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Part Number No. 110439A Rev.1.1
UserManual
P100
Polaroid
RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This document contains information proprietary to
Polaroid Corporation
. This document and
the information contained within are copyrighted by
Polaroid Corporation
and may not be
duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from
Polaroid
. While every
effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the
date of publication, no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error-free or that it
is accurate with regard to any specification.
Polaroid
reserves the right to make changes, for
the purpose of product improvement, at any time.
FOREWORD
This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P100 Series card
printers manufactured by Polaroid Corporation.
Before returning any equipment to Polaroid Corporation for in-warranty or out-of-warranty
repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number.
Repack the equipment in the original packing material and mark the RMA number clearly on
the outside. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to the address given to you by Repair
Administration.
TRADEMARKS
Polaroid P100 is a pending service mark. Polaroid is a registered trademark of Polaroid
Corporation, Cambridge, MA. All other marks may trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
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DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
Model: P100 conforms to the following specification:
FCC Part 15, Subpart A, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a)
Class A digital device
Supplemental Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Compliance to Standards
EN 55022-B
EN 500082-1,
1992
RF Emissions
control
Immunity to
Electromagnetic
Disturbances
European Council Directive
89/336/EEC
modified by
92/31/EEC and
93/68/EEC
73/23/EEC modified
by 93/68/EEC
EMC Directive
EMC Directive
EN 60950 Product Safety
Low voltage Directive
INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
This device complies with Industry Canada ICS-003 class A requirements.
Cet équipement est conforme à l'ICS-003 classe A de la Norme Industrielle Canadienne.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU!
To establish your warranty period and provide access to technical support, send us your
warranty registration card today!
Polaroid warrants the mechanism, control electronics and power supply, under normal use and
service, to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12)
months from the date of purchase by the end user. Polaroid warrants the print head, under
normal use and service, to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of
twelve (12) months from the date of purchase by the end user. Proof of purchase or Product
registration is required. If proof of purchase or product registration cannot be established,
shipment date to the original buyer (dealer or distributor) will be used to establish the warranty
period.
Failure to exercise caution to protect the equipment from electrostatic discharge damage, adverse
temperature and humidity conditions or physical abuse, including, but not limited to, improper
packaging, shipping, service or repairs performed by personnel not authorized by Polaroid may
void the warranty. Failure to use only Polaroid approved media may void the warranty.
Polaroid will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment or any parts which are determined
to be defective within this warranty period, and which are returned to Polaroid.
The warranty set forth above is exclusive and no other warranty, whether written or oral, is
expressed or implied. Polaroid specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmfull 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 harmfull
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmfull interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the Polaroid 100 Plastic Card Printer.
These printers produce cards ideal for personalised identification, access
control, visitor, membership, promotion and luggage card, badges and tags.
This manual guides you to efficient start up and operation of your new Card
Printer.
P100 PRINTER MODELS
The Polaroid Product Number tells a story:
Here is a quick review of the Polaroid Card Printer Series numbering and
lettering system to help you.
The P100 Plastic Card Printer employs Dye Sublimation and Resin Thermal
Transfer technologies. Model numbers include identifiers that specify options
are shown using the following lettering conventions:
Serial Number
M: Magnetic
Encoding
E: Smart Card
C: Color
}
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Important general information
Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with
moving parts, capable of resulting in equipment
damage or personal injury.
Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point,
capable of causing electrical shock and personal
injury.
An area where electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause
component damage. Use a grounding wrist band.
Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows:
ICONS
Elevated temperature hazard, capable of producing a
burn.
Keep Card Printer clean by minimizing cover open
time.
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3
2
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Table of Contents
OPERATION ...................................................................... 5
2.1 Printer Features .................................................................. 5
2.2 Loading ribbons .................................................................. 6
2.3 Loading cards ..................................................................... 8
A- Card Feeder ..................................................................... 8
B- Card Cleaning Cartridge ................................................... 10
C- Card Thickness Control Lever .......................................... 11
D- Card Output Hopper ....................................................... 11
2.4 Reject Card Box .................................................................. 12
2.5 Feeding one card at a time .................................................. 14
2.6 Printing a test card ............................................................. 15
2.7 Printer menu information ................................................... 16
PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD ............................................ 19
A- Install Driver on windows 95/98 ...................................... 20
B- Install Driver on windows NT4.0.......................................... 21
C- Set Printer Driver Options ................................................ 21
D- Printing a Sample Card .................................................... 22
CLEANING ....................................................................... 23
4.1 Cleaning system .................................................................. 24
4.2 Cleaning the print head ...................................................... 25
4.3 Card Cleaning Cartridge ..................................................... 26
GETTING STARTED ........................................................... 1
1.1 Unpacking your card printer ............................................... 1
1.2 Indicators and controls ....................................................... 3
1.3 Printer installation .............................................................. 4
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TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................ 29
5.1 Interpreting LCD Display Messages ..................................... 29
5.2 Print Quality issues ............................................................. 32
6
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 35
APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER ......... 39
Introduction .................................................................. 39
A- Media Loading Orientation ............................................... 40
B- Magnetic Encoder Cleaning .............................................. 41
APPENDIX B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION .............. 42
Introduction .................................................................. 42
A- Media Loading Orientation ............................................... 43
B- Smart Card Contact Station Interface ............................... 43
APPENDIX C - ACCESSORIES & SUPPLIES ....................... 44
Ribbons ............................................................................... 44
Cards ................................................................................... 45
Accessories .......................................................................... 46
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Your P100 printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all
packing material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer.
While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occured during
shipping.
Please ensure that you have a clean and nearly dust free environment for
proper operation and storage of the printer.
1.1 Unpacking your card printer
1GETTING STARTED
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GETTING STARTED
If any items are missing, please contact your dealer.
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In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included
with your P100 printer:
To reorder, please refer to Appendix C of this manual.
POWER CABLE
CARD OUTPUT HOPPER
PRINTER DRIVER DISK (floppy or/and CD)
CLEANING KIT
CLEANING CARTRIDGE
GETTING STARTED
Your P100 printer has an LCD Display, two LED's and two Panel Buttons.
3
The 16 character LCD Display is used for :
Showing the printer's current status
Providing operator and service messages (Chapter 5)
The two LED's are used for :
Green: Power LED
Amber: Alert LED (with beeper)
This Alert LED is on when an error condition exists.
The Beeper will sound three alert "Beeps" and the LCD Display will show
the associated error message.
The Menu Button (left) is a push button used for:
Bringing printer into Menu Mode when pressed with the printer showing
READY on the LCD Display.
Using in Menu Mode to scroll through Menu Options.
The Clear Button (right) is a push button used for:
Clearing an error status (when LCD Display shows an error report and
Alert LED is on).
Invoking automatic retry of the operation which gave the error.
Selecting a Menu Option when in Menu Mode.
NOTE: the buttons beep when pressed
LCD Display
Clear Button
[Select]
Power
LED
Menu Button [Next]Alert LED
1.2 Indicators and Controls
GETTING STARTED
LCD Display :
LED's :
PANEL BUTTONS: