Datacard Group SP Series Printer User Manual


 
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Advanced Information
Users Guide for the Magna Class Printer
View printer status.
The host PC runs the Status Monitor. You
can open the Status Monitor and view printer status. See Using
the Status Monitor on page 3-7 for details.
Use diagnostics and advanced setup.
The Status Monitor
dialog box on the host PC provides access to diagnostics and
advanced setup, where you can change some settings (such as
the position of printing) and run tests with the guidance of your
service representative. SeeStarting or quitting diagnostics on
page 3-10 for details.
Run the firmware update utility.
The host PC displays a prompt
when you need to run the firmware update utility. The utility works
only from a PC with the printer connected to its parallel port.
Using the printer from the client PC
Users at the client PC can perform several actions, including:
Figure 5-4: Client PC for printer sharing
For Windows NT, users at the client PC must be logged into the
host PC and must have Print permission to the printer.
Print a card using an application at the client PC.
At the client
PC, you can use an application to print cards by selecting the
Magna Class printer as the printer. See Making cards on
page 3-11 for details.
Print a card using an application and magnetic stripe fonts
from the client PC.
When you print from an application such as
Microsoft Word, you can type text and format it using fonts
provided by the printer driver. See Making cards on page 3-11
for details.
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