User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: About the Printer Driver
- Chapter 2: XPS Card Printer Driver Installation
- Before You Install
- Installation Overview
- Selecting Your Installation Method
- Installing the Card Printer Driver
- Installing the Support Files from the Driver CD
- Installing User Documentation
- Advanced Setup
- Connecting More Than One Printer
- Using the Card Printer Driver for Secure Printing
- Implementing Printer Sharing
- Implementing Printer Pooling
- Chapter 3: Card Printer Driver Management Tasks
- Chapter 4: Card Design Tasks
- Configuring PC Printing Preferences
- Design Tasks in Windows Printing Preferences
- Adjusting the Colors Printed
- Changing a Card Design
- Printing Cards Using Split-Panel Color Printing
- Encoding the Magnetic Stripe Without Printing
- Setting Up to Print on Both Sides of the Card
- Setting Up to Print More Than One Copy of a Card
- Rotating the Card
- Setting the Print Area
- Printing Bar Codes Using Monochrome
- Using Escapes
- Using Magnetic Stripe Fonts
- Chapter 5: Installation Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer Sharing
- Appendix B: Windows XP Printer Sharing
- Appendix C: Windows Server 2003 Printer Sharing
- Appendix D: Windows Server 2008 Printer Sharing

24 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation
Security
permissions for
shared printers
Set up a Windows group account with the users who
have the same printer Security permissions.
For more information, refer to:
“Set Up Group Accounts for Using Shared Printers” on
page 25.
Setup to view
Message boxes
To set up accounts to view Message boxes.
• Enable printer sharing on the Windows Printer
Properties
Sharing tab.
• Set up applicable user accounts on the Windows
Printer Properties
Security tab. Select the Print and
the Manage this printer permissions for each user or
group. Selecting both of these settings lets individual
users or groups print and view Message boxes from
their PCs, except as noted below.
For a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host: Client
PCs cannot view message boxes. These client PCs must
open the Windows Print Manager. Users of these client
PCs may need to resolve printer errors at the printer.
View printer status,
supplies, and card
counts
(Windows XP: View only at the host PC.)
For more information, refer to the applicable topic:
• Viewing Printer Status on page 37
• Viewing Printer Supplies on page 39
• Viewing Card Counts From the PC on page 40
Client PC Users:
Client
Card Design
Printing
Preferences
Client PC users have different options for high-resolution
printing.
• Client PC users don’t have the Always use best
possible resolution setting.
• Client PC Users must choose the supported
resolution under Custom.
Refer to “If the Windows Print Manager is already
open, press F5 to update the current print job status in
the Print Manager window.” on page 26.
Feature Printer Sharing Tips