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
13 The installation program copies files to the PC and updates entries to enable the printer.
14 If you chose the Magna, Select, or ImageCard IV e-guides, the installation program detects whether
the Adobe Acrobat Reader program is installed on the PC. If it is not, the installation program asks if
you want to install Acrobat Reader. Follow instructions provided with the printer to install Acrobat
Reader.
15 On Windows Me, click Finish to close the Add New Hardware Wizard. Close the Windows Add New
Hardware Wizard and restart the PC.
On Windows 98, the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard closes on its own. On both Windows Me and
98, the Datacard Group installation program closes when you restart the PC.
16 After the PC restarts, the Printer Toolbox is displayed. Click the Print Sample Card button to verify
printer and driver installation.
Printing sample cards
The printer is shipped with one or more cards that are printed in the factory. You can also print a
sample card, which looks like one of the factory-printed cards, using the Printer Toolbox.
Setup tips
• The printer cover is closed and latched.
• Cards are loaded in the card tray.
• The data cable is connected to the USB port of the printer and the corresponding port of the PC.
• The settings for the USB port (if used) are correct. See PC port settings for more information.
• Supplies are installed in all cartridges and cartridges are loaded correctly. See the Printer Guide for
more information.
• The printer is ready to print. The status light on the printer should be steady green when you send a
sample card. See Open the Printer Toolbox for more information.
• Use the driver sample card, not a card from a card creation application, to verify that the printer and
driver are working together.
1 Begin with the printer powered on and connected to the PC, supplies loaded, the printer driver
installed, and Windows running.
2 Make sure the Printer Toolbox is open.
– After the PC restarts, the Printer Toolbox is displayed.
– The icon for the Printer Toolbox is located in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. Double-
click the icon to open it.
– If the Printer Toolbox and its icon are not displayed, see the Printer Guide for steps to follow.
3 Click the Sample Card button.
– The driver identifies the type of printer and whether it prints color or monochrome images, and then
sends the appropriate sample card to print.