Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3503-1004 Ultra electronic
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Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 1 MAGICARD Sprinter Flip (inc. Mag Encoding opt ion) Quick Start Guide Printer/So ftwa re Setup Iss.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 2 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Setting up y our MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip takes just three easy steps: 1.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 3 • A clean, level surface. • Adequate space f or: - opening t he Car d Collect ion Door - opening t he T op Cover - cable access at the r ear . - allowance for air cir c ulat ion.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 4 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip • An adequate power supply. • Ambient temper ature +10 to +30 deg C. • Relative Humidity 20/70% RH. • Protection f rom direct sunlig ht and chemicals. • Protection f rom abrupt t em perature changes.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 5 Carefully open the box and remove any accessories. Open the front door and remove the metal shippi ng cl i p from the chassis. Place on a smooth, l evel t abl e and remove the poly ethylene container.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 6 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Th e MA GICA RD S printer Flip A Roll of Dy e Film and a Take-up Core (Only supplied as standard with certain Models) .
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 7 A Pow er Cord with Molded Plug for your Country 4.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 8 MA GICARD Sprint er Flip Envelope containing thi s Quick Start Guide a nd the PrintMA GIC WINDOWS Driver 3.5" floppy disk. Envelope containing 5 Cl eani ng Cards and 1 Thermal Printhead Cleaning Pen.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 9 Open th e Printe r Cover b y lifting the "Dzus" fastener ri ng and t urni ng a quarter turn anti- cl ockw ise. Remove the Dye Film carrier. Replace the Fil m Carri er Open the Dye Film package.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 10 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip correct orientati on of the dye film. Fit the empt y take-up core on the upper boss, observing the correct orient at i on of the notches on the Take-up Core.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 11 Manua lly turn the Spu r Gear until the slots on the core engage w it h the lugs. Pull about 6" of dye film of f t he rol l of dye film, observing that it should be comi ng off the to p of the roll, as p er the la bel illustratio ns.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 12 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip A void touching t he t i p of the thermal printhead w ith your hands. Feed the leading edge of t he dye film over the tip of the Thermal Printhead and beneath the tw o guide bars, w here f i t t ed.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 13 Flex a stack of pl ast i c cards, to make sure they are not 'stuck' together.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 14 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Drop the cards flat dow n int o t he plastic Cassette, si de t o be pri nt ed uppermost , mag stripe to the l eft and facing dow n (i f used).
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 15 Close the Printer Cover and secure the front l at ch. Install t he Casset t e i nt o t he pri nt er f r om the rear. Close the Print er Door. Ensure that it i s f ul l y seated.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 16 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Locate the ON/ O FF Sw i t ch and check t hat it is in the OFF position . Sw itch ON. The indi cat ors shoul d al l flash and the motors run bri ef l y . Finally, the POWER ON and O N LI NE i ndi cators will remain ON.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 17 A t the rear of t he pri nt er, l ocate the TEST Push -button. Th is is located in the rear panel, just above the Centroni cs paral lel interface connector. Press the push-button moment ari l y .
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 18 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Sw itch the print er O FF. Locate the Parallel I nt erf ace connect or on t he rear panel. Plug a good qualit y, screened Centronics Interface cable i nto this socket and secure the w ire latches.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 19 • Start W INDOW S and in the MA IN group, select and open t he Cont rol Panel window : • Select and open the PRINTERS icon: Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if y our PC uses WINDOWS 3.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 20 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the A DD>> button, the List of P rinters will appear. In the L i st of Printers , select Insta ll Unlis ted or Upda ted Printer : Sele ct the Install..
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 21 • Insert t he PrintMAGIC W INDOW S Driver Disk into the f loppy disk drive A. Sele ct the OK button: • Another dialog window appears, listing t he PrintMagic MAGICARD Printer Driver.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 22 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • After about 30 seconds, the Pri nters window appears and the PrintMa gic MA GICA RD Printer on LPT1 should have been added to the Installe d Printers list. Press the Set as De fault Printer button.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 23 • Start t he PC and f rom t he desk top select the M y Computer f older . Select and open the Printers fold er : • Select and open the A dd Pri nter icon. Install the WINDOWS Driver Procedure to be follow ed if y our PC uses WINDOWS 95.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 24 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but ton: • Select the Have Disk butt on:.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 25 • Insert t he PrintMagic W INDOW S Driver Disk into t he PC Dr ive A.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 26 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip • Select the Next> but ton: • Select the desired por t ( usually LPT1 ) and select the Next> butt on:.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 27 You may then be off ered the choice of which printer to use as the default pr inter.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 28 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Printer Setup Changes to t he pr int er setup options per f ormed via the Cont r ol Panel ar e non- volatile, until subsequent ly changed, even though the PC may be switched off af t er use.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 29 Image A spect Tab On this pag e, t he card orientat ion m ay be set. T here are f our options:- • Standard Prints im ag es on a card with a border. ( MAGICARD 300 and MAGICARD 300 plus).
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 30 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color Format / Film Tab Dy e Film Fitted tells the printer which kind of dye film you have installed. Page 1 & 2 Color Formats te lls the W INDOW S Driver w hich dye f ilm panels to use on your card f or each side.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 31 Card Settings Tab Duplex Mode must be selected if r equiring to print both on t he front and t he back of the card. It m ust be deselected if t he doument is a single pag e.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 32 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Color A djust The def ault values for the Contrast , Bright ness and color balance of the printed car d may be changed in this set up t ab. Unless you know w hat you are doing, avoid changing the def ault s.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 33 • Ensure that t he Pr int er is switched ON and that the POW ER O N and ON LIN E indicator s are lit. • Run a W INDO W S application ( badg e-mak ing, desk - top publishing or im age processing ) on your PC, with a suitable image or artwork.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 34 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Check the Installation: • Repeat the Inst allat ion Steps in this Guide. • Check that t he Pr int er is selected to t he cor r ect mains voltage. • Check that all cables ar e cor r e ct ly connected.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 35 Thermal Pri nth ead Cleaning It is recom mended that t he Thermal Pr inthead be cleaned aft er every roll of dye f ilm, i.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 36 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip 4. W hilst chang ing the dye f ilm, and with the dye film r em oved, gently wipe the tip of t he Therm al Pr int head, using a g entle side-to- s ide act ion, with the Felt Tip Cleaning Pen supplied.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 37 1. Hinge down the Pull-down Card Tr ay. Hing e down the Front Cover and lif t up the Top Cover to the vertical posit ion, and r emove the Cassette. Switch ON t he power supply.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 38 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Cleaning the Optics 1. Using a small, sof t lens brush, g ently remove dust and debris f rom the visible mechanism and the brushstr ips. Ensur e the two light emit ting diodes (LED' s ) adj acent to the T hermal Printhead, ar e clean and not obscur ed.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 39 Notice The inf orm ation contained in this docum ent is s ubject to change without notice.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 40 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Limited Warranty Information 1) Coverage: Ultra El ect ronics Ltd W arrant s that the MAGI CARD print er shipped with.
Ultra Electronics C ard Sy stems Quick Start Guide MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip Page 41 EC Declara tion of Conformity Manuf acturer's Name: Ultra Electr onics L imited. Manufactu rer's Address: Waverley House, Hampshire Road, Granby Estate, Wey mouth, Dorset DT4 9XD England.
Quick Start Guide Ultra Electronics Card Sy stems Page 42 MA GICA RD Sprinter Flip.
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