FARGO electronic S000256 - Manual (Page 139)

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Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder
Clean the Magnetic Encoder approximately every 1,500 prints or as needed depending on
the cleanliness of the card stock and the environment in which the Printer is located.
Step Procedure
1 Remove the ribbon, cards and Cleaning Roller Assembly from the Printer.
2 Insert the felt card into the card Hopper.
• Alcohol-moistened, felt cleaning cards designed for use in credit
card/Magnetic Stripe readers are excellent for cleaning the card path,
Rollers and magnetic encoder.
• Occasional use of these cards is recommended for cleaning the encoder
when the reliability of card encoding is suspect.)
From the software application, execute a print job that includes information for
Magnetic Encoding.
• The card will be passed through the encoder twice in an attempt to write
data and to verify.
• The Printer will be unable to read any data and will eject the card from the
Printer.
3 Press the On/Cancel button twice to reset the Printer.
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