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Encoding Tab
The Encoding screen allows the user to set various magnetic and smart card encoding options.
To access the Encoding Tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra ZXP
Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Preferences > Encoding.
Printer Settings and Adjustments
Printing Preferences
Although these options are user-selectable, they are set automatically when the Card Type is
selected in the Card Setup Tab on page 46.
The Restore Defaults button restores Encoding default values.
Note • For advanced settings, see Section 5, ZXP ToolBox.
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Printer Settings and Adjustments
Printing Preferences
Black Panel (K) Tab
The Black Panel (K) Tab allows for special handling of black.
Note • The Black Panel (K) Tab applies only to surfaces of the card on which both
YMC (color) and K (black) are to be printed.
To access the Black Panel (K) Tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra
ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Preferences > Black Panel (K).
Overview
Printing equal amounts of Y, M, and C dyes, at maximum intensity, deliver a near-black
image, but one that may not be machine readable. For example, a bar code, printed from
YMC, will be visible to the eye but will not be detectable by most bar code readers.
The remedy for this is to extract the black; which means printing the same bar code using
the K panel on top of the YMC bar code. You can also choose to print only in K, omitting
YMC from that region. The K panel is not a dye. It is more of a resin containing carbon
black, which is highly visible to infrared-type readers and renders a pure black image.
Black Extraction
When Disable Black Extraction is not selected (i.e., either Print YMC black under K or
Print all black data is selected), Black Extraction is enabled.
With either Print YMC black under K or Print all black data selected, you can identify
which elements are to be selected for black extraction: black text, black graphics, and/or
black monochrome bitmaps.
The Restore Defaults button restores Black Panel default values.
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Advanced Settings (Black Extraction)
The Advanced Settings tab allows you to manage Black Extraction.
To access the Advanced Settings Tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the
Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Preferences >
Black Panel (K) > Advanced Settings.
The figure below shows settings for the front side of the card; settings for the back side of the
card are identical.
Printer Settings and Adjustments
Printing Preferences
• Print black with K panel: Specify the zones as either Defined ar eas , Undefined areas, or
Full card.
• Black level: Set the limits (0 to 5) on the RGB values defined as black.
• Area manager: Note that this option is enabled when either the Defined areas or the
Undefined areas is radio button is selected.
Select an Area radio button (1 to 6), and then “drag” the cursor diagonally across the card
outline (circled above) to identify location of the Zone. All dimensions are referenced to
the upper-left corner of the card outline.
The Restore Defaults button restores Advanced Settings default values.
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Printer Settings and Adjustments
Printing Preferences
About Tab
The About Tab shows the copyright and the driver version for the Zebra ZXP Series 8
Card Printer.
To access the About Tab, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Right click on the Zebra ZXP
Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Pr eferences > About.
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Introduction
Important • Use of the ZXP Toolbox is intended only for advanced users and system
administrators.
5
ZXP ToolBox
The ZXP Toolbox provides advanced configuration capabilities and tools to manage the
operation of your printer. Note that the ZXP Toolbox is a separate application that works
independently from the printer driver.
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ZXP ToolBox
ZXP Toolbox Access
ZXP Toolbox Access
To access the ZXP Toolbox from the printer driver, select Start > Printers and Faxes. Then
right-click on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing, and select Properties >
Device Information > ZXP ToolBox.
The ZXP ToolBox can also be accessed via Start > All Programs > Zebra ZXP Series 8
Card Printer.
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Printer Configuration
The Printer Configuration section provides information on the printer, media information,
mechanical and power adjustments, motor and sensor information, a save and restore
configuration capability, a print job log, image controls, and firmware downloads.
Printer Information
• Version details include Firmware version and Driver version.
ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
• Memory information includes RAM and Flash sizes (KB).
• Other information includes interface, print system, magnetic encoding, ribbon type,
laminator type, printer status, contact smartcard, and contactless smartcard. Also included
are a user-selectable OCP Language option (English, French, Spanish, German, Brazilian
Portuguese, and Italian) and an Printer Panel LCD contrast adjustment capability.
• Image size details include logical length, physical length, logical width, and physical
width in pixels; and print resolution in pixels per inch.
• Network configuration information includes an Enable DHCP checkbox, IP address,
Gateway, Subnet mask, and MAC address.
The Restore Defaults button restores default values.
The Apply button applies changed values.
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ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
Media Information
This screen displays ribbon and transfer film details. This data is automatically read and
updated from the installed media in the printer.
• Ribbon details include type, Zebra part number, description, initial size (total image
count), and images remaining.
• Transfer film details include type, Zebra part number, description, initial size (total image
count), and images remaining.
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Motor and Sensor Information
This screen displays the current status of the printer and provides standard printer information
and sensor data.
This information cannot be edited or changed by the user; however, this information may be
useful for Zebra trained and certified personnel in diagnosing or evaluating the status of
the printer.
• Transfer Temperature details include top single, top double, bottom double, top single
offset, top double offset, bottom double offset.
ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
• Transfer Speeds details include input single, output single, input double, output double,
and transfer type.
• Ribbon Take-up Motor lists various electrical characteristics of the motor. These
characteristics are fixed settings/values.
• Card Type displays the card type in use.
The View Sensor Information button displays the Sensor Information screen; see next page.
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ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
View Sensor Information
This screen displays “live” Sensor States and Sensor Values.
Click on the Close button to close this screen.
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Save/Restore
When you set up a printer, you can save the printer and driver configuration settings; then,
when you restore or add additional printers, you can use the saved configuration to ensure
configuration consistency.
Note that the Saved/Restored Settings (circled below) are for the Printer.
ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
Note • The configuration files are stored in an XML format in the following default location:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ZMotif\Config
•The Save button saves the Driver Settings and/or Printer Settings in an XML file format.
- The printer configuration settings are stored as P_<filename>
- The driver configuration settings are stored as D_<filename>
The Restore button restores the Driver Settings and/or Printer Settings.
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ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
Job Log
The Job Log is a utility that builds a database of card transactions in the printer’s host
computer. Job Log records data encoded on the card’s magnetic stripe, together with date,
time, and the printer’s serial number.
The data set can be uploaded at any time to a central archive, thus providing a means for
security officers to validate the card by comparing it with tamper-proof real data.
• Enable Logging - If this box is checked, the logging feature is enabled.
• Logfile Definition - Choose one of the following options:
- If the “Create new log file each day” box is unchecked, the data is saved to a log file
of your choice (Filename).
- If the box is checked, the data is saved to log file ZXPLog with the day’s date; e.g.,
ZXPLog_2009_3_4.
- In addition to the Filename, you may wish to enter a special field Separator Character.
The default field Separator Character is “|”.
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ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
• Log File Contents - The Log File Contents group selects the data to be logged in the file
you specified above.
The data will be logged in the order displayed on the screen, each field being separated by
the character specified in the Logfile Definition, Separator.
Log File Contents selections include:
- Time: Logs the time a which the card was sent to the printer in the HH:MM:SS
format. The 24-hour clock is used, so 13:00:00 = 1:00 pm, and 05:00:00 = 5:00 am.
- Date: Logs the date the card was sent to the printer in the
MM/DD/YYYY format.
- Printer serial number: Logs the serial number of the printer that printed the card.
- Static text: Adds to the record text in the box at right, 16 characters maximum.
- IP address: Logs the IP address of the PC that sent the card to the printer.
- Magnetic Track 1, 2, 3 Data: Logs the data sent to the printer to be encoded on the
card’s magnetic stripe.
- EIN data from Mag Track 2: Not implemented.
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- Application will send data with “
L=xxx” T extOut: Allows third-party applications
to send data to be logged in much the same way as they would send magnetic data.
- Spooler job number: Logs the number which the card print job was assigned in the
Windows print spooler.
- User name: Logs the username of the person submitting the card print job.
Note • Job Logs and Printer Logs are stored in the following default location:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ZMotif
The Save button saves the Job Log settings.
The Save Printer Log button creates the following XML Log Files:
- GetLogCleanHistory.xml
- GetLogErrors.xml
- GetLogEventHistory.xml
- GetLogServiceHistory.xml
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ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
Image Control
The Image Control window lets you make color adjustments to compensate for camera or
lighting conditions.
Keep in mind that these color adjustments modify how the pictures print. The adjustments do
not affect the image files. (That type of adjustment would be made in an image processing
application program.)
•The Monochrome conversions dropdown menu lets you select Dither error diffusion,
dither halftoning, or Dither pure black on white.
• Full color printing adjustments (-25 to +25 range) include Brightness, Contrast,
Gamma, Saturation, Red, Green, and Blue.
• Sharpening filter options are None, Normal, and High. Note that these adjustments have
no effect on the preview image.
Depending on the radio button selected, you can use the color matching profile selected in
Properties > Color Management or you can disable the color matching profile.
The Save button saves your image control settings.
The Restore Defaults button restores the image control default values.
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Firmware Download
The Firmware Download screen allows you to download firmware and firmware updates. Note
that firmware updates can be found at http://zebracard.com
Caution • Do not turn power OFF while the printer is downloading and configuring the
new firmware.
ZXP ToolBox
Printer Configuration
under Drivers & Downloads.
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ZXP ToolBox
Print Test Card
Print Test Card
Print Sample Card
Note • The sample cards in the Test Card Library are .bmp images stored in the following
default location:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ZMotif\Library
1. View the Test Card Library. Use the scrollbar to view all the selections.
2. Set the front side:
a. Select (click on) a card from the Test Card Library.
b. Click on the Set As Front button.
c. View the selected card in the Preview. Note that to remove the selected card from
the Preview, click on the Set As Front button.
d. To change your selection, repeat steps a through c.
3. Set the back side: same as step 2, except click on the Set As Back button.
4. When satisfied with your selection, click on the Print button to print the sample card.
The Reprint last card button sends a command to the printer to print the last card.
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Technology
Note • Magnetic Encoding and Smart Card default values are set via the Card type in use
Magnetic Encoding
The Magnetic Encoding screen allows the user to test various magnetic encoding options. For
more information on magnetic encoding, refer to Appendix B.
ZXP ToolBox
Technology
option in the Card Setup tab, see page 46)
Settings: EIN options not implemented.
Read Data:
• Coercivity: Select either High or Low.
• Track selection:
- For encoding: Click on the checkboxes to select Track 1, Track 2, and/or T rack 3;
enter the data to be written; and click on the Encode button.
- For reading: Click on the checkboxes to select Track 1, Track 2, and/or T rack 3; click
on the Read button, and validate the data read.
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