User's Manual

XPS Card Printer Installation and User Guide 6
Use the Front Panel ................................................................................................................. 50
Use the LCD Menus ................................................................................................................. 52
LCD Menus ............................................................................................................................... 52
Messages and Conditions ........................................................................................................ 53
Messages on the Printer .......................................................................................................... 53
Messages on the XPS Card Printer Driver ............................................................................... 53
Messages on the Printer Manager .......................................................................................... 53
Other Messages ....................................................................................................................... 53
Responding to Messages ......................................................................................................... 54
Printer Driver Messages .......................................................................................................... 63
Clean the Printer ..................................................................................................................... 66
Run a cleaning card ................................................................................................................. 66
Clean the printhead ................................................................................................................. 67
Card Design and Setup ........................................................................................................... 69
Card Components .................................................................................................................... 70
Color Printing ........................................................................................................................... 71
Print Ribbon ............................................................................................................................. 71
Managing Color ....................................................................................................................... 71
Printing Text ............................................................................................................................ 71
Printing Graphics ..................................................................................................................... 72
Monochrome Printing ............................................................................................................. 73
Monochrome Panels in Full-Color Ribbon ............................................................................... 73
Monochrome Ribbon .............................................................................................................. 73
Printing Bar Codes ................................................................................................................... 73
Printing Text ............................................................................................................................ 74
Printing Graphics ..................................................................................................................... 74
Topcoat Printing ...................................................................................................................... 75
Card Design: Magnetic Stripe .................................................................................................. 76
About Magnetic Stripe ............................................................................................................ 76
Magnetic Stripe Formats ......................................................................................................... 76
Card Design: Smart Card .......................................................................................................... 78
Abo
ut Smart Card .................................................................................................................... 78
Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 78
Smart Card Codes on the Printer Label ................................................................................... 78
Printing and Non-Printing Areas .............................................................................................. 79
Standard Magnetic Stripe Area ............................................................................................... 79
Smart Card Non-printing Area ................................................................................................. 79
Other Areas ............................................................................................................................. 79
Card Layout.............................................................................................................................. 81
Backgrounds ............................................................................................................................ 81
Image Placement ..................................................................................................................... 81
Badges ..................................................................................................................................... 81