HID FARGO HDP8500 User Guide - Manual (Page 68)

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HDP8500 Industrial Card Printer/Encoder User Guide L001617 rev 1.1
Detecting Supplies at Print Time Function
Step Procedure
1 Use the Supplies checkbox for auto detection of the consumables, which are
the Ribbon and, Film. See below.
In the Firmware, the values (representing the installed Ribbon, installed
Transfer Film) are updated on initialization (including each time the
cover is closed).
The Firmware compares the Ribbon and, Film values in the PRN file to
the values (it holds regarding the currently installed consumables).
If the values do not match, the LCD displays Wrong Ribbon Error or Wrong
Film Error the Driver returns the corresponding error message. See below.
3 When the Supplies checkbox is checked, the following takes place:
Ribbon and Film Type dropdown boxes are inactive and populated with
values of installed supplies. Dual Sided and Options are set to defaults
for detected supplies.
Before the Driver initiates each job, it retrieves the consumables values
from the Firmware.
If no Printer is found or no Ribbon is installed, the checkbox is allowed to
be checked. (Note: The previously-chosen Ribbon and Film values will
remain. You will see an error message.)
Activating the Device Options tab automatically repopulates the Ribbon
and Film types. (Note: You will see an error message if no Printer found
when activating the Device Options tab.)
4 When the Supplies checkbox is not checked or it is de-selected (cleared)
from a selected state, the Ribbon and Film dropdown boxes become active
and auto selected Ribbon and Film types remain (until manually changed).