Table Of Contents - Polaroid 539957-020 Rev. A User Manual

Chapter 1: Welcome to Card Printer Information _____________________________________ 1
About the Printer _______________________________________________________________ 1
Printer Components ________________________________________________________ 2
Printer with Input Hopper ________________________________________________ 2
Inside a printer __________________________________________________________ 3
Printer with Duplex Option _______________________________________________ 3
Inside a printer with a duplex option _____________________________________ 4
Printer Configuration Label _________________________________________________ 4
Printer System ______________________________________________________________ 6
Tasks and Users _________________________________________________________ 6
Chapter 2: Installation Requirements ________________________________________________ 9
PC Requirements ___________________________________________________________ 9
Requirements for a Network Connection _______________________________ 10
Requirements for a USB Connection ____________________________________ 10
Site Requirements _________________________________________________________ 11
Electrical Requirements ____________________________________________________ 12
Chapter 3: Install the Printer _______________________________________________________ 13
Choosing Your Installation Method _________________________________________ 13
Connecting More Than One Printer _____________________________________ 14
Prepare the Printer ________________________________________________________ 15
Load Cards____________________________________________________________ 16
Load Print Ribbon ______________________________________________________ 16
Load Cleaning Roller ___________________________________________________ 17
Install Ribbon Cartridge ________________________________________________ 18
Install the Printer Driver _____________________________________________________ 19
USB Installation using the Installation CD _________________________________ 19
USB Installation using a downloaded driver ______________________________ 23
Network Installation using the Installation CD ____________________________ 27
Network Installation using a downloaded driver _________________________ 31
Retrieve the Printer IP Address __________________________________________ 37
Chapter 4: Printing Cards__________________________________________________________ 39
Printing Cards: Printer with Input Hopper ________________________________________ 40
Printing from ID Software ___________________________________________________ 40
Printing from Other Software _______________________________________________ 40
Chapter 5: Using the Printer________________________________________________________ 43
Use the Front Panel ____________________________________________________________ 43
Power switch ______________________________________________________________ 43
LCD panel ________________________________________________________________ 43
User button and light ______________________________________________________ 44
Down Arrow, Up Arrow, and Enter keys _____________________________________ 44
Ribbon Light ______________________________________________________________ 44
Card Light ________________________________________________________________ 45
Use the LCD Menus____________________________________________________________ 45
LCD Menus________________________________________________________________ 46
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