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
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Contents
Chapter 1: About the Printer Driver__________________________________________________ 1
Supported Operating Systems __________________________________________________ 1
Driver Task Overview ___________________________________________________________ 1
Printer/Driver Communication __________________________________________________ 2
Printer/Driver Communications Over a Network ______________________________ 2
Printer/Driver Communications Using a USB Connection ______________________ 3
Chapter 2: XPS Card Printer Driver Installation _______________________________________ 5
Before You Install_______________________________________________________________ 5
Installation Overview ___________________________________________________________ 5
Selecting Your Installation Method ______________________________________________ 6
Installing the Card Printer Driver_________________________________________________ 7
Install Using the Driver Installation CD ________________________________________ 7
Install Without the Driver Installation CD______________________________________ 8
Installing the Driver _________________________________________________________ 8
Installing the Support Files from the Driver CD ___________________________________ 15
Installing User Documentation _________________________________________________ 16
Advanced Setup______________________________________________________________ 16
Connecting More Than One Printer_____________________________________________ 16
Installing Additional USB Printers ____________________________________________ 17
Using More Than One Printer on a PC _______________________________________ 17
Using the Card Printer Driver for Secure Printing _________________________________ 18
Secure Printing Overview __________________________________________________ 18
Driver Data Encryption _________________________________________________ 18
Driver Secure and Non-Secure Communications_________________________ 19
Using Secure Printing_______________________________________________________ 20
Secure Datacard Printers_______________________________________________ 20
Planning for Secure Printing_____________________________________________ 21
Setting Up Secure Printing ______________________________________________ 21
Implementing Printer Sharing __________________________________________________ 22
Printer Sharing Requirements _______________________________________________ 22
Supported Operating Systems______________________________________________ 23
Tips for Host PC and Client PC Users_________________________________________ 23
Set Up Group Accounts for Using Shared Printers ____________________________ 25
Windows Print Manager____________________________________________________ 26
Implementing Printer Pooling __________________________________________________ 26
Printer Pooling Requirements _______________________________________________ 27
Operating Systems Supported for Printer Pooling ____________________________ 28
Tips for Printer Pooling______________________________________________________ 28
Setting Up a Printer Pool ___________________________________________________ 29
Chapter 3: Card Printer Driver Management Tasks __________________________________ 33
Using the Printer Properties Window ____________________________________________ 33
Displaying the Printer Properties Window____________________________________ 33
Setting Printer Permissions __________________________________________________ 34