DataCard Datacard SP35, Installation Manual

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SP Series Install e-Guide
Installing the driver
This section includes:
• "Installation choices"
• "Install the Smart Driver™ to a USB port on Windows XP or 2000"
• "Install the Smart Driver™ to a USB port on Windows Me or 98"
• "Install the Smart Driver™ on Windows NT"
The printer is shipped with a CD-ROM that contains the printer drivers for the supported Windows operating
systems. The supported operating systems are:
• Windows XP with service pack 2 (recommended)
• Windows Millennium Edition (Me) (recommended)
• Windows 2000, with service pack 3 or 4
• Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
• Windows NT 4.0 with service pack 6 (direct network connection only)
See "PC and software requirements" for details on operating system support and limitations.
If you use an SP55 printer with the Built-in Ethernet and Open Card option, you might need to install the Smart
Driver™ to set up the printer before you use it to produce cards. With the Built-in Ethernet and Open Card option,
you do not use the driver to send card data.
Installation choices
• You can directly connect the printer to a network. Depending on the options in the printer, you can use the Built-
in Ethernet port or a print server. See
"Network installation" for more information.
• If the PC does not have a CD-ROM drive, request diskettes from your service provider. (Service providers can
obtain the driver as diskette images from the partner page.) You also can download the printer driver from
www.datacard.com.
• If you have installed the printer driver and want to update to the most recent driver, follow the steps in "Updating
the driver" .
• Several other connection methods are available, including printer sharing over a network and installing multiple
printers to a PC using the USB port. See
"Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC" for
information on these installation alternatives.
• See "Printer pooling" for information on printer pooling on the Windows XP and 2000 operating systems.
• If the printer includes a smart card module, do not connect it at this time. See Smart Card Setup for details.
Install the Smart Driver™ to a USB port on Windows XP or 2000
For Windows XP or 2000, make sure you are logged in as the Administrator when you install the printer driver.
1 Close all applications. Do not close Windows.
2 Make sure the printer is powered on.
3 With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM in the PC's drive.
4 The Smart Driver™ window opens.
5 Click “Install the Printer.” The installation program starts.
— If the PC has an older version of Smart Driver™ installed, the installation program displays a message
telling you to update the printer driver. See "Updating the driver" for the steps to follow.