Datacard® XPS CardPrinter Driver™ GuideNovember 2012Part No. 527280-001 Rev. B
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 3 Printer/Driver Communications Using a USB ConnectionConnectingtheprinterandaPCusingaUSBcableautomaticallycr
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide C-3 C. Ifneeded,clickNextontheAddPrinterwizard.TheLocalornetworkprinterpagedisplays.D. Addanetworkpri
C-4 Windows Server 2003 Printer SharingG. ClickNext.Amessagedisplaysstatingyouareabouttoconnecttotheprinter.Anothermessagemaydispla
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide C-5
C-6 Windows Server 2003 Printer Sharing
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide D-1Appendix D: Windows Server 2008 Printer SharingThisappendixprovidesinformationaboutinstallingandsharingtheC
D-2 Windows Server 2008 Printer SharingD. ClickSavechanges.TheAdvancedsharingsettingwindowcloses.3. WritedowntheprinternameandhostPC
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide D-3 6. Configuresecurity.A. SelecttheSecuritytabonthePrinterPropertieswindow.B. ReviewtheGrouporusername
D-4 Windows Server 2008 Printer Sharing• SelectUsers.• ClickOK.TheSelectUsersorG
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide D-5 iv. Whenyoufinishaddingnames,clickOKtoclosethe
D-6 Windows Server 2008 Printer SharingInstalling the Card Printer Driver on the Client PC TheclientPCmayuseanyofthesupportedWindowsoperati
4 About the Printer Driver
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide D-7 F. ClickInstalldriver.TheAddPrinterpagedisplaysandstatesthatyou’vesuccessfullyaddedtheprinter.G. Clic
D-8 Windows Server 2008 Printer Sharing
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 5Chapter 2: XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingtheCardPrinterDriv
6 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationAdvancedprintersetupconsistsof:• ConnectingMoreThanOn e Printer onpage16• UsingtheCardPrinterD
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 7 Installing the Card Printer DriverThissectionprovidesinformationaboutinstallingtheCardPrinterDriveronaPCr
8 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationInstall Without the Driver Installation CDIfyoudonothaveaccesstotheCardPrinterDriverInstallationCD,
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 9 1. Pluginandpowerontheprinter.TheLCDscreendisplaysREA DYwhentheprinteriscompletelypowere don.2. On
10 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation3. TheCardPrinterDriverinstallerdisplaysthelicenseagreement:
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 11 5. Whenprompted,connecttheprintertothe PCusingaUSBcable,asshownonyourscreen.
12 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation6. ConnecttheprintertothenetworkusinganEthernetcable.
ii NoticeThispublicationandtheaccompanyingsoftwareareproprietarytoDataCardCorporationandareprotectedbyU.S.patentandcopyrightlawsas
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 13 B. WhentheinstallerdisplaysthePrinterPropertiesPortstab,clickConfigurePortandtypetheIPaddressinthe
14 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation10. IfyouhaveIDsoftwareinstalledonyourcomputer,theInstallthePlug‐InscreendisplayswhentheCard
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 15 12. Ifnecessary,youcaninstalladditionalsupportfilesbyclickingthesecondicon(upperleft)ontheWelcomepa
16 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationInstalling User DocumentationInstallthecardprinterdocumentationfilesfromtheseparatedocumentationCD.
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 17 Installing Additional USB PrintersForeachUSBprinterinstalledaftertheinitial USBinstallation,dothefollowin
18 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationUsing the Card Printer Driver for Secure PrintingSecureprintingconsistsofencryptingprintcommandsandcar
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 19 SSL/TLS ComponentsTheCardPrinterDriverusesaMicrosoftWindowsInternetapplicationprograminginterface(API)fo
20 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationOncesecureprintingisenabledthroughthePrinterManager,theCardPrinterDriverautomaticallyusesthemo
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 21 Planning for Secure PrintingBeforeyouinstallyourcardprinters,developaplanforsecureprinting.Decidewhonee
22 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationImplementing Printer SharingYoucanshareaprinteroveranetworkusingMicrosoftFileandPrinterSharing.S
iii Revision LogDatacard® XPS Card Printer Driver™ GuideRevision Date Description of ChangesA June 2012 First release of this documentB Nov. 2012 4.0
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 23 Supported Operating SystemsTheCardPrinterDriversupportsthefollowinghostandclientoperatingsystemcombinatio
24 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationSecurity permissions for shared printersSet up a Windows group account with the users who have the same printe
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 25 Set Up Group Accounts for Using Shared PrintersIfyouwanttodefinewhichuserscanbothprintcardsandviewmessag
26 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationFormoreinformation,refertotheMicrosoftdocumentationonsettingupgroupaccountsandprintersecurityp
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 27 Printer Pooling RequirementsPrinterpoolingrequiresthatyousetupallprintersinapoolwiththesamebasicsetup
28 XPS Card Printer Driver InstallationOperating Systems Supported for Printer PoolingPrinterpoolingissupportedonallCardPrinterDriver‐support
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 29 Setting Up a Printer PoolThefollowinginstructionsdescribehowtosetupprinterpoolingforallsupportedWindows
30 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation4. Configurethenetworkprintersforprinterpooling.A. DisplaythePrinterswindowforyouroperatingsyst
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 31 5. Enableprinterpooling.A. SelectthePortstabifitisnotalreadyopen.Thelistofprinterportsdisplays.B.
32 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 33Chapter 3: Card Printer Driver Management TasksCardPrinterDrivermanagementstasksareaccessedintheCardPrinter
34 Card Printer Driver Management TasksSetting Printer PermissionsIfthePCtowhichtheprinterisattachedhasmorethanoneuser,setpermissions
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 35 Viewing Network InformationWhentheprinterandPCusingtheCardPrinterDriverareconnectedusinganetwork,then
36 Card Printer Driver Management TasksPrinting a Driver Sample CardTheCardPrinterDriverincludesasamplecardthatshowsabasicIDcar d.Thec
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 37 Driver Management Tasks in Windows Printer PropertiesUsethePrinterPropertieswindowtoviewstatusinformationabo
38 Card Printer Driver Management TasksPort TypeThePortTypedisplaysasoneofthefollowing:• USBforalocallyconnectedprinter.TheprinterIP
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 39 Viewing Printer SuppliesTheSuppliestaboftheCardPrinterDriverPrinterPropertieswindowshowsthetypeofribbo
40 Card Printer Driver Management TasksViewing Card Counts From the PCYoucanseecardcountsfromthePrinterPropertieswindow.1. OnthePrinter
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 41 Uninstalling the Card Printer DriverYoucanuninstalltheCardPrinterDrivereitherwithorwithoutthedriverinsta
42 Card Printer Driver Management TasksAnactivityindicatordisplaysastheCardPrinterDriverisbeingremoved.
i ContentsChapter 1: About the Printer Driver__________________________________________________ 1Supported Operating Systems _________________________
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 43 Uninstall the Card Printer Driver Without the Driver Installation Media1. FromtheWindowsPrinterswindow,right‐cl
44 Card Printer Driver Management TasksWindows8users:OntheStartscreen,typeXPSandselectXPSCardPrinterUninstallfromtheSearchlist,or
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 45
46 Card Printer Driver Management Tasks
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 47Chapter 4: Card Design TasksThischapterprovidesinformationaboutcarddesigntasksyoucanperformthroughtheCard
48 Card Design TasksB. SelectthetypeofribbonfromtheRibbonType/Split‐RibbonPanelsdrop‐downlist.C. ClickOKtoclosetheAdvancedOptions
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 49 Design Tasks in Windows Printing PreferencesAdjusting the Colors PrintedTheCardPrinterDriverforusewithWindows
50 Card Design Tasks3. Toverifychanges,dooneofthefollowing:• Printoneormorecardsfromthecardproductionsoftware.• Printasamplecar
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 51 2. Determinewhichcolorneedsadjustment.• Increasered,ordecreaseredtoaddcyan(lightblue).• Increasegreen
52 Card Design TasksChanging a Card DesignCarddesignisthenamegiventothecombinedfeaturesoftheprintedcards.Anorganizationcanchange:• T
ii Viewing Network Information_______________________________________________ 35Printing a Driver Sample Card ________________________________________
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 53 Printing Cards Using Split-Panel Color PrintingSplit‐panelcolorprintingletsyouusefewerri bbonstoprintcards
54 Card Design TasksTheCardPrinterDriverdiscardsallprintabledataandsendsonlythemagneticstripedatatotheprinter.4. Formatthedata:•
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 55 Setting Up to Print on Both Sides of the CardUsingtheCardPrinterDriver,youcanprintonbothsidesofthecard.
56 Card Design Tasks5. OntheLayouttab,selectFliponShortEdgeforthePrintonBothSidessetting.6. ClickApply.Printing a Card With Manual
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 57 Disabling Card Side Printing for Special Card DesignsSomecarddesignsrequireprintingononlyonesideofthecard.
58 Card Design TasksSetting Up to Print More Than One Copy of a CardTheLayouttabofPrintingPreferencesallowsyoutospecifythenumberofcopies
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 59 4. ClickOKtosavethesetting,andthenclickApplyontheLayouttab.5. Sendthecardtoprint.Setting the Print
60 Card Design TasksThebackofthecompletedcardlookslikethis:Printing Bar Codes Using MonochromeThecardprintercanbesettodetectbarcodes
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 61 Using EscapesEscapesareformattedtextthattheCardPrinterDriverconvertstosupportfeaturessuchasprintblock
62 Card Design TasksAbout Printing AreasIfthecardhasmorethanonenon‐printableareaonaside,definebothnon‐printingareasusingprintblocki
iii Chapter 5: Installation Troubleshooting_____________________________________________ 71Troubleshooting the Card Printer Driver Installation ______
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 63 Block Print StatementAprintblockingescapestatementbeginswith~PB%Examples:Topcoat Add StatementThetopcoatadd
64 Card Design TasksFull-Card Topcoat Options• Usethestring~TR%?tooverridetheCardPrinterDriverpresetmasksandtopcoattheentirecardside
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 65 • Ifnecessary,youcanusetwoormorelinesoftextforonetrack.Startandendeachlinewithescapecodes;enter
66 Card Design TasksHINTS&TIPS• Useasmallfontsizetoshortenlinesoftexttoencode.• Keeptexttoprintonadifferentlinethantextt
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 67 Embosser Font NumberTheusablefontnumbersarebasedontheembosswheelinstalledinCESeriessystems.Severalfon
68 Card Design TasksVertical Offset LimitsEmboss DataCESeriessystemshaverestrictionsforthecharactersallowed.• Theembossdatarangeisfrom
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 69 • Donotputdatafortwotracksonthesameline..• Donotallowtexttoencodetowraptoanotherline.• Datato
70 Card Design Tasks• Magneticstripedataisconvertedtouppercaselettersifneeded.• Ifcharactersunsupportedbyatrackformataresentwith
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 71Chapter 5: Installation TroubleshootingThissectiondescribes:• TroubleshootingtheCardPrinterDriverInstallation•
72 Installation TroubleshootingUSB Installation TroubleshootingProblem SolutionThe cable is loose. Reconnect the USB cable to the ports on the PC and
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 1Chapter 1: About the Printer DriverTheCardPrinterDriverusesMicrosoftXPSprinttechnologytosupportprintingfrom
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 73 The USB cable is connected before the Card Printer Driver is installed.The first printer installed on a PC using a US
74 Installation TroubleshootingNetwork Installation Troubleshooting Using Advanced Troubleshooting ToolsForadditionaltroubleshootingtopics,refer
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide A-1Appendix A: Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer SharingThisappendixprovidesinformationaboutinstallingandsharingt
A-2 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer SharingD. Ifyouselected(turnedon)anyoptionsinthisstep,clickSavechanges.ClosetheNetworkandSharin
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide A-3 iii. ClosetheSystemwindow.4. Configuresecurityforsharingprintingandviewingprinterrormessages.A. Fromt
A-4 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer Sharingvii. IfyouwanttorevokePrintpermissionandpreventauserorgroupfromprinting,selecttheuseror
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide A-5 Installing the Card Printer Driver on the Client PCThefollowinginstructionsmayvaryslightlybasedontheoperati
A-6 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer SharingB. SelectAddaprinter.TheAddPrinterwindowdisplays.C. Windows7:SelectAddanetwork,wireless,o
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide A-7 Whenyoutypethelastbackslashwithoutaprintername,adrop‐downlistdisplayshostprinters.v. Selectthenam
A-8 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Printer Sharing
2 About the Printer Driver4. Sendstheprepareddatatotheprinter.5. Checkstheprinterforcardcompletion.6. Displaysanyconditions(messages
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide B-1Appendix B: Windows XP Printer SharingThisappendixprovidesinformationaboutinstallingandsharingtheCardPrint
B-2 Windows XP Printer Sharing3. OpenthePrintersandFaxeswindow.4. WritedowntheprinternameandthehostPCname.A. FromthePrintersandF
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide B-3 ii. WhentheEnablePrinterSharingdialogboxdisplays,selectJustenablePrinterSharing,andclickOK.
B-4 Windows XP Printer SharingA. SelecttheSecuritytabonthePrinterPropertieswindow.B. ReviewtheGrouporusernameslist.Ifthenamesorg
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide B-5 C. Writedowntheprintingpreferencessettingsforribbontypeandprintresolution.D. ClickOKtoclosethePrint
B-6 Windows XP Printer SharingInstalling the Driver on the Client PC1. MakesurethattheCardPrinterDriverisinstalledandsetuponthehostPC
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide B-7 • Ifyoudon’thavetheprintername,enterthehostPCnameusingtheformat:\\hostPCname\Whenyoutypethelast
B-8 Windows XP Printer Sharing
XPS Card Printer Driver Guide C-1Appendix C: Windows Server 2003 Printer SharingThisappendixprovidesinformationaboutinstallingandsharingtheC
C-2 Windows Server 2003 Printer Sharing4. Enableprintersharing.A. InthePrinterswindow,right‐clickthecardprintericonandselectSharing.T
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