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
Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
You have several choices for having more than one printer connected to a user or for having more than
one user connected to a printer. Choices include:
• Installing two printers to one PC using USB ports See Install more than one printer using a USB
connection for details.
• 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 details.
• 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. Direct network printing for details.
• Installing multiple printers to a PC 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
(using Windows printer sharing or direct networking).
• Using more than one printer installed to a PC as a printer pool, when the PC is running Windows 2000
or XP. The operating system manages sending jobs to the printers so the next available printer receives
the card. See Printer pooling for details.
Install more than one printer using a USB connection
Tips for success
• More than one USB-connected printer on a PC running Windows 98 (including SE) is not fully
supported. Datacard recommends using Windows Me, 2000, or XP when using more than one printer
on a PC.
• Connect and install one printer at a time. The PC cannot run two or more installation programs at the
same time.
• The USB protocol 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. 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.
• The printer must be powered on for the PC to detect it. It must remain powered on so the operating
system can keep track of the printer if the printer is moved from one USB port or connection to another.
1 Begin with the PC powered on and running. Existing Datacard printers can be powered on or powered
off.
2 Exit the Printer Toolbox for existing printers. Right-click on the printer icon (in the lower right corner of
the desktop) to display a pop-up menu. Select Exit from the pop-up menu.
3 Attach the flat end of the USB cable to the USB port on the PC or on a device connected to the PC.
4 Power on the printer and wait until it is ready (the printer light is steady green).
5 Attach the square end of the USB cable to the printer.
6 The operating system should detect the new device and display the Add/Detect New Hardware wizard.
Follow the prompts.