Page 2 - FOREWORD; RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION; COPYRIGHT NOTICE
2 FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Polaroid P50 i Series card printers. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Polaroid for in-warranty or out-of-warranty repair, contact Repair Administrationfor a Return Materials Authorization (...
Page 3 - Warranty information
3 Warranty information Printers: All Polaroid Card Printers are warranted against defects in material or workmanship for twelve (12) months from thepurchase date.Proof of purchase or shipment date is required to validate the warranty period. The warranty becomes void if theequipment is modified, imp...
Page 4 - DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
4 DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen...
Page 5 - Declare that all radio tests were fulfilled.
5 DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY Polaroid Digital ID Systems 4650 Executive Blvd.Ft.Wayne, IN 46808www.polaroid-id.com Products:Plastic Card Printer P50 i Declare under his whole responsibility that the products cited above are in conformitywith the applicable essential requirements (and in particular t...
Page 6 - INTRODUCTION
6 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Polaroid P50 i Plastic Card Printer. Polaroid’s card printers offer a low cost, high quality solution to those requiring computer-controlled printing and encoding of credit card style plastic cards. Card applications include customer loyalty, access control,...
Page 7 - ICONS
7 ICONS Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows: Important general information. Mechanical hazard, such as one associated with moving parts, capable of resulting in equipmentdamage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, ca...
Page 8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 1•1 Unpacking your P50 i • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 1•2 Indicators and control • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...
Page 10 - Unpacking your card printer
10 1 G ETTING S TARTED 1 • 1 Unpacking your card printer Your P50 i printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packaging material in case you need to move or re-ship the printer.Pull your printer out of the carton by grabbing it on both sides.While unpacking, inspect the cart...
Page 12 - Indicators and Control; ON; Green
12 1 • 2 Indicators and Control Your P50 i printer is equiped with a Multi Function Panel Button with a surrounding light ring that glows in three colors to provide printer status indication. The Multi Function Panel Button is used to perform the following operations: - Clear Error - Cleaning proces...
Page 13 - Printer Installation
13 1 • 3 Printer Installation The following will guide you through the installation of your P50 i printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P50 i Printer to 24 VDC. Limit excess current draw to 16 amps or less, using an associated circuit breaker or other suchdevice. Never operate the printer...
Page 14 - Printer Features
14 2 2 • 1 Printer Features The following shows the features found on your P50 i Printer:
Page 15 - Loading Ribbon Cartridge
15 2 • 2 Loading Ribbon Cartridge The P50 i Printer requires approved ribbon cartridges (see Appendix C). The Resin Thermal Transfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons are specifically designed for your P50 i Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Print Head), always use approved ribbons.You ca...
Page 16 - Loading Cards
16 2 • 3 Loading Cards To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P50 i has the following items: A - CARD FEEDER This item is used for loading cards, it can hold up to 50 cards of 30 mils. You may have to install the Card Feeder.Hold the card feeder on the sides and slide it into the rail guide...
Page 19 - Feeding One Card at a Time
19 2 • 4 Feeding One Card at a Time For feeding one card at a time, like Cleaning Cards for example, remove all cards from card feeder and insert one cardat a time at the bottom of the feeder. Do not feed more than one card at a time.
Page 20 - Printing a Test Card
20 2 • 5 Printing a Test Card With ribbon cartridge and cards loaded, your P50 i printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer, you should print a test card. 1 • Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF (0) position. 2 • While holding down the Multi Function Panel Button, switc...
Page 21 - RINTING A SAMPLE CARD
21 3 P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P50 i Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your card design/issuing software or printer command level programming through the printer interface.The P50 i Card Printer can be used with any Windows 98/ME/XP , Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 softwar...
Page 22 - Initially, do not power ON the printer with the USB attached.
22 3 • 1 To install the P50 i Printer Driver Automatically on all Operating Systems, Use the Polaroid Install Wizard To ensure the accuracy of driver installation, it is recommended that you use the Polaroid Install Wizard that is provided on your driver CD. The Wizard will: a • Automatically launch...
Page 23 - Set Printer Driver Options:
23 3 • 2 Set Printer Driver Options: To open the P50 i Printer screen, right mouse click on your driver icon and select Properties . Change the options as follows: 1• On the Device Settings tab the magnetic encoder feature is automatically enabled. If you need to change settings for a Magnetic Encod...
Page 24 - Printing a sample card:
24 3 • 3 Printing a sample card: Follow the steps to print your first card 1• Go to the Microsoft Word Software. 2• If the printer was not selected as the default printer, go to the file menu and Select Printer and choose Polaroid P50 i Card Printer in the printer names list. Then Close the print di...
Page 25 - LEANING
25 4 C LEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures must be performed to maintain yourfactory warranty. Other than the recommanded cleaning procedures described inthis manual, allow only Polaroid authorized technicians to service the P50 i Printer. NEVER loosen, tigh...
Page 26 - Cleaning System
26 4 • 1 Cleaning System Your P50 i Printer includes a simple cleaning system using Pre-Saturated Cleaning Cards provided. The regular use of these cards will clean and maintain important parts of your printer that cannot be reached: including the PrintHead the Transport Rollers and Magnetic Encoder...
Page 27 - Cleaning the Print Head
27 4 • 2 Cleaning the Print Head A cleaning using the cleaning system with cards usually suffices. However, a separate Print head cleaning using swabscan remove more stubborn deposits when print anomalies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam-tipped swabs. 1 • Switch power Off , open cover by pr...
Page 28 - Card Cleaning Cartridge
28 4 • 3 Card Cleaning Cartridge Your P50 i Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller should be replaced with every ribbon cartridge replacement. WHEN TO MAINTAINEach time the ribbon cartridge is replaced...
Page 30 - ROUBLESHOOTING; Print Quality Issues
5 30 T ROUBLESHOOTING This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P50i printer. 5 • 1 Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The print quality is dependent on several factors. The two most important factors that will incre...
Page 36 - CARD DIMENSIONS; ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD
36 CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD
Page 37 - PPENDIX; Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder
37 A A PPENDIX Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P50 i Printers with Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder.(See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRODUCTION Operation and maintenance requirements for the P50 i Printer with the optional magnetic card s...
Page 40 - Accessories & Supplies
40 B Part Number Description Cards/Cartridge VEN 1207 Black Monochrome 500 VEN 1206 5 Panel YMCKO Dye Sub 100 A PPENDIX Accessories & Supplies Please contact your Polaroid authorized dealer to place an order for accessories and supplies. RIBBONS: Use only Polaroid -approved card, ribbon and patc...
Page 41 - ACCESSORIES
41 ACCESSORIES Accessories available for P50 i printers appear below. Always refer to the part number when placing an order. Printer supplies Part Number Description 300320-001 Centronics Parallel cable (36 pins) 105912-212 USB Cable (6ft A-B) 105925-001 Replacement Print Head Kit Cleaning Supplies ...
Page 42 - World Wide Sales and Support:
42 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
