DataCard ImageCard Magna, User Manual

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Overview
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User’s Guide for Magna™ Platinum Series™ Printers
apply a protective clear topcoat or a secure holographic topcoat to the surface of the
card. Magnetic stripe encoding, smart card programming, overlay, and topcoat are
options that can be purchased as part of the printer. See
“Printer models” on page 1-3
for details about which combinations are supported.
The printer driver receives digital information from a card creation application and
processes the data to send to the printer. When the printer receives the data, it prints
the card. The driver keeps track of the progress of the card in the printer and sends
data for the next card as soon as the printer is ready and the data is available.
See “PC and software specifications” on page 6-5 for more information about the
printer driver and the PC on which it runs.
The Datacard® Magna™ Platinum™ Series photo ID printer uses Advanced Imaging
Technology™. Three features of the printer work together to provide the benefits of
Advanced Imaging Technology:
Print ribbon: Platinum Series print ribbon must be used in the Magna Platinum Series
printer
Printer unit: The printer includes enhancements to provide optimal color printing.
Printer driver: The printer driver includes color settings. “Using the Printer Toolbox”
on page 3-10 provides more information about color settings.
Printer models
Several models of the printer are available. ImageCard printers can print full-color or
monochrome images, while UltraGrafix printers can print only monochrome images.
The printer label provides information about the options in your printer (see
Figure 1-2 ). The label also includes the printer serial number.
Figure 1-2: Printer label
Printer label