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38 Section 6: Using Your Card Printer
Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual
To change or verify the appropriate printer driver options for your print job, please
refer to the following descriptions given in alphabetical order:
Algebraic
See Color Matching.
Buffer Single Card
Select this option to force the printer’s memory to buffer, or hold, only one print
job at a time. This option should only need to be selected if you are printing to
multiple printers sharing print jobs over a network. In this case, this option assures
all print jobs are evenly shared by all printers. Normally, when this option is not
selected, the printer’s memory will buffer as many print jobs as it can until the
printer memory is full. This is ideal for most applications where printers are not
networked together.
Calibrate
Select this option to display settings for calibrating the Image and Lamination
Placement, as well as the printer’s ribbon and lamination sensors.
The Image Placement controls allow you to adjust the position of the overall print
area to be precisely centered on a card. To adjust the Image Placement values, click
on the Vertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows. When adjusting these values,
keep in mind that cards always remain in the same position as they travel through
the printer. The diagram below represents how the printed image will move in
relation to the fixed card position as positive and negative image placement values
are entered.
As you can see, the Vertical adjustment moves the image more toward the rear of
the printer if a positive number is entered and more toward the front of the printer
if a negative number is entered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the image more
toward the card output side of the printer if a positive number is entered and more
toward the card input side of the printer if a negative number is entered. The
maximum value for the Vertical adjustment is ±10 pixels. The maximum value for
the Horizontal adjustment is ±100 pixels (10 pixels = about .03”/.8mm).
- Vertical
+ Vertical
D i r e c t i o n c a r d t r a v e l s t h r o u g h p r i n t e r
Rear of Printer
Front of Printer
Card Input
Side of Printer
Card Output
Side of Printer
- Horizontal + Horizontal
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