User`s guide

XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 37
Driver Management Tasks in Windows Printer
Properties
UsethePrinterPropertieswindowtoviewstatusinformationabouttheprinter.
Viewing Printer Status
TheCardPrinterDriverPrinterStatus
tabdisplaystheprinterstatus,port
type,IPaddress,printerinformation,
andanymessagesthatapplytothe
printer.
1. OnthePrinterPropertieswindow,
selectthePrinterStatustab.
Thedateandtimethe information
wasretrievedfromtheprinter
displaysinthelowerleftareaofthe
tab.
2. Togetthelatestinformationfromtheprinter,clickAskPrinterforUpdate.
3. Youcanupdateprintersettingsusingtheprinter’sPrinterManagerweb
service.ClickConfigurePrintertologintothePrinterManager.Refertoyour
printer’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuideforcompleteinformationon
usingthePrinterManager.
Printer Status
Theprinterstatuscandisplayasoneofthefollowing:
ThePortstabofthePrinterPropertieswindowincludesanEnableBidirectional
Supportcheckbox.TheCardPrinterDriveralway susesbidirectionalcommunication
withtheprinter.Makesurethatthisoptionisselected;otherwiseallprintingfrom
theCardPrinterDriverisdisabled.
Icon Printer Status
   
Ready
The printer is not processing a card.
   
Suspended
The printer was paused, or is processing a card from another PC
that has an error.