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Overview
User’s Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
About this manual
This manual provides detailed information about the Datacard® ImageCard® IV photo
ID printer.
This User Guide works with the online
e-
Guide, which you can see using the desktop
icon installed with the printer driver.
Figure 1-1
shows the
e-
Guide icon.
Figure 1-1: Desktop icon for the
e-
Guide
Audience
This manual is intended for persons using an ImageCard IV printer, including:
•
Installer:
This manual provides detailed information about installing and setting
up the ImageCard IV printer.
•
Administrator:
This manual provides detailed printer information for the person
who has responsibility within the organization for the work done using the printer.
•
Technology support personnel:
This manual contains information that support
personnel might need when setting up or using the ImageCard IV printer.
•
Operator:
An operator can perform advanced tasks, such as changing the
printhead. These tasks are described in this manual.
Serial numbers
The information in this guide applies to all printers beginning with serial number 201.
See
“Troubleshooting” on page 8-1
for information about printer serial numbers. This
guide describes the current printer driver. (At the time of printing, the current printer
driver is the SmartDriver version 5.1.)
About the ImageCard IV printer
The ImageCard IV photo ID printer includes the printer and a printer driver which runs
on a PC. The printer uses supplies when printing cards, including:
•
Print ribbon
•
Blank cards
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Optional topcoat or overlay supply material
The ImageCard IV printer prints full-color or monochrome images on one or both sides
of PVC cards. The images printed can include photos, text, logos, barcodes and
digitized signatures. The printer can perform additional personalization tasks, such as
encoding magnetic stripe data and sending data to smart card chips.With the optional
overlay station, the printer can apply a durable polyester patch (laminate) to one or
both sides of the personalized card. With the optional topcoat station, the printer can
apply a protective clear topcoat or a secure holographic topcoat to the surface of the
Summary of Contents for ImageCard IV
Page 1: ...ImageCard Series May 2003 Part No 539042 001 User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 46: ...3 22 Setting up the printer User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 64: ...4 18 Loading supplies User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 82: ...5 18 Using the printer User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 100: ...6 18 Using the printer driver User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 122: ...7 22 Maintaining the printer User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 152: ...A 4 User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 174: ...B 22 User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...
Page 194: ...E 2 User s Guide for the ImageCard IV Printer ...