DataCard SP75 Plus Installationsanleitung

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 7• Place the printer in an environment with temperatures ranging from 60° F to 95° F (15° C to 35° C).• Use a sin

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 8Choosing Your Installation MethodYour installation method depends on how many users will print to the card print

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 9Will you connect the printer to the network using a print server?Printers with only a USB connection can be used

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 10Preparing the PrinterThis section describes:• "Installing Supplies and Powering on the Printer"• &quo

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 115 Install the laminator supply material (if the printer has a laminator). 6 Load cards in the input hopper (if

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 1210 When the printer powers on, the status light presents a series of patterns. The location of the status ligh

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 132 Begin when the LCD panel shows "Printer Ready" on Line 1 of the display. 3 Press the Enter key to e

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 143 With "Configuration" displayed on Line 1, press the Up or Down Arrow key to display "DHCP/Stat

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 156 Write down the IP Address.7 Press the Enter key to return to the Network Status menu. "Subnet Mask"

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 162 With "Configuration" displayed on Line 1, press the Up or Down Arrow key to display "IP Addres

iiAcknowledgementsCandelaColor is a registered trademark of Pictographics International Corporation.Citrix is a registered trademark of Citrix Systems

17Installation on WindowsThis section provides information about installing the printer and driver on a PC running a Windows operating system. See &

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 18Installing the Driver with Bidirectional CommunicationInstalling from Downloaded FilesThe printer ships wi

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 19Installing the Downloaded Driver using a USB Connection1 Prepare the printer for installation. See "P

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2012 An icon for the printer appears on the right side of the toolbar. Double-click the icon to open the Pri

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 21Installing the Downloaded Driver using a Network Connection1 Prepare the printer for installation. See &qu

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2211 The Properties dialog box opens at the end of installation. 12 Choose the Ports tab. 13 Click the nam

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 23Local USB Installation Using Bidirectional Communication1 Log on to the PC as a user with Administrator ac

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2410 The PC displays a message. Click OK.11 An icon for the printer appears on the right side of the toolbar

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 25Network Installation Using the Built-in Ethernet Port & Bidirectional Communication1 Prepare the print

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2612 When the installation is finished, the Properties dialog box opens.13 Choose the Ports tab.14 Click the

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Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 27Network Installation Using a Print Server & Bidirectional Communication1 Load supplies and then power

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2812 On the “Install . . .” page, choose "Directly Networked Printer" and click “Next.” 13 Wait fo

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 2922 Print a sample card.a Choose Start > All Programs > Card Printer > Printer Name to open the Pr

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 30Installing More than One Printer on a PCYou have several choices for having more than one printer connecte

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 31a Locate the icon for the Printer Toolbox in the system tray, usually the lower right corner of the deskto

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 32Wireless Network ConnectionTo install the printer using a wireless network connection, you must have:• Equ

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 33A peer-to-peer network can also be called a local network or an ad hoc network. See "Wireless Network

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 345 Power on the wireless print server. The power light on the print server will be on. — For best result

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 35Install and Set Up the DriverOn each PC that will send jobs to the printer, install the driver for the car

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 36Wireless Network Installation with a Peer (Ad Hoc) Network• Make sure you have the following:— A bidirect

1IntroductionThis manual describes all the methods available for installing desktop card printers. It Desktop Card PrintersDesktop card printers apply

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 376 On each PC that will print, set the wireless adapter to communicate with the print server. 7

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 38Printing Cards Using Bidirectional CommunicationIn the Windows environment, the typical printer installati

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 39Unidirectional Printing"Unidirectional" means that the driver sends data to the printer, but doe

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 40— For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, choose Choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sou

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 41Network Unidirectional Installation for Windows XP & Server 2003Before you begin:• This installation i

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 429 Double-click "Add Printer" to start the installation. 10 Choose "Local Printer." Mak

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 4330 With the printer icon highlighted, choose File > Properties to open the Properties dialog box.31 Cho

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 44Network Unidirectional Installation for Windows Vista & Server 2008Before you begin:• This installatio

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 458 On the Install . . . page of the Card Printer Installation, click “Directly Networked Printer” and then

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 4623 Choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers. The Printers window opens.24 O

IntroductionInstallation Guide 2Operator: The green icon represents the Operator, who uses the printer to create cards and works at the direction of o

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 4739 Verify that the Windows test page prints. The image on the card is likely to be cropped; this is expect

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 4810 If needed, de-select "Show compatible hardware" to display more entries in the Printers list.

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 4925 With the printer icon highlighted, choose File > Properties to open the Properties dialog box.26 On

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 505 On the Install . . . page of Card Printer Installation, click “Local Printer Connection” and then click

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 5120 Restart Windows Vista. a From the Start menu, choose the right-most button. b Choose Restart from the

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 5233 On the General tab, click the Print Test Page button.34 Verify that the Windows test page prints. The i

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 53FeaturesMany driver features are not available when using the unidirectional driver. If you need one or mo

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 54The following features are not available and an alternative is not available:• The Color Settings Tab on t

Installation on WindowsInstallation Guide 55a Right-click the printer icon in the task bar to display a pop-up menu.b Choose Exit from the menu.3 Star

56Printer PoolingPrinter pooling is a feature of the WIndows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. A printer pool treats a group of printers as one

3Driver Co-existence on WindowsThis chapter provides information about installing more than one driver on a PC. It describes:• "Should you instal

Printer PoolingInstallation Guide 57Set up Printer PoolingSetting up a printer pool has two components:• "Installing Each Printer"• "In

Printer PoolingInstallation Guide 583 The Card Printer Installation dialog box appears.4 Click the "I accept the terms of the license agreement&q

Printer PoolingInstallation Guide 5911 Click the Advanced button. 12 In the Advanced Options window, choose or verify the following:— Set the Printer

Printer PoolingInstallation Guide 60— The printer pool will identify a USB-connected printer as “available” even when the printer status is Suspended

Printer PoolingInstallation Guide 616 After a card is sent by the printer pool to a specific printer, it cannot be removed from that printer and assig

62Shared PrintersThis section provides information about printing over a network using Microsoft File and Printer Sharing. A printer is connected to a

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 63Setting up Printer SharingRequirements for Printer SharingThe requirements depend on the operating system of the H

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 64• If more than one printer is connected to a PC (including a shared printer) the printers must have different name

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 65Requirements for Printer Sharing with a Windows Vista Client PCBefore sharing a printer over the network to a Wind

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 66f Click Apply and then OK. Notice that the icon for the shared printer now includes a shared symbol.6 Set up an ac

Driver Co-existence on WindowsInstallation Guide 4Older and Newer DriversSome drivers can be installed on the same PC along with other drivers. On Win

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 67— Choose the "Network printer" or “Network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”, not &qu

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 68Printer Sharing for Windows Vista Client PCsThe 4.x Card Printer Driver supports printer sharing on Windows Vista

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 696 At the Client PC, only the user who was logged in during installation of the printer can print to the shared pri

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 70• Change card design settings. Selecting a landscape or portrait card orientation is one of the settings that can

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 71Updating the Driver When Sharing PrintersFor best results, follow the guidelines in this section when updating the

Shared PrintersInstallation Guide 72If you are currently using a 3.x driver on Windows VistaIf you are currently using a 3.x driver on Windows Vista,

73Installation on Non-Windows PlatformsThis section provides information about installing the printer• "Open Platform Driver Installation"•

Installation on Non-Windows PlatformsInstallation Guide 74Set the Data FormatBefore you send any data to the printer, set the data format so the print

75Updates, Upgrades, and MoreThis section describes:• "Updates"• "Upgrades"• "Deviations"• "Removing a Printer from

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 76You can update a driver using a newer driver CD or using files downloaded from the Web site.Updating a

5Before You InstallThis section describes:• Installation requirements• Choosing your installation method• Preparing the printer for installationInstal

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 7710 Restart the PC: a From the Start menu, choose the right-most button. b Choose Restart from the pop

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 7810 Restart the PC: a From the Start menu, choose the right-most button. b Choose “Restart” from the p

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 79DeviationsDeviations are specially adapted products, created as a special-order. Most often, the drive

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 80— For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, choose Choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware and

Updates, Upgrades, and MoreInstallation Guide 81The utility deletes files and then displays a prompt.15 Close all applications and then click “OK.” On

Before You InstallInstallation Guide 6• An Ethernet cable to connect the printer to the network. An Ethernet cable is not supplied with the printer. •