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– Change settings that apply to the printer, such as magnetic stripe, so they do not conflict with the

host PC and printer features.

– Change settings to reflect your card design, such as portrait or landscape orientation. These

settings can be different from the settings on the host PC.

8 From the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog box for the shared printer, print a Windows test

page from the client PC.

Perform management tasks at the host PC

The user at the host PC has more control over the printer and more information about the printer. This

section describes some tasks performed at the host PC.

For Windows 2000 and XP, the user must be logged in as a user with Full Control permission.

• Manage all jobs in the print queue. You can use Print Manager to view all jobs in the print queue and

to pause or delete any jobs in the print queue, no matter who submitted the job. The job remains in the

print queue until it has been sent to the printer. See Windows help for information on using Print

Manager.

• See and respond to messages. If the printer is not able to process and print a card, the printer driver

displays a message on the host PC, not the client PC. You can see the message and view help, which

guides you in resolving the situation. Printing for all users is suspended until the situation is resolved.

• On Windows 2000 and XP, set printer values, such as ribbon type, for all users. The values you

set in the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog box apply to all users. Several values can be

changed at client PCs, but those values apply only to the print jobs being sent. Values you set are used

at client PCs after the client PC queries the host PC. Open the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog

box at each client PC after setting values at the host PC to query the host PC. (You can close the dialog

box at the client PC after viewing it.) If you do not open the Properties dialog box, the client PC does not

query the host PC, the first card printed will not use the new settings, and you will need to send the card

to print again.

• On Windows Me and 98, set or view values that control card processing for all users. Record the

ribbon type so you can set it correctly at the client PC. The values you set for Mag Stripe encoding can

affect all users.

• View printer status. The host PC runs the Printer Toolbox and all status functions. The Printer Toolbox

is open by default or you can double click the printer icon in the system tray to open it. See Open the

Printer Toolbox in the Printer Guide for the Datacard SP35 Printer for details.

• Use all features of advanced setup. The Printer Toolbox on the host PC provides access to advanced

setup, where you can change some settings (such as the position of printing) and use color controls.

See Advanced Setup for details.

• Run the firmware update utility. The host PC displays a prompt when you need to run the firmware

update utility. The utility works only from a PC with the printer directly connected to it.

Using the printer from the client PC

For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, users at the client PC must be logged into the host PC and must

have Print permission to the printer. Users at the client PC can perform several actions, including:

• Print a card using an application at the client PC. At the client PC, you can use an application to

print cards by selecting the printer in the application. See Making Cards for details.