User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Title page
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Getting started
- General requirements
- Selecting the site
- Electrical requirements
- Physical requirements
- Environmental requirements
- Unpacking the printer
- Who to call for assistance
- Connecting the printer
- Loading cards
- Loading the print ribbon
- Powering on the system
- Installing the printer driver
- Setup tips
- Making and evaluating test cards
- Printer test card
- Chapter 3: Using the printer
- Chapter 4: Maintaining the printer
- Chapter 5: Advanced Information
- Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
- App. A: Safety and compliance
- App. B: Supplies and cards
- App. C: PC settings
- App. D: Magnetic stripe encoding
- Index
Overview
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User’s Guide for Express™ and Select™ Class Printers
To support the printing speed that the Express or Select printer can deliver, the PC
must meet the following requirements:
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Have a 233 MHz (or faster) Pentium MMX-, Pentium II- or Pentium III -compatible
processor
The PC resources, including processor speed, memory, and available hard disk
space, can have a dramatic effect on card processing speed. For faster card
printing, use a 450 MHz or faster processor with 128 MB of RAM.
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Have an enabled ECP parallel port
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Have at least 64 MB of memory (RAM)
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Have a diskette drive to install the printer driver
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Have 50 MB or more of hard disk space available to store the printer driver and
provide working space for preparing card data
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Have one of the following operating systems:
– Windows 95 or 98
– Windows NT 4.0 with service pack 4 or higher
The PC must also have a card creation application that formats and prepares the card
data. For the PC requirements of your card creation application, see the application's
documentation.
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