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Symptoms: printer sounds like everything is fine, but no
image.
■ You may have loaded the ribbon upside down.
Open the printerÕs top cover and check whatÕs
happened. If you did load it upside down,
reinstall the ribbon properly and give the
printhead a thorough cleaning (see Section 8 for
printhead cleaning instructions). Be careful not to
damage the printhead.
■ The ribbon may have been loaded backwards.
This causes no harm, just turn the ribbon around
so the supply roll is on the right side of the
printer and the take-up roll is on the left side of
the printer, with the ribbon feeding from beneath
both rolls.
■ Check the application program. You may have
sent down a request to print absolutely nothing.
A card feeds in
and acts like it’s
printing, but
nothing is
printed.
The printer’s top
cover won’t shut. Symptoms: something seems to be in the way and I’m
afraid to push harder.
■ Check that the ribbon and/or overlaminate is
seated properly in the printer.
■ Check that nothing did in fact fall into the printer.
Then, go ahead and push slightly harder. The
cover and cover latch must engage and this does
require some pressure as the cover is closed.
The photos on
my ID cards look
very pixelated. Symptoms: photos do not look smooth or continuous, but
rather grainy and unclear.
■ Some applications have selections you must
enable in order for the Color ID Card Printer to
use its own dither patterns. For best output, you
should always use the Color ID Card PrinterÕs
dither patterns. Refer to your application
programÕs instruction manual or contact the
software manufacturer for details on how such
selections are enabled.
■ For best photo-realistic output, you should always
use high resolution 24-bit images. If scanning an
image, always scan the image at a 24-bit color
setting, at the same size at which you will be
printing, and at 300 dpi. If you stretch or Òblow
upÓ a small or low resolution image, you will
always get a pixelated or grainy effect when
printing.