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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Viewing Network Information_______________________________________________ 35
Printing a Driver Sample Card ______________________________________________ 36
Driver Management Tasks in Windows Printer Properties _________________________ 37
Viewing Printer Status ______________________________________________________ 37
Printer Status___________________________________________________________ 37
Port Type ______________________________________________________________ 38
Printer Information _____________________________________________________ 38
Viewing Printer Supplies____________________________________________________ 39
Viewing Card Counts From the PC _________________________________________ 40
Viewing the Driver Version _________________________________________________ 40
Uninstalling the Card Printer Driver _____________________________________________ 41
Uninstall the Driver with the Driver Installation CD or Web File_________________ 41
Uninstall the Card Printer Driver Without the Driver Installation Media _________ 43
Chapter 4: Card Design Tasks _____________________________________________________ 47
Configuring PC Printing Preferences ____________________________________________ 47
Design Tasks in Windows Printing Preferences ___________________________________ 49
Adjusting the Colors Printed ________________________________________________ 49
Brightness _____________________________________________________________ 49
Contrast_______________________________________________________________ 50
Color Balance _________________________________________________________ 50
Changing a Card Design __________________________________________________ 52
Printing Cards Using Split-Panel Color Printing________________________________ 53
Encoding the Magnetic Stripe Without Printing ______________________________ 53
Setting Up to Print on Both Sides of the Card ________________________________ 55
Setting Up Manual Duplex Printing ______________________________________ 55
Printing a Card With Manual Duplex Printing_____________________________ 56
Disabling Card Side Printing for Special Card Designs ____________________ 57
Setting Up to Print More Than One Copy of a Card __________________________ 58
Rotating the Card _________________________________________________________ 58
Setting the Print Area ______________________________________________________ 59
Printing Bar Codes Using Monochrome _____________________________________ 60
Using Escapes ________________________________________________________________ 61
Using Print Blocking Escapes________________________________________________ 61
About Printing Areas ___________________________________________________ 62
Print Blocking Syntax ___________________________________________________ 62
Using Magnetic Stripe Escape Codes_______________________________________ 64
Setting Up Magnetic Stripe Escape Codes ______________________________ 64
Supported Escape Codes ______________________________________________ 65
Using Embosser Escapes ___________________________________________________ 66
Embosser Escape Syntax _______________________________________________ 66
Escape Preamble______________________________________________________ 66
Embosser Font Number_________________________________________________ 67
Emboss/Indent Position_________________________________________________ 67
Emboss Data __________________________________________________________ 68
Using Magnetic Stripe Fonts____________________________________________________ 68