Matica Espresso / MC210 — PVC card printing setup

Printer setup › Matica Espresso / MC210

Printers: Matica Espresso, Espresso II, MC210

1. Install the printer driver

Install the driver that came with the printer or ask the dealer for the latest driver for your exact model and Windows version. After installing, print a Windows test page once to make sure the printer works.

2. Windows Printing preferences

1. Switch the printer on. Open Windows → Printers & scanners (Devices and Printers) → right-click your printer → Printing preferences.
2. The values below are a starting point for a double-side printer with a half-panel colour ribbon (colour on the photo side, black on the back). With a full-panel ribbon choose that ribbon and colour on both sides.
3. Set these options in Matica Espresso — Card tab:

   Card Type

   Dual side printing

   Print Orientation (front, back)

   Landscape

4. Set these options in Matica Espresso — Media tab:

   K / Monochrome → Print on K

   all black pixels

   Energy (front, back)

   2 — higher prints darker black

5. Color Settings tab: for a darker photo raise Intensity for Red, Green and Blue by the same amount (for example 10 each).
6. Click Apply / OK so Windows remembers the settings. Repeat them if Windows creates a second copy of the printer on another USB port.

3. Settings in Print Perfect Ai

1. Set these options in Print Perfect Ai → App Settings → Printer & output:

   Select Printer Type

   Single Side or Double Side

   Select Printer Brand

   Matica Espresso

   Select Printer Name

   your card printer

   Half Panel Ribbon

   tick for half-panel ribbon / pre-printed cards

2. Double Side sends front and back as one job — no card flipping. Back side upside down? Tick “Rotate back side 180°”.
3. The card always fills the whole card page of the driver, so there is no white edge.
4. In the software click Print test card. If the print sits a little off the card, correct it with X Offset / Y Offset (mm) and print again — the values are saved.