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Perform management tasks at the host PC
The user at the host PC has more control over the printer and more information about the printer. This
section describes some tasks performed at the host PC.
For Windows 2000 and XP, the user must be logged in as a user with Full Control permission.
• Manage all jobs in the print queue. You can use Print Manager to view all jobs in the print queue and
to pause or delete any jobs in the print queue, no matter who submitted the job. The job remains in the
print queue until it has been sent to the printer. See Windows help for information on using Print
Manager.
• See and respond to messages. If the printer is not able to process and print a card, the printer driver
displays a message on the host PC, not the client PC. You can see the message and view help, which
guides you in resolving the situation. Printing for all users is suspended until the situation is resolved.
• On Windows 2000 and XP, set printer values, such as ribbon type, for all users. The values you
set in the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog box apply to all users. Several values can be
changed at client PCs, but those values apply only to the print jobs being sent. Values you set are used
at client PCs after the client PC queries the host PC. Open the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog
box at each client PC after setting values at the host PC to query the host PC. (You can close the dialog
box at the client PC after viewing it.) If you do not open the Properties dialog box, the client PC does not
query the host PC, the first card printed will not use the new settings, and you will need to send the card
to print again.
• On Windows Me and 98, set or view values that control card processing for all users. Record the
ribbon type so you can set it correctly at the client PC. The values you set for Mag Stripe encoding can
affect all users.
• View printer status. The host PC runs the Printer Toolbox and all status functions. The Printer Toolbox
is open by default or you can double click the printer icon in the system tray to open it. See Open the
Printer Toolbox in the Printer Guide for details.
• Use all features of the SmartDriver Toolbox. The Printer Toolbox on the host PC provides access to
settings, including edge to edge settings and use color controls.
• Run the firmware update utility. The host PC displays a prompt when you need to run the firmware
update utility. The utility works only from a PC with the printer directly connected to it.
Using the printer from the client PC
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, users at the client PC must be logged into the host PC and must
have Print permission to the printer. Users at the client PC can perform several actions, including:
• Print a card using an application at the client PC. At the client PC, you can use an application to
print cards by selecting the printer in the application. See Making Cards for details.
• Print a card using an application and magnetic stripe fonts from the client PC. When you print
from an application such as Microsoft Word, you can type text and format it using fonts provided by the
printer driver.
• For Windows Me and 98, set card design values. Select the same Ribbon Type as the Host PC. For
other settings, such as Magnetic Stripe Encoding Format, the printer must support the setting you
select but the setting can be different from the Host PC setting.
• For Windows 2000 and XP, change card design settings, including settings such as landscape or
portrait orientation. Many settings are read from the host PC and cannot be selected.