FARGO electronic HDP600-LC CR100 - Manual (Page 13)

RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc.
HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.5) 1-4
Reviewing the HDP600 Sequence of Operations
The following sequence describes a dual sided full color print job with magnetic encoding.
(Note: The HDP625/625-LC Printers have two (2) Card Input Hoppers that load 100 cards in
each Hopper.)
Step Process
1 The File information is received from the PC.
2 The Heater warms up and/or maintains the heat on the hot Roller using the
Thermocouple to help maintain the desired temp.
3 The DC Motor and Flipper Stepper turn ON and run until a card is seen by the card
Sensor, which will cause the Card Input Motor to stop.
The Stepper will continue to run a certain number of steps to position the card on
the Flipper Table. All stop. Card Low Sensor will check for cards in Input Hopper.
4 The Flipper Stepper will turn ON, causing the Flipper Stepper to turn to the
magnetic angular position. The Flipper Position Sensor and counted steps are
used to determine the angular position. All stop.
5 The Flipper Stepper will engage to drive the card into and past the Magnetic Card
Sensor and the Magnetic Head.
6 The Flipper Stepper engages to drive the card to a centered position on the Flipper
Table using the Magnetic Card Sensor and a step count. All stop.
7 The Flipper Stepper will turn ON, causing the Flipper to turn to the default (flat)
position. The Flipper Position Sensor and counted steps are used to determine the
angular position. All stop.
8 Steppers engage to move the card OFF the Flipper and to a position near the hot
Roller, using Card Feed Sensors and a step count. All stop.
9 The Ribbon Drive Motors turn ON and move until the correct panel is found by the
Print Ribbon Sensor array (5 reflective). All stop. (Note: The Print Ribbon Encoder
is active during this step.)
This step occurs simultaneously with Step 10 (below).
10 The Film Drives turn ON until the Film is positioned with the Film Mark Alignment
Sensor. (Note: This is the closest Sensor to the Transfer Rollers.)
All stop. (Note: The Film Ribbon Encoder is active during this step.)
11 The Headlift Motor engages, moving the Printhead down until Headlift Sensor is
activated. All stop.
Continued on the next page