Magicard Turbo User manual

Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide
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MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer
Quick Start Guide for the
TURBO, TURBO M AND TURBO MS
Quick Start Guide
Printer/Software Setup
Iss. 04 Apr 99
3505-22-01
Stock No. M9004-707
DCR 25826 refers

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Setting up your MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer
takes just three easy steps:
1. Unpack and install the printer
APreparing a Location for the Printer
BRemoving the Printer from the Box
CChecking the Package Contents
DInstall the Dye Film
ELoad the Plastic Cards
FCleaning the Card Cleaning Roller (sticky or tacky roller)
GConnect the Printer to a Power Supply
HTest the Printer Operation
IInstall the Parallel Interface Cable and Ultra Secure Key
2. Load the supplied WINDOWS Driver software.
Jx Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 3.x)
Jy Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 95)
KPrinter Setup
LInstall the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS NT4)
3. Verify computer-to-printer operation.
MVerifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS
NIn Case of Difficulty.
PImportant Cleaning procedures.
QLED Error Codes
Note: The Ultra WEB site at http://www.ultra.co.uk contains comprehensive technical support information
including the latest downloadable software, WINDOWS Drivers, Technical Bulletins etc
Conventions
Throughout this guide, the following conventions are used to identify important
information.
WARNING - Warning messages indicate where personal injury could result from
not following the correct procedures.
CAUTION - Caution messages indicate where damage to equipment could result
from not following the correct procedures.
NOTE - Notes convey important information that is identified within the text.

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Location Requirements for your printer:
•A clean, level surface.
•Adequate space for:
- opening the Top Cover
- cable access at the rear.
- allowance for air circulation.
•An adequately ventilated room.
•An adequate power supply.
•Ambient temperature +10 to +30 deg C.
•Relative Humidity 20/70% RH.
•Protection from direct sunlight and
chemicals.
•Protection from abrupt temperature
Preparing a Location
for the Printer
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changes.
Carefully open the box and remove any
accessories.
Place on a smooth, level table and
remove the polyethylene container.
Removing the Printer
from the Box
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The MagiCard Color Printer
Take-up Core
The Card Cassette
A Power Cord with Moulded Plug for your
Country
Checking the
Package Contents
Locate each item as listed below:
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Envelope containing this Quick Start
Guide and the PrintMAGIC WINDOWS
Driver 3.5" floppy disk.
OPTIONAL STARTER KIT
Note: This Starter Kit is not supplied
with your printer and must be
ordered separately, Part No
M9004-698.
The Starter Kit contains:
•One roll of UR1 YMCKO Dye Film for
full colour printing
•200 PVC Cards
•25 Cleaning Cards and Cleaning Pen
for Thermal Printhead
•1 Pair of Gloves
•1 Centronics IEEE 1284 Parallel Cable,
M2900-337
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Reference Centronics Parallel
Connection Cable:
It is recommended that an IEEE 1284
specification cable be used to connect
the Turbo Printer to the parallel port of
the PC.
This cable has double screening with the
data wires being in twisted pairs to
eliminate crosstalk and noise pickup
found in the standard types of
unscreened parallel printer cable.
Failure to use this specification cable
may lead to image degradation and
corruption of the image data being
downloaded to the printer resulting in a
poor quality or scrambled multi-coloured
card being printed.
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Open the Printer Top Cover by releasing
the catch on the right-hand side of the
printer.
By turning the “Dzus” fastener ring a
quarter turn counter-clockwise, the dye
film carrier can be removed.
Replace the Film Carrier
Open the Dye Film package. Fit the dye
film on the lower boss, observing the
correct orientation of the dye film.
Fit the empty take-up core on the upper
boss, observing the correct orientation of
the notches on the Take-up Core.
Install the
Dye Film
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Manually turn the Spur Gear until the
slots on the core engage with the lugs.
Pull about 6" of dye film off the roll of dye
film, observing that it should be coming
off the top of the roll, as per the label
illustrations.
Turn the 'Dzus' Fastener 1/4 turn
clockwise to lock in place. Lay the ring
flat against the panel
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Avoid touching the tip of the thermal
printhead with your hands.
Feed the leading edge of the dye film
over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and
beneath the two guide bars, where fitted.
(Refer to the diagram on the side).
Fasten the end of the dye film onto the
Take-up Core with a small piece of
adhesive tape, and wind on a couple of
turns. Avoid creasing of the dye film and
position it centrally on the core.
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Flex a stack of plastic cards, to make
sure they are not 'stuck' together. Avoid
touching the surfaces to be printed.
Drop the cards flat down into the plastic
Cassette, side to be printed uppermost,
mag stripe to the left and facing down
(if used).
Refit the card hopper back into the
printer.
Load the
Plastic Cards
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