
7
Loading the Printer Driver
The driver can be loaded on the computer using the CD supplied with the printer, or by
downloading the files from our company Website:
http://www.ultramagicard.com/
support /
downloads
•
CD
−
autoboot CD, choose install printer drivers and follow the prompts.
•
Downloaded
File
−
Unzip
, run the set-up program from My Computer / Explore and
follow the prompts.
•
Upgrading the Driver
−
do not delete the old driver, install as above choosing Replace
existing Driver, the old driver will be deleted, the computer re-boots and the new driver
will install. ( If it does not then run the install as above).
Accessing the Driver Settings
The driver menu can be entered via 2 routes :-
1)
Enter via the
Windows
Start button
in the bottom left hand corner of the
screen.
Select ‘Settings’ – ‘Printers’
Right mouse click on the specific printer.
If using
Windows
95/98
, select ‘Properties’. The Properties Menu will appear. All
adjustments and settings are available when entering the Properties Menu this way.
If using
Windows
NT
, the print quality parts of the driver are accessed via ‘
Document
Defaults
’ selection in the pull down menu.
If using
Windows
2000
, the print quality parts of the driver are accessed via ‘
Printing
Preferences
’ but can also be found through the ‘
Properties
’ selection in the pull down
menu.
2)
Select ‘
’ from either the ‘File’ menu or the ‘Print’ icon on the tool bar from
within your software (whichever is available). Select ‘
Properties
’. The Properties Menu will
appear. Some of the printer settings are not accessible when entering the menu this way.
(Use method 1above)
The Magicard
printer driver differs in appearance depending on the version of Windows
being used. The commands are the same, only the visual layout is different.