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HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.5)
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Reviewing HDP® 600 Series Card Printer - Sequence of Operations (continued)
Step Process
12 The Fan turns ON as required to keep head cool.
13 The Ribbon Drives, Film Drives and Print Platen Stepper turn ON and the
Printhead burns the image data until the image data is depleted. All stop. (Note:
The Ribbon Encoders and Film Encoders are active during this step.)
14 The Headlift Motor engages, moving the Printhead up until the Headlift Sensor is
activated. All stop.
15 The Ribbon Drives and Film Ribbon Drives advance until the Print Ribbon Encoder
sees acceleration at release. (Note: The Ribbon Encoders are active during this
step.)
16 The Ribbon Drives move until the Print Ribbon Position Sensor finds the next
panel. All Motors stop. (Note: The Ribbon Encoder is active during this step.)
17 Repeat Steps 9 to 15 for the appropriate number of color/heat seal panels.
18 The Film/Ribbon Drives and Print Platen Stepper turn ON to advance the printed
portion of the Film into position at the heated Transfer Roller, using the Lamination
Film Alignment Sensor.
19 The Headlift Motor engages, moving the Printhead up until the Headlift Sensor is
activated. All stop. (Note: This step is not performed after the last Color/Heat Seal
Panel is printed.)
20 If the heater is not at the required temperature yet, the job will pause.
21 Stepper engages to move the card to a position directly under the hot Roller. The
Top of Form Sensor determines card edge and number of steps to position card.
All stop.
22 The Transfer Roller Motor turns ON to lower the Transfer Roller and will stop when
the Sensor is activated. All off.
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