Datacard Group SP Series User Manual
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Getting started
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User’s Guide for Express™ and Select™ Class Printers
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Be sure you are logged in to the Windows NT system as the administrator before
starting this procedure.
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Close all open applications. Do not close Windows NT.
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Insert the first Windows NT printer driver diskette into the disk drive of the PC.
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Select Settings and then Printers from the Start menu.
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In the Printers window, double-click on the Add Printer icon. (Only the
administrator can use this icon to install the printer driver on the PC.)
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Select the “My computer” choice, and not the “Network” choice. If the “My
computer” choice is not available, make sure you have logged on as the
administrator.
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Select the port to which you have connected the printer.
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Do not select the “Enable printer pooling” choice when installing the printer
driver.
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When the Manufacturers list appears, select the Have Disk button. If needed,
select the Browse button to specify the location of the printer driver diskette.
10 Make sure the printer has a unique name on the PC. If you change the printer
name, do not use the <>:"/\ and | characters in the name. The PC will not be able
to enable the driver if you use those characters.
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Printer sharing is not supported by the current version of the printer driver for
Express Class printers. Select Class printers can be shared.
11 Do not print a test page as part of the installation. You must select the ribbon type
before printing a test page.
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A Version Conflict dialog might appear during the installation. If so, select Yes
to keep the existing files on your PC.
12 Remove the current diskette and insert the next diskette when prompted.
13 Remove the diskette and restart Windows NT when prompted after the printer
driver is installed.
If the “print a test page” choice remained selected, you might see messages
regarding the test page at the same time as the prompt to restart Windows NT.
14 When the PC restarts, log in as the administrator again.
15 If a message appears prompting you to update the printer firmware, follow the
prompt. Do NOT power off the printer while running the firmware update utility.
16 After installing the printer driver, there are several other tasks you might need to
perform. They are:
a
Set permissions to the printer for other users of the PC to support printing or
to prevent access to the printer. See
“Setting printer permissions” on
b
Select whether to print on two sides (duplex printing). See
printer settings and data” on page 3-1
for steps to follow.
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