Evolis Primacy User Manual

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Co m pute r c o nne c tio n
If yo ur e nc o d e r is sup p lie d with a n USB inte rfa c e , it will e ithe r b e c o nne c te d to the p rinte r’ s inte rna l USB Hub , o r e q uip p e d with a USB c a b le
to c o nne c t to yo ur c o mp ute r d ire c tly.
In the rst case, your printer’s USB cable is used to drive rstly the printer and secondly the encoder from the computer.
If yo ur e nc o d e r is sup p lie d with a n RS-232 inte rfa c e , it ne e d s to b e c o nne c te d to the c o mp ute r via a se ria l c a b le . This c a b le p lug s into the
printer’s female DB-9 socket, and into a COM port on the computer.
A se q ue nc e o f c o m ma nd s must b e se nt via the p rinte r’ s inte rfa c e to inse rt a c a rd in the p rinte r the n p o sitio n it c lo se to the a nte nna to
e sta b lish ra d io c o m munic a tio n b e twe e n the c a rd a nd the e nc o d e r.
The c o m m a nd se que nc e is a s fo llo ws:
Se nd ing the SIC se q ue nc e :
l A c a rd is mo ve d fro m the fe e d e r to wa rd s the a nte nna a nd is p o sitio ne d ne a rb y.
l The c hip is p ro g ra mme d via the c o mp ute r’ s se ria l (o r USB) inte rfa c e c o nne c ting the b uilt-in e nc o d e r a nd the c o mp ute r.
Re fe r to the Evo lis Pro g ram ming G uide fo r furthe r de tails o n pro g ram ming c o ntac tle ss sm artc ards.
DB- 9 c o nne c to r pins RS- 232 sig na ls (se ria l)
1 Not used
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 Not used
5 GND
6 Not used
7 RTS
8 C TS
9 Not used
C

Evolis Primacy Specifications

General

Resolution	300 dpi
Card Capacity Input	100 cards
Weight	4.02 kg (8.86 lbs)
Printing Technology	Dye-sublimation
Print Speed (YMCKO)	Up to 225 cards/hour
Card Capacity Output	100 cards
Card Thickness	0.25 to 1.25 mm (10 to 50 mil)
Card Types	PVC cards, Composite PVC cards, PET cards, ABS cards, Special varnished cards
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Encoding Options	Magnetic stripe, Contact and contactless smart card encoders
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Dimensions	247 x 205 x 381 mm (9.72 x 8.07 x 14.99 in)
Power Supply	100-240 V, 50-60 Hz