FARGO electronic DTC500 - Manual (Page 7)

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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders User Guide (Rev. 5.0) 7
Reviewing DTC 525 Sequence of Operations
The following sequence describes a DTC525 doing a dual sided full color print job with
magnetic encoding.
Step Process
1 The File information is received from the PC.
2 The Flipper Stepper activates and rotates the Flipper Table until the Flipper Home
Sensor is activated.
3 The Flipper Stepper rotates the Flipper Table back a specific number of steps
(based on the Flipper Offset setting) to return the Flipper Table to a level position.
4 The Card Detection Sensor detects the presence of a Card in the exception feed.
5 The Hopper Lift Motor activates and lowers the Card Hopper until the Hopper Lift
Sensor detects a change in state.
6 The Card Detection Sensor detects the presence of a Card.
If no card is seen, the following takes place:
a. The Hopper Lift Motor activates and raises the Card Hopper until the Hopper
Lift Sensor detects a change in state.
b. The Hopper Transport Motor activates and moves to the other Hopper until
the Hopper Position Sensor detects a change in state.
c. The Hopper Lift Motor activates and lowers the card Hopper until the Hopper
Lift Sensor is activated.
d. The Card Detection Sensor detects the presence of a Card.
7 The Card Feed Stepper activates and feeds a card through the Cleaning Roller
and onto the Flipper Table.
8 The Flipper Stepper rotates the Flipper Table a certain number of steps (based on
the Encoder Angle setting) to position the card for Encoding.
9 The Encoder/Flipper Feed Motor activates until the Card passes the Encoding
TOF Sensor.
10 The Encoding Feed Motor feeds the Card back to the Flipper Table while the
Magnetic Encoding Head transfers data onto the Magnetic Stripe.
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