HID DTC1000/4000 User Guide - Manual (Page 3)

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DTC1000/DTC1000M/DTC4000 Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (L001398, Revision 1.5)
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Table of Contents
DTC1000 / DTC1000M / DTC4000 User Guide ________________________________________________ 1
Section 1: Specifications ___________________________________________________________________ 5
Regulatory Compliances ___________________________________________________________________________ 5
Agency Listings __________________________________________________________________________________ 6
United States __________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Canada ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Environmental Protection (China-RoHS) ______________________________________________________________ 7
Traditional Chinese RF Emissions and Safety Statements _______________________________________________ 7
Simplified Chinese _____________________________________________________________________________ 8
Safety Messages (review carefully) ___________________________________________________________________ 9
Technical Specifications __________________________________________________________________________ 10
Functional Specifications __________________________________________________________________________ 14
Printer Components: Print Ribbons _______________________________________________________________ 14
Ribbon Types/Count Table ________________________________________________________________________ 15
Printer Components: Blank Cards ________________________________________________________________ 16
Section 2: Setup and Installation Procedures _________________________________________________ 17
Choosing a Good Location ________________________________________________________________________ 17
About Moisture Condensation ___________________________________________________________________ 17
Unpacking and Inspection _______________________________________________________________________ 17
Installing the Print Ribbon Cartridge (DTC1000/DTC1000M, and DTC4000) ________________________________ 18
Installing the Ribbon ___________________________________________________________________________ 19
Installing Blank Cards into the Card Hopper (DTC1000, DTC1000M, and DTC4000) __________________________ 21
Setting the Card Size for CR79 and CR80 __________________________________________________________ 23
Connecting the Printer power ____________________________________________________________________ 27
Section 3: Print Driver Installation _________________________________________________________ 28
Driver Installation Instructions _____________________________________________________________________ 29
Swift ID Installation Instructions ____________________________________________________________________ 31
Installing Swift ID _______________________________________________________________________________ 33
Printer Installed On Network ____________________________________________________________________ 34
Printer Connected Via USB Connection ______________________________________________________________ 36
Option No. 1 _________________________________________________________________________________ 36
Option No. 2 _________________________________________________________________________________ 36
Uninstalling Swift ID __________________________________________________________________________ 37
Additional Swift ID Rules ______________________________________________________________________ 37
Section 4: Printer Preferences Tab Functions ________________________________________________ 38
Using the Card tab _______________________________________________________________________________ 38
Using the Toolbox Options ________________________________________________________________________ 40
Using the Configuration tab _____________________________________________________________________ 41
Using the Event Monitoring Group Box ____________________________________________________________ 41
Using the Calibrate Ribbon tab ___________________________________________________________________ 42
Using the Clean Printer tab ______________________________________________________________________ 43
Using the Advanced Settings tab _________________________________________________________________ 45
Using the Device Options tab ______________________________________________________________________ 54
Using the Image Color tab _________________________________________________________________________ 58
Using the Image Calibrate tab ______________________________________________________________________ 61
Using the Magnetic Encoding Tab __________________________________________________________________ 62