HID Global Corporation X001800C User Manual

2010

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Table of Contents

DTC4500 User Guide ______________________________________________________________________ 1

Section 1: Specifications ___________________________________________________________________ 5

Regulatory Compliances ___________________________________________________________________________ 5

Agency Listings__________________________________________________________________________________ 6

United States __________________________________________________________________________________ 6

Canada ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6

Safety Messages (review carefully)___________________________________________________________________ 7

Environmental Protection (China-RoHS) ______________________________________________________________ 8

Traditional Chinese RF Emissions and Safety Statements _______________________________________________ 8

Simplified Chinese _____________________________________________________________________________ 9

Technical Specifications __________________________________________________________________________ 10

Functional Specifications__________________________________________________________________________ 13

Printer Components: Print Ribbons _______________________________________________________________ 13

Ribbon Types/Count Table ______________________________________________________________________ 14

Printer Components: Blank Cards ________________________________________________________________ 15

Section 2: Setup and Installation Procedures _________________________________________________ 16

Choosing a Good Location ________________________________________________________________________ 16

About Moisture Condensation ___________________________________________________________________ 16

Unpacking and Inspection_______________________________________________________________________ 16

Installing the Print Ribbon Cartridge (DTC4500) _______________________________________________________ 17

Installing the Ribbon___________________________________________________________________________ 17

Installing Blank Cards into the Card Hopper (DTC4500) _________________________________________________ 19

Using the Single and Dual Hopper ________________________________________________________________ 19

Setting the Card Size for CR79 and CR80_____________________________________________________________ 23

Connecting the Printer power ______________________________________________________________________ 27

Section 3: Print Driver Installation_________________________________________________________ 28

Driver Installation Instructions _____________________________________________________________________ 28

Section 4: Printer Preferences Tab Functions ________________________________________________ 29

|contextid=30 Using the Card tab __________________________________________________________________ 29

Using the Toolbox Options ________________________________________________________________________ 30

|contextid=150 Using the Configuration Tab __________________________________________________________ 31

|contextid=151 Selecting the Calibrate Laminator tab____________________________________________________ 32

Using the Event Monitoring Group Box ______________________________________________________________ 34

Reviewing the Ribbon Low message ______________________________________________________________ 34

|contextid=152 Selecting the Calibrate Ribbon tab ______________________________________________________ 35

|contextid=154 Selecting the Clean Printer tab _________________________________________________________ 37

|contextid=155 Selecting the Advanced Settings tab _____________________________________________________ 38

|contextid=40Using the Device Options tab ___________________________________________________________ 46

|contextid=50Using the Image Color tab ______________________________________________________________ 49

|contextid=51Using the Image Calibrate tab ___________________________________________________________ 52

|contextid=70Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab________________________________________________________ 53

Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab – ISO Standards___________________________________________________ 54

Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab – Custom Encoding or Raw Binary Encoding Mode ______________________ 56

Reviewing the ISO Track Locations _______________________________________________________________ 57

Reviewing the Sample String ____________________________________________________________________ 58

Sending the Track Information ___________________________________________________________________ 59

Reviewing the ASCII Code and Character Table _____________________________________________________ 60

|contextid=80Using the Lamination tab ______________________________________________________________ 62

|contextid=90 Using the Overlay / Print Area tab _______________________________________________________ 62

DTC4500 Card Printer/Encoder User Guide