User`s guide

5-6 Using the printer
User’s Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
data, be sure to use an application in which you can save the result and edit it
again, such as Windows WordPad™ or Word. See “Print from a PC application”
for the steps to follow.
With any application, test your card design to verify the results.
This section also describes some situations that might occur when making cards.
Use a card creation application
1 Follow the instructions for the card creation application to capture, format, and
save the data for the card.
2 In the card creation application, send cards to the printer (usually, use the Print
button).
The printer driver receives data for each card, prepares the card for printing, and
sends each card to the printer in the order received. The printer driver keeps
cards in a queue if the printer is busy. For a directly networked printer, the print
server manages jobs from any PCs that send jobs to the printer.
Developers can write card creation applications using the SmartDriver™ Software
Developer’s Kit. This kit can be found on the SmartDriver CD-ROM or
downloaded from www.datacard.com.
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Make an exception card
1 Wait until the printer has printed all the cards currently queued.
2 Remove the card input tray cover (step 1 in Figure 5-4).
3 Hold the card input tray and move the card pusher back slightly (step 2 in
Figure 5-4).
4 Insert the unprinted exception card next to the wall of the card input tray, near the
card pick mechanism (step 3 in Figure 5-4). Make sure the card is oriented
correctly, as shown in Figure 5-4.
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