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Print Issues On Card Printer

Print Issues On Card Printer

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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.

Fargo 81518 Cleaning Kit

How to Clean Fargo DTC4500 Card Printer

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How to clean the Fargo DTC4500 card printer.

Recommended to clean your Fargo DTC4500 card printer when you change your ribbon. All you need is a Yousite long cleaning card compatible with Fargo DTC4500.

Steps for cleaning Fargo DTC4500:

1: The maintenance and working environment of the card printer is an important factor affecting the operation and service life of the printer. So please try not to place the printer in a workplace with too much dust or strong sunlight.

2: Regular cleaning of the printer can keep the printer in a better condition, print better quality results, and avoid failures.

3: Before cleaning the printer, please clean the dust around the inside of the printer. And then Clean the card reader ribbon with a cleaning card.

4: Recommended to clean your Fargo DTC4500 card printer when you change your ribbon

If the machine is in a relatively bad working environment, please shorten the interval between two cleanings and increase the number of cleanings.

5: The cleaning of any printer consists of three parts. The cleaning wheel cleans the card; the cleaning pen cleans the print head; the cleaning card cleans all the rollers in the machine.

Three parts are indispensable: Use the cleaning pen to clean the print head. It can better protect the print head and prolong its service life of the print head.

Recommended purchasing related cleaning kits.

6: Before cleaning the printer, please use a cleaning stick to clean the dust inside the printer and around the printer (the dust floating inside the printer may be charged with static electricity due to the operation of the cooling fan during the working process of the printer, and it is easy to be adsorbed on the print head and cause broken needle in the print head), and then clean it with the cleaning kit.

7: Please do not reuse the cleaning card: After the cleaning card is used once, there is very little detergent on the cleaning card, and the cleaning effect cannot be achieved.

8: Be careful not to damage the print head when opening or closing the case cover.

9: Do not carry hard objects such as watches and rings when checking the machine, as they are easy to touch and damage the print head.

Have You Cleaned Your Card Printer?

Have You Cleaned Your Card Printer?

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How often do you clean your card printer? Which brand you are using? Evolis, Magicard or Datacard ?

Do you remember when was the last time you cleaned your card printer? If not, you should pay more attention to your printer cleaning.

Many card printers contain a cleaning system to clean card when it is printing. But the components very easy to attract dust and debris as plastic cards have a high static charge. So if you have not cleaned your card printer regularly, it will reduce the quality of the print, resulting in fuzzy images.

It takes you just a short time and a few steps to do the cleaning job.

Have You Cleaned Your Card Printer?

Have You Cleaned Your Card Printer?

 

Here are three basic steps:

1. Remove the ribbon.

2. Insert the cleaning card into the feeder.

3. Put back the ribbon.

Where do you get the printer cleaning kits?

Yousite provides various cleaning kits compatible with most hot brands in the market, such as Evolis, Magicard, Datacard, and many more. Click here for more information about Yousite cleaning kits.

How often should you clean your printer?

If you are using color ribbons, it is the best time to perform a cleaning cycle when you change your ribbon. When you use monochrome ribbons, you can perform a cleaning cycle per week or per month depending on the usage frequency of printing. It is recommended to set the firmware prompt to approximately every 250 cards.

If there are unprinted lines on the card printed, you should clean the printhead. We supply thermal printer cleaning pens and cleaning swabs to effectively clean the contaminant build-up on the printhead. If unprinted lines still exist, they may have permanent damage to your printhead. You will have to replace it.

Clean your printer regularly to prevent jams or other minor issues by using the automatic cleaning feature that’s available on most printers. Manually clean the paper rollers with a damp cloth to remove dirt and debris.

So if you want to buy any cleaning products for card printer cleanings, such as cleaning pens, cleaning swabs, cleaning wipes, or cleaning kits, please just feel free to contact us!