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Using the printer driver
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User’s Guide for Magna™ Platinum Series™ Printers
Viewing Printer Toolbox information
The Printer Toolbox displays the following status information:
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The top line displays the current printer or driver status.
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If the printer is directly connected to this PC, the second line displays any
messages. If the printer is shared through a network, this line indicates where to
find information about messages. (This line is blank on a locally connected PC
when there are no errors or when any message has been cleared and processing
resumes.)
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The third line displays information about how the printer and PC are connected,
which can be “parallel,” “USB,” “client PC,” or “directly networked.” If printer is
connected using a parallel port that is not supported, the line also instructs you to
change the port mode to ECP. See
“Setting parallel port values” on page C-6 .
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The fourth line displays the printer type.
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At the bottom of the dialog box, the Printer Toolbox displays the driver version and
the printer firmware version.
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At the bottom of the dialog box, the “Display Printer Toolbox when the PC starts”
checkbox allows you to determine whether the Printer Toolbox is displayed when
Windows starts.
Suspending the Printer Toolbox
To suspend communication, do one of the following:
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Right-click on the printer icon in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop.
From the pop-up menu, click Suspend.
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On the Printer Toolbox, click Suspend.
You cannot suspend communication while printing a card.
Suspend communication before power off to avoid interrupted communication.
Communication automatically resumes when you print a card, or when you open
Properties, Document Default Properties, or Printing Preferences.
Exiting the Printer Toolbox
Exiting the Printer Toolbox stops the Printer Toolbox program and closes the dialog
box. The icon does not appear in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop.
To exit or stop communication, right-click on the printer icon in the lower right corner of
the Windows desktop. From the pop-up menu, select Exit. You should exit the Printer
Toolbox when you receive instructions to do so.
You cannot exit from the Printer Toolbox while printing a card.
The Printer Toolbox automatically restarts when you print a card, or when you open
Properties, Document Default Properties, or Printing Preferences. If you need to
restart the Printer Toolbox, open Properties, as described in
“Working with Properties
and other driver dialog boxes” on page 3-2 .
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