The most important thing you can do to ensure card print quality and reliable operation of your printer is perform regular cleanings. To make your job easier, Team NiSCA now has a new 32 and 64-bit driver that notifies you when the printer needs to be cleaned.
After downloading the new driver, NiSCA’s status monitor gives an alert to take the guesswork out of when to clean the printer and replace the rollers. When the cleaning count is within 100 cards of the next cleaning, the status monitor will display a YELLOW warning when the printer is idle with a message that says, "CLEAN ROLLERS.” When the printer is 200 cards from the next roller replacement the message says, "REPLACE ROLLERS.”
When the cleaning count is within 25 cards of the next cleaning, the status monitor displays a RED warning when the printer is idle. When the count hits 0, the status monitor continues showing the RED message but a message box is also displayed. If the user presses cancel, the dialog is closed and will reappear in 30 minutes.
In addition, the next cleaning/replacement counts now appear at the end of the list in the printer information dialog. After the cleaning is complete, the driver will auto-reset the ribbon count to zero.
To download the new 32 and 64-bit drivers, visit NiSCA’s Downloads page. You will need to sign in to access the download. Upon signing in, scroll to NiSCA Drivers and click on "32 & 64-Bit Windows Driver PR53xx Printers.” If you have questions about NiSCA ID card printers or the new driver, call an ID expert at (800)321-4405.