User guide

2 About this Manual
Organization
Information in this manual is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, “About this Manual” on page 1—Contains information about this manual’s
organization, its intended audience, and the conventions it uses.
• Chapter 2, “Getting Started” on page 5—Contains an overview of using OpenCard Data
Format with the SD/CD Series card printers and the Legacy Option for SP/CP Series printers. It
includes requirements for using OpenCard and initial setup procedures.
• Chapter 3, “Creating Card Formats” on page 17—Includes the information about how to
create card formats for use with SD/CD Series card printers.
• Chapter 4, “Exporting Legacy Card Layouts, Graphics, and Fonts” on page 43—Includes
information and procedures for using existing card layouts originally created for SP/CP Series
printers to print on SD/CD Series card printers with OpenCard.
• Chapter 5, “Working with Printer Manager” on page 49—Explains how to set up the
printer to work with OpenCard card formats.
• Chapter 6, “Printing Cards” on page 61—Provides information about printing cards on SD/
CD card printers with OpenCard.
• Appendix A, “Sample Card Formats” on page A-1—Provides working samples of card
formats.
• Appendix B, “Setting Up OS/400” on page B-1—Provides information about how to set up
an existing OS/400 system to work with OpenCard.