Page 2 - Dual-sided Lamination; P720 Plastic Card Printer; FOREWORD
2 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C FOREWORD This manual contains installation and operation information for the Zebra P720 Series...
Page 3 - WARRANTY INFORMATION
3 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C WARRANTY INFORMATION Printers: All Zebra Card Printers are warranted against defects in materi...
Page 4 - DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY
4 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY Supplemental Information: This device complies with Part 15 of the ...
Page 5 - INTRODUCTION
5 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Zebra P720 Plastic Card Printer. Zebra’s P series card...
Page 6 - ICONS
6 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C ICONS Throughout this manual, different icons highlight important information, as follows: Imp...
Page 7 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
7 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 1 • 1 ...
Page 8 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 48 APPENDIX A • • • • • • • • • • •...
Page 9 - ETTING; Unpacking your card printer
9 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1 G ETTING S TARTED 1 • 1 Unpacking your card printer Your P720 printer ships in a carton and ...
Page 11 - Indicators and Control; L C D
11 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1 • 2 Indicators and Control Your P720 printer has an LCD Display, two LED’s and two Panel Bu...
Page 12 - Printer Installation
12 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 1 • 3 Printer Installation The following will guide you through the installation of your P720...
Page 13 - Printer Features; PERATION
13 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 2 • 1 Printer Features The following shows the features found on your P720 Printer: Standar...
Page 14 - Loading Printing Ribbons
14 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 2 Loading Printing Ribbons The P720 Printer requires approved ribbons (see Appendix C). T...
Page 16 - Loading Laminate Ribbons
16 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 3 Loading Laminate Ribbons The P720 Printer requires approved liner-less patches (see App...
Page 17 - Upper Patch
17 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C Upper Patch Lower Patch Each time you remove either the upper or lower cassette, make sure yo...
Page 18 - Loading Cards
18 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 4 Loading Cards To help you load, print, and collect cards, the P720 has the following it...
Page 20 - Rejected Card Box; REJECT BOX FULL
20 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 5 Rejected Card Box The P720 Printer is equipped with a Rejected card Box. When an encodi...
Page 22 - Feeding one card at a time
22 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 6 Feeding one card at a time A Manual Feed Slot is avalable on the side of the Card Feede...
Page 23 - Printing a Test Card
23 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 7 Printing a Test Card With printing ribbon, patch ribbon cassette and cards loaded, your...
Page 24 - Printer Menu Information; Next pages
24 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 8 Printer Menu Information The printer is equipped with an LCD Display and two key button...
Page 28 - Understand the printing process
28 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 9 Understand the printing process The process of encoding, printing and applying overlami...
Page 29 - Understand the Lamination process; Do Not Touch the Sensors.
29 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 2 • 10 Understand the Lamination process Five roller systems drive the card through the lamin...
Page 30 - RINTING A SAMPLE CARD
30 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 P RINTING A SAMPLE CARD Printing with the P720 Printer requires the Windows Printer Driver,...
Page 31 - To install the P720 Printer Driver Automatically on all
31 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 • 1 To install the P720 Printer Driver Automatically on all Operating Systems, Use the Zebr...
Page 32 - Set Printer Driver Options:
32 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 • 2 Set Printer Driver Options: The P720 Printer screen appears. Change the options as foll...
Page 33 - Printing a sample card:
33 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 3 • 3 Printing a sample card: Follow the steps to print your first card - Go to the Microsoft...
Page 34 - LEANING
34 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4 C LEANING PROTECT YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY! The recommended maintenance procedures must be per...
Page 35 - PRINTER AND LAMINATOR CLEANING CYCLES; Cleaning Printhead only
35 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C PRINTER AND LAMINATOR CLEANING CYCLES Routine printer and laminator cleaning is recommended t...
Page 36 - Cleaning Magnetic Encoder only
36 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C A cleaning using the cleaning system with cards usually suffices. However, a separate Print h...
Page 37 - Clean the laminator only
37 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4 • 3 Clean the laminator only Warning: This cleaning cycle must be performed prior to daily ...
Page 39 - Clean the complete P720
39 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4 • 4 Clean the complete P720 WHEN TO CLEAN When the LCD screen reports messages:”P720 Cleani...
Page 40 - Card Cleaning Cartridge; CLEAN PRINTER
40 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 4 • 5 Card Cleaning Cartridge Your P720 Printer also has a Card Cleaning Cartridge. This item...
Page 42 - ROUBLESHOOTING; Interpreting LCD Display messages; A • About the Printing Station
42 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 5 T ROUBLESHOOTING This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience wit...
Page 45 - B • About the Laminator Station
45 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C B • About the Laminator Station MEANING Laminator is ready The upper patch is bad The lower p...
Page 46 - Print Quality Issues
46 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 5 • 2 Print Quality Issues This section will help you resolve print quality problems. The pri...
Page 49 - ECHNICAL
49 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C 6 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General • High speed printing • YMCK & 1.0 mil lamination on...
Page 51 - CARD DIMENSIONS; ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD
51 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C CARD DIMENSIONS ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR PLAIN CARD ISO STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR MAGNETIC S...
Page 52 - CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD
52 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C CHIP POSITION FOR SMART CARD
Page 53 - PPENDIX; Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder
53 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C A A PPENDIX Magnetic Card Stripe Encoder This section contains information on the additional ...
Page 56 - Smart Card Contact Station
56 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C B A PPENDIX Smart Card Contact Station This section contains information on the additional op...
Page 58 - Accessories & Supplies
58 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C C A PPENDIX Accessories & Supplies Please contact your Zebra authorized dealer to place a...
Page 61 - ACCESSORIES
61 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C ACCESSORIES Accessories available for P720 printers appear below. Always refer to the part nu...
Page 62 - World Wide Sales and Support:
62 CardPrinterSolutions General information Getting started Operation Cleaning Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Troubleshooting Printing a card Dual-sided Lamination P720 Plastic Card Printer Appendix C World Wide Sales and Support: Zebra Technologies CorporationCard Imaging Division1001 Flynn R...