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
Upgrading the driver
When a newer release of the SmartDriver becomes avialable, you might want to upgrade the printer
driver to take advantage of new features. The Printer Toolbox displays the version of the printer driver,
which can help you to decide whether to update the driver. See the SP35 Printer Guide or SP55 Printer
Guide if you need instructions on opening the Printer Toolbox.
The procedure to use depends on the operating system running on the PC. Choose the prodedure for
your PC:
Upgrading the printer driver on Windows XP and 2000
Upgrading the printer driver on Windows Me and 98 SE
You can download the current printer driver from the Datacard web site, at www.datacard.com. Go to
the downloads area and click Printer Drivers. Be sure to download the correct printer driver for your
operating system.
Upgrading the printer driver for Windows XP and 2000
Tips for success
• These steps apply to printers attached through a USB port and to directly networked printers.
• Make sure you are logged in as the Administrator when you install or upgrade the printer driver.
• To upgrade the driver, do not remove the existing printer driver if the operating system is Windows
2000 or Windows XP.
• On a PC running Windows 2000, use the printer driver only with Service Pack 3 or 4 installed.
1 Close all applications. Do not close Windows.
2 Start the Setup Program:
– If the driver is on CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM in the PC's drive.
– 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.
3 Click “Upgrade the SmartDriver” on the SmartDriver CD-ROM program or click “Upgrade the
SmartDriver” and then Next on the SmartDriver installation program.
4 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.
5 The installation program copies files to the PC and updates entries to enable the printer. The driver
installed.