P1036102-007 ZXP Series 7 Card Printer Service Manual 13
Theory of Operation
High-Capacity Output Hopper
High-Capacity Output Hopper
Hopper Cassette
Stacker
Hopper Cassette
• Easily removable from, and replaceable back onto, stacker base (full, partial, or
empty of cards).
• Equipped with a locking mechanism for capturing and holding stacked cards.
• Open front slot to allow for manual removal of cards (from 1 to 250 cards) without
removing stacker from base.
• With the hopper cassette removed, cards can be removed from top, not from
bottom as locking mechanism is not reversible.
Stacker
The high-capacity output hopper receives and automatically stacks cards in the order
they were printed—top face up—with the first card printed at the top of the stack, and
the last card printed at the bottom of the stack.
The high capacity output hopper runs independently of the printer and responds only
to the card present sensor at the entrance to the hopper. With the cassette in place,
the hopper will stack cards continuously based on print job (including overfilling over
the top of the cassette). With the cassette removed, the elevator will not actuate,
but the printer will continue to print and printed cards will accumulate on the stacker
base—up to 9 cards (30 mil) will accumulate before being pushed o the stacker base.