Product Info
Table Of Contents
- SP_Info_Central.book
- SP Series Info Central
- What do you want to do?
- Answer questions you have about using the printer
- Learn how to use this online information
- Learn more about tasks, such as installation, setup, or maintenance
- Solve problems with printing
- Access an online version of the Printer Guide
- Open help for the Printer Toolbox and Messages
- Open help for Properties or Printing Preferences
- Safety and compliance (FCC)
- Acknowledgments
- SP Series Info Central
- SP_Install_e-guide.book
- Installation
- Before you install
- Install the printer
- Installing the driver
- Upgrading the driver
- Reinstalling the driver
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- PC port settings
- Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
- On the CD-ROM
- Installation
- SP_Setup_e-guide.book
- Setting up for your card design
- How do I create a card design?
- What is a card design?
- When should I perform setup tasks?
- What do I use to set up the printer?
- Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer?
- Card design checklist
- Working with Properties and Printing Preferences
- Changing the type of print ribbon
- Set up for monochrome (K) printing
- Color settings
- Changing settings in the printer
- Magnetic Stripe Setup
- Smart card setup
- Setting up for your card design
- SP_Production_e-guide.book
- SP_Supplies_e-guide.book
- SP_Troubleshooting_e-guide.book
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SP Series Info Central
The USB cable must be a type CM 30V cable, up to a maximum of 6.5 feet or 2 meters long. A longer
cable might result in electrical interference.
If the printer is connected over a network using a print server, see Direct network printing for information
about connecting the printer.
1 Attach the flat end of the USB cable to the USB data port on the PC (or to a device attached to the PC
through a USB port).
2 If you are installing the printer, Wait to connect the other end of the data cable.
3 If you are connecting a printer that has been installed, you can plug in the data cable now.
– After the printer is powered on and ready, attach the other end of the USB cable to the printer. DO
NOT use the smart card USB port if it is installed in the printer.The smart card USB port is closer to
the power receptacle.
USB allows devices to be connected to the PC through another USB device (daisy-chained). USB also
uses hubs to which multiple USB devices (including other hubs) can be connected (cascaded). Up to
five hubs can be used between the printer and the PC. (In a daisy chain, at least every other hub needs
to be powered.) Datacard printers do not have ports to support daisy chaining. If you need to connect
two Datacard printers to a PC with one USB port, obtain a USB hub to which both printers can be
connected.
Is the printer ready for driver installation?
Before installing the printer driver, do the following:
• Load cards in the card tray. See the SP35 Printer Guide, SP55 Printer Guide, or the Installation Map.
• Install the print ribbon and continuous cleaning roller. See the SP35 Printer Guide, SP55 Printer Guide,
or the Installation Map.
• Power on the printer and PC. Plug the power supply into the printer power receptacle. The printer
should display a series of colors on the status light when it powers on. The printer status light becomes
steady green when the printer is ready.
• For a directly networked printer, make sure that the printer is ready before installing the driver on a PC.
See Direct network printing for more information.
• For a shared printer, make sure that the printer is ready before installing the driver on the attached
(host) PC. See Printer sharing for more information. You must install the driver on the host PC before
installing the driver on any other attached PCs.