FARGO electronic M30e User Manual

Fargo M30e CUPS Driver User Guide
(Rev. 1.0.3)

Part Number: L001213

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Table of Contents

Supported Linux Distributions ___________________________________________________ 4

Ubuntu 7.10 __________________________________________________________________________ 4
Fedora Core 8 ________________________________________________________________________ 5
Fedora Core 7 ________________________________________________________________________ 6
Red Hat Enterprise 5 ___________________________________________________________________ 7
openSuse 10.3 ________________________________________________________________________ 8

Installation Procedures __________________________________________________________ 9

Installing the CUPS Driver ______________________________________________________________ 9
Adding a USB Printer _________________________________________________________________ 10
Example output from lshal _____________________________________________________________ 11
Reviewing the File Listing _____________________________________________________________ 12

Printing a Sample Card ________________________________________________________ 12

Entering the Print Only Command _______________________________________________________ 12
Entering the Print with Mag Encoding Command ___________________________________________ 12

Printer Maintenance ___________________________________________________________ 13

Performing a Ribbon Sensor Calibration ___________________________________________________ 13
Cleaning the Printer ___________________________________________________________________ 14
Printing a Test Card ___________________________________________________________________ 15

Driver Options ________________________________________________________________ 16

Using the Device Options ______________________________________________________________ 16

Selecting the Card Size ______________________________________________________________ 16
Selecting the Ribbon Types __________________________________________________________ 17
Selecting the Disable Printing Option __________________________________________________ 18
Selecting the Print Both Sides Option __________________________________________________ 18
Selecting the Resin Dither Options _____________________________________________________ 19

Print and Overlay Options ______________________________________________________________ 20

Reviewing the Front Print Area _______________________________________________________ 20
Reviewing the Back Print Area _______________________________________________________ 22
Reviewing the Back Print Area (Examples) ______________________________________________ 23

Magnetic Encoding Options ____________________________________________________________ 24

Setting the Encoding Mode __________________________________________________________ 24

Setting the Coercivity _______________________________________________________________ 24
Sending ISO Magnetic Encoding Information ______________________________________________ 25
Sending JIS II Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________ 26
Sending RAW Magnetic Encoding Information _____________________________________________ 27
Reviewing the URL Encoding Reference __________________________________________________ 27
Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table ____________________________________________ 28
Using the Image Color Capabilities_______________________________________________________ 29

Following the Dye-Sub Intensity Procedure ______________________________________________ 29

Following the Resin Heat Front Procedure _______________________________________________ 29

Following the Resin Heat Back Procedure _______________________________________________ 30

Following the Overlay Heat Procedure _________________________________________________ 30
Using the Image Position Function _______________________________________________________ 31

Selecting the Horizontal Option _______________________________________________________ 31

Selecting the Vertical Option _________________________________________________________ 31

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Supported Linux Distributions

Fields

Description

Name

Ubuntu

Version

7.10

Media

ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso

Dependencies

CUPS version

1.3.2

Kernel version

2.6.22-14-generic

File structure

CUPS service name & path

/etc/init.d/cupsys

CUPS PPD model path

/usr/share/ppd/custom

CUPS filter path

/usr/lib/cups/filter

CUPS config path

/etc/cups

LOG directory

/var/log

Ubuntu 7.10

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Fedora Core 8

Fields

Description

Name

Fedora

Version

8

Media

Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso

Dependencies

CUPS version

1.3.5

Kernel version

2.6.23.14-107.fc8

File structure

CUPS service name & path

/etc/init.d/cups

CUPS PPD model path

/usr/share/cups/model

CUPS filter path

/usr/lib/cups/filter

LOG directory

/var/log/cups

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Fedora Core 7

Fields

Description

Name

Fedora

Version

7

Media

F-7-i386-DVD.iso

Dependencies

CUPS version

1.2.10

Kernel version

2.6.21-1.3194.fc7

File structure

CUPS service name & path

/etc/init.d/cups

CUPS PPD model path

/usr/share/cups/model

CUPS filter path

/usr/lib/cups/filter

LOG directory

/var/log/cups

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Red Hat Enterprise 5

Fields

Description

Name

RedHat Enterprise Desktop 5

Version

5

Media

Rhel-5-client-i386-disc1-5.iso

Dependencies

CUPS version

1.2.4

Ghostscript version

8.5.12

Kernel version

2.6.18-8el5

File structure

CUPS service name & path

/etc/init.d/cups

CUPS PPD model path

/usr/share/cups/model

CUPS filter path

/usr/lib/cups/filter

LOG directory

/var/log/cups

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openSuse 10.3

Fields

Description

Name

openSuse

Version

10.3

Media

openSUSE-10.3-GM-KDE-i386.iso

Dependencies

CUPS version

1.2.12

Kernel version

2.6.22.5-31-default

File structure

CUPS service name & path

/etc/init.d/cups

CUPS PPD model path

/usr/share/cups/model

CUPS filter path

/usr/lib/cups/filter

LOG directory

/var/log/cups

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Installation Procedures

Step

Procedure

1

Unpack the driver tar-ball by running the following command as root from the
directory the file was downloaded to:

# tar -xzvPf fargoM30e-1.0.0.1.tgz

(Note: If an existing driver was already present on the system, it may be
necessary to restart CUPS to allow the file changes to take effect.)

Installing the CUPS Driver

Note: On some Linux Distributions, it may be necessary to disable SELinux capabilities in
order to install or use the CUPS Driver. Refer to the SELinux web site at:

www.nsa.gov/selinux/ or the documentation for your specific distribution for more information.

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Adding a USB Printer

Step

Procedure

1

Attach Power and USB to the printer.

2

From a Terminal window, run lshal to retrieve the list of devices.

3

Refer to the Example Output for lshal below for a sample of output to look for to identify
the printer. Record the Device URI to be able to add the printer.

Example Device URI:

/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2112_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217

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Choose Add Printer. (Note: If you are asked for a username and password, enter your
login username and password or the “root” username and password.)

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a. Enter a Name, Location and Description for the Printer.
b. Click Continue.

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a. If an entry exists in the dropdown, select the HAL Printing backend option

OR
b. Select Internet Printing protocol (ipp)
c. Click Continue.

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a. Enter the Device URI recorded previously using the HAL printer Backend

Example:

hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9b0_2112_A8010217_if0_printer_A8010217

b. Click Continue.

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a. Select Fargo Electronics from the Make list.
b. Click Continue.
Note: If Fargo Electronics is not listed in the Make list, it may be necessary to restart

CUPS and begin the process to add the printer again.

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a. Select M30e (en) from the Model list.
b. Click Add Printer.

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After installation is complete, it may be necessary to specify the page scaling options for
the Print Queue.

The primary CUPS interface can be accessed on the local computer using a web browser.
The address for the CUPS interface is: http://localhost:631/

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