RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc.HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.1) viiUsing Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility)_________________________________ 8-1Using Inhibit Panel with an Application________________________________________________ 8-4Generating Text Objects____________________________________________________________ 8-4Rendering Print Jobs_______________________________________________________________ 8-5Using the Test Print ______________________________________________________________ 8-13Using the Test Print ______________________________________________________________ 8-14Troubleshooting the Inhibit Panel ___________________________________________________ 8-15Section 9: Toolbox________________________________________________________ 9-16Accessing the Toolbox ______________________________________________________________ 9-16Selecting the Configuration tab ________________________________________________________ 9-17Using the Configuration Tab __________________________________________________________ 9-18Using the Optional Printer Features Group Box_________________________________________ 9-18Using the Event Monitoring Group Box _________________________________________________ 9-19Reviewing the Ribbon Low message _________________________________________________ 9-19Using the Film Low message _______________________________________________________ 9-20Selecting the Set Language for Printer LCD Display Group Box ___________________________ 9-20Selecting the Calibrate Film tab _______________________________________________________ 9-21Selecting the Calibrate Ribbon tab _____________________________________________________ 9-22Selecting the Clean Printer tab ________________________________________________________ 9-23Using the Clean Printer Group Box __________________________________________________ 9-25Selecting the Advanced Settings tab ____________________________________________________ 9-26Reviewing the No Printer Connected error message _____________________________________ 9-28Reviewing the Value outside the Range error message ___________________________________ 9-28Section 10: Cleaning _____________________________________________________ 10-29Using the Required Supplies _________________________________________________________ 10-29Safety Messages (review carefully)____________________________________________________ 10-30Accessing the Clean Printer tab_______________________________________________________ 10-31See below. _______________________________________________________________________ 10-31Cleaning the Printer Platen Roller and Card Feed Rollers ________________________________ 10-32Cleaning Procedures _______________________________________________________________ 10-35Cleaning inside the Printer ________________________________________________________ 10-35Cleaning outside the Printer _______________________________________________________ 10-35Cleaning the Printhead ___________________________________________________________ 10-36Replacing the Card Cleaning Roller _________________________________________________ 10-37Cleaning the Magnetic Encoder ____________________________________________________ 10-38Section 11: Fargo Workbench Printer Utility __________________________________ 11-1Using the Inhibit Panel (HDPii) _______________________________________________________ 11-1Using Inhibit Panel (via the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility) _____________________________ 11-1Using Inhibit Panel (from an Application) _______________________________________________ 11-4Generating TextOut Commands _____________________________________________________ 11-4Rendering Print Jobs______________________________________________________________ 11-4Using the Inhibit Panel (via Application) (continued) ____________________________________ 11-5Using the Test Print _____________________________________________________________ 11-12Inhibit Panel Feature Operation_______________________________________________________ 11-13Using the Fargo Workbench Printer Utility For Inhibit Area Placement _____________________ 11-13Using the Application For Inhibit Area Placement______________________________________ 11-14Background Information - Windows Printing System ___________________________________ 11-15Inhibit Bitmap - Local Printer Instances Functions _____________________________________ 11-15Inhibit Bitmap - Network (Shared) Printer Instances Functions____________________________ 11-15Inhibit Bitmap File Placement Examples _____________________________________________ 11-16Inhibit Bitmap File Description ____________________________________________________ 11-16Section 12: Packing the Card Printer ________________________________________ 12-1
