Zebra Technologies P120i User Manual

Zebra® P120i

™

Card Printer

User’s Manual

Zebra

, Stripe®, ZPL®, ZebraNet®, ZebraLink®, and ZPL II® are registered trademarks of Zebra T echnologie s. The copyrights in t his manual and the prin ter described therein are owned by Zebra Technologies. Unauthorized reproductio n of this ma nu al or the softw are in the printer may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to $10,000 (17 U.S.C.506). Copyright violators may be subject to civil liability.

All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Foreword

This manual contains installation and operation information for the Zebra P120i card printers manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation.

Copyright Notice

This document contains information proprietary to Zebra Technologies Corporation. This docume nt an d the information contained within is Copyrighted by Zebra Technologies Corporation and may not be duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Zebra Technologies Co rporatio n. Whil e every ef fort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the date of pu blication, no guarantee is given that the document is error-free or that it is accurate with regard to any specification. Zebra Technologies Corporation reserves the right to make changes, for the purpose of product improvement, at any time.

Trademarks

Zebra is a registered trademark of Zebra Technologies Corporation. Windows and MS.DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are marks of their respective holders.

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Foreword

Warranty Information

Note • Products returned must be packaged in the original or comparable packing and shipping container. In the event equipment is not so packaged, or if shipping damage is evident, it will not be accepted for service under the continental United States is paid by Zebra. Otherwise, Zebra pays CPT (carriage paid to) nearest airport, customer pays customers, duties, taxes, and freight from airport to destination. If Zebra determines that the product returned for warranty service or replacement is not defective as herein defined, the customer will pay all handling and transportation costs.

Printers

All Zebra Card Printers are warranted against defects in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from the purchase date.

Proof of purchase or shipment date is required to validate the warranty period. The warranty becomes void if the equipment is modified, improperly installed or used, damaged by accident or neglect, or if any parts are improperly installe d by the user.

Printheads

warranty. Surface Transportation charges for return to customers in

Since printhead wear is part of normal operation, the original printhead is covered for a twelve (12) month period.

To qualify for this warranty, the printer must be returned to the factory or to an authorized service center. Customers are not required to purchase Zebra supplies (media and/or ribbons) for warranty qualification. If the use of other manufacturer’s supplies has caused any defect in the printhead for which a warranty claim is made, the user is responsible for Zebra's labor and material charges required to repair the defect. The warranty becomes void if the printhead is physically worn or damaged; also if it is determined that failure to follow the preventive maintenance schedule has caused the defect in the thermal printhead for which a warranty claim is made.

Spare Parts

All parts, maintenance kits, replacement print heads, options kits, and accessories are warranted to be free of defects in material and workmanship for 90 days (except where otherwise denoted) from date of purchase. This warranty become void if the item is modified, improperly in stalled or used, or damaged by accident or neglect.

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Foreword

Return Materials Authorization

Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of-warranty repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. Repack the equipment in the original packing material and mark the RMA number clearly on the outside. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to the address listed below:

• For USA, Latin America, and Asia / Pacific:

Zebra Technologies Corporation Zebra Card Printer Solutions 1001 Flynn Road Camarillo, CA. 93012-8706.USA Phone: +1 (805) 578-5001 FAX: +1 (805) 579-1808

• For Europe and Middle East:

Zebra Technologies Corporation Zebra Card Printer Solutions Pittman Way, Fulwood Preston, PR2 9ZD Lancashire, U.K. Phone: +44 - 1 - 772 - 797555 FAX: +44 - 1 - 772 - 693000

Product Disposal

Product Disposal Information • Do not dispose of this product in unsorted municipal

waste. This product is recyclable, and should be recycled ac co rding to your local standards. For more information, please see our web site at:

http://www.zebra.com/environment

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Foreword

Return Materials Authorization

Declarations of Conformity

RF Emissions control RF Emissions and Immunity for

radio equipment Immunity to Electro-Magnetic

Disturbances Product safety

89/336/EEC modified by

92/31/EEC and

93/68/EEC

73/23/EEC modified by

EMC Directive EMC Directive

EN 55022 (1998)

EN 301489-3 V1.4.1

EMC Directive EN55024

(2001) EN 60950-1

Low voltage Directive

(2001)

93/68/EEC

1999/5/CE

R&TTE Directive

EN300330-2 V1.1.1

Radio Frequency Interferences

For a formal certificate, please contact the Compliance Office at Zebra’s Camarillo facility.

EUROPE:

Norway Only: This product is also designed for IT power system with phase to phase voltage 230V.

Earth grounding is via the polarized, 3-wire power cord.

FI: “Laite on liitettävä suojamaadoitus koskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan” SE: “Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag” NO: “Apparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontakt”

Model P120i conforms to the following specification: FCC Part 15, Subpart A, Section

15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a) Class B digital device.

Supplemental Information

This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in terference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference’s by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technici an fo r he lp .

The user may find the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communicatio ns Commission, helpful:

How to identify and resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems. This booklet is avai lable from the U.S. Government printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. Use of a shielded cable is required to comply within Class B limits of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Pu rsuant to Part 15.21 of th e FCC Rules, any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Zebra may cause, harmful interference and void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.

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Return Materials Authorization

Industry Canada Notice

This device complies with Industry Canada ICS-003 class B requirements.

P120i Printer Model

The Zebra Product Number tells a story: Here is a quick review of the Zebra Card Printer Series numbering and lettering system to help you. Model numbers include identifiers that specify options using the following lettering conventions:

Part Number Description

P 120 i - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ Base Printer

P120i Color Card Printer Smart Card Options

_ _ _ _ _ - 0 _ _ _ _ - _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ 0 _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ M _ _ _ - _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ 0 _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ 1_ _ _ - _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ 0 _ - _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ A - _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - U _ _

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ A_

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ 0 No Starter Kit

None Magnetic Encoder None

Yes (select defaults below) Magnetic Encoder Defaults

None Stripe Down, HiCo Memory Expansion None Interface USB Only Power Cords U. S. and Europe U. K. and Australia Windows Drivers and User Documentation / Training CD Free Demo Software CD with W indows Drivers and User Documentation / T raining

included on one CD (Software & Documentation Package) which contains Multilanguage documentation - English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Italian

Windows Drivers and User Documentation / Training included on one CD (Software & Documentation Package) which contains Multi-language documentation English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Italian

_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _S Starter kit (including 200 - 30 mil PVC cards and one YMCKOK ribbon, part

number 800015-948

Example

P120i-0M10A-ID0 P120i Printer, Magnetic Stripe Encoder (HiCoDn), Standard Memory, USB

Interface, US and Europe Power Cords, Windows Driver and User Documentation Accessories 105862-001 P120i Card Sense 105912-912 P120i Cleaning Kit, includes 4 print engine cleaning cards and 4 feeder cleaning

cards

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single card upgrade kit

Foreword

Return Materials Authorization

Icons

Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows:

Note • Indicates information that emphasizes or supplements important poin ts of the main

text.

Important • Advises you of informatio n that is essential to comple te a task, or point s out the

importance of specific information in the text.

Electric Shock Caution • Warns you of a potential electric shock situation.

Electrostatic Discharge Caution • Warns you of a situation where electrostatic

discharge could cause damage to electronic components.

Caution • Advises you that failure to take or avoid a specific action could result in physical harm to you, or could result in physical damage to the hardware.

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• Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Printheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Spare Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Return Materials Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

1 • Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unpacking Your Card Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Controls and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Power Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

USB Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Multi-Function LCD Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 • Printer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the P120i Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

USB Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Custom Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Encoder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ethernet Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Complete Printer Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connect the P120i Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Change Printer Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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3 • P120i Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Loading Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Loading Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Card Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Card Output Hopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing a Test Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 • P120i Printer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating a Sample Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing a Sample Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

5 • Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cleaning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

When to Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

How to Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6 • Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Troubleshooting Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Print Quality Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

7 • Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Card Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

ISO standard dimensions for plain card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

ISO standard dimensions for magnetic stripe card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Appendix A • Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Media Loading Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Magnetic Encoder Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ISO Standard Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Appendix B • Card SenseTM Single Card Feed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing a Single Card Without Using the Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Install Card SenseTMSingle Card Feed Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Install Card Cleaning Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Printing a Single Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Getting Started

Unpacking Your Card Printer

Your P120i printer ships in a cardboard carton, protected by styrofoam inserts and a protective anti-static bag. Keep all packaging material in case you need to move or re-sh ip the pr int er.

1. Before opening and unpacking the printer, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during shipment.

2. Ensure that you have a clean and nearly dust free environment for proper operation and storage of the printer.

3. Unlatch and remove the handle, open the printer carton, and remove the styrofoam packing material from the top of the printer.

STYROFOAM

PACKING MATERIAL

P120

PRINTER

ACCESSORIES

HANDLE

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4. Lift the printer out of the carton by holding it on both sides of the bottom and lif ting the printer gently from the carton.

5. Remove the box containing the printer accessories from the shipping carton.

6. Make sure the following accessories are included with your P120i printer:

a. Software CD-ROM b. Quick Start Guide c. Cleaning Kit d. 120 vac and 230 vac Power Cords e. Power Transformer f. USB Printer Cable

If any items are missing, please contact your dealer.

USB PRINTER

CABLE

QUICK START

GUIDE

SOFTWARE

CD-ROM

CLEANING

KIT

120 VAC &

230 VAC

POWER CORDS

POWER

TRANSFORMER

980540-01-02

Controls and Indicators

Your P120i printer is equipped with a Multi Function LCD Readout Panel to provid e printer sta tus informa tion. The readout is controlled by the multi-function control button directly below the viewing window.

Power Switch

The power switch is located at the rear of the printer unit, bottom right.

Power Socket

The power socket is located at the rear of the printer, to the left of the power switch.

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POWER

SOCKET

980540-01-04

USB PORT

USB Port

The USB port is located at the rear of the printer unit, bottom left.

Multi-Function LCD Panel

MULTI-FUNCTION

LCD PANEL

980504-01-03

POWER

SWITCH

MULTI-FUNCTION

CONTROL BUTTON

The LCD Panel can display the following messages:

Message

Operational

INITIALIZING READY DOWNLOADING DATA

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Mode

Scrolling

Fixed

Getting Started

Controls and Indicators

Message

PRINTING MONO MAG ENCODING PRINTING CYAN PRINTING YELLOW PRINTING MAGENTA PRINTING BLACK PRINTING OVERLAY DOWNLOADING FW CLEANING PRINTER

Warnings

CLEAN PRINTER REMOVE RIBBON THEN CLOSE LID

Mode

Fixed

Scrolling

INSERT FEEDER CLEANING CARD REMOVE FEEDER CARD PRESS BUTTON TO CONTINUE FEED LONG CLEANING CARD IN EXIT CLEANING PRINTER INVALID MA GNETIC DAT A (encoding stops)

REMOVE RIBBON

Errors (Printer will not operate)

OUT OF RIBBON MECHANICAL ERROR OUT OF CARDS PRINTER OPEN

Scrolling

Fixed

Blinking

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Installing the P120i Printer

Caution • Do not power the printer with USB attached to your computer at

this time.

power up your printer

The driver will prompt you when it is time to plug in and

To install the P120i Printer on Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, insert the User Documentation, Drivers, and Training CD, included with your printer, into your computer and InstallWizard will walk you through the required installation steps. The InstallWizard will:

• Automatically install the User Interface when the driver CD is inserted.

• Start the installation process when the Install Printer Driver menu item is selected from

the Main Menu.

• Allow you to install Ethernet drivers, if you plan on networking your card printer via an external print server

• Check to see which operating system you are using

• Detect previous versions of the driver and clean up any unnecessary Windows registry entries. You must select “Remove” from the install options to remove any previous driver versions.

• Install the new driver files

• Reboot your computer

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Installing the P120i Printer

Print Driver Installation

Install the P120i Printer driver as follows:

1. Insert the P120i User Documentation, Drivers, and Training CD into the CD drive of the host computer. The Select Language window will open.

2. From the Select Language window, choose the appropriate language for your system. The Main Menu will open in the selected language.

3. From the Main Menu, select Install Printer Driver.

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4. The InstallShield Wizard wi ll be instal led and a prog re ss window wi ll be displa yed. On ce the InstalShield Wizard has been instal led, the W elcome to InstallShield W izard window will open.

5. On the Welcome to InstallShield Wizard window, click the Next button. The Select Features window will open.

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Installing the P120i Printer

Important • Important • Installatio n of et hern et prin ter dr ivers wi ll also allo w the pri nter to

be connected via USB.

6. From the Select Features window: a. If this printer is to be a stand alone unit, click the Install USB printer drivers button.

The License Agreement window will open. Proceed to USB Installation.

b. To use this printer with an external print server, ethernet printer drivers are required.This

procedure will also install the USB printer drivers. Select Install Ethernet printer drivers. The License Agreement window will open.

7. Accept the License Agreement by clicking the Yes button. The Card Image Rotation window

will open. Proceed to Ethernet Installation.

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USB Installation

If you reject the License Agreement by clicking the No button, the installation process will terminate.

Printer Installation

Installing the P120i Printer

1. Accept the License Agreement by clicking the Yes button. The Select the Setup Type window will open.

2. From the Select the Setup Type window:

a. If you are willing to accept the default settings for your printer, select the Complete

installation option, click the Next> button. Proceed to Complete Installation.

b. If you want to choose your own particular settings for certain printer functions, select the

Custom installation option, click the Next> button. The Card Image Rotation window will open. Proceed to Custom Installation.

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Installing the P120i Printer

Custom Installation

1. In the Card Image Rotation window, select the rotation desired, then click the Next> button. The Print on Both Sides window will open.

2. In the Print on Both Sides window, select Yes or No, and click the Next> button. The Monochrome Conversion window will open.

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3. In the Monochrome Conversion window, choose the conversion type required. Click the Next> button. The Network Printer Components window will open.

4. From the Network Printer Components window

a. Select the Install network printer components option and click the Next> button. The

Default network ribbon window will open.

b. Select the Do not install network printer components option and click the Next>

button. Proceed to Encoder Settings.

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Printer Installation

Installing the P120i Printer

5. In the Default network ribbon window, choose the desired default network ribbon, and click the Next> button. The Enter First IP Address window will open.

6. Enter the IP address of the first printer into the text box and click the Next button. The Enter Second IP Address window will open.

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Installing the P120i Printer

7. If you are installing a second network printer, enter the IP address of the second printer into the text box. If you are installing only one network printer, leave text box blank. Click the Next button. The Enter Third IP Address window will open.

8. If you are installing a third network printer, enter the IP address of the third printer into the text box. If you are installing only one or two network printers, leave text box b lank . Click the Next button. Proceed to Encoder Se ttings.

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Installing the P120i Printer

Encoder Settings

1. In the Encode Only window, choose Yes or No. If you choose Yes, the printer will be set up to ONLY encode magnetic stripes on cards. No printing of cards will occur. Click the Next> button. The Select Encoder Coercivity window will open.

2. In the Select Encoder Coercivity window, choose coercivity settings that match the type of cards being encoded, then click the Next> button. The Track 1 Settings window will open.

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