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6-2 Using the printer driver

User’s Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer

Working with Properties and other driver dialog

boxes

Printer driver settings and data are organized in a set of dialog boxes or pages where

settings for the printer are displayed and can be changed. Printer driver settings and

data are organized differently for Windows Me and 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP,

and Windows NT. Use the section that applies to the operating system you use.

The printer driver allows you to connect one of the following printer types to the same

port:

• Select Class with Advanced Imaging Technology (including Platinum™ series)

• Magna Class with Advanced Imaging Technology (including Platinum™ series)

• SP35 card printer

• ImageCard IV

The default printer name when the driver is installed is SmartDriver. References in this

guide to the printer driver refer to the SmartDriver. For most installations, the driver

detects the type of printer attached and displays a status icon that matches the printer

type.

Tips for Properties, Printing Preferences, and Default

Document Properties

When you use settings, consider the following for greatest success:

• When it is installed, the printer driver uses default settings for the printer. Make

sure that driver settings match printer features and supplies used.

• For settings that affect the printer, such as print ribbon type, make sure that the

printer and PC are connected so the value you select is sent to the printer and

saved. (For printers used over a network, see the e-Guide for ImageCard IV

Printers. For printers connected over a network using a print server, change

settings from the Administrative PC first.)

• For settings that affect only the card format, such as landscape or portrait

orientation, the printer does not need to be connected and powered on.

• The Printer Type affects the settings that are available. See the e-Guide for

ImageCard IV Printers for more information about the printer type.

• Select the Print on Both Sides setting before selecting the Print Ribbon Type and

Print Blocking Pattern. The choices available for Print Ribbon Type and Print

Blocking Pattern depend on the Print on Both Sides setting.

• The card creation application might include settings that override driver settings.

Also, you can access printer settings through the application’s print feature.

(Depending on the application and operating system, settings might apply only to

the current document or session.)

• If you change the card design, review all settings and make changes as needed to

reflect the new card design.

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