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: Production e-Guide
Cleaning the Printer
See “Common-sense site requirements” in Before you install for guidelines for a good printer environment,
which can reduce the amount of cleaning required to produce high-quality cards.
Cleaning tips
• Run a cleaning card as the first step when cleaning the printer. The cleaning card can remove
most contaminants from the printer. See Cleaning the printer for steps to follow.
• If you use StickICards™, clean the card tracks after every 100 cards. Run a cleaning card to
clean the card track.
• Some card features can require more frequent cleaning of the printer, especially if the cards are
not high quality. Signature panels and magnetic stripes can deposit particles on rollers. You can
run a cleaning card, replace the cleaning roller, or clean the printer rollers to remove particles.
Cleaning the printer rollers
The printer rollers move the card during printing or cleaning operations. Clean the rollers when problems
occur such as:
• Repeated card jams
• Cards are not being picked, repeatedly
• Colors are not aligned on the printed card
Use the cleaning pen to clean printer rollers.
Make sure that printing of cards is complete before cleaning the rollers.
1 Open the Printer Toolbox if needed by double-clicking the printer icon.
2 Clean the pick roller:
a Open the input hopper.
b Remove all cards from the input hopper.
c Remove the cap from the cleaning pen. Hold the end of the cleaning pen against the pick roller.