Page 2 - FOREWORD; COPYRIGHT NOTICE
iii FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Eltron P520 Seriescard printers manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation. RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty orout-of-warranty repair, c...
Page 3 - WARRANTY INFORMATION; DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
iv WARRANTY INFORMATION WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! To establish your warranty period and provide access to technical support, send usyour warranty registration card today! Zebra warrants the mechanism, control electronics and power supply, under normaluse and service, to be free from defects in mater...
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION
v INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Eltron P520 Plastic Card Printer. Eltron’s P series card printers offer a low cost, high quality solution to those requiringcomputer-controlled printing and encoding of credit card style plastic cards, Cardapplications include personalized identification, ac...
Page 5 - ICONS
vi 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 equipment damage or personal injury. Electrical hazard, such as an exposed voltage point, c...
Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
vii 1 2 3 4 5 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • 1 1•1 Unpacking your • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 1•2 Indicators and control • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 1•3 Printer installation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 OPERATION...
Page 7 - APPENDIX A • • • • • • • • • • • • •; APPENDIX B • • • • • • • • • • • • •; APPENDIX C • • • • • • • • • • • • •
viii APPENDIX A • • • • • • • • • • • • • 43 Introduction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 43 A- Media Loading orientation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 44 B- Magnetic Encoder Cleaning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45 APPENDIX B • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46 Introduct...
Page 8 - ETTING; Unpacking your card printer
1 GETTING STARTED 1 G ETTING S TARTED 1 • 1 Unpacking your card printer Your P520 printer ships in a carton and protective anti-static bag. Keep all packagingmaterial in case you need to move or re-ship the printer.While unpacking, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage occured during shipping....
Page 10 - Indicators and Control; LCD
GETTING STARTED 3 1 • 2 Indicators and Control Your P520 printer has an LCD Display, two LED’s and two Panel Buttons. The 16 character LCD Display is used for: • Showing the printer’s current status• Providing operator and service messages(chapter 5) The two LEDs are used for: • Green: Power LED• Am...
Page 11 - Printer Installation
1 • 3 Printer Installation The following will guide you through the installation of your P520 printer. CAUTION: Limit AC power supplied to the P520 Printer to 110 - 230 V AC, 60 - 50 Hz for an associated1,40A - 0,80A. Limit excess current draw to 16amps or less, using an associated circuit breakeror...
Page 12 - PERATION; Printer Features
5 OPERATION 2 O PERATION 2 • 1 Printer Features The following shows the features found on your P520 Printer: Standard Features: Optional Features: 1 • Print Head Unlock Lever A • Smart Card Contact Station 2 • Print Head B • Magnetic Encoder Station 3 • Card Thickness Control Lever 4 • Card Feeder 5...
Page 13 - Loading Printing Ribbons
OPERATION 6 2 • 2 Loading Printing Ribbons The P520 Printer requires approved ribbons (see Appendix C). The Resin ThermalTransfer and Dye Sublimation ribbons and Lamination are specifically designed foryour P520 Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Print Head), always useapproved ribbo...
Page 15 - Loading Lamination Patch
OPERATION 8 2 • 3 Loading Lamination Patch The P520 Printer requires approved patches (see Appendix C).Clear patches, hologram patches or Overlay varnishes are specifically designed foryour P520 Printer. For optimum performance and printer life (Laminator), always use approved patches. 1 • Remove pa...
Page 16 - Loading Cards
OPERATION 9 2 • 4 Loading Cards To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P520 has the following items: A - CARD FEEDER This items is used for loading cards. 1 • Open Card Feeder Cover by putting your fingers on both sides and rotating the cover in a clockwisedirection to the open position. 2 ...
Page 19 - Rejected Card Box; REJECT BOX FULL
12 OPERATION 2 • 5 Rejected Card Box The P520 Printer is equipped with a Rejected card Box. When an encoding can not becompleted, the card is ejected into the Rejected Card Box. The P520 Printer counts thenumber of cards which go into the Reject Card Box. After 20 cards the printer stops,the Amber L...
Page 21 - Feeding one card at a time
14 OPERATION 2 • 6 Feeding one card at a time A Manual Feed Slot is avalable on the side of the Card Feeder cover for feeding singlecards. Cleaning Cards are fed manually through this slot.The Feeder must be empty for manual card feeding to work properly. For one-at-a-time printing, feed cards throu...
Page 22 - Printing a Test Card
2 • 7 Printing a Test Card With ribbon and cards loaded, your P520 printer is ready to print. To check the operation of the printer and the laminator you should print a test card. 1 • When the printer displays READY, press the “Next” button (left) on your Control Panel to MENUPRINTER, then the “Sele...
Page 23 - Printer Menu Information; Printing Station
16 OPERATION 2 • 8 Printer Menu Information The printer is equipped with an LCD Display and two key buttons which gives accessto printer menus.When the printer status shows READY, press the Menu button to enter the Menu Mode Menu Button “NEXT”(left) Clear Button “SELECT”(right) When you are in Menu ...
Page 26 - Menu Tree: Lamination station
19 OPERATION READY Printer info see page N°17 Menu Lamination N N: NEXTS: SELECT Temp: 170°C (U) Shows current setting for laminator temperature Laminator Info Speed: 08.84 (D) Speed setting Patch Clear 0.6 Ribbon setting Firmware: V1.00 LAM CYCLE Causes a single cycle of the lamination operation i....
Page 27 - RINTING A SAMPLE CARD
PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD 21 3 P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P520 Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver, your carddesign/issuing software or printer command level programming through the printerinterface. The P520 Card Printer can be used with any Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 softw...
Page 28 - To install the P520 Printer Driver in
PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD 22 3 • 1 To install the P520 Printer Driver in windows 95/98, use the following steps: IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that your PC printer port is set to standard mode and also ensure thatyou have deleted any previous versions ot thisprinter driver. If you have any doubts pleasecontac...
Page 30 - Printing a sample card:
PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD 24 3 • 4 Printing a sample card: Follow the steps 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 and Select Printer and choose Eltron P520 Card Printer in the printer nameslist. Then C...
Page 31 - LEANING
25 CLEANING 4 C LEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures mustbe performed to maintain your factory warranty.Other than the recommanded cleaning proceduresdescribed in this manual, allow only Zebra authorised technicians to service the P520 Printer. NEVER loosen, ...
Page 32 - CLEAN PRINTER; Cleaning System
CLEAN PRINTER Although the CLEAN PRINTER message is displayed until the cleaning process has been performed, the printer will continue to operate. 4 • 1 Cleaning System Your P520 Printer includes a simple cleaning system using the Pre-Satured CleaningCards provided. The regular use of these cards wi...
Page 33 - Cleaning the Print Head
27 CLEANING 4 • 2 Cleaning the Print Head A cleaning using the cleaning system with cards usually suffices. However, a separate Print head cleaning using swabs can remove more stubborn deposits whenprint anomalies persist. To avoid deposits, only use foam-tipped swabs. 1 • Switch power Off, open cov...
Page 34 - Cleaning the Laminator Rollers
PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD 28 4 • 3 Cleaning the Laminator Rollers A cleaning using the Cleaning System with cards usually suffices, moreover your printer is equipped with two cleaning rollers situated before the card enter theLaminator. The upper roller has a coating that collects any loose particles o...
Page 35 - Card Cleaning Cartridge
29 PRINTING A SAMPLE CARD 4 • 4 Card Cleaning Cartridge Your P520 Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item cleans the cards entering the printer. To ensure print quality, the cleaning roller requires periodic replacements. WHEN TO MAINTAINWhen LCD screen reports message.Run a printer cl...
Page 37 - ROUBLESHOOTING; Interpreting LCD Display messages; A • About the Printing Station
5 T ROUBLESHOOTING This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P520printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer’s LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions. There is also some addit...
Page 40 - B • About the Laminator Station
TROUBLESHOOTING 34 B • About the Laminator Station SCREEN MESSAGE INITIALISING READY COVER OPEN ROTATION ERROR LAMINATING OUT OF RIBBON MECHANICAL ERR TEMPERATURE ERR WARMING UP RIBBON FAILURE STANDBY MODE MEANING The printer is performingan internal test before use Ready for use The cover is open T...
Page 41 - Print Quality Issues
5 • 2 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 increase yourprint quality are cleanliness and card stock. To diagnose and fix print quality problems,follow the troublesh...
Page 44 - ECHNICAL
39 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 6 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General • High speed printing & laminatingYMCK & 1.0 mil lamination 110 cards per hourYMCK & 0.6 mil lamination 120 cards per hourYMCK-K & 1.0 mil lamination 95 cards per hourYMCK-K & 0.6 mil lamination 105 cards per hour • ...
Page 45 - CARD DIMENSIONS; ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD
CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 40
Page 47 - CENTRONIC CABLE INTERFACE; Printer Pin; DO
CENTRONIC CABLE INTERFACE The above drawing shows the required connections to use the printer centronic interface. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 42 Printer Pin Lign Name 1 -STROBE 2 DO 3 D1 4 D2 5 D3 6 D4 7 D5 8 D6 9 D7 10 -ACK 11 -BUSY 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 -AUTO FEED 32 -ERROR 31 -INIT 36 SLCT IN 19-30-33 GN...
Page 48 - PPENDIX; Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder
43 APPENDIX A A A PPENDIX Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional operations of the P520 Printerswith Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder.(See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRODUCTION Operation and maintenance requirements for the P520 Printer with the optionalmagnetic...
Page 51 - Smart Card Contact Station
APPENDIX B 46 B A PPENDIX Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional operations of the P520 Printerswith Smart Card Contact Stations.(See Chapter 2 for location.) INTRODUCTION Your P520 may be equipped with an optional Smart Card contact station. Smart Cards can s...
Page 53 - Accessories & Supplies
APPENDIX C 48 C Part Number Description Cards/roll 800015-101 to 109 Monochrome Ribbon 1000 800015-120 to 122 Hologram or varnish 350 800015-140 YMCKO 200 800015-148 YMCKOK 170 800015-150 Kdye-0 500 800015-160 KO 600 800015-301 to 309 Monochrome Ribbon 1500 800015-340 YMCKO 350 800015-348 YMCKOK 250...
Page 56 - ACCESSORIES
51 APPENDIX C ACCESSORIES Accessories available for P520 printers appear below. Always refer to the part numberwhen placing an order. Documentation Part Number Description 980312-001 P520 User’s Manual (English & Spanish) 980312-002 P520 User’s Manual (French & German) 980312-051 P520 User’s...
Page 57 - World Wide Sales and Support:
World Wide Sales and Support: Zebra Technologies CorporationEltron Card Printer Products1001 Flynn RoadCamarillo, CA 93021-8706.USAPhone: + 1(805) 579 1800Fax.: + 1 (805) 579 1808Toll Free in US: (800) 452-4056e-mail: [email protected] Zebra Technologies CorporationEltron card Printer Products, (Euro...
