Print Issues On Card Printer
The print is too light
1. Printer may need cleaning
2. Increase color intensity
3. Ribbon may be old or defective; replace a new ribbon
4. Increase head resistance.
Spotty on barcode
1. Printer may need cleaning
2. Cards or transport roller have contamination. Use cleaning cards.
3. Monochrome settings may need adjustment.
4. Increase head resistance.
White or colored spots on cards
1. Cards or print heads have contamination. Use cleaning cards.
2. Spots may be shown due to dirt on the transport roller. The transport roller may need cleaning.
Yellow spots
This may be caused by oil residue on the transport roller. Use a cleaning card to clean the transport roller.
White horizontal lines
1. Dust or particles are stuck to the printhead. Use a Cleaning Card to clean the printer or use a Cleaning Pen or Cleaning Swab to clean the printhead manually.
2. Printhead has damaged elements and needs to be replaced.
Blurry letters or images
The card may not be traveling properly due to dirty rollers. This disturbs the timing of when the color panels on the ribbon lay down on the card as it prints. Run a cleaning procedure.