User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Entrust Datacard CR805 Retransfer Card Printer User's Guide
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: About the Printer
- Chapter 3: Using the Printer
- Chapter 4: Print Cards
- Chapter 5: System Maintenance
- Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
- Locate a Problem Within the Card Production System
- Locate a Problem with Basic Printer Functions
- Installation Problems
- Card Printer Driver Problems
- Card Appearance
- Magnetic Stripe Troubleshooting
- Laminator Troubleshooting
- Advanced Troubleshooting Tools
- Printer Card Jams
- Repair a Broken Ink Ribbon or Retransfer Film
- Messages and Conditions
- Respond to Messages
- Printer Messages
- Close and lock doors
- 100: Request not supported
- 103: Printer problem
- 104: Critical problem
- 105: Magstripe data error
- 106: Magstripe data not found
- 107: Magstripe read data error
- 108: Magstripe read no data
- 111: Card not picked
- 112: Card hopper empty
- 113: Close cover to continue
- 114: Cover opened during job
- 116: Magstripe not available
- 117: Reader not available
- 120: User paused the printer
- 122: Magstripe format problem
- 149: Option not installed
- 150: Print while unlocked
- 151: Failed to lock
- 152: Insert new card side 2 up
- 153: Insert same card side 2 up
- 166: C2 supply out or missing
- 167: C2 supply not identified
- 168: C2 supply not supported
- 170: Insert new card side 1 up
- 171: Insert same card side 1 up
- 172: Insert cleaning card
- 173: Improper shutdown
- 175: C2 supply error
- 176: C2 supply type error
- 228: C1 printhead error
- 229: C2 heat sensor error
- 230: C2 heater error
- 231: C2 heated roller motion error
- 232: Retransfer debow error
- 233: Smart card contact fail
- 234: K1 transport card jam
- 235: K2 transport card jam
- 236: Flipper module rotate error
- 237: C1 supply out or missing
- 238: C1 supply not identified
- 239: C1 supply not supported
- 240: C1 supply error
- 241: C1 supply type error
- 242: RT1 reject tray full
- 243: Card lost
- 245: Configuration error
- 275: Multi-hopper error
- 276: Multi-hopper card jam
- 277: Multi-hopper pick error
- 278: Insert cleaning card in H2
- Laminator Messages
- 177: Laminator not available
- 196: Laminator error critical
- 197: Laminator entry card problem
- 198: L1 area card problem
- 199: L2 area card problem
- 200: Laminator exit card problem
- 201: L1 supply problem
- 202: L1 supply out or missing
- 203: L1 supply type problem
- 204: L1 supply not supported
- 205: L1 supply not identified
- 206: L2 supply problem
- 207: L2 supply out or missing
- 208: L2 supply type problem
- 209: L2 supply not supported
- 210: L2 supply not identified
- 211: L1 heater problem
- 212: L2 heater problem
- 213: L1 heater sensor problem
- 214: L2 heater sensor problem
- 215: L1 heater roller problem
- 216: L2 heater roller problem
- 217: Debow problem
- 218: Impresser problem
- 219: Impresser sensor problem
- 220: Impresser heater problem
- 221: Bar code scanner problem
- 222: Firmware version mismatch
- 223: Laminator system mismatch
- Driver-Only Messages
- 500: The printer is not available
- 501: The printer connection was lost
- 502: The card data is missing or is not usable
- 504: The card data is missing or is not usable
- 505: USB communication issue
- 506: A card is currently processing
- 507: The printer is unlocked
- 508: The printer is shutting down
- 509: The printer is offline or suspended
- 510: The printer is unlocked
- Driver SDK Messages
- 511: Cannot lock or unlock the printer. Locks are not installed.
- 512: Cannot lock or unlock the printer. The password is incorrect or invalid.
- 513: Cannot lock or unlock the printer. The printer is busy.
- 514: Cannot lock or unlock the printer. The cover is open.
- 515: Failed to lock or unlock the printer. The locks did not function.
- 516: Timeout expired before bar code could be read.
- 517: Wrong printer job ID.
- Printer Messages
- Appendix A: CR805 Card Printer with Inline Lamination
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Replace the Ink Ribbon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replace the Cleaning Sleeve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replace the Retransfer Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4: Print Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Print Cards from ID Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Print Cards from Other Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 5: System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Maintain the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Printer Cleaning Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Clean the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Use the Isopropanol Cleaning Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Single-Hopper Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Multi-Hopper Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Run the Isopropanol Cleaning Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Use the Adhesive Cleaning Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Single-Hopper Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Multi-Hopper Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Run the Adhesive Cleaning Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Prepare the Printer for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clean the Printhead Cam Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Clean the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Use a Cleaning Swab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Use a Lapping Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Empty the Printer Reject Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Locate a Problem Within the Card Production System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Locate a Problem with Basic Printer Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
USB Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Network Installation Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Card Printer Driver Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The Card Printer Driver does not detect the network-connected printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
The Card Printer Driver does not detect the USB-connected printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driver status or Windows print queue does not provide expected data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Printer Messages do not display on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Card Appearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tools for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Something did not print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Printing includes unexpected data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Print quality concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Magnetic Stripe Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75










