Product Info
Table Of Contents
- SP_Info_Central.book
- SP Series Info Central
- What do you want to do?
- Answer questions you have about using the printer
- Learn how to use this online information
- Learn more about tasks, such as installation, setup, or maintenance
- Solve problems with printing
- Access an online version of the Printer Guide
- Open help for the Printer Toolbox and Messages
- Open help for Properties or Printing Preferences
- Safety and compliance (FCC)
- Acknowledgments
- SP Series Info Central
- SP_Install_e-guide.book
- Installation
- Before you install
- Install the printer
- Installing the driver
- Upgrading the driver
- Reinstalling the driver
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- PC port settings
- Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
- On the CD-ROM
- Installation
- SP_Setup_e-guide.book
- Setting up for your card design
- How do I create a card design?
- What is a card design?
- When should I perform setup tasks?
- What do I use to set up the printer?
- Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer?
- Card design checklist
- Working with Properties and Printing Preferences
- Changing the type of print ribbon
- Set up for monochrome (K) printing
- Color settings
- Changing settings in the printer
- Magnetic Stripe Setup
- Smart card setup
- Setting up for your card design
- SP_Production_e-guide.book
- SP_Supplies_e-guide.book
- SP_Troubleshooting_e-guide.book
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SP Series Info Central
Part of the printed image is
discolored.
Cards might have fingerprints or
other dirt on them.
The cards might be
contaminated or otherwise not
meet specifications.
The rollers might be dirty.
A signature panel is located on
the other side of the card.
Handle cards without touching
the surface to be printed. Wear
gloves when handling unprinted
cards.
Obtain and use a different supply
of cards.
Run a cleaning card and then
change the cleaning roller. Clean
the printer rollers.
Redesign the card to avoid
printing photos over signature
panel residue.
The card shows wrinkles in
darkly colored areas of
printing.
The printhead intensity is too
high.
Card stock is thin.
The card includes very dark
areas.
The printhead is not aligned
correctly.
Decrease the printhead intensity
setting.
Change the brightness setting.
Change the image to use lighter
colors or smaller areas of dark
colors.
Contact your service provider.
A line appears from one long
edge to the other. (A dot
column is missing in one
color panel.)
The rollers are dirty.
The cards may have a very
slippery surface or they might not
meet specifications.
Run a cleaning card and then
change the cleaning roller. Clean
the printer rollers.
Obtain and use a different supply
of cards.
If the problem persists, contact
your service provider.
What you see Possible causes Solutions