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
Installing the driver
The printer is shipped with a CD-ROM that contains the printer drivers for the supported Windows
operating systems. The supported operating systems are:
• Windows Millennium Edition (Me) (recommended)
• Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (recommended)
• Windows 2000, with Service Pack 3
• Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
See PC and software requirements for details on operating system support and limitations.
Installation choices
• If the PC does not have a CD-ROM drive, request diskettes from your service provider. (Service
providers can obtain the driver as diskette images from the partner page.) You also can download the
printer driver from the Datacard Web site, at www.datacard.com.
• If you have installed the printer driver and want to update to the most recent driver, follow the steps in
Upgrading the driver.
• Several other connection methods are available, including printer sharing over a network, installing two
printers on parallel ports on a PC, and installing multiple printers to a PC using the USB port. See
Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC for information on these installation
alternatives.
• You can also directly connect the printer to a network using a print server. See Direct network printing
for more information.
• See Printer pooling for information on printer pooling on the Windows 2000 and XP operating systems.
• If the printer includes a smart card module, do not connect it at this time. See Set up Smart Card for
details.
Choose the section that applies to the type of port and operating system on the PC:
• Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows 2000 or XP
• Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows Me or 98
Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows 2000 or XP
For Windows 2000 or XP, make sure you are logged in as the Administrator when you install the printer
driver.
1 Close all applications. Do not close Windows.
2 Make sure the printer is powered on.
3 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM in the PC's drive.
4 The SmartDriver window opens.
5 Click “Install the Printer.” The SmartDriver installation program starts.