Page 2 - Plastic Card Printer; FOREWORD
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Zebra P420 i by Zebra Technologies Corporation. RETURN MATER...
Page 3 - PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT; Printers
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT Printers All Zebra Card Printers are warranted against defects in material orworkmanship for twelve (12) month...
Page 4 - DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY Supplemental Information:This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollow...
Page 5 - INTRODUCTION; PRINTER MODELS
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Zebra P420 i Plastic Card Printer. These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identifica...
Page 6 - ICONS
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Important general information. Mechanical hazard, such as one associated withmoving parts, capable of resulting in equipmentdamage or per...
Page 7 - Table of contents
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1 2 3456 Table of contents GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 • 1 Unpacking yo...
Page 9 - Unpacking your card printer; ETTING STARTED
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Your P420 i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packing material in case you need to move or re-ship the p...
Page 11 - Indicators and Control; L C D
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1•2 Indicators and Control Your P720 printer has an LCD Display, two LED’s and two Panel Buttons. T h e 1 6 c h a r a c t e r L C D D i s...
Page 12 - Printer Installation
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1•3 Printer Installation The following will guide you through the installation of your P420 i printer. C A U T I O N : L i m i t A C p o ...
Page 13 - PERATION; Printer Features
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C O PERATION 2•1 Printer Features The following shows the features found on your P420 i Printer: S T A N D A R D F E A T U R E S O P T I O ...
Page 14 - Loading Ribbons
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•2 Loading Ribbons The P420 i Printer requires approved ribbons (see Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons...
Page 16 - Loading Cards; CARD FEEDER
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•3 Loading Cards To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P420 i has the following items: A - CARD FEEDER This items is used for ...
Page 17 - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C B - INSTALL CARD CLEANING CARTRIDGE This item is used to clean the cards entering the printer. 1 . · R e m o v e C a r d C l e a n i n g ...
Page 18 - CARD THICKNESS CONTROL LEVER
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Card Thickness:A - 60mil (1.524mm) to 50mil (1.27mm)B - 40mil (1.016mm)C - 30mil (0.762mm)D - 20mil (0.508mm)E* - Less than 20 mil (0.508...
Page 19 - Rejected Card Box; REJECT BOX
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•4 Rejected Card Box The P420 i Printer is equipped with a Rejected card Box. When an encoding can not be completed, the card is ejected...
Page 21 - Feeding one card at a time
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•5 Feeding one card at a time A Manual Feed Slot is avalable on the side of the Card Feeder cover for feedingsingle cards. Cleaning Card...
Page 22 - Printing a Test Card
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•6 Printing a Test Card With ribbon and cards loaded, your P420 i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer you s...
Page 23 - Printer Menu Information; LCD Menu Tree
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2•7 Printer Menu Information The printer is equipped with a LCD Display and two key buttons which gives accessto printer menus.Press the ...
Page 25 - PRINTER
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Offset X: aa-Y:bb To show the X print location offset value in pixels (aa) To show the Y print location offset value in pixels (bb) Mag. ...
Page 26 - nting; RINTING A SAMPLE CARD
General information Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C nting P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P420 i Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your card design/issuing Windows software or printer ...
Page 27 - Printer Driver automatically on
General information Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 • 1. To install the P420 i Printer Driver automatically on all Operating systems, use the install wizard. The wizard will: - Automatically launch when ...
Page 28 - Set Printer Driver Options:
CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 • 2 Set Printer Driver Options: To open the P420 i Printer screen, right mouse click on your driver icon and selec...
Page 29 - Printing a sample card:
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3•3. Printing a sample card: Follow the steps to print your first card - Go to the Microsoft Word Software. - If the printer was not sele...
Page 30 - LEANING; PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY!
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C C LEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures must beperformed to maintain your factory warranty.O t h ...
Page 31 - Cleaning System; CLEAN
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4•1 Cleaning System Your P420 i Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre-Saturated Cleaning Cards provided. The regular us...
Page 32 - Cleaning the Print Head
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4•2 Cleaning the Print Head A cleaning using the Cleaning System with cards usually suffices. However, aseparate Print Head cleaning usin...
Page 33 - Card Cleaning Cartridge
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4•3 Card Cleaning Cartridge Your P420 i Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To e...
Page 35 - ROUBLESHOOTING; Interpreting LCD Display messages
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C MEANING The printer is performingan internal test before use Ready for use Print Head cool downmode Self test card printing The card data...
Page 38 - Print Quality Issues
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 5•2 Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality isdependent on several factors. The...
Page 41 - ECHNICAL
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATI0NS General • High speed printing, over 102 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKOK) throughput • Small footp...
Page 42 - CARD DIMENSIONS; ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD 0.79...
Page 45 - Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder; PPENDIX
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P420 i Printers with Magnetic Card Str...
Page 46 - MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C A . · MEDIA LOADING ORIENTATION The magnetic encoder is a factory installed item withthe read/write head positioned below the card path,a...
Page 47 - MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C B . · MAGNETIC ENCODER CLEANING There exists two different processes to clean the Magnetic Stripe Encoder.The first process consists of a...
Page 48 - Smart Card Contact Station
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional operations of the P420 i Printers with Smart Card Contact ...
Page 50 - Accessories & supplies; RIBBONS; Monochrome Resin Ribbons (Sold by the Roll)
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Accessories & supplies Please contact your Zebra-authorized dealer to place an order for accessories andsuplies. RIBBONS The followin...
Page 51 - CARDS
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C CARDS The following plain white plastic cards are available for use in the P420 i printers: Notes:† 10mil = 0.254mm;30 mil = 0.762mm‡ 10m...
Page 52 - ACCESSORIES; Cleaning Supplies
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C ACCESSORIES Accessories available for P420 i Printers appear below. Always refer to the part number when placing an order. Cleaning Suppl...
Page 53 - World Wide Sales and Support:
General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card P420 i Plastic Card Printer Appendix C World Wide Sales and Support: Zebra Technologies CorporationCard Imaging Division1001 Flynn RoadCamarillo, CA. 93012-8706.USAPhone:+1 (80...