DataCard Datacard SP35, Installation Manual

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SP Series Install e-Guide
setting up the PC and before installing the ID software and capture software and devices. Verify the success of
each installation step before continuing.
Installation choices
Most users install one printer on a PC, using the CD-ROM shipped with the printer for installation. If you will install
the printer in this way, see
"Unpacking and connecting the printer" .
After unpacking and powering on the printer, install the Smart Driver™ by following one of the following procedures:
• "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" .
More choices are available to meet the needs of a variety of users. Choices include:
• Installing a printer on a PC locally, using a USB cable.
• Installing a printer on a network, either using the Built-in Ethernet feature or using a print server, and then
installing the driver on a PC on the network. (The driver is not required to send cards when the printer has the
Open Card feature.) This method is called direct networking. See
"Network installation" for information on
installing and using a directly networked printer.
• Installing two printers to one PC using USB ports.
USB allows devices to be connected to the PC through another USB device. USB also uses hubs to which
multiple USB devices (including other hubs) can be connected (cascaded). Up to five hubs can be used
between the printer and the PC. Every other hub must be powered. Datacard® printers do not contain a hub to
support connecting other devices. If you need to connect two Datacard® printers to a PC with one USB port,
obtain a USB hub to which both printers can be connected.
See "Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC" for information about installing a printer using a
USB port.
• Installing the printer using files downloaded from www.datacard.com. The printer driver for Datacard® SP
Series printers is available from Datacard® web site at www.datacard.com. When downloading a driver, be sure
to choose the Smart Driver™ for the SP Series printer and the correct operating system for the PC on which the
driver will run. The driver to download does not include some of the files that are available on the CD-ROM,
including the following. All of these can be downloaded from www.datacard.com:
— This SP Series Info Central
— Installation files for the Printer Diagnostic Utility, and the Cleanup Utility
— Driver installation files for other PC operating systems
• Updating the printer driver. See "Updating the driver" for the steps to follow.
• Installing a printer on a client PC when the printer is connected to a host PC and both PCs are connected to a
network (using Windows printer sharing). See
"Printer sharing" for setup and operating information for both the
host PC and the client PC.
• Installing printers using a combination of connection methods. For example, one or more printers can be
directly connected to the PC and others can be connected through a network (using Windows printer sharing or
direct networking). See
"Network installation" for information on installing and using a networked printer.
• Using more than one printer installed to a PC as a printer pool, when the PC is running Windows XP or 2000.
The operating system manages sending jobs to the printers so the next available printer receives the card. See
"Printer pooling" for information on setting up and using printer pooling.