DataCard SD260L - Printing includes unexpected data; The color printing has flaws

SD260L/SD360/SD460 Card Printers User’s Guide 43
Printing includes unexpected data
The color printing has flaws
Problem ProbableCause Solution
Textthatwasintended
forthemagneticstripe
printedonthecard
instead.
Themagneticstripefont
wasnotappliedtothe
text.
Referto“MagneticStripeFonts”inthe
printer’sDriverGuide.
Theescapecodewas
typedincorrectly.
Referto“MagneticStripeEscapes”inthe
printer’sDriverGuide.
Thetext
toencodewas
longerthanoneline.
Reducethefontsizetokeepalltextonone
line.
Severalblankcardsare
ejectedbeforethefull
cardprints.
Theapplicationusesthe
pagesizethatisineffect
whenacarddesign
documentiscreated.
Settingthepagesizeafter
creatingthe
document
cancauseerrors.
Usethepagesetupfeatureoftheapplication
tosetthepagesizebeforecreatingthe
document.Considercreatingatemplatefor
cardsthatopensatthecorrectpagesize.
Problem ProbableCause Solution
Oneormorelinesappear
onthecard.
Theprintheadisdirtyor
damaged.
Cleanthe
printhead.Referto“Cleanthe
Printhead”onpage 28.
Theprintqualitychanges
fromthepreviouscard.
Theribbontypewas
changedwhilecardjobs
wereintheprinter
queue.
Thetypeofribboninstalledintheprinter
determinesthecolorprofileusedwhenthe
cardissenttoprint.Ifthe
ribbontype
changeswhilejobsarequeued,thecardmay
notprintcorrectly.Allowallqueuedjobsto
completebeforechangingthetypeofribbon
intheprinter.Changingtoaribbonofthe
sametypedoesnotaffectprinting.
Onecolorpanelisnot
alignedcorrectlywith
othercolorpanels.
Thecardsareslippingin
thetrack.
Runacleaningcard.Referto“RunaPrinter
CleaningCard”onpage 30.
Thecardsarenotthe
correctsiz eforthe
printer.
Usecardsthatmeetthesizerequirementfor
theprinter.Referto“Cards”inyourprinter’s
InstallationandAdministrator’sGuide
for
specifications.Ifyoumustusethecardsyou
have,askyoursystemadministratorforhelp.