FARGO electronics Pro-LX Pro-LX Laminating Card... Manuel utilisateur

Pro-LX Laminating Card

Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev.

4.0)

Part Number: L000700

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Revision 4.0 15 September 2003 Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder

User Guide (Rev. 4.0)

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How to use the manual

The Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 4.0) is, in fact, the

troubleshooting and field service manual for the entire Pro-LX Card Printer. The manual is

designed to provide installers and technicians with quick, efficient lookup of related

procedures, components, and terms. The manual can be used effectively in either soft or

hard copy, depending on the preference of the installer or technician.

Manual Description

Sequence of Operations,

Glossary of Terms, and

Technical/Functional

Specifications (hyper-linked)

You can go directly to the Sequence of Operations,

Glossary of Terms, Technical Specifications, and

Functional Specifications to learn how to use the

processes, procedures, functions, and windows for the

Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder within concise,

correlative tables.

Table of Contents (hyper-

linked) You can use the automated Table of Contents to quickly

locate, for example, an error message, a procedure, the

index, or an appendix.

Troubleshooting,

Replacement, Removal,

Diagnostic, and Navigation

Procedures (in hyper-linked

Sections)

You can go directly to Specifications (Section 1), General

Troubleshooting (Section 2), Printer Adjustments (Section

3), Parts Replacement (Section 4), Printer Packing

(Section 5), and Board Level Diagnostics (Section 6) to

find troubleshooting, removal, and replacement

procedures. The section titles are always labeled

according to their function for consistent usage.

Cross-Referencing (hyper-

linked) You can use the cross-referencing links to quickly locate,

for example, an error message or a procedure.

Comprehensive Index

(hyper-linked) You can use the COMPREHENSIVE INDEX to quickly

locate information on the Pro-LX Laminating Card

Printer/Encoder, relating to a specification, a procedural

step, a window or screen, a component, a term, a qualifier,

or a related feature to this printer.

Appendices You can use Appendix A and B to locate information

relating to engineering drawings and technical updates,

which are specific to the Pro-LX Laminating Card

Printer/Encoder.

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Safety Messages (review carefully)

Symbol Critical Instructions for Safety purposes

Danger:

Failure to follow these installation guidelines can result in death or

serious injury.

Information that raises potential safety issues is indicated by a warning

symbol (as shown to the below).

To prevent personal injury, refer to the following safety messages

before performing an operation preceded by this symbol.

To prevent personal injury, always remove the power cord prior to

performing repair procedures, unless otherwise specified.

To prevent personal injury, make sure only qualified personnel

perform these procedures.

Caution:

This device is electrostatically sensitive. It may be damaged if

exposed to static electricity discharges.

Information that raises potential electrostatic safety issues is indicated

by a warning symbol (as shown to the below).

To prevent equipment or media damage, refer to the following

safety messages before performing an operation preceded by this

symbol.

To prevent equipment or media damage, observe all established

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) procedures while handling cables in

or near the Circuit Board and Printhead Assemblies.

To prevent equipment or media damage, always wear an

appropriate personal grounding device (e.g., a high quality wrist

strap grounded to avoid potential damage).

To prevent equipment or media damage, always remove the Pro-

LX Ribbon and Cards from the printer before making any repairs,

unless otherwise specified.

To prevent equipment or media damage, take jewelry off of

fingers and hands, as well as thoroughly clean hands to remove oil

and debris before working on the printer.

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Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder Overview

Reviewing Pro-LX Block Diagram

13 14

19 20

Motors Sensors Parts

Card Feed 8 Card Feed 25 Input Stack

Print Stepper 9 Print TOF (Top Of Form) 26 Card Feed Roller

Ribbon Drive 10 Ribbon Encoder Wheel 27 Cleaning Roller

Print Headlift 11 Ribbon Core ID 28 Cleaning Tape

Lamination Stepper 12 Ribbon Sensor 29 Print Platen

Lamination Drive 13 Head Lift 30 Print Drive Rollers

Lamination Headlift 14 Thermistor 31 Printhead

15 Print Cover Interlock 32 Print Encoder Wheel

16 Lamination TOF 33 Flipper Clutch

17 Flipper Home 34 Encode Section

18 Mag Feed TOF 35 Mag Drive Roller

19 Lam Encoder Wheel 36 Lam Encoder Wheel

20 Lam Core ID 37 Lam Platen Roller

21 Laminate Ribbon Sensor 38 Lam Drive Rollers

22 Lam Headlift 39 Flipper Drive Roller

23 Thermocouple 40 Lam Roller

24 Lam Cover Interlock 41 Flattener Roller

42 Printhead Cooling Fan

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Reviewing Pro-LX Boot Up Sequence

Step

Process

1 On Power up, print and the Lam Stepper Motor engage.

2 Print and Lamination Headlift Sensor checks for current open/closed state.

If either Sensor registers closed, the appropriate Headlift Motor engages until

Headlift Sensor detects open state.

3 Check SmartCard and Mag Sensors for presence of card.

If there is a card found in either location, the print and Lam Stepper Motors engage

to back the card out onto the flipper table.

4 Print TOF, Card Detection and LAM TOF Sensors check for presence of card.

If any Sensor finds a card, the card is fed onto the flipper table. The flipper table

then rotates and ejects the card into the reject bin.

5 The Flipper Clutch activates.

6 The Lam Stepper Motor engages.

7 The Flipper Home Sensor detects the homing flag and the Flipper Table levels.

8 The Flipper Clutch disengages

9 The Lam Stepper Motor disengages.

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Reviewing Pro-LX Sequence of Operations

The following sequence describes a dual sided full color print job with magnetic encoding

and single sided Lamination.

Step

Process

1 The File information is received from the PC

2 The Printer checks the installed Ribbon type stored in memory against the Ribbon

type command that was sent from the printer.

a. If Ribbon type does not match, a Wrong Ribbon Error is displayed on the

LCD.

3 The Card Input Motor and Print Stepper Motor engage.

4 The Card detection Sensor detects leading edge of card and disengages the card

input Motor.

5 The Print Stepper drives card to the Print TOF Sensor. The Print Stepper

disengages

6 The Print Ribbon drive engages.

7 The Print Ribbon Sensor looks for the color transition from Yellow to Magenta.

The Print Ribbon Encoder detects number of revolutions required to use an entire

color panel.

8 The Print Stepper Motor engages.

9 The Print TOF Sensor detects trailing edge of card.

10 The Print Stepper Motor queues card to the middle of the platen roller. All Stop

11 The Print Headlift Motor engages.

12 The Print Headlift Sensor detects closed state.

13 The Print Headlift Motor disengages.

14 The Print Stepper Motor engages.

Continued on the next page.

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Reviewing Pro-LX Sequence of Operations (continued)

Step

Process

15 The Print Cover Sensor checks for a closed state.

16 The Ribbon Drive Motor engages.

17 The Image Data is burned by the printhead until image data is depleted. All Stop.

18 The Thermistor engages Printhead Cooling Fan to maintain proper operating

temperature.

19 The Headlift Motor engages.

20 The Print Headlift Sensor detects an open state.

21 The Print Headlift Motor disengages.

22 The Print Stepper Motor engages.

23 The Print Ribbon drive engages.

24 After the Ribbon advances a few encoder clicks, assume the Ribbon is free of

cards. All Stop.

25 Repeat steps 10 through 24 for the appropriate number of color and overlay

panels.

26 The Print and the Lamination Drive Stepper Motors engage.

27 The Lamination Card Sensor detects presence of card. All Stop.

28 The Lam Stepper engages.

29 The Card feeds back to the Flipper Table.

30 The Flipper Clutch engages

31 The Flipper Table rotates 180 degrees

32 The Flipper Table Clutch disengages. All Stop.

33 The Print and Lam Stepper Motors are activated.

Continued on the next page.

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Reviewing Pro-LX Sequence of Operations (continued)

Step

Process

34 The card is fed past the Print TOF Sensor. All Stop.

35 The Flipper Table Clutch engages.

36 The Lamination Stepper engages.

37 The Flipper table rotates to level. All Stop.

38 Repeat steps 10 through 18 for appropriate number of color/overlay panels.

39 The Print and Lamination drive Stepper Motors engage.

40 The Lamination Card Sensor detects presence of card. All Stop.

41 The Lam Stepper engages.

42 The Card feeds back to the flipper table.

43 The Flipper Clutch engages

44 The Flipper Table rotates to encoding angle.

45 The Flipper Table Clutch disengages. All Stop.

46 The Print and Lamination Stepper Motors activate.

47 The Encoding TOF Sensor detects leading edge of card.

48 The Card feeds to below the magnetic encoder head. All Stop.

49 The Print and Lamination Stepper Motors are engaged.

50 The Magnetic Encoding Head is activated.

51 The Card feeds to the Encoding TOF Sensor. All Stop.

52 Repeat steps 40 through 45 for each verification pass.

53 The Card is fed onto the Flipper Table.

Continued on the next page.

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Reviewing Pro-LX Sequence of Operations (continued)

Step

Process

54 The Flipper Clutch engages.

55 The Flipper table returns to level.

56 The Flipper Clutch disengages.

57 The Card feeds back to Print TOF Sensor then forward to the Lamination card

Sensor. All Stop.

58 The Laminate Ribbon Drive activates until Laminate Ribbon Sensor detects patch

mark.

At this time the Thermocouple is checking the temperature of the Laminate roller

and activating the heater core if needed.

59 The Lamination Stepper is activated.

60 The Card is fed to the platen roller. All Stop

61 The Lamination Cover Sensor checks for closed state.

62 The Headlift Motor engages.

63 The Headlift Sensor detects closed state.

64 The Headlift Motor disengages.

65 The Lamination Stepper Motor and Laminate Ribbon drive engage for the distance

of the card. All Stop.

66 The Headlift Motor engages.

67 The Headlift Sensor detects open state.

68 The Headlift Motor disengages.

69 The Lamination Stepper Motor is activated and card is fed out of the printer.

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