Set Up The Printer; Prepare The Printer; Load Cards - DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Manual

Set Up the Printer

This section provides information about setting up the printer to print cards.
Setup includes the following:
Prepare the Printer
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Install Optional Equipment on page 8
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Install the Card Printer Driver on page 13
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Prepare the Printer

To prepare the printer to print cards, load blank card stock into the input hopper, and load print
ribbon and a cleaning sleeve onto the print cartridge. If you are printing rewritable cards, refer to
"Prepare the Printer to Use Rewritable Cards" on page

Load Cards

If you are using a manual feed printer or are printing rewritable cards, skip this step and keep a
supply of blank cards close to the printer.
Do the following to load the input hopper:
1.
Open the input hopper.
2.
Load the cards into the input hopper.
Cards can stick together. Slide or fan the
cards to separate the edges before placing
them in the hopper. Handle cards by their
edges only. Refer to "Card Handling" on
page 71 for more information.
Insert ISO magnetic stripe cards with
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the stripe (back side) facing down and
toward the right.
Insert smart cards with the smart card chip facing up and toward the back of the hopper.
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A diagram inside the hopper shows the correct orientation for each type of card.
3.
Close the input hopper.
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