Contents
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Contents
Declaration of conformity
v
Chapter 1:
Introduction 1-1
About this manual
1-2
Required skills
1-2
The printer and its features
1-2
Parts of the printer
1-5
Printer software requirements
1-9
Card quality guidelines
1-10
Card surface
1-10
Card handling
1-10
Card storage and maintenance
1-10
Supplies
1-11
Chapter 2: Getting started
2-1
Choosing a site
2-2
Environmental requirements and specifications
2-2
Electrical requirements
2-2
General requirements and intended use
2-3
Connecting cables
2-4
Loading supplies
2-5
Loading blank cards
2-5
Loading and replacing the ribbon
2-8
Installing the printer driver for the first time
2-10
Magnetic stripe encoding
2-15
Printing test cards
2-18
Printing magnetic stripe test cards
2-23
The basics of printing from an application
2-25
Chapter 3:
Day-to-day printer use 3-1
Accessing printer features
3-2
Using the printer properties dialog box
3-2
Using the default document properties dialog box (Windows NT only)
3-5
Using the status monitor
3-6
Opening and using the status monitor
3-7
Viewing status monitor information
3-7
Starting a printer cleaning cycle
3-8
Cleaning the magnetic stripe head
3-8
Cleaning the duplex module
3-9
Starting or quitting diagnostics
3-9
Creating a magnetic stripe test card
3-9
Suspending or resuming the status monitor
3-10
Exiting the status monitor
3-10
Using What’s This help (Windows 95/98 only)
3-11
Performing a cleaning cycle
3-12
Cleaning the printhead
3-16
Cleaning the magnetic stripe head
3-17
Cleaning the duplex module
3-19
Reconfiguring the printer driver
3-20
