Ultra electronic Turbo M, Turbo, Turbo MS User Manual
Ultra Electronics Card Systems Quick Start Guide
MAGICARD TURBO Color Printer
Quick Start Guide for the
TURBO, TURBO M AND TURBO MS
Quick Start Guide
Printer/Software Setup
Iss. 04 Apr 99
Stock No. M9004-707
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3505-22-01
DCR 25826 refers
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Setting up your MAGICARD TURBO 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 Cleaning the Card Cleaning Roller (sticky or tacky roller)
G Connect the Printer to a Power Supply
H Test the Printer Operation
I Install the Parallel Interface Cable and Ultra Secure Key
2. Load the supplied WINDOWS Driver software.
Jx Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 3.x)
Jy Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS 95)
K Printer Setup
L Install the WINDOWS Driver (WINDOWS NT4)
3. Verify computer-to-printer operation.
M Verifying Computer to Printer Communication in WINDOWS
N In Case of Difficulty.
P Important Cleaning procedures.
Q 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
Location Requirements for your printer:
• A clean, level surface.
• Adequate space for:
- opening the Top Cover
- cable access at the rear.
- allowance for air circulation.
• An adequately ventilated room.
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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
chemicals.
• Protection from abrupt temperature
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B
Removing the Printer
from the Box
changes.
1
Carefully open the box and remove any
accessories.
2
Place on a smooth, level table and
remove the polyethylene container.
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Checking the
Package Contents
Locate each item as listed below:
1
The MagiCard Color Printer
3
2
The Card Cassette
4
Take-up Core
A Power Cord with Moulded Plug for your
Country
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Envelope containing this Quick Start
Guide and the PrintMAGIC WINDOWS
Driver 3.5" floppy disk.
6
OPTIONAL STARTER KIT
Note: This Starter Kit is not supplied
with your printer and must be
ordered separately, Part No
M9004-698.
The Starter Kit contains:
• One roll of UR1 YMCKO Dye Film for
full colour printing
• 200 PVC Cards
• 25 Cleaning Cards and Cleaning Pen
for Thermal Printhead
• 1 Pair of Gloves
• 1 Centronics IEEE 1284 Parallel Cable,
M2900-337
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Reference Centronics Parallel
Connection Cable:
It is recommended that an IEEE 1284
specification cable be used to connect
the Turbo Printer to the parallel port of
the PC.
This cable has double screening with the
data wires being in twisted pairs to
eliminate crosstalk and noise pickup
found in the standard types of
unscreened parallel printer cable.
Failure to use this specification cable
may lead to image degradation and
corruption of the image data being
downloaded to the printer resulting in a
poor quality or scrambled multi-coloured
card being printed.
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D
Install the
Dye Film
1
Open the Printer Top Cover by releasing
the catch on the right-hand side of the
printer.
3
Recesses
2
By turning the “Dzus” fastener ring a
quarter turn counter-clockwise, the dye
film carrier can be removed.
Replace the Film Carrier
4
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.
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5
Manually turn the Spur Gear until the
slots on the core engage with the lugs.
7
6
Turn the 'Dzus' Fastener 1/4 turn
clockwise to lock in place. Lay the ring
flat against the panel
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).
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 2
Flex a stack of plastic cards, to make
sure they are not 'stuck' together. Avoid
touching the surfaces to be printed.
Drop the cards flat down into the plastic
Cassette, side to be printed uppermost,
mag stripe to the left and facing down
(if used).
3
Refit the card hopper back into the
printer.
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F
Cleaning the Card Cleaning
Roller (sticky or tacky roller)
1
The 'tacky' roller should be removed for
cleaning before each batch of 100 cards.
To remove the ‘tacky’ roller, release the
locking tab on the left-hand side and, by
putting your fingers beneath it, the roller
can then be removed. Remove surface
dust by using a strip of ‘Scotch’ adhesive
tape, and ‘snap’ back into place.
2
3
Install the Cassette into the Printer.
4
Close the Printer Cover and secure the
front latch.
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G
Connect the Printer
to a Power Supply
1
Locate the Mains Switch on the rear
panel.
2
3
Switch ON. The indicators should all flash
and the motors run briefly. Finally, the
READY LED will remain ON.
Plug in the Power Cord. Plug the other
end into a Power Supply socket.
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