Introduction To This Guide; Who Should Read This Guide - DataCard SR200 User Manual

Introduction to This Guide

This guide explains how to use the Datacard® SR200 & SR300 card printer with the following card
design software:
Datacard® ID Works® identification software
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Datacard® IDCentre™ identification software
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Datacard® WebID® identity information software
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The guide describes how Datacard ID software applications use plug‐ins to translate card designs
into language the printer can understand and use. It also explains how Datacard ID software
features relate to features in your printer, as well as which Datacard ID software features cannot
be used with your printer.
Finally, this guide lists the steps you must take to ensure that Datacard ID software applications
produce the correct results on the SR200 & SR300 printer.
Information in this guide that applies to Datacard® ID Works® identification software also
applies to Datacard® IDCentre™ identification software.

Who Should Read This Guide?

Read and understand this guide if you use one of the above Datacard ID software applications to
design and print cards on an SR200 or SR300 card printer.
The information in this guide will help you to:
Understand what a plug‐in is, and what it is used for.
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Know whether the printer plug‐ins have been assigned to your SR200 or SR300 card printer,
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and to manually assign them, if necessary.
Create card designs using Datacard ID software features that are compatible with SR200 or
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SR300 card printers.
Use your Datacard ID software to encode data onto smart cards using a SR200 or SR300 card
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printer.
Use your Datacard ID software to encode magnetic stripe data onto cards using a SR200 or
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SR300 card printer.
Use your Datacard ID software to send cards to an SR200 or SR300 card printer.
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Distribute Datacard ID software projects or magnetic stripe encoder configurations to other
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locations or users.
SR200 & SR300 Plug-in User's Guide 1