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HDP 800 Series Card Printer/Encoders Service Manual (Rev. 5.0)
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Resolving the Ribbon wrinkle problems
Symptom: Printed cards have off-colored lines or streaks on them.
Step Procedure
1 Confirm that the Printer is using the most current Driver from:
http://www.fargo.com
2 Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the Printer
Driver.
a. Open the Printer control panel from the computer.
• If using Windows 98Se/ME, right click on the HDP800 Series Card
Printer Icon and select Properties.
• If using Windows NT 4.0, right click on the HDP800 Series Card Printer
and select Document Defaults.
• If using Windows 2000/XP, right click on the HDP800 Series Card Printer
and select Printing Preferences.
b. Click on the Image Color tab.
c. Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity to a more negative value.
OR
Correct the Image Darkness in the LCD.
a. Select Menu from the LCD.
b. Select Setup Printer and then select Image Darkness.
c. Adjust the current value to a more negative number.
3
Adjust the Ribbon Tension.
a. Select Menu from the LCD.
b. Select Setup Printer and then select Ribbon Tension.
c. Adjust the current value to a more positive number.
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