About This Manual; Required Skills; The Printer And Its Features - DataCard ImageCard series Manual

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Introduction

About this manual

This manual describes the ImageCard/UltraGrafix print series. It contains
procedures for basic operation of the printer, performing routine
maintenance on it and troubleshooting problems.

Required skills

To perform the procedures in this manual, you must have the following
skills:
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The printer and its features

The ImageCard/UltraGrafix printer is a low-cost desktop printer that
delivers high-quality, full-color IDs including photos, text, logos, bar codes,
digitized signatures, encoded magnetic stripes, and personalized smart card
data storage chips. It requires the use of the ImageCard/UltraGrafix printer
driver on a PC running Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows
NT. For optimal performance, an enhanced communications port (ECP)
parallel port is recommended for fast data transfer from the PC. The printer
also requires the use of a card printing application, such as QuikWorks™, to
capture and organize information into a card format.
This printer is part of a series of DataCard printing products. Various
models have different names, depending on what optional features they
contain. (There are also price differences between models.) These are the
available features and options in the product line:
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Ability to read and understand written and graphical instructions
Ability to operate a personal computer
Experience with Microsoft Windows®
Ability to load supplies
Ability to perform simple troubleshooting using written and graphical
instructions
Color or monochrome printing — Printers in the ImageCard series can
print a full range of colors using three-color ribbon. Printers in the
UltraGrafix series do monochrome printing with 1-color ribbon.