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
Changing the type of print ribbon
You can easily use a different type of print ribbon in the printer. (For example, you can change a color
printer from YMCKT to monochrome (K) ribbon.) To use a different type of ribbon, do the following:
1 Make sure all cards from PCs attached to the printer have finished printing.
2 With the printer power on and the printer communicating with the PC, open the printer cover.
3 Remove the ribbon cartridge and remove the existing ribbon from the cartridge.
4 Load the new type of ribbon on the cartridge. Make sure the ribbon is Datacard-approved for use in the
SP Series card printer you are using.
5 Replace the ribbon cartridge in the printer and close the cover. When you close the cover, the printer
reads the type of ribbon installed and changes settings to match the current type of ribbon.
6 At each PC connected to the printer, make sure the printer and PC are communicating, and then open
the Properties or Printing Preferences dialog box. View the Ribbon Type setting. The driver
communicates with the printer to obtain the new ribbon type and will display the Ribbon Type. Close
the dialog box when you confirm that the PC shows the new Ribbon Type setting. (At the client PC for
a shared printer, you must change the setting.)
7 The PC is ready to send cards to the printer. Cards will be formatted to print with the new type of
ribbon.