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SD Series Installation and Administrator’s Guide A-11

Power On the System

Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneloftheprintertopoweronthesystem.

Theprinterandlaminatorperforminternalchecksandinitialize supplies.

ThelaminatorcontainsheatersfortheL1andL2cartridges,andfortheimpresser

ifoneisinstalled.Itcantak eseveralminutesfortheheaterstoreachtheircorrect

operatingtemperaturebeforethesystemisreadytoprintcards.

Print a Test Card

Afteryousetuptheprinter,printseveraltestcardstodeterminehowwellthe

laminatorappliestheoverlaymaterialtothecard.Youmayneedtoprintmultiple

testcardstomakesurethattheoverlayispositionedcorrectly.Thecardstock,the

carddesign,andtheprinter’senvironmentcaninfluencetheappearanceofcards.

Use the Card Printer Driver

Refertotheprinter’sDriverGuideforinformationabouthowtosetuplamination

preferencesandprintadrivertestcard.

Thelaminatorhasapower‐savefeaturethatpowersofftheheatersafterthe

printerhasnotbeenusedforaspecifiedperiodoftime.Ifthetimeoutperiod

expires,itcantakeseveralminutesforthelaminatorheaterstoreturntotheir

operatingtemperaturewhenacardissentto

theprinter.Thefrontpaneldisplays

themessageBusy Warming upduringthistime.Youcanchangethetimeout

periodusingthePrinterManagerLaminatorsetting.Referto“Laminator ”on

page56formoreinformationaboutusingPrinterManager.

Ifyoursystemincludestheoptionalsecondlaminator(L2),makesurethatthe

laminatorcartridgeisalwaysinstalled,evenifthecartridgeisnotloadedwith

overlaymaterial.Ifthecartridgeisnotinplace,cardsarenotsupportedasthey

travelthroughthesystem,andcanfallintothebottom

ofthelaminator.

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