Specifications

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Datacard 150i and 275/280P/295 Card Personalization
Systems: Guide for Use with ID Works Software
ID Works Basic Version 5 Online Reference Library
Preliminary Steps:
The following steps are needed to support using the Card
Personalization System from ID Works applications.
1 Install and test the Card Personalization System and printer
driver. (The steps needed to accomplish this are documented in
the Printer Driver for the Datacard 150i, 28x, and 450 Series
Printers on Windows NT and 2000 Installation and Technical
Reference Manual,which came with your Card Personalization
System.)
2 Install ID Works software and Datacard plug-ins.
3 Assign the appropriate plug-in to the System using the ID Works
Administrator Assign Printer Plug-ins utility. See the Administrator
online help topic, “Assign printer plug-ins”.
4 Set the ID Works project properties to use printer fonts from the
installed Card Personalization System. See “Project Properties”
on page 3.
5 Attach the System to serial communication port 1.
Freeing the Serial Communication Port for ID Works Printing:
The following steps remove the lock from the serial port, allowing ID
Works applications to communicate with the System.
1 Open the Printers folder by clicking Start, then Settings, and
then Printers.
2 Right-click the Card Personalization System in the list and select
Properties from the menu. The screen will look something like
the following: