Product Info
Table Of Contents
- SP_Info_Central.book
- SP Series Info Central
- What do you want to do?
- Answer questions you have about using the printer
- Learn how to use this online information
- Learn more about tasks, such as installation, setup, or maintenance
- Solve problems with printing
- Access an online version of the Printer Guide
- Open help for the Printer Toolbox and Messages
- Open help for Properties or Printing Preferences
- Safety and compliance (FCC)
- Acknowledgments
- SP Series Info Central
- SP_Install_e-guide.book
- Installation
- Before you install
- Install the printer
- Installing the driver
- Upgrading the driver
- Reinstalling the driver
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- PC port settings
- Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
- On the CD-ROM
- Installation
- SP_Setup_e-guide.book
- Setting up for your card design
- How do I create a card design?
- What is a card design?
- When should I perform setup tasks?
- What do I use to set up the printer?
- Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer?
- Card design checklist
- Working with Properties and Printing Preferences
- Changing the type of print ribbon
- Set up for monochrome (K) printing
- Color settings
- Changing settings in the printer
- Magnetic Stripe Setup
- Smart card setup
- Setting up for your card design
- SP_Production_e-guide.book
- SP_Supplies_e-guide.book
- SP_Troubleshooting_e-guide.book
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SP Series Info Central
5 After it is printed, remove the card from the output hopper. A printer test card is shown in Printer test
card.
Tips for success
• The Ready button must be pressed firmly. You might need to hold the printer in place as you
keep the Ready button pressed.
• Allow 30 to 60 seconds for the printer to begin printing the test card.
• If the status light flashes amber and the printer beeps, the printer is paused. Press the Ready
button once to unpause the printer.
• The status light will flash green while the printer is processing the data.
• If the printer test card did not print successfully, try the procedure again making sure you follow
the instructions. If the test card does not print, or if the printer does not initialize, it contact your
service provider for assistance.
Printer test card
The printer test card is designed to perform most functions available in the printer.
Check the following:
• The test card has the pattern shown on the front of the card. (The pattern will be black dots, not colored
dots, if the printer is using a monochrome ribbon.)
• If a magnetic stripe module is installed in the printer, the following data is encoded on the card:
• The tracks available depend on the type of module installed.
• The magnetic stripe data on the printer test card is generated by the printer and does not test driver-to-
printer communication.
Track Format Data
Track 1 (IATA) TEST PATTERN IATA CHARACTER
SUBSET 0123456789
Track 2 (ABA) 012345678012345678990123456789
Track 3 (TTS) 0123456789=9876543210
Track 3 (NTT) 0123456789=9876543210