User Manual

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SP35 Info Central
Installing the printer driver on the client PC
Tips for success
If an Express Class v1.x, Select Class v2.x or v3.x, Magna Class v2.x, or ImageCard IV printer
driver is installed on the client PC, delete the printer driver and reboot the PC before
continuing.
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, log onto the client PC as a user with access rights to the
host PC. You also need Print permission to the shared printer to open the Printing Preferences
dialog box and to print test cards.
A PC can have a locally connected (USB) Datacard printer attached, a directly networked
Datacard printer attached, and be connected to a shared printer as a client PC. All printers
connected to the PC must be supported by and use the current version of the SmartDriver.
If you use more than one connection method on a PC, install the locally and/or directly-network
connected printer(s), and then follow the steps in this section to install the shared printer last.
The shared printer must have a different name from the other printers.
1 Make sure that the printer and driver on the host PC are working properly before beginning this task.
2 Start Windows at the client PC and log onto the network.
3 Use Windows Explorer, Network Neighborhood, or My Computer to locate the host PC.
4 When you locate the host PC, click the icon for the host PC to display the Enter Network Password
dialog box. Type your password and click OK to log on to the host PC. Keep the window open during
printer driver installation.
5 In the Printers window, double-click the Add Printers icon.
6 In the Add Printers wizard, select the following choices:
a Choose the "Network printer" button, not the "My Computer" or “Local printer” button.
b Choose to browse for the printer. An expandable list of printers and/or PCs appears.
c If needed, double-click a server or PC name to see the names of printers attached.
d Choose the printer to which the user will print. The printer name appears in the Printer box.
e Change the name of the printer if needed so it is different from the name of other Datacard printers
attached to the PC.
f Continue to follow the prompts on the Add Printers Wizard.
g If you have not logged into the PC with the printer attached, you will receive a message. Return to
step 3 and repeat the procedure.
h If you are prompted, choose "Replace existing driver," not "Keep existing driver (recommended)."
i If you are prompted to print a test page, click No. You must set values in the Properties or Printing
Preferences dialog box before printing.
7 When the printer has been installed on the client PC, change settings on the client PC to reflect the
printer and your card design. Open Properties (Windows Me and 98) or Printing Preferences
(Windows XP or 2000) to change settings.
Set the printer type and click OK or Apply.
Set the ribbon type to match the ribbon in the printer and the setting on the host PC.