Zebra Technologies P310i - Manual (Page 37)

MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING
The read/write head requires periodic cleaning to maintain errorfree encoding.
WHEN TO CLEAN
When the amber & red indicators flash.
(Every 1000 cards* approx.)
* Using 5-panel color ribbon (YMCKO).
*Optional factory setting.
HOW TO CLEAN
1. Leave power on.
Open Cover and release Print Head Bracket to remove
ribbon.
Close Print Head.
Close Cover. Remove cards from Card Cartridge.
2. Insert one Pre-Saturated Cleaning Card (provided)
through slot on the side of the Card Cartridge.
3. Press the Panel Button for a few seconds. The card
will feed into printer and carry out the cleaning
process. Repeat the process with a new Cleaning Card
if necessary.
Note: For cleaning prior to the WHEN TO CLEAN signal, press the Panel Button for 3
seconds to start the cleaning process (Repeat first steps 1 & 2 above).
ISO STANDARD ENCODING
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Card
Printer
Solutions
General information
Getting started
Operation
Cleaning
Specifications
Appendix A
Appendix B
Troubleshooting
Printing a card
Appendix C
P310 i Plastic Card printer
* Bit per inch
† Except the ‘?’ character
‡ Including Start, Stop and LCR characters. Also note that these 3 characters are
automatically managed by the magnetic encoder according to the ISO Standard
Norms.
NOTE: Refer to the Card Printer Programmer’s Manual for complete programming
information.
Track #
1
2
3
Field Separator
^
=
=
Track density
210 BPI*
75 BPI*
210 BPI*
Valid Characters
Alphanumeric
(ASCII 20~95†)
Numeric
(ASCII 48~62)
Numeric
(ASCII 48~62)
# of characters
79‡
40‡
107‡
Although the amber and red inducators will keep
flashing until the cleaning process has been
performed, the printer will continue to operate.