DataCard 285 User Guide

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Troubleshooting
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Obtain guidance from service before performing this task.
User’s Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer
Obtaining service
For repair assistance, contact your service representative. Place the 
service call from a telephone close to the printer so that you can 
access the printer and the PC running the driver while talking to the 
customer support representative.
Before you call for service, make sure you have the information 
recorded during troubleshooting, as described on 
. Also, 
make sure you have the serial number of the printer. It is located on a 
label on the bottom of the printer.
The surface of the card or 
overlay appears uneven.
The temperature setting is 
too high. 
The heated roller is 
damaged. 
The card stock is not 
compatible with the 
overlay material.
Change the temperature 
setting. See 
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Turn off the power to the 
printer. Contact your service 
representative.
Obtain and use cards that 
meet specifications or stop 
using overlay.
The surface of the card 
has ridges, and the 
overlay is missing. The 
printer makes a sound 
when the card is 
processed.
The supply was missing 
an overlay patch.
Remake the card. If the 
problem occurs frequently, 
contact your representative 
for supplies.
Table 6-3: Overlay quality problems
What you see
Possible causes
Solutions
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