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6-4 Before you install
User’s Guide for ImageCard® Select™ and UltraGrafix® Select™ Printers
Environmental requirements
The Select printer requires the following environmental conditions for optimal
operation:
• Operating relative humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
• Operating temperature range: 55° F to 95° F (13° C to 35° C)
If you store the Select printer, provide an environment with the following conditions:
• Storage relative humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
• Storage temperature range: 0° F to 100° F (-17.8° C to 37.8° C)
PC and software specifications
The Select printer must be used with a PC that runs the printer driver. The PC also
runs a card creation application that captures and organizes the data to appear on
each card.
To support the printing speed that the Select printer can deliver, the PC must meet the
following requirements:
• Have a 233 MHz (or faster) Pentium MMX-, Pentium II-, Pentium III-, or Pentium
IV-compatible processor
• Have at least 64 MB of memory (RAM)
• Have 50 MB or more of hard disk space available to store the printer driver and
provide working space for preparing card data
The PC resources, including processor speed, memory, and available hard disk
space, can have a dramatic effect on card processing speed. For faster card
printing, use a 450 MHz or faster processor with 128 MB or more of RAM.
• Have one of the following ports or connections:
– An ECP parallel port (any operating system)
• The port should be configured as an ECP port (using the PC's BIOS). If
the existing parallel port is not ECP capable, obtain and install an ECP
capable parallel port for printer use. For information on configuring the
parallel port, “PC settings” on page C-1.
• If your card creation application uses a security key, put the security key
on a different parallel port, if available. The security key can be on a
compatible-mode (IBM AT-mode) port. The printer data cable must
remain on the ECP parallel port (usually LPT1).
• You might receive “security key not found” messages, “parallel port data
error” messages, or might notice that the card creation application
operates slowly. If the security key requires a compatible-mode port,
obtain and install a separate parallel port so you have a compatible-mode
port for the security key and an ECP port for the printer.
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