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Chapter 6: Printing Cards
This chapter includes information you need to print cards on SD/
CD Series printers using OpenCard.
To print cards on SD/CD Series printers using OpenCard you must:
• Create a card format.
• Import card formats, images, and fonts to the printer, and define card stock using Printer
Manager.
• Have a working data stream.
• Create a card stock.
1. Before you start printing, make sure that the printer is at the READY state.
2. Select Start Menu > Accessories and select Command prompt.
3. Enter file2prn [filename] ipaddress [portnumber] where:
filename is the name of a card data stream file.
ipaddress is the IP address of the printer to which you are printing the data stream.
portnumber is the port number at the printer to which you are printing the data stream. If
you do not specify a port number, 9100 is assumed.
The following is displayed, indicating that the file was sent successfully:
sending file..............sent
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each data stream to be printed.
If a card does not print, view the Print Request Log to find troubleshooting
messages about the printer state.