the chip as image quality may be affected.
For encoding of contact chip cards, a set of pins
connects the card chip contacts to a connector on the
rear of the printer. This enables the transfer of data from
the computer or encoding hardware.
You can encode smart cards while in the printer prior to
printing the image, so that it becomes a continuous
operation. The printers’ firmware has commands to
enable software to position the card, allow encoding
from an external source and subsequent printing of the
related image.
Contactless (Proximity) Chip Cards
Proximity cards must be completely flat with no sign of
the chip or antenna being visible in the surface of the
card. One of the benefits of your Magicard printer is that
contactless cards can be encoded (written to) at the
same time as being printed. A communication unit in the
printer connects to a connector on the rear of the printer.
This enables the transfer of data to and from the
computer or encoding hardware.
LOADING CARDS
1. Lift the card feed hopper
vertically until significant
resistance is felt, then tilt it
backwards until it comes to a
stop at an angle of about 30º.
(If it is necessary to completely
remove the card feed hopper for
any reason, simply lift it again
while it is held at this angle.)
2. Open a clean pack of cards.
(Ensure they are not electro-
statically charged and sticking
together). Avoid touching the
card surfaces as finger oils will
degrade the image quality.
3. Tilt the hopper forward to the
vertical position, and lower all
the way down until it is
completely within the body of
the printer. (For loading Mag
Stripe or HoloPatch cards see
box on the left.)
Loading Magnetic Stripe Cards
Make sure the stripe is on the right and underneath when
viewed from the front of the printer.
Loading HoloPatch®Cards
The standardposition gold foil patch
on the cards should be on top, and
on the right-hand side when viewed
from the front of the printer.
Loading Infra-Red Barcode Cards
The black edge must be on the right-hand side when
viewed from the front of the printer.
CHOOSING YOUR CONSUMABLES
There are two types of consumables required for
your printer :
• Dye-film ribbons
• Cards
CHOOSING THE RIGHT DYE-FILM RIBBON
LC1 dye-film is the appropriate
choice for color printing with both
Rio 2 and Tango 2 printers.
LC8 dye-film, for the Tango 2
models only, is more economic
when printing in color on one side
and black on the other.
LC6/LC3 dye-film - where cost is critical, monochrome
printing is a fraction of the cost of color printing.
The table below is a guide to selecting the best dye-film
to use for any intended application.
Rio 2 & Tango 2 Choosing and Using Consumables
Ultra Electronics Inc.
6711 - 176th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052, USA
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Ultra Electronics Limited
Waverley House,
Hampshire Road, Granby Estate
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LOADING DYE-FILM
1. Open the top cover by pushing
down on it and operating the
release catch on the top of
the printer.
2. Remove the used dye-film by
gently pulling both spools
upwards until disengaged from
the clips. Take care not to bend
and break the clips.
3. Open a new roll of dye-film.
4. Place the loaded spool into the rear clips and press it
into place. The orientation is correct when the barcode
on the end of the spool is on the left. Rotate the dye
film roll to allow the core to lock into position.
5. Place the empty take up spool into the front clips, and
adjust the film tension so that the film is lying flat and
straight between the two spools.
6. Gently close the top cover until it clicks into the closed
position. The printer will automatically recognize the
type of film that has been loaded and move it to the
correct printing position.
Your
printer Full color
cards or
monochrome
Ribbon
choice
Cards
per
ribbon
Ribbon
panel
layout
Part
number
Full
color LC1 350
one side
only
YMCKO M9005-751
Monochrome:
black
red
blue
green
gold
silver
white
LC3 1000
one side
only
K
M9005-753
M9005-753-1
M9005-753-2
M9005-753-3
M9005-753-5
M9005-753-6
M9005-753-7
Black &
overcoat LC6 600
one side
only
KO M9005-756
Color front &
black back LC8 300
front &
back
YMCKOK M9005-758
Color front &
color back LC1 175
front &
back
YMCKO M9005-751
Magicard Rio 2 & Tango 2
Magicard Tango 2
Duplex
Ribbon Panel Layout Key:
Y=yellow,M=magenta, C=cyan, K=resin, O=overcoat
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