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
– If the PC has an existing SmartDriver installed, the program displays a message telling you to
upgrade the printer driver. See Upgrading the driver.
6 If you are using files downloaded from the Web, extract the files to the PC’s hard drive. The
SmartDriver installation program will start automatically when the files have been extracted.The first
page provides a choice:
– If the SmartDriver is installed on the PC, “Upgrade the existing driver” is the default. See Upgrading
the driver for the steps to follow.
– If the installation program does not detect an existing SmartDriver, “Install the Printer” is the default.
Click Next to continue.
7 Connect the printer to the PC using the USB data cable. The operating system detects the printer and
displays the Found New Hardware Wizard.
8 Make sure “Local Printer (LPT or USB)” is chosen and then click Next.
9 A Windows message might appear.
– On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears. Click Yes to continue with
installation. Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See
Windows help for “digital signature” to change the security setting.
– On Windows XP, the Windows Logo Signing message appears. Click Yes to continue with
installation. Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See
Windows help for “Logo signing” to change the security setting.
– If installation is cancelled or cannot continue, see Local (USB) installation troubleshooting for steps
to follow.
10 The dialog instructs you to power on the printer, wait until the Ready light is steady green, and then
connect the printer and PC. Follow the instructions and then click Next. The SmartDriver installation
program closes.
11 Install the printer automatically.
– On Windows 2000, the SmartDriver installation program closes.
– On Windows XP, the Found New Hardware Wizard starts.
– Make sure “Install the software automatically (recommended)” is chosen and click Next.
12 A Windows message appears.
– On Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found message appears. Click Yes to continue with
installation. Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See
Windows help for “digital signature” to change the security setting.
– On Windows XP, the Windows Logo Signing message appears. Click Yes to continue with
installation. Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature. See
Windows help for “Logo signing” to change the security setting.
– If installation is cancelled or cannot continue, see the Local (USB) installation troubleshooting for
steps to follow.
13 The installation program copies files to the PC and updates entries to enable the printer. The driver
installed.
– If you installed the driver from CD-ROM, the SP Series Info Central files and desktop icon area
installed.