P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications User's Manual Appendix A Appendix B P75i Appendix C User's Manual No. 980496-001 © 2004 ZIH Corp. Rev.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started FOREWORD Operation This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P75i Series card printers. Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Polaroid for in-warranty or out-of-warranty repair, contact Repair Administration for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT Cleaning Printers Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A All Polaroid 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.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY 89/336/EEC modified by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC EMC Directive EMC Directive EMC Directive 73/23/EEC modified by 93/68/EEC Low voltage Directive 1999/5/CE R&TTE Directive EN 55022 (1998) RF Emissions control EN 301489-3 V1.4.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Polaroid P75i Plastic Card Printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identification, access control, visitor, membership, promotion and luggage cards, badges and tags. This manual guides you to efficient start-up and operation of your new Card Printer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning ICONS Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows: Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Important general information Appendix C Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, capable of resulting in equipment damage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, capable of causing electrical shock and personal injury.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Table of contents Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 1 2 3 4 5 6 VI ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ITEMS INCLUDED WITH YOUR PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VII APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER . . . . . . . . . . . 36 APPENDIX B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 APPENDIX C - ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 RIBBONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C GETTING STARTED UNPACKING YOUR CARD PRINTER Your P75i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer. While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occurred during shipping.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning In addition to user documentation, make sure the following items are included with your P75i printer. Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CARD CARTRIDGE CARD OUTPUT HOPPER CLEANING KIT CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE POWER CABLE(S) INTERFACE CABLE CD ROM With drivers & documentation QUICK START GUIDE If any items are missing, please contact your dealer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started INDICATORS AND CONTROLS Your P75i printer has an LCD display, two LED’s and two panel buttons.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C PRINTER INSTALLATION Use the following to guide you through the installation of your P75i Printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P75i to 110 ~ 230 volts, 60 ~ 50 Hertz, for an associated 800 ~ 400 milliamps. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other such device.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A 4. Attach and secure the interface cable to printer and computer. Note: In printers with twoconnectors, use the USB or the Parallel/Ethernet, never both. 5. Switch power on.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B ETHERNET INDICATORS LED Red Red Red/Green Green Green Green The following shows the function of the switch and indicators found on P75i Printers that use Ethernet Computer Interfaces.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications OPERATION Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 7 P75i PRINTER FEATURES The following shows the features found on your P75i Printer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications LOADING RIBBONS i Series Printers require the use of i Series Ribbons for full color printing (See Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer, Dye Sublimation ribbons and monochrome ribbons are specifically designed for your P75i Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Print Head), use i Series ribbons.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card SUPPLY SPINDLE Cleaning Troubleshooting 3. Load ribbon onto the supply spindle (under print head carriage) and empty core (with tape attached) onto the take-up spindle flange side in. Make sure the ribbon comes off the top of the supply spindle and feeds to the top of the take-up spindle. Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C TAKE-UP SPINDLE `CLICK' 4.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C LOADING CARDS To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P75i is equiped with the following items: A - CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards. 1. Open Feeder door. 2. Install cards into Cartridge. 3. Close Cartridge. DO NOT bend cards or touch print surfaces as this can reduce print quality. The surface of the cards must remain clean and dust free.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications B - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 1. Remove Card Cleaning Cartridge from packaging. Peel protective wrapper from adhesive roller. 2. Open Printer cover and remove the yellow reminder tape from the location for the Cleaning Cartridge. 3.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning C - CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER This item is operated by the user to prevent more than one card feeding into the printer at the same time and causing a jam. Troubleshooting Specifications Open Cover, and adjust lever to correct position. Repeat for different card thickness. (Factory setting is for 30mil (0.762mm) card thickness. See diagram below: Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Card Thickness: A - 60mil (1.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B FEEDING ONE CARD AT A TIME A Manual Feed Slot is available on the side of the Card Input Hopper for feeding single cards. Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot. The Card Cartridge must be empty for manual card feeding to work properly. Appendix C For one-at-a-time printing, feed cards through slots on side of Feeder.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning PRINT A TEST CARD With ribbon and cards loaded, your P75i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you should print a test card. Troubleshooting Specifications 1. Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF (0) position. Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 2. While pressing the Clear (Next) panel button, switch printer on. LCD screen will show ‘SELF TEST’. 3.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Menu Button [Next] Clear Button [Select] Appendix B Appendix C Printer Menu information The printer is equipped with a LCD Display and two key buttons which provides access to printer menus. Press the Menu button to enter the Menu Mode. The top line display shows menu information.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Next Next PRINTER INFO Select Printing a Card Cleaning Printer Model Number Printer Firmware version Next Number of impressions Select Troubleshooting CLEANING Specifications MENU GO TO MAIN MENU Next Select Next CLEAN PRINT HEAD Appendix A To clean the Thermal Print Head and card transport system Appendix B CLEAN MAG.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P75i Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your card design/issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer interface. The P75i Card Printer can be used with any Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT4.0/2000/XP sotware application program, using the drivers provided on CD with the printer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Install the P75i Printer Driver Cleaning To install the P75i Printer Driver Automatically on all Operating Systems, Use the Polaroid Install Wizard. Troubleshooting Specifications To ensure the accuracy of driver installation, it is recommended that you Appendix A Always make sure that USB is NOT connected before running the installer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Set Printer Driver Options: Cleaning The P75i Printer screen appears. Change the options as follows: Troubleshooting Specifications 1• On the Device Settings tab the magnetic encoder feature is automatically enabled. If you need to change settings for a Magnetic Encoder, select Magnetic Encoder settings button.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Print a sample card: Follow the steps below to print your first card Go to the Microsoft Word Software. If the printer was not selected as the default printer, go to the File menu, Select Printer and choose Polaroid P75i Card Printer from the printer names list. Then Close the print dialog box. Come back to the File menu and choose Page Setup.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CLEANING PROTECT WARRANTY! YOUR FACTORY The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain your factory warranty. Other than the recommended cleaning procedures described in this manual, allow only Polaroid authorized technicians to service the P75i Printer. NEVER loosen, tighten, adjust, or bend, etc. a part or cable inside the printer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting CLEANING SYSTEM Specifications Appendix A Your P75i Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre-Saturated Cleaning Cards provided. The regular use of these cards will clean and maintain important parts of your printer: including the Print Head and Transport Rollers. Appendix B Appendix C CLEAN PRINTER WHEN TO CLEAN When LCD screen reports message. HOW TO CLEAN 1. Leave power on.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 23 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD A cleaning using the Cleaning Cards usually suffices. However, a separate Print Head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam-tipped swabs.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE Your P75i Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements. WHEN TO MAINTAIN Replace the cleaning cartridge roller each time you install a new ribbon. A cleaning roller is included with every i Series ribbon.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A 3. Remove Cleaning Roller from Cartridge and discard. Appendix B Appendix C 4. Install new Cleaning Roller into Cartridge*. To avoid contamination, always hold the Cleaning Roller assembly by the ends. SLOT 5. Carefully peel off wrapper from new Cleaning Roller while in Cartridge. 6.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A TROUBLESHOOTING Appendix B Appendix C This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P75i printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer's LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions.
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P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning SCREEN MESSAGE ENCODING ERROR Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C READING ERROR MAGNETIC ERROR FLASH ERROR MEANING ACTION Data cannot be written or Check that the cards are loaded read from the card’s with the magnetic stripe in the correct orientation. Check magnetic stripe whether high or low coercivity cards have been specified. Check that the data conforms to ISO specifications.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Print Quality Issues Getting Started This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality is dependent on several factors. The two most important factors that will increase your print quality are cleanliness and card stock.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card • There are non-printing horizontal lines (white) on the card surfaces. Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Possible Cause A. Ribbon is not correctly positioned. B. Print Head may be dirty. C. Print Head elements may have been damaged (e.g. scratched or burnt). => Solution A1. Open cover and press down the Print Head Unlock Lever to open the Print Head carriage. The Print Head will move up.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C • Printing is blurry Possible Cause A. Ribbon may not be correctly positioned B. Ribbon may not be synchronized on the correct color panel position. C. Cards may not meet specifications. D. Dust inside the printer and/or dirty Cleaning Roller. => Solution A1. Open cover and press down the Print Head Unlock Lever to open the Print Head carriage.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications TECHNICAL Appendix A Appendix B SPECIFICATI0NS Appendix C General Color Printing Bar Codes Fonts • High speed printing, over 144 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO) throughput • Small footprint • Windows Drivers for 98, NT 4.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Cards* • Types PVC, Composite • Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810, 2.125” (54mm) by 3.375” (86mm) • Option: Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811 • Option: Smart Card - ISO 7816-2 • Card thickness: 0.76mm to 1.524mm • Card Feeder capacity: 75 cards (30 mil) • Card Output Hopper capacity:100 cards (30 mil) Ribbons* • Monochrome: 1000 cards/roll • Monochrome colors: black, red, blue, green, silver, gold, white.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Environmental Specifications Appendix A Appendix B • Operating Temperature: 60 to 86°F (15 to 30°C) • Operating Humidity: 20 to 65% non condensing • Storage Temperature: 23 to 158°F (-5 to 70°C) • Storage Humidity: 20 to 70% non condensing • Ventilation: Free air * Thermal transfer (Resin) ribbons offer more durability than dye sublimation, with greater resistance to scratches and UV-induced fading.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD 0.757 in (19.23 mm) 1.124 in (28.55 mm) 0.403 in (10.25 mm) 0.782 in (19.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation APPENDIX A Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75i Printers with Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRODUCTION Operation and maintenance requirements for the P75i Printer with the optional magnetic card stripe encoder. (See Chapter 2 for location).
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation A - MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Printing a Card The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item with the read/write head positioned below the card path, available with HICO encoding (P75i CM1 or P75i CEM1) or LOCO encoding (P75i CM2 or P75i CEM2).
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B B - MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING There exists two different processes to clean the Magnetic Stripe Encoder. The first process consists of a standard cleaning of the printer. This cleans the most important parts of the printer; including the Print head, Transport Roller and Magnetic Stripe Encoder (refer to chapter 4 "Cleaning" for more instructions).
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation APPENDIX B Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75i Printers with Smart Card Contact Stations. (See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRODUCTION Smart Cards can have a built-in microcomputer and a battery. Card Memory can store fingerprints, voice recognition patterns, medical records and other such data.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started A - MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Position the cards with the Smart Card Chip at the top of the card and towards the printer.
P75i User's Manual General Info. APPENDIX C Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Accessories & Supplies Please contact your Polaroid dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies.
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation World Wide Sales and Support Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd. Ft.Wayne, IN 46808 www.polaroid-id.