Evolis ID Card Printer – How to Clean the printhead

When cleaning the Evolis printer, it is recommended that you clean the printhead. Following are the steps to take in this process:

1. Turn off the printer by pressing the green light on the control panel.

2. Open the printer cover.

3. Take a new cleaning swab and press it in the middle until [...]

How to Repair a Broken Print Ribbon

If you are using the id card printer ribbon type that has two spools and the ribbon breaks during printing, do not do what many people do and throw the rest of the card printer ribbon away. It is possible to save most of the remaining prints left on the ribbon by following these [...]

Evolis Printers – How to Clean the Rollers

When cleaning the Evolis printers, it is good to clean the rollers at the same time that a cleaning card is used to clean the inside of the printer. Following are the steps to cleaning the roller in your Evolis printer.

1. Open the Evolis printer cover.

2. Remove the print ribbon.

3. Remove the [...]

Evolis Printer- Drivers and Frequently Asked Questions

A new Evolis ID card printer comes with drivers and instruction manuals so that installation should be simple with straightforward driver and software downloads. Just in case the included cds are misplaced or there are additional questions about your printer that you would like to research, Evolis has created a product support area on [...]

Evolis Printers – How to Clean the Evolis Printer

To keep your Evolis printer running smoothly, it is recommended that the internal parts of the printer be cleaned about every 1,000 prints. The cleaning light will light on the printer when the recomended cards have run through the printer and cleaning is due. Following are the recommended steps to clean the id card [...]

How to take ID Card Photos

So you are in charge of taking good id card photos for your organizational id badges. Of course, you know what you will hear. “This looks worse than my driver’s license.” Don’t worry. We have tips that will guide you through the id card making process and will give you the best id card [...]

Magicard Rio 2e ID card printer – Loading cards

Loading PVC cards into an id card printer can sometimes be confusing. Magnetic strips, signature strips and other card functions make placing the card in the hopper correctly important. This free video was released by Magicard on July 8 demonstrating how to load PVC cards into the Magicard Rio 2e ID card printer.

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When Blue Graphics or Text Print Purple

When designing an id card, a card designer will organize the card layout and colors to just the right specifications on the screen. The badge design is perfect and so the test card is printed. It is a great feeling when the sample card looks identical to the card shown on the screen.

Unfortunately, [...]

If your printer feeds several cards at once

When printing id cards, sometimes the id card printer will take in more than one card at a time. Usually the printer jams and stops leaving the card maker wondering what has happened. By opening up the printer and removing the multiple cards inside the printing area of the printer, the printer will be [...]

Four steps to purchasing the best id card printer

Choosing an id card printer can give a purchaser analysis paralysis. Today’s printer models are many and have optional modules and add ons that allow from basic to advanced, secure id cards.

The answer to the following five basic questions will narrow the quest for choosing the right card printer for your organizational needs.

1. [...]