Installation Guide

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SP Series Info Central: Setup
• If you plan to include an existing graphic image in the blocking bitmap, make sure the graphics editing
application can perform all the functions you need. Typically, begin with a file that includes the image, reduce
the colors of the image to two colors, and scale the image to occupy that area of the card you have chosen.
• If you use Datacard ID Works® ID Software, the blocking you specify in the ID software is combined with user-
defined blocking.
Setting a customized blocking area
1 Open the printer Printing Preferences dialog box.
2 Click the Advanced button.
3 Navigate to the Print Blocking settings.
4 From the Print Blocking Pattern-Front or Print Blocking Pattern-Back list, choose the “User Defined Bitmap”
selection for your card design.
5 Click Apply to make the changes take effect.
6 Using a graphics program that can edit bitmaps, such as Microsoft Paint or Paint Shop Pro™, navigate to the
Windows\System32 folder, such as C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32.
7 Using a graphics application, open the file to modify. Choose one or more of the following to modify, based on
your card design:
— LandscapeBlockPrintBack.bmp
— LandscapeBlockTopcoatBack.bmp
— LandscapeBlockTopcoatFront.bmp
— LandscapeBlockPrintFront.bmp
— PortraitBlockPrintBack.bmp
— PortraitBlockTopcoatBack.bmp
— PortraitBlockPrintFront.bmp
— PortraitBlockTopcoatFront.bmp
If you are unsure of the file to choose, see "Blocking choices".
8 Using the controls in the graphics editing application, create the blocking area by drawing a shape or by pasting
a graphic. (Draw a black shape over the sample images to remove them.)
The following example shows a possible scratch-off area. The area was created by drawing a white rectangle
on the black bitmap. (This might be used for an area of scratch-off ribbon to cover an ID number.)
The following example shows a possible graphic to simulate a hologram.