Monthly Archives: September 2011

Manual Cleaning – Fargo Pro-L and Pro-LX

It is recommended that you manually clean the transport rollers on a regular basis. 1. Remove the ribbon and laminate from the printer 2. Place a Fargo 82133 Cleaning card on the rollers individually 3. Apply pressure while using the … Continue reading

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Ribbon Calibration – Fargo DTC1000

Take the following steps to calibrate the Fargo DTC1000 ribbon sensor: Go to your printers and faxes folder, right click on the DTC1000 and choose Printing Preferences. Click on the Tool box tab Once the Tool Box opens, click on … Continue reading

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Flipper roller turns backwards – Fargo DTC5xx Printer

Fargo DTC510/515/520/525/550 flipper table roller turning the wrong way is caused by one of the following: 1. Your printer has a mag encoder but the setting was turned off 2. Your printer does not have a mag encoder but the … Continue reading

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What is a “half-panel” ribbon for?

Click here for information on a half panel ribbon

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How to install Epi Suite

You can find downloadable instructions on ImageWare’s website on how to install Epi Suite If you are loading Epi Suite on Windows Vista Or Windows 7 you will need to contact whomever you purchased the product from to obtain a … Continue reading

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Omitting overlay over Mag Stripe – Fargo DTC4000

If you wish to omit the overlay on a Magnetic striped card with a dual sided Fargo DTC4000, take the following steps: Go to your printers and faxes folder Right click on the Fargo DTC4000 and choose printing preferences Click … Continue reading

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Ribbon Calibration – Fargo M30E

Take the following steps to calibrate the ribbon sensor on a Fargo M30E Printer: Go to your printers and faxes folder Right click on the Fargo M30E printer and choose printing preferences Click on the Calibrate tab and then the … Continue reading

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Limited Edition Pink Datacard® SD260™ Card Printer

Datacard announces a Limited Edition Pink SD260. Click here for more info.  

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Light Printing – Datacard SD360

Take the following steps if your Datacard SD360 is printing too light. The printers come from the factory with a lower quality print setting. Press the button that has the green LED to put the printer in suspend mode to … Continue reading

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Won’t Feed Cards – Evolis Kiosk

If your Evolis Kiosk  will not feed cards, take the following steps Make sure the metal card hopper is installed correctly Check to see if your cards have static build up and are sticking together Clean the input roller thoroughly … Continue reading

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