SD160/SD260 Installation and Administrator’s Guide 71
Card Quality Guidelines
Cardsmustmeetthefollowingcardqualityguidelinesfortheprintertoprinthigh‐quality
graphicsonthemsuccessfully.
Card Surface
Thecardmustbesmoothandeven,andfreeofirregularitiessuchasraisedburrsorparticles
embeddedinthesurface.Surfaceirregularitiescancauseprintingvoids,especiallywhenprinting
edgetoedge.
Card Handling
Theseguidelinesapplytounprintedcards.
Anydebrisorparticlesonthesurfaceofanunprintedcardcanreduceprintqualityand
damagetheprinthead.
Greaseoroils,suchasoilsfromyourfingers,alsore duceprintquality.Keepcardscompletely
clean.Donottouchtheprintsurfaceofacardwithyourfingersorhands.
Donotusearubberbandtobindblankcardstogether.
Ifyoudropacardonthefloor,donotinsertitintotheprinter.
Card Storage
Theseguidelinesapplytobothprintedandunprintedcards.
Cardsmustbestackedsothattheydonotshiftandrubagainsteachother.
Whenyoustorecards,makesurethatnotwocardscontainimagesorblocksofcolorthat
comeincontactwitheachother.
Makesurethatthemagneticstripeononecarddoesnotcomeincontactwiththemagnetic
stripeonanothercard.
Makesurethatcardswithmagneticstripesarestoredawayfrommagnetsandother
magneticobjects.
Storecardsinacool,dry,anddarkplace.Excessivelightcancauseyellowingofcardson
exposededges.
Keepcardsintheiroriginalpackaging.
Cardsmustbeatroomtemperaturewhentheyareused.Ifcardsarestoredinacooler
environmentthantheprinter,allowthemtoreachroomtemperaturebeforeyouusethem.