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Datacard® SD/CD™ Series Card PrintersInstallation and Administrator’s GuideApril 2013Part No. 527249-001 Rev. C

2 InstallationNetwork RequirementsYoucanconnectmanynetworkprinterstoonePC.Themaximumnumberofprintersdependsonthecapacityofthenetw

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 3 Site RequirementsSetupandusetheprinterinanenvironmentthatmeetsthefollowingrequirements.•

4 Installation• Placetheprinterawayfromdirectsunlight.• Donotplacetheprinternearheatingducts,fans,orotherairvents.• Donotuse

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 5 Set Up the PrinterThissectionprovidesinformationaboutsettinguptheprintertoprintcards.Setupi

6 InstallationLoad CardsSingle HopperIfyouareusingamanualfeedprinter,skipthisstepandkeepasupplyofblankcardsclosetotheprinter.Fo

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 7 Optional Multi-Card Hopper1. Unlocktheprinterandopenthemulti‐cardhopper.2. Loadthecardsinto

8 InstallationLoad Print RibbonLoadtheribbonwhenyouinstalltheprinterandwhentheribbonrunsout.1. Unlocktheprinterandopentheprinter

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 9 Load the Cleaning SleeveLoadanewcleaningsleevewitheachnewrollofprintribbon.Theprinterships

10 InstallationInstall Optional EquipmentYoucaninstalladditionalequipmentontheprinterdependingonyourrequirements.Install a Large Output Ho

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 11 Dothefollowing toattachtheprintertothebases,andtoinstallthelargeroutputhopper.1. Pos

ii NoticePleasedonotattempttooperateorrepairthisequipmentwithoutadequatetraining.Anyuse,operation,orrepairyouperformthatisnotin

12 InstallationInstall the 200-Card Input HopperThestandardinputhoppercanholdabout100cards.Someprinterscanbeupgradedtousea200‐cardi

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 13 Install the Optional Cable LockThecablelockisauser‐installedfeaturethatdoesnotrequirespeci

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SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 15Chapter 2: Elements of Card DesignCarddesignisthenamegiventothecombinedfeaturesoftheprocess

16 Elements of Card DesignPrinting DesignColor PrintingColorprintribbonisavailableinfull‐panelandshort‐panelstyles.Full-Panel RibbonFull‐pa

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 17 Manage Color ColormanagementistheprocessofmakingcoloronthePCmonitorandprintedcardappear

18 Elements of Card Design• Next,evaluatetheothercolorareasofthecard,suchastextorlogo:• Checkyourcardproductionapplicationforset

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 19 Print Text in MonochromePrintingtextusingaKpanelcanmaketextlookcrisp,becauseitusesonlyo

20 Elements of Card DesignBar Code GuidelinesBarcodesprintmoresuccessfullywhenyouobservethefollowingguidelines.Bar Code Placement• Maintain

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 21 Test Bar CodesAlwaystestthereadabilityofbarcodesunderproductionconditions.Factorstoconside

iii Revision Log SD/CD Card Printers Installation and Administrator’s GuideRevision Date Description of ChangesA June 2012 First release of this docum

22 Elements of Card DesignPrinting Bar Codes with the Card Printer DriverIfyouusetheCardPrinterDriver,youcanusethedriver’sPrintingPrefer

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 23 Apply TopcoatFull‐colorprintingfadesifitlackstopcoatprotection.Topcoatprotectstheprintedim

24 Elements of Card DesignStandard Magnetic Stripe Non-Printing AreaThe3‐trackmagneticstripetypicallyisonthebackofthecard,whilethesingl

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 25 Card LayoutThearrangementorlayoutofcomponentsdetermineshowwellyourcarddesignworksforuser

26 Elements of Card DesignBackgroundsUsethefollowingsuggestionstohelpyouselectabackgroundforaprofessional‐lookingcard.Forbestresults,

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 27 Magnetic Stripe DesignTheprintercontainsamagneticstripemoduletoprocessmagneticstripedata.T

28 Elements of Card DesignTTS (Thrift Third Standard) ThemaximumnumberofcharactersforTTSformatis104characters.Numericcharactersandthe 

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 29 EachtimeyoustartusingJapanese‐languagecharacters,orstopusingthem,itaddsahiddencharacter

30 Elements of Card DesignSmart Card DesignSmartcardprocessingdiffersfromothertypesofcardpersonalization.The“smartcard”stepofpersonali

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 31 Single-Wire Smart CardIndailyuse,single‐wiresmartcardprocessingoperatesjustlikeregularsmart

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SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 33Chapter 3: Printer ManagerThissectiondescribesPrinterManager,theDatacardwebserviceavailableto

34 Printer Manager• IntheAddressareaofthebrowser,enterthefollowing:https://printerIPaddressForexample:https://123.1.23.123where123.1

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 35 HINTS&TIPS• Ifthebrowsercannotconnecttotheprinter,makesurethatReadydisplaysonthe

36 Printer ManagerPrint a Printer Manager PageUseyourInternetbrowserPrintoptiontoprinttheinformationfromany PrinterManagerpagetoapap

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 37 Status MenuTheStatusmenucontainsinformationabouttheprinteranditsusagestatistics.Usersata

38 Printer ManagerPrinter Setting MenuPrinter Setting Menu Option Function WebUser WebAdminCommunication Set or view the address mode type and enter

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 39 MagStripeGeneral Set magnetic stripe options including coercivity, custom magnetic stripe formats, and

40 Printer ManagerCommunicationTheCommunicationsettingschangetheEthernetaddressmethodfromDHCPtoStatic.IfsettoStatic,theIPaddress,s

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 41 ActivityLogTheActivityLogmenuallowsyoutorecordtechnicalinformation abouttheprinter.WebAdm

v ContentsChapter 1: Installation______________________________________________________________ 1PC Requirements______________________________________

42 Printer ManagerBehavior     Description Default Value Current Value (unit)1) ActivityLogExternal

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 43 UpdateCurrentValuesasneeded,andthenclickSetCurrenttoapplychanges.• ActivityLogExternal‐

44 Printer Manager• DPM‐AllowDPMcommandsthroughtheunsecureport.SelectEnabledtoallowaccess.SelectDisabledtoblockaccess.• DPMSecure‐

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 45 • RibbonInitialize‐Enableordisableinitialization oftheribbonwhentheprinterispoweredon.Se

46 Printer ManagerFrontPanelChangethefrontpanelsettingsasneeded,andthenclickSetCurrenttoapplythechanges.• BacklightBrightness‐Sett

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 47 PrintThePrintselectionsprovideaWebAdminaccess‐leveluserwiththeabilitytofine‐tunetheprint

48 Printer ManagerChangesettingsasneeded,andthenclickSetCurrenttoapplychanges.• CardRegistration‐Setthestartinglocationoftheprin

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 49 • SettingsGroupPurpose‐Statethepurposeofthesettingsgroup.Groupnamesarenotchangeable.Use

50 Printer Manager• YMCPowerNosRGB‐ModifytheintensitywhenprintingwithoutthesRGBcolormode.Increasethevaluetomakethenon‐sRGBcolorda

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 51 MagStripeGeneralMagneticstripesettingsareavailableforWebAdminandWebServiceaccess‐levelusers

vi Non-Printing Areas_________________________________________________________ 23Standard Magnetic Stripe Non-Printing Area __________________________

52 Printer ManagerChangesettingsasneeded,andthenclickSetCurrenttoapplychanges.• Attempts‐Specifythenumberofattempts(automaticretr

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 53 MagStripeCustomTrack 1 – 3CustommagneticstripesettingsareavailableforWebAdminandWebServiceac

54 Printer ManagerChangesettingsasneeded,andthenclickSetCurrenttoapplychanges.• CustomCharHigh‐Specifythenumericvalueofthehighest

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 55 Usingcustommagneticstripedataformatsisa two‐stepprocess.First,definethecustomtracksusin

56 Printer ManagerUpdate PasswordWebAdminaccess‐levelpersonnelcanchoosetopasswordprotectthePrinterManagerandlimit accesstotheadvanced

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 57 Set Job Queue StateEnterorselectvaluespriortoshipping theprinterorsystemtoorfromrepairf

58 Printer ManagerTroubleshooting MenuTheTroubleshootingmenufortheWebAdminaccesslevelcontainssettingsandtoolsthathelpyouisolatecardp

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 59 Test CardTheTestCardmenushowstheitemsavailabletoWebAdminaccess‐levelusers.Printtestcards

60 Printer Manager• SecondTopcoat‐Printthetestcardwithasecondtopcoatonthefrontorback.• TestPatterntouseforColorand/orMonochr

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 61 • ParkSmartCard‐Selectthisoptiontoparkthetestcardinthesmartcardbay.Thetestdoesnottr

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62 Printer ManagerPrint Request LogThePrintRequest LogoptionallowsaWebAdminaccess‐levelusertoviewandresetthePrintRequestLog.Selectt

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 63 Personalization Tools MenuThePersonalizationToolsmenuallowsWebAdminaccess‐leveluserstoimport,

64 Printer ManagerMaintenance MenuTheMaintenancemenuallowsWebUserandWebAdminaccess‐leveluserstorunacleaningcardfromthePrinterManage

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 65 6. ClickRuntostartthecleaningprocess.PresstheUSERbuttonontheprinterLCDpanelwhenmessag

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SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 67Chapter 4: Supplies and PartsThissectiondescribesthesuppliesandpartsfortheprinter.Itincludes

68 Supplies and PartsPrint RibbonPrintribbonkitsareavailablefromyourdealer.Kitsincludeaprintribbon,acleaningcard,andareplaceablecl

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 69 Monochrome Print RibbonAmonochromeribbonprintstheentirecardinonecolor.Monochromeribboncanb

70 Supplies and PartsRibbon SaverArollofDatacard‐certifiedmonochromeribbonenablestheRibbonSaverfeatureintheprinter.RibbonSavercaninc

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 71 CardsForbestresults,usehigh‐qualitycardsthatmeetthespecificationsandrecommendationsdescrib

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72 Supplies and PartsNew Cards for Color PrintingTheprinterisdesignedtoprintonnewcardstock.Ifyouprintoncardstwice,becarefultoavoid

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 73 Card HandlingTheseguidelinesapplytounprintedcards.• Anydebrisorparticlesonthesurfaceofan

74 Supplies and PartsReplacement PartsThefollowingreplacementpartsareavailable.Printhead CartridgeTheprinterhasareplaceableprintheadcartri

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 75 Cleaning SuppliesTheprintribbonkitincludesacleaningcardandareplaceablecleaningsleeve.For

76 Supplies and PartsCables and Power CordTheprinterusesadatacableandapowercord.Data CablesThedatacableconnectstheprintertothenetwor

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 77 Power CordThepowercordconnectstofacilitypowerandtheprinterpowersupply.Besuretouseacor

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SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 1Chapter 1: InstallationThischapterdescribessystemrequirementsandprovidessetupinstructionsforth