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
the printer driver after setting up the PC and before installing the card creation application and capture
software and devices. Verify the success of each installation step before continuing.
Installation choices
Most users install one printer on a PC, using the CD-ROM shipped with the printer for installation. If you
will install the printer in this way, see Install the printer and then Install the printer driver to a USB port
on Windows 2000 or XP or Install the printer driver to a USB port on Windows Me or 98.
More choices are available to meet the needs of a variety of users. Choices include:
• Installing two printers to one PC using USB ports
USB allows devices to be connected to the PC through another USB device (daisy-chained). USB also
uses hubs to which multiple USB devices (including other hubs) can be connected (cascaded). Up to
five hubs can be used between the printer and the PC. (In a daisy chain, at least every other hub needs
to be powered.) Datacard printers do not have ports to support daisy chaining. If you need to connect
two Datacard printers to a PC with one USB port, obtain a USB hub to which both printers can be
connected.
See Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC for information about installing a printer
using a USB port.
• Installing the printer using files downloaded from the Datacard Web site
The printer driver for the Datacard® SP35 or SP55 printer is available from Datacard web site at
www.Datacard.com. When downloading a driver, be sure to choose the most recent SmartDriver and
the correct operating system for the PC on which the driver will run. The driver to download does not
include some of the files that are available on the CD, including:
–This SP Series Info Central (which can be downloaded from the same Datacard Web site)
– Installation files for the SmartDriver™ Printer Diagnostic Utility, and the Cleanup Utility
– Driver installation files for other PC operating systems
• Upgrading the printer driver
See Upgrading the driver for the steps to follow.
• Installing a printer on a client PC when the printer is connected to a host PC and both PCs are
connected to a network (using Windows printer sharing).
See Printer sharing for setup and operating information for both the host PC and the client PC.
• Installing a printer on a network using a print server and then installing the driver on a PC on the
network. This method is called direct networking.
See Direct network printing for information on installing and using a directly networked printer.
• Installing two printers to a PC, when one is directly connected and another is connected through a
network (using Windows printer sharing or direct networking)
See Direct network printing for information on installing and using a networked printer.
• Installing printers using a combination of connection methods. For example, one or more printers can
be directly connected to the PC and others can be connected through a network.
See Direct network printing for information on installing and using a networked printer.