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
• Printer type
• Port to which the printer is attached
• Permissions for other users of the PC
The Printing Preferences dialog box includes the following settings or data:
• Card design settings, such as landscape or portrait orientation and print blocking pattern
• Print ribbon type
• Magnetic stripe encoding formats and coercivity
• Data about the printer, including the printer type
Use the Properties dialog box
Make sure the printer power is on and the printer is connected to the PC.
1 Select Start from the Windows 2000 or XP task bar.
2 From the Windows Start menu, select Settings and then Printers (2000) or Printers and Faxes (XP).
The Printers (and Faxes) window appears.
3 Click once on the SmartDriver icon.
4 Select File from the Printers menu bar, and then select Properties. The SmartDriver Properties dialog
box appears.
– To view help for the Properties dialog box, click on the help icon and then click the setting. Microsoft
provides help for Properties dialog box.
5 Select the tab that contains the information you want to view or change.
– General: Shows the printer name and contains the Print Test Page button (sends a Windows test
page).
– Sharing: Allows you set up the printer for sharing over a network.