FARGO electronic DTC500 - Manual (Page 260)

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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders User Guide (Rev. 5.0) 260
Setting the Print TOF (continued)
Step Procedure
5 a. Decrease the Print TOF value to move the printed image more toward the
leading edge of the card.
b. Increase the Print TOF value to move the printed image more toward the
trailing edge of the card.
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The numbers being entered for the settings are in
½
pixels.
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The number of pixels is equal to the measurement in inches times 600 or
the measurement in mm times 23.6. (For example, 0.100 inches or
2.54mm equals 60 increments on the LCD.)
6 Press SELECT to save the value and print another test card.
7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 until the test image is correctly positioned as shown above.
Setting the Print EOF
This procedure positions the printed image correctly on the trailing edge of the card.
Step Procedure
1 Choose MENU, Print Test Image and Gray/Align YMC to print a test card.
2 Select MENU, Setup Printer and Print EOF.
3 Record the Print EOF value on the test card you just printed.
4 Examine the test card.
a. When centered properly, the Alignment Arrows should appear just at the
edge of the card's Trailing edge.
b. If the test card does not look like the sample shown below, go to step 5 to
adjust the Ribbon Tension.
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