Ultra electronic MAGICARD 300plus User Manual
Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide
MAGICARD 300 Color Printer
MAGICARD 300
MAGICARD 300plus
MAGICARD Sprinter
(inc. Mag Encoding options)
Quick Start Guide
Printer/Software Setup
Iss. 03 Dec 97
3461-22-02
Stock No. M9003-728
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Setting up your MAGICARD Color Printer
takes just three easy steps:
1. Unpack and install the printer
A Preparing a Location for the Printer
B Removing the Printer from the Box
C Checking the Package Contents
D Install the Dye Film
E Load the Plastic Cards
F Connect the Printer to a Power Supply
G Test the Printer Operation
H Install the Parallel Interface Cable and Ultra Secure Key
2. Load the supplied WINDOWS Driver software.
Ix Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 3.x)
Iy Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 95)
J Printer Setup
3. Verify computer-to-printer operation.
K Verifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS
L In Case of Difficulty.
M Important Cleaning procedures.
N LED Error Codes
Note: The Ultra WEB site at http://www.ultra.co.uk contains comprehensive technical support information
including the latest downloadable software, WINDOWS Drivers, Technical Bulletins etc
Conventions
Throughout this guide, the following conventions are used to identify important
information.
WARNING - Warning messages indicate where personal injury could result from not
following the correct procedures.
CAUTION - Caution messages indicate where damage to equipment could result
from not following the correct procedures.
NOTE - Notes convey important information that is identified within the text.
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A
Preparing a Location
for the Printer
• A clean, level surface.
• Adequate space for:
- opening the Card Collection Door
- opening the Top Cover
- cable access at the rear.
- allowance for air circulation.
• An adequately ventilated room.
Location Requirements for your printer:
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• An adequate power supply.
• Ambient temperature +10 to +30 deg C.
• Relative Humidity 20/70% RH.
• Protection from direct sunlight and
Card Collection
Door
chemicals.
• Protection from abrupt temperature
changes.
Top Cover
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B
B
Removing the Printer
from the Box
1
Carefully open the box and remove any
accessories.
3
2
Place on a smooth, level table and
remove the polyethylene container.
Open the front door and remove the
metal shipping clip from the chassis.
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CC
Checking the
Package Contents
Locate each item as listed below:
1
The MagiCard Color Printer
3
2
The Card Cassette
4
A Roll of Dye Film and a Take-up Core
(Only supplied as standard with certain Models)
A Power Cord with Molded Plug for your
Country
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Envelope containing this Quick Start
Guide and the PrintMAGIC WINDOWS
Driver 3.5" floppy disk.
6
Envelope containing 5 Cleaning Cards
and 1 Thermal Printhead Cleaning Pen.
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D
Install the
Dye Film
1
Open the Printer Cover by lifting the
"Dzus" fastener ring and turning a
quarter turn anti-clockwise. Remove the
Dye Film carrier.
3
2
Open the Dye Film package. Fit the dye
film on the lower boss, observing the
correct orientation of the dye film.
Fit the empty take-up core on the upper
boss, observing the correct orientation
of the notches on the Take-up Core.
Replace the Film Carrier
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4
Manually turn the Spur Gear until the
slots on the core engage with the lugs.
5
Turn the 'Dzus' Fastener 1/4 turn
clockwise to lock in place. Lay the ring
flat against the panel
6
Pull about 6" of dye film off the roll of dye
film, observing that it should be coming
off the top of the roll, as per the label
illustrations.
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Avoid touching the tip of the thermal
printhead with your hands.
Feed the leading edge of the dye film
over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and
beneath the two guide bars, where fitted.
(Refer to the diagram on the side).
8
Fasten the end of the dye film onto the
Take-up Core with a small piece of
adhesive tape, and wind on a couple of
turns. Avoid creasing of the dye film and
position it centrally on the core.
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E
Load the
Plastic Cards
1
Flex a stack of plastic cards, to make sure
they are not 'stuck' together. Avoid
touching the surfaces to be printed.
3a
2
Drop the cards flat down into the plastic
Cassette, side to be printed uppermost,
mag stripe to the left and facing down (if
used).
Remove the 'tacky' roller before each
batch of 100 cards, by putting your
fingers beneath it and "snapping" out the
left hand end of the roller. Remove
surface dust by using a strip of 'Scotch'
adhesive tape, and "snap" back into
place.
3b
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5
4
Install the Cassette into the Printer.
5
Close the Printer Cover and secure the
front latch.
6
Close the Printer Door
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F
Connect the Printer
to a Power Supply
1
Locate the Mains Voltage Selector
Switch on the rear panel and check that it
is correct for your country - select 115V
or 230V.
2
Locate the ON/OFF Switch and check
that it is in the OFF position.
3
Plug in the Power Cord. Plug the other
end into a Power Supply socket.
4
Switch ON. The indicators should all
flash and the motors run briefly. Finally,
the POWER ON and ON LINE will remain
ON.
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