DataCard SD260, Installation And User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to Card Printer Information _____________________________________ 1
About the Printer _______________________________________________________________ 1
Printer Components ________________________________________________________ 2
Printer with Single-Feed Slot______________________________________________ 2
Printer with Input Hopper ________________________________________________ 3
Inside a single-feed or hopper-equipped printer __________________________ 3
Printer with Duplex Option _______________________________________________ 4
Inside a printer with a duplex option _____________________________________ 4
Printer Configuration Label _________________________________________________ 5
Printer System ______________________________________________________________ 6
Tasks and Users _________________________________________________________ 6
Chapter 2: Installation Requirements ________________________________________________ 9
PC Requirements ___________________________________________________________ 9
Network Requirements ________________________________________________ 10
USB Requirements _____________________________________________________ 10
Site Requirements _________________________________________________________ 11
Electrical Requirements ____________________________________________________ 12
Chapter 3: Install the Printer _______________________________________________________ 13
Choosing Your Installation Method _________________________________________ 14
Connecting More Than One Printer _____________________________________ 15
Prepare the Printer ________________________________________________________ 17
Load Cards____________________________________________________________ 17
Load Print Ribbon ______________________________________________________ 17
Load Cleaning Roller___________________________________________________ 18
Install Ribbon Cartridge ________________________________________________ 19
Install the Printer Driver _____________________________________________________ 20
USB Installation using the Installation CD _________________________________ 20
USB Installation using a downloaded driver ______________________________ 24
Network Installation using the Installation CD ____________________________ 28
Network Installation using a downloaded driver _________________________ 32
Retrieve the Printer IP Address __________________________________________ 39
Printer Sharing _____________________________________________________________ 41
Printer Sharing Requirements ___________________________________________ 42
Set Up the Host PC for Printer Sharing, Windows 7, 64-bit__________________ 43
Install the Driver on the Client PC, Windows 7 ____________________________ 44
Set Up the Host PC for Printer Sharing, Windows XP, 32-bit ________________ 46
Install the Driver on the Client PC, Windows XP, 32-bit ____________________ 48
Set Up the Host PC for Printer Sharing, Windows Server 2003, 32-bit ________ 50
Install the Driver on the Client PC _______________________________________ 50
Set up the Host PC for Printer Sharing, Windows Server 2008, 64-bit ________ 52
Install the Driver on the Client PC _______________________________________ 53
Use the Printer from the Client PC _______________________________________ 55