FARGO electronic HDP600 - Manual (Page 318)

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HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.3) 11-16
Adjusting the Film Drive
The Film Drive sets the baseline for the Film Tension and should not be adjusted by the
reseller or the end user.
Adjusting the Ribbon Tension
This procedure controls the tension of the color Ribbon during printing. Adjust the Ribbon
tension if the Ribbon wrinkle is appearing on the card.
Step Procedure
1 Be sure the Transfer Tension, Print Offset, Transfer TOF and Transfer EOF
are set properly before adjusting the Ribbon Tension.
2 Choose MENU, Print Test Image and Alignment Test to print a test card.
Examine the test card.
3 a. Select MENU, Setup Printer, Print Settings and Ribbon Tension.
b. Record the Ribbon Tension value on the test card.
4 Adjust the Ribbon Tension value if needed.
5 Press Save to save the value.
6 Print a test card as described in Step 1.
7 a. Repeat Steps 1 to 6 (above) until the Ribbon wrinkle is alleviated.
b. Refer to the HDP Transfer Film display. See Setting the Transfer TOF
procedure.