Installation manual
Maxsys and MX Series Software Administrator’s Guide 3
Diagnostics are generally not documented in this manual. Trained personnel 
can access Diagnostics information in the module service manuals. 
Simulator Setup will appear on the Utilities menu when Machine Simulator 
software is installed. For information on this utility refer to the Datacard 
Maxsys/MX Series/PB6500 Machine Simulator Installation and Configuration 
Guide (Part No. 539789-xxx).
Production
The Production Station is the heart of the Datacard high-speed production 
environment. The following sections describe the production interface. For 
information on using Production to perform tasks, refer to Chapter 2: 
“Production” on page 27.
Smart Card 
Management
The Smart Card Management menu contains the tools used 
in smart card operations.
• Crypto Device Management
• Key Card Management
• Key Reader Management
• Local Master Key Management
Utilities The
Utilities menu contains tools for working with data files, 
diagnostics for Controller and modules, security 
configurations, exporting setups, localization tools, and 
vision utilities.
• Hex Dump
• Diagnostics
• Security Configuration
• Export Setups
• Keyboard Entry
• Change Locale
• Vision Utilities
Help Th
e Help menu contains error messages, software patch 
information, and context-sensitive help.
• Help
• Error Messages
• About the Software (Patch Information)
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