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
Learn how to use this online information
The following descriptions can help you use the HTML Help Viewer window to find and read the
information you want.
About Info Central
SP Series Info Central is an library on the PC that provides access to all user information for SP35 and
SP55 printers. Info Central is made up of several compiled Microsoft HTML Help files which are linked
together. It includes:
• Toolbox and Message Help for the SP Series Printer is one of the files linked to Info Central.
• Help for Properties or Printing Preferences, a traditional help file, can be opened from Info Central.
• The e-Guide for SP Series Printers is linked to Info Central and provides detailed information about
using the printer and driver.
• The Printer Guides, provided in printed form with the printer, are also available online through Info
Central and through links.
SP Series printers are designed to be simple and easy to use. However, they are also flexible printers. For
that reason, there is information that a few users need but that does not apply to others. Info Central
provides all of this information--not all of it will apply to you.
Info Central uses the Microsoft HTML Help Viewer, which is part of the operating system for Windows Me,
Windows 98 Second Edition (and Windows 98), Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The HTML Help Viewer
uses Microsoft Internet Explorer. The SmartDriver checks for Internet Explorer when it installs and warns
the installer if it is not present. The SmartDriver also makes sure that special files to enable HTML Help are
present.
Accessing Info Central and Help
Info Central is available from the desktop icon. The “Central” in the name is used because it provides
access to online versions of other user information, specifically the printer guide and help.
Help is available from Messages by clicking the Help button.
Help is available from the pages the Printer Toolbox by clicking the Help button.
Help is available in the Properties dialog box by clicking the Help (?) icon and then clicking a setting. On
Windows 2000 and XP, help is available in the Printing Preferences Advanced Options dialog by clicking
the Help (?) icon and then clicking in the Printer Features list.
Navigating in Info Central
Topics in Info Central include several features for providing complete information in a compact manner.
Related Topics Lists: This list of topics appears at the end of message help topics. The topics are
relevant to the page you are viewing and cross-reference related information. Click a topic from the popup
and it opens in the right-hand pane.
Help viewer window size: You can change the size of the viewer window like any other window:
• Minimize the window so it displays only in the task bar.
• Maximize the window so it occupies the whole desktop.
• Restore the default size.