Datacard® RP90 Plus E Card Printer and RL90 Laminator Hardware and Driver Installation Manual June 2008 Part No.
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Contents Preparing for Installation ____________________________________________ 1 Packing lists ____________________________________________________ 1 Unpacking the RP90 Plus E Printer __________________________________ 2 Unpacking the Optional RL90 Laminator ______________________________ 2 Unpacking other options ___________________________________________ 2 Installing the Printer ________________________________________________ 2 Choosing a Location ______________________________________________ 2 Provi
Preparing for Installation The components of your card system should be installed in the following order: • Printer and optional laminator • Printer driver and optional status monitor • Optional smart card field upgrade module • ID software, such as Datacard® ID Works® software • Printer Plug-in software Packing lists The shipping carton for the Datacard® RP90 Plus E Card Printer contains: • RP90 Plus E Card Printer • Power Cord • RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide (PN 570024-001) • Cleaning
Unpacking the RP90 Plus E Printer Caution: The RP90 Plus E Card Printer weighs approximately 49 pounds (22kg). Use care when removing the printer from the shipping container. Remove the RP90 Plus E card printer from the shipping carton. Remove all packing tape from inside and around the printer. Remove the protective cushion that protects the printhead. Note: Save the shipping carton and packaging materials. They are required if you need to store, move or return the printer for service.
• Avoid unstable locations and angled surfaces. • Avoid locations prone to static electricity, such as a carpeted room. • Avoid areas near air conditioners, humidifiers, or heat sources that may cause condensation within the printer. The printer is to be installed in an environment with the following recommended temperature and humidity range: • Temperature: 59°F. to 86°F. (15°C. to 30°C.
1. On the back of the laminator, set the voltage switch above the power receptacle according to your power requirements. (The factory default setting is 220-240V AC.) 2. Mount the RP90 Plus E printer over the holes on the joining plate as shown in the following figure. 3. Mount the RL90 laminator over the remaining two holes on the joining plate as shown in the figure below.
4. Connect one end of the connecting cable to the connector labeled OPTION 2 on the printer and connect the other end to the connector labeled PRINTER on the laminator. Caution: Always power off the printer and laminator before you connect or disconnect the laminator cable.
Installing the Card Stacker Card Stacker on Printer Hang the stacker claw on the stacker receptacle as shown in the following figure. Be sure to hang the card stacker claw on the card stacker receptacle, not on the card discharge slot. The card stacker can hold up to 100 0.76mm (0.03 inch) thick cards or 280 0.25mm (0.01 inch) thick cards. Card Stacker on Optional Laminator When the optional RL90 laminator is installed, mount the card stacker claw on the laminator’s card stacker receptacle.
Connecting the Power Cord(s) Warning: Always use a grounded power outlet that is not shared with other electrical equipment. 1. Check the plug. The power cords vary according to model and country of purchase. 2. Plug the power cable into the back of the printer. Caution: Use an Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) if there is a possibility of voltage fluctuations. Use an uninterruptible power source rather than an AVR if there is a possibility of frequent power loss. 3.
Connecting the Data Cable Connect the data cable when the driver installation instructions tell you to do so. Caution: Use only one data cable at a time. Connect the USB Cable Connect the Network Cable Note: If you plan to use the Datacard Software Plug-in and smart card, use only a USB cable for the data cable. A network connection for smart card is not supported by the Datacard Software Plug-in.
Installing the Printer Driver Do not connect the printer data cables or power on the printer until directed to do so. You can install the printer in one of the following ways: • Using a USB connection. See “Install using a USB connection” on page 9. • Using a Network connection. See “Install using a Network connection” on page 22. • • If you need to assign a different printer name, set up IPSec security, set IP addresses from the PC, you need to follow different procedures.
7. The Card Printer installation window opens. 8. Make sure that the following are checked and then click Next: • USB connection • Install • Printer Driver 9. On the Software License Agreement, Click I agree and then click Next. 10. When the following dialog box appears, make sure all printing from the PC is complete and then close all other Windows applications. When ready, click Next. Close all active programs before installing the printer driver.
11. Select the Printer model from the table. If this is the first RP90 Plus E printer installed on this PC, the default printer is “Datacard RP90 Plus E U1.” For best results, use the printer name shown. • “U1” is the unit number, and it must match the USB port you create and the “Unit No.” setting described in the Printer LCD Panel section of the User Guide. • If this is not U1, set the unit number of the printer now, as described in the Printer LCD Panel section of the User Guide.
13. The printer is installed with sharing enabled by default. Enter a “Share name” if needed, and then click Next. The Share name cannot contain any spaces. • To share the printer, see “Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection” on page 32. The printer name used in this section is Datacard® RP90 Plus E U1. • Sharing can be disabled after the driver is installed, if needed. 14. Choose Create a new port: and use the port name provided. Click Next.
15. Review the summary of choices and then click Finish. The wizard copies driver files. 16. A Windows message appears. • On Windows XP, the Windows Logo testing message appears. Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation.
14 • On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears. Click Yes to continue with installation. • On Windows Vista, a Windows Security dialog box can appear. Choose Install this driver . . . to continue. • Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See Windows help for "digital signature" or "Logo signing" to change the security setting.
17. The installation displays instructions to install supplies, connect the USB cable and power on the printer. • See Using the Printer in the User Guide to install supplies and power the printer. • See “Connecting the Data Cable” on page 8 to connect the USB cable. 18. The found new hardware popup might appear. 19. When the installation detects the printer, it continues automatically. 20.
21. On PCs running Windows XP and 2000, click the Install the software automatically (Recommended) button and then click Next (Windows XP only). The wizard searches for driver files. 22. A Windows message appears. • On Windows XP, the Windows Logo testing message appears. Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation. • On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears. Click Yes to continue with installation. • On Windows Vista, a Windows Security dialog box can appear.
25. The following dialog box might appear in the background. Click Finish to close it. 26. Check to make sure that the new printer appears in the Printers and Faxes window. 27. Installation of the printer driver is now complete. Continue with installing the Status Monitor. See “Installing the Status Monitor” on page 30. After installing the driver and optional Status Monitor, you can install the optional Datacard® ID Software plug-in for the RP90 Plus E Printer.
About Network Installation You can install the printer over the network with the following choices: • Use DHCP or static addressing This choice can be set using the LCD panel or the Status Monitor. It does not affect the procedure you use to install the printer. See “Choosing How to Assign the Network Address” on page 18 for information about the choices. • Use a unique printer name Using the printer LCD panel, you can assign a printer name such as PRINTER01 to PRINTER09.
4 Continue to press the MENU key until the setting you want to change, such as IP Address, is displayed. 5 Press the ENTER key. The display shows an asterisk (*) above the digit to change. 6 Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to change the number. 7 When the digit is correct, press the MENU key to move the next digit. 8 When all digits are correct, press the ENTER key to save the settings and move to the next menu entry.
To set up IPSec Security using a printer certificate, do the following: 1. Obtain the printer certificate and install it on the PC. 2. Export the Printer Certificate and Certificate Authority (CA) Certificate to files. A. Open the Management Console by choosing Start > Run. Type mmc in the Run dialog and click OK. B. Start “Certificate (Local Computer).” C. Open the personal store run the Certificate Export Wizard. D. Choose “Personal Information Exchange PKCS#12 (.PFX)” as the format. E.
C. Click Select. The Select Certificate Download File dialog box opens. D. Browse to the location of the Printer Certificate or CA Certificate. E. Select the file and then click Write. The Status Monitor sends the file to the printer. F. Repeat steps B through E for the second file (Printer Certificate or CA Certificate, which ever was not downloaded in step d) to download. 9. Remove the USB cable connecting the printer and PC. 10.
9. Use the printer LCD panel to set IPSec Type to Preshared Key. 10. Install the printer using a USB connection and install the Status Monitor. See “Install using a USB connection” on page 9 and “Installing the Status Monitor” on page 30 for the steps to follow. 11. Open the Status Monitor as an administrator. See the Open the Status Monitor section in the User Guide. 12. Click the Printer Select tab. It shows the Security settings chosen on the printer in steps 8 and 9 above. Do the following: A.
9. Insert the RP90 Plus E Support CD-ROM in the PC drive. 10. For Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Choose Allow to continue installation. 11. When the opening window is displayed, choose Install the Printer. 12. The Card Printer installation window opens. 13.
14. On the Software License Agreement, click I agree and then click Next. 15. When the following dialog box appears, make sure all printing from the PC is complete and then close all other Windows applications. Confirm that the printer is ready and then click Next. Close all active programs before installing the printer driver. 16. Select the Printer model from the list. If this is the first RP90 Plus E printer installed on this PC, the default printer is “Datacard RP90 Plus E LAN.
18. The printer is installed with sharing enabled by default. Use the default name or enter a “Share name” if needed, and then click Next. The Share name cannot contain any spaces. • To share the printer, see “Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection” on page 32. The printer name used in this section is Datacard® RP90 Plus E LAN. • Sharing can be disabled after the driver is installed, if needed. 19. Choose Create a new port: and then click Next.
20. Review the summary of choices and then click Finish. The wizard begins copying driver files. 21. The installation displays a message regarding port creation. 22. A Windows message appears. • 26 On Windows XP, the Windows Logo testing message appears. Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation.
• On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears. Click Yes to continue with installation. • On Windows Vista, the Windows Security Alert appears. Click Unblock to enable the PC to communicate with the printer. • Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See Windows help for "digital signature" or "Logo signing" to change the security setting. 23. The RP90 Plus E N-Port dialog box appears.
24. From the Printer List, choose the entry with the printer name and IP address. Click OK. • If the printer name and IP address do not appear, retrieve the IP address, as described in the Printer LCD Panel section of the User Guide, and then click Find. 25. A Windows message appears. 28 • On Windows XP, the Windows Logo testing message appears. Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation. • On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears.
26. The last page of the wizard appears. Click Finish. You can leave the CD-ROM in the PC drive. 27. Check to make sure that the new printer appears in the Printers or Printers and Faxes window. 28. Installation of the printer driver is now complete. Continue with installing the status monitor. After installing the driver and optional Status Monitor, you can install the optional Datacard® ID Software plug-in for the RP90 Plus E Printer.
Installing the Status Monitor Install the Status Monitor on the PC connected directly to the printer. If you are installing the status monitor as part of driver installation, begin with step 6. 1. Start the Windows® XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Vista® operating system and log in as a user with Administrator permissions. 2. Insert the RP90 Plus E Support CD-ROM in the PC drive. 3. When the opening window is displayed, choose Install the Printer. 4. Choose Install the RP90 Plus E Driver. 5.
9. Confirm the directory for installation and then click Next. 10. Check Make a shortcut icon on desktop if you want a desktop icon. For best results, keep Register for start menu checked, to allow opening the Status Monitor from the Windows Start menu. Click Next to install Status Monitor files. 11. When the Status Monitor is installed, click Finish. 12. Click OK to complete this installation.
13. The PC returns to the Card Printer window. Click Exit and remove the CD from the PC’s drive. 14. You can open the RP90 Plus E Status Monitor from the Start menu (and from the desktop icon if one is installed). See the User Guide for information about using the Status Monitor. Continue with the following: • Installing an optional smart card module. • Installing ID software and the plug-in software. • Setting up for your card design.
• Make sure that the printer driver is installed (following the steps that begin on page 9) and working on the host PC. • You must know the computer name and workgroup name of the host PC to locate it on the network. See Windows help for “computer name” for details on finding the names. • Users at the client PC must be authenticated, usually by logging in, at the host PC for printing to be allowed. 1. On the client PC, open the Printers windows.
3. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click Next. 4. For Windows XP or 2000, choose A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer and then click Next. For Windows Vista, choose Add a network . . . printer and then click Next. • 34 Log in to the host PC if prompted.
5. Choose Browse for a printer, or choose Connect to this printer... with the Name empty. Click Next. 6. Browse the network for the host PC computer name and then locate the shared printer attached to it. 7. Choose Datacard RP90 Plus E U1 (Shared) (or other printer name) from the Shared printers list and then click Next. 8. An information dialog box appears. • On Windows XP and 2000, click Yes to continue. • On Windows Vista, click Install driver to continue.
9. On Windows 2000, the wizard displays the following dialog box. Choose Yes or No (depending on your needs) and then click Next. 10. On Windows Vista, the wizard prompts for a printer name. Use the default printer name and click Next. 11. Click Finish on the “complete” or “successful” screen. 12. Check to make sure that the shared printer is displayed in the “Printers and Faxes” window. 13. Installation of the shared printer on the client PC is complete.
Removing the Printer Driver Close all active programs before removing the printer driver. For best results, begin with the printer powered on and connected to the PC. 1. With Windows running, insert the RP90 Plus E Support CD-ROM in the PC drive. 2. Choose Install the RP90 Plus E Driver. 3. On Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Allow to continue. 4. The Card Printer installation window opens. 5.
6. The opening dialog box appears. Click Next. 7. Choose the printer from the Printer model list and then click Next.
8. Review the information on the dialog box that appears. • If you need to choose a different printer, click Back and return to step 6. • If you do not want to remove the printer at this time, click Cancel. • To remove driver files, click Finish. 9. When the following dialog box appears, click Finish. 10. The printer driver has been removed. Continue with removing the Status Monitor it is was installed, or restart Windows.
Removing the Status Monitor Remove the Status Monitor after removing the driver. 1. Begin with the Card Printer installation window open. 2. Make sure the following are selected, and then click Next: • Uninstall • Status Monitor 3. Click OK. 4. Click Yes to continue.
5. Click Finish. The Status Monitor shortcuts and files are removed from the PC. 6. Click Exit to close the Card Printer window. 7. Restart Windows. Updating the Printer Driver To update to a newer printer driver: • Remove the existing printer driver, as described in “Removing the Printer Driver” on page 37. • Restart Windows. • Install the newer printer driver, as described in “Installing the Printer Driver” on page 9.
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• Do not use this product in an environment containing volatile or flammable compounds. Safe Human Interface 44 • Use proper lifting techniques when moving or installing the equipment. • Use standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions when working on or near electrical circuits. • Do not defeat or disconnect safety interlocks on covers.
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