Page 2 - FOREWORD; RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION; COPYRIGHT NOTICE
I P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P75 i Series card printers. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Befor...
Page 3 - II; PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT
II P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C PRODUCT WARRANTY STATEMENT Printers A l l P o l a r o i d C a r d P r i n t e r s a r e w a r r a n t e d a g a i n s t d e f e c t s i n m a t e r i...
Page 4 - III; DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C III DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to part 15 of th...
Page 5 - IV; INTRODUCTION; P75i PRINTER MODELS
IV P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Polaroid P75i Plastic Card Printer.These printers produce cards ideal for personalized identification, access...
Page 6 - ICONS
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C V Important general information Mechanical hazard, such as one associatedwith moving parts, capable of resulting inequipment damage or personal injury. ...
Page 7 - Table of contents
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VI 1 2 345 6 Table of contents ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi GETTING STARTED . . . . . ...
Page 8 - VII
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C VII APPENDIX A - MAGNETIC CARD STRIPE ENCODER . . . . . . . . . . . 36 APPENDIX B - SMART CARD CONTACT STATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 APPENDIX C - A...
Page 9 - PRINTER; ETTING STARTED
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 1 Y o u r P 7 5 i p r i n t e r s h i p s i n a c a r t o n a n dp r o t e c t i v e a n t i - s t a t i c b a g . K e e p a l l p a c k i n gmaterial i...
Page 11 - INDICATORS
3 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C LCD Display: The 16 character LCD display is used for: - Showing the printer current status- Providing operator and service messages (Chapter 5) LED’s...
Page 12 - C A U T I O N
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 4 PRINTER INSTALLATION Use the following to guide you through the installation of your P75i Printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P75it o 1 1...
Page 14 - Ethernet Test Card
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 6 ETHERNET INDICATORS ETHERNET PUSH BUTTON The following shows the function of the switch and indicators foundon P75i Printers that use Ethernet Compute...
Page 15 - PERATION; FEATURES
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 7 O PERATION P75i PRINTER FEATURES The following shows the features found on your P75i Printer.
Page 18 - LOADING CARDS
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 10 LOADING CARDS A - CARD CARTRIDGE For loading cards. To help you load, print, and collect cards, theP75i is equiped with the following items: DO NOT b...
Page 23 - Printer Menu information; P75i LCD Menu Tree
Printer Menu information The printer is equipped with a LCD Display and two key buttons whichprovides access to printer menus.Press the Menu button to enter the Menu Mode. The top line display shows menu information. The second line of thedisplay clarifies the function of the two [Next] and [Select]...
Page 25 - RINTING A SAMPLE CARD
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 17 P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P75i Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your carddesign/issuing software or printer command level...
Page 26 - Install the P75i Printer Driver
18 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Install the P75i Printer Driver To install the P75i Printer Driver Automatically on all Operating Systems,Use the Polaroid Install Wizard. To ensure ...
Page 27 - Set Printer Driver Options:
19 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Set Printer Driver Options: The P75i Printer screen appears. Change the options as follows: 1• On the Device Settings tab the magnetic encoder featur...
Page 28 - Print a sample card:; Follow the steps below to print your first card
Print a sample card: Follow the steps below to print your first card Go to the Microsoft Word Software. If the printer was not selected as the default printer, go to the File menu, Select Printer and choose Polaroid P75i Card Printer from the printer names list. Then Close the print dialog box. C o ...
Page 29 - LEANING
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 21 C LEANING P R O T E C T Y O U R F A C T O R YWARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures mustbe performed to maintain your factory warranty.Othe...
Page 30 - WHEN TO CLEAN; HOW TO CLEAN; CLEANING
WHEN TO CLEAN When LCD screen reports message. HOW TO CLEAN 1. Leave power on. Open Cover and release Print Head Bracket to remove ribbon.Close Print Head bracket.Close Cover. Remove cards from Card Feeder. 2. Insert one Pre-Saturated Cleaning Card (provided) through slot on the side of the Card Fee...
Page 32 - WHEN TO MAINTAIN
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 24 Y o u r P 7 5 i P r i n t e r a l s o h a s a C a r d C l e a n i n gCartridge. This item cleans the cards enteringthe printer. To ensure print quali...
Page 34 - MEANING; ACTION; SCREEN MESSAGE; ROUBLESHOOTING
MEANING The printer is performing an internal test before use Ready for use P r i n t H e a d c o o l d o w nmode Self test card printing T h e c a r d d a t a i s b e i n gtransmitted The yellow panel is beingprintedT h e m a g e n t a p a n e l i sprintingThe cyan panel is printing P75i User's Man...
Page 37 - Print Quality Issues; Small spots appear on the printed card with a non-printed; Possible Cause
29 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality isdependent on several factors. The two most import...
Page 38 - T h e r e a r e n o n - p r i n t i n g h o r i z o n t a l l i n e s ( w h i t e ) o n t h e c a r d; • Poor Print Quality
30 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C • T h e r e a r e n o n - p r i n t i n g h o r i z o n t a l l i n e s ( w h i t e ) o n t h e c a r d surfaces. Possible Cause A. Ribbon is not cor...
Page 39 - • Printing is blurry; • No printing on the card
31 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C • Printing is blurry Possible Cause A. Ribbon may not be correctly positionedB. Ribbon may not be synchronized on the correct color panel position. C...
Page 40 - General
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 32 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATI0NS • High speed printing, over 144 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO) throughput • Small footprint• Windows Drivers...
Page 41 - Overlay varnish
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 33 • Types PVC, Composite• Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810, 2.125” (54mm) by 3.375” (86mm) • Option: Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811• Option: Smart C...
Page 43 - CARD DIMENSIONS
35 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD 0.403 in (10.25 mm) 0.782 in (19.87 mm) 0.757 in (19.23 mm) 1.124 in (28.55 mm) ISO 7816 Cards...
Page 44 - PPENDIX A; Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder
36 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C A PPENDIX A Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75iPrinters with Magnetic Card Stripe...
Page 45 - NOTE
37 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C The magnetic encoder is a factory installedi t e m w i t h t h e r e a d / w r i t e h e a d p o s i t i o n e db e l o w t h e c a r d p a t h , a v...
Page 47 - PPENDIX B; Smart Card Contact Station
P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 39 A PPENDIX B Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional operations of the P75iPrinters with Smart Card Contact Sta...
Page 49 - ACCESSORIES; PPENDIX C; Accessories; RIBBONS
ACCESSORIES Acessories available for P75i Printers appear below. Always refer to the partnumber when placing an order: P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C 41 A PPENDIX C Accessories & ...
Page 50 - World Wide Sales and Support
42 P75i User's Manual General Info. Getting Started Operation Printing a Card Cleaning Troubleshooting Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C World Wide Sales and Support Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd. Ft.Wayne, IN 46808 www.polaroid-id.com Toll Free number: 1-866-484-0611
