Pe2M 2X Series User Manual

User Manual

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XSeries

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Knowing your new printer

We thank you for choosing the 2X Series card printer. Please ensure to use the original consumables from Pe2M.
Please take time to read through this carefully and complete the installation before start operating. This will save
you time during installation and use, help you to understand more about this printer and its features.

Lernen Sie Ihren neuen Plastikkartendrucker kennen

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für den Kauf eines Pe2M 2X Series Plastikkartendruckers entschieden haben. Stellen Sie
durch die Verwendung des originalen Pe2M-Verbrauchsmaterials sicher, dass Ihr Plastikkartendrucker lange unter
optimalen Bedingungen genutzt werden kann. Bitte nehmen Sie sich die Zeit, diese Kurzanleitung sorgfältig und voll­ständig zu lesen, bevor Sie mit der Installation beginnen. Diese Vorgehensweise spart Zeit während der Installation
und dem Betrieb und hilft Ihnen, Ihren Drucker und seine Funktionen besser kennenzulernen.

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The following assistant icons will show up in this guide to indicate important information to be noticed.

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Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Special warning notice More in-depth information notice

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Contents | Inhalt

Announcements, Knowing your new printer 01
Contents 02

Chapter 1. Getting ready

1.1 Checking box contents 03

1.2 Appearance of the printer and key functions 04

1.3 Printer driver installation 06

1.3 Print Settings 06

1.5 Ribbon Installing 07

1.6 Printer Connecting 08

Chapter 2. Start Printing

2.1 Card Loading 09

2.2 Collecting 10

2.3 Adjusting 10

2.4 Printing positions 11

Chapter 3. Printer maintenance

3.1 General warranty information notice announcement 12

3.2 Routine / Regular printer cleaning 12

3.3 Using cleaning card 13

3.4 Using dust arrester 14

3.5 Cleaning TPH (Thermal Print Head) 15

Chapter 4. Help diagnosis

4.1 Warnings / Error messages and diagnosis 16

4.2 LCM control panel 16

4.3 Control panel warning messages 17

4.4 Printing problems 18

4.5 Card jams 19

Technical Specifications 20

Hinweise, Lernen Sie Ihren neuen Plastikkartendrucker kennen 01
Inhalt 02

Kapitel 1. Vorbereitung

1.1 Lieferumfang 21

1.2 Druckerbeschreibung/Hauptfunktionen 22

1.3 Druckertreiber installieren 24

1.4 Druckereinstellungen 24

1.5 Einlegen des Farbbandes 25

1.6 Anschluss des Druckers 26

Kapitel 2. Drucken

2.1 Karten einlegen 27

2.2 Kartenausgabe 28

2.3 Einstellung der Kartenstärke 28

2.4 Druckpositionen 29

Kapitel 3. Druckerwartung

3.1 Wichtige Informationen zur Herstellergarantie 30

3.2 Intervalle/Vorgaben zur regelmässigen Druckerreinigung 30

3.3 Verwendung der Reinigungskarte 31

3.4 Verwendung der Reinigungsrolle 32

3.5 Reinigung des Druckkopfes 33

Kapitel 4. Hilfe/Fehlersuche/Diagnose

4.1 Warnungen / Fehlermeldungen und Diagnose 34

4.2 Kontrollanzeige/Bedientasten 34

4.3 Kontrollanzeige/Warnmeldungen 35

4.4 Druckprobleme lösen 36

4.5 Kartenstau beheben 37

Technische Spezifikationen 38

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Chapter 1. Getting ready

1.1 Checking box contents

The different 2X Series Card Printers are supplied with several accessories. Please do take time to check them closely.
The accessories contents list may vary depending on your printer type.

If any of below item is missing, please contact your nearest customer support facility of your local card printer distributor.

Accessories provided with your 2X Series card printer:

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Card output hopper Weight module USB cable Power adaptor

Power cord Master CD Dust arrester

Card input hopper

(not with 2Xpress/2XCR100)

with cleaning roller

Cleaning kit

User manual

Crystal Rod

(not with 2Xpress)

Screw Driver

(not with 2Xpress)

1.2 Appearance of the printer and key functions

Top cover opening lever

Card output hopper

2Xpress

Card input hopper

2Xpress

Manual releasing card

jam screw socket

(flathead screwdriver)

Spec. label

Card output hopper

2XL, XCR100, 2Xtended

LCM control panel

Card input hopper

2XL, 2Xtended

Smart IC encoding
expansion socket

(Optional)

Ethernet

expansion socket

(Optional)

Power socket

ON / OFF

hard power

switch button

USB cable

connection

socket

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Chapter 1. Getting ready

Thermal print head

Ribbon spool fitting position

(color coded)

Ribbon ID key socket

Card thickness adjustor
LED for print positioning

(2XL and 2XCR100)
Dust arrester socket

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1.3 Printer driver installation

To begin installing a print driver, please insert the CD into your computer* and select the printer driver menu.
A program will start and guide you through the entire configuration and settings process step by step.

Please refer to printer connecting section for USB connecting procedure in this user guide for more details.
Some version of Microsoft Windows may require the user to have administration rights to install the driver.

After completing the driver installation, connect the USB cable to your printer.

* Or download the latest Driver
version from our website.

1.4 Print settings

The settings of the driver can be accessed from the following instructions:

•

From the Start button (located bottom-left on the Windows task bar), select “Printers and Faxes”

• Select your CIAAT CTC-940 card printer and then follow by a click on right button of the mouse

• From the Printer menu, select “Printing Preference”

• A pop up configuration screen for the card printer appears

• The main menu tabs include Device Option, Printing Area, Color, Tools, Heating Energy, Magnetic Encoding, Import/Export & About
The most frequent use in print settings are Device Option, Color and Tools.

Device Option Tab Color Tab Tools Tab

• Ribbon type • Front & back image • Color preference setting • Printer position adjuster • Advance option

• Card type • Page order • Special function • Cleaning tool option • Heating energy option

• Card thickness • Using Resin K • Color adjustment • Maintenance info

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Chapter 1. Getting ready

1.5 Ribbon Installing

Using the original 2X Series Card Printer Ribbon consumables will optimize your printer’s performance and avoid
causing damages to it. Use of non Pe2M original consumables will void the manufacturer’s warranty policy for
the printer.

To optimize printing quality, please clean the printer every time the ribbon is changed.

Open the top cover.

a.
b. Place the ribbon ID key into ID key socket.
c. Insert the ribbon as shown.

Please ensure your ribbon format corresponds to the installed ribbon ID key.
Please make sure your ribbon film is facing top side during installation and also ensure the color of ribbon spool/core is
matching to the ribbon adapter/holder (blue to blue / orange to orange).

d. Close the top cover slowly and press until a click sound is heard.

a b c d

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1.6 Printer Connecting (Power & USB)

Please make sure the print driver software is fully installed before connecting the USB cable to your printer device.

Power

Connect power cable to power adaptor, then plug the power connector to printer’s power socket.

a.
b. Plug the power plug to an earthed power socket.

Please make sure the power plug is connected into a properly protected and earthed electrical source.

c. Switch ON from the ON/OFF button to power up the printer, then the LCM control panel should light up
and display “ready” message which indicates the printer is under working condition.

For your own safety, please make sure the power cable is always
unplugged before attempting any service maintenance work.

a b c USB

USB

Refer to the print driver installation section at Chapter 1.3 on page 6 of this user guide for more details, and
follow the instructions carefully.

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Chapter 2. Start printing

2.1 Card Loading

Loading (Automatic)

For optimum printing quality, please ensure all cards are the exact width of the printer specs.
Please do not touch the printable surface and do not use any dusty, damaged, folded or embossed cards in your printer.

a. Place card input hopper. | 2Xpress: open card input hopper.
b. Place the cards into card input hopper.
c. Place the weight module upon the top laying card. | 2Xpress: Close card input hopper.

a b c

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2.2 Collecting

When the printing and/or encoding cycle is completed, the printed
and/or encoded card will be will be moved into the output hopper,
which can hold up to 50 0.8 mm cards.

2.3 Adjusting

The printer has a manual adjustable card thickness mechanism which
is located inside the printer unit when the top cover is open.
The thickness level accepts from 0.3mm to 1.0mm, and the factory
setting is at 0.8mm.

a. Open the top cover.
b. Adjust the thickness level by

moving the lever from left to
right to the preferred thickness
setting.

c. Close the top cover.

a b c

Card thickness adjustor

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Chapter 2. Start printing

2.4 Printing positions for 2XL and 2XCR100 versions

There are three selectable positions of the 85.6 x 53.98 mm printing
area on the XXL cards and two positions on the CR100 cards.
You can select the printing position by pressing the button inside the
printer near the card inlet next to an LED with the crystal rod as shown.
First hold the button until the LED blinks, then press shortly until the re­quired colour appears and release the button immediately. The LED will
blink some more times and then stop. The position is now saved.

The colour of the LED displays the printing position as following:

2XL-Printers
Blue: central position with 140 mm / 5,51 “ card length
Green: central position with 124 mm / 4,88 “ card length
Red: bottom or top position with both card lengths

2XCR100-Printers
Green: central position
Red: bottom or top position

Central

Position

at 140 mm

card lenght

Bottom

Position

Top

Position

Central

Position

Central

Position

at 124 mm

card lenght

Top Position

at

124/140 mm

card lenght

Bottom

Position

at

124/140 mm

card lenght

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possible printing positions on CR100 cards

possible printing positions on XXL cards