FARGO electronic HDP700 - Manual (Page 36)

FARGO Electronics Inc.
2-22 HDP700 Series Card Printer
2.9.12 Registration problem
Symptom: Colors are shifted slightly in the image creating colored edges or poor resolution.
• Upper Film Sensor is not in calibration
1. Position the HDP Film so that a clear portion is between the slotted optical sensor.
2. Turn the potentiometer on the sensor board with a small slotted screwdriver until the LED
on the sensor board turns on.
3. Back the potentiometer off until the LED just turns off
• Printhead pressure is too high or too low. Remove the Printhead as described in Section 4.3.1 and
bend the two metal springs slightly toward the back of the upper module. Reinstall the Printhead
and print a test card. If registration does not get better, remove the Printhead and bend the two
metal springs away from the upper module slightly. Reinstall the Printhead and print a self-test.
• Adjust the Ribbon Tension by +1 and print a sample card. If symptoms appear better, continue
adjusting until registration problems are gone. If symptoms appear worse, adjust the ribbon
tension by –1 and print a self-test. If symptoms appear better, continue adjusting until registration
problems are gone.
• Loosen the screws that hold the Film Drive Motor located in the middle module and pull the motor
back against the belt. See drawing 840152. Hold the motor there and tighten the screws that hold
the motor in place in this new position.
2.9.13 Image Skewed on the Card
Symptom: The self-test image appears skewed on the card.
• Film is tracking sideways. Open the lamination station and reload the Transfer Film so that Film
moves straight onto spool. In extreme cases, it may be beneficial to remove the old Film from the
take-up spool and reattach the Film in the proper location on the spool.
• Peel-Off Bar is not straight. The Peel-Off Bar should be equidistant from the Lamination Assembly
frame at both ends. Adjust if necessary as described in Section 2.9.9.
• The card may be fed into the Transfer Station askew. Interrupt the transfer process to ensure that
the card has fed properly into the Transfer Station. If the card has been fed skewed, ensure that
the card size knob is set to the correct card size. Once the card size has been confirmed, manually
feed a card into the printer using the FORWARD and BACK soft key buttons on the display.
Position the card next to the spring loaded Card Pusher and ensure that the Card Pusher is
applying pressure to the card.