12 Using the Printer and Laminator
Before You Begin
Make๎sure๎that๎the๎printer๎and๎laminator๎(if๎used)๎are๎set๎up๎and๎the๎printer๎driver๎installed.๎
Refer๎to๎the๎Datacard๎SR200๎&๎SR300๎Card๎Printers๎and๎LM200๎&๎LM300๎Laminators๎Installation๎
Guide๎for๎instructions.
Create๎the๎card๎design(s)๎to๎use,๎and๎test๎each๎design๎before๎beginning๎production.๎Be๎sure๎to๎
use๎production๎card๎stock,๎and๎test๎all๎data๎and๎all๎processes.๎For๎example:
๏ฌ๏ Encode๎and๎read๎magnetic๎stripe๎data,๎if๎used.
๏ฌ๏ Print๎and๎verify๎the๎colors๎and๎quality๎of๎printing.
๏ฌ๏ Laminate๎test๎cards๎and๎make๎sure๎that๎the๎results๎meet๎your๎requirements.
Ask๎your๎service๎provider๎for๎assistance,๎if๎needed,๎to๎make๎your๎design๎work.
Loading Supplies
Before๎using๎the๎printer,๎make๎sure๎that๎the๎correct๎cards๎have๎been๎loaded๎into๎the๎card๎hopper,๎
that๎ink๎ribbon๎and๎retransfer๎film๎cartridges๎are๎installed๎in๎the๎printer,๎and๎that๎(if๎used)๎
laminate๎film๎cartridge(s)๎are๎loaded๎in๎the๎laminator.
Loading Cards
The๎card๎hopper๎can๎hold๎up๎to๎100,๎0.030๎inch๎(0.75๎mm)๎cards.๎The๎cards๎are๎held๎in๎position๎
with๎a๎hopper๎cover.๎Make๎sure๎that๎magnetic๎stripe๎cards๎or๎smart๎cards๎are๎loaded๎in๎the๎
proper๎orientation๎for๎processing.
1. Slide๎the๎card๎hopper๎latch๎open๎(1).
2. Slide๎the๎hopper๎cover๎up๎(2).
If๎the๎printer๎uses๎the๎security๎lock,๎refer๎to๎โSecurity๎Lock๎Tabโ๎on๎page 49.๎Unlock๎the๎
printer๎before๎starting๎any๎of๎the๎tasks๎in๎this๎chapter.