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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders Troubleshooting Guide (Rev. 3.0)
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Reviewing the Card Count Self-Test
Step Procedure
1 Use this card to view counts for Card Count (CC), Pass Count (PC), and Transfer
Count (TC), and Lamination Count (LC).
• The Card Count is the total number of cards the Printer has produced. Pass
Count is the total number of print passes made by the Printhead. (Note: A
pass is measured each time a single Ribbon panel is printed or passes
beneath the Printhead.)
• The Transfer Count is the total number of times the Printer transfers an image
to a card.
Reviewing the Magnetic Test option
Step Procedure
1 Use this option only applies if a Magnetic Encoding module is installed in the
Printer. (Note: The Printer will feed, encode, and eject a card. Be sure to have
high Coercivity cards installed when running this test.)