DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual page 27

Setting up the printer
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User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
Power cord
receptacle
Service port
Printer parallel port
Figure 3-2: Attach the optional smart card serial cable(s)
If your printer has a smart card module, the ports to use correspond to the module
installed:
– The lower port is installed for a contact smart card module or a contact
station.
– The upper port is installed for a contactless module.
– Both ports are installed for a module containing both contactless (upper port)
and contact couplers (lower port).
The smart card serial cable must be a shielded DB9 serial cable, up to 3 meters
long maximum.
Attach the smart card serial cable(s):
a Attach the serial cable to the serial port on the PC (step 1 in
b Attach the other end of the smart card serial cable to the printer (step 2 in
Figure 3-2).
c If the printer includes both contact and contactless couplers, attach the
second smart card serial cable to the printer and PC as described in steps a
and b.
If the PC has more than one serial port, attach the serial cable to the serial port for
the smart card application. See information with your smart card application for
the correct port to use.
Contactless smart
card module
Contact smart
card module or
contact station
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PC serial port
(COMx)
Figure 3-2).