FARGO electronic II - Manual (Page 24)

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Never run cards with a contaminated, dull, or
uneven surface through the printer. Printing onto
such cards will ultimately lead to poor print
quality and will greatly reduce the life of your
printhead. In addition, always store your card
stock in its original packaging or in a clean, dust-
free environment. Do not print onto cards which
have been dropped or soiled. Printheads damaged
by contaminated or poor quality cards will
automatically void the printhead’s factory
warranty.
1. Some card stocks, particularly 10 mil card stocks, are
surfaced with a thin coating of a talcum based lubricant.
This lubricant is intended to keep the cards from
sticking to one another, however, the dusty nature of the
lubricant will greatly inhibit print quality and may even
damage the printer. Do not print onto these types of
cards.
2. Avoid using card stock which has a signature pad on
the back side of the card. A signature pad will often
leave a residue on the top of the card stacked beneath it.
This residue will discolor the card’s surface when
printed. If a card signature is required, use cards with a
matte finish on the reverse side and a polished PVC
finish on top. Signatures can be applied to the matte
finished side with a permanent ink pen after printing.
3. If printing onto cards with a pre-punched slot, do not
print over the area of the card with the punched slot.
Printing over this uneven area could damage the
printhead. To avoid this area when printing in portrait
orientation, select the Punch card size option from
within your printer driver setup (see Section 7-B for
printer driver information). When selected, this option
allows your printer to print up to but not over the
punched area of the card. This option does not apply to
pre-punched cards intended to be printed and worn in
landscape orientation. If you need to print over the
entire area of the card, punch the slot after the card has
printed.
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