Chapter 1: Overview; About This Manual; Audience; About The Magna Class Printer - DataCard ImageCard Magna User Manual

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About this manual

This manual provides detailed information about the Datacard® Magna™ Class photo
ID printer with Advanced Imaging Technology™. The first section provides operators
with information about the printer and how to use it. The second section provides
installers with requirements for installation and installation procedures. The third
section provides reference information.
This User Guide works with the online e-Guide, which you can see using the desktop
icon installed with the printer driver.

Audience

This manual is intended for persons using a Magna Class printer. To operate the
printer, you must have the following skills:
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For the skills needed for installation, see

About the Magna Class printer

The Magna Class photo ID printer includes the printer and a printer driver which runs
on a PC. The printer uses supplies when printing cards, including:
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The Magna Class printer prints full-color or monochrome images on one or both sides
of PVC cards. The images printed can include photos, text, logos, barcodes and
digitized signatures. The printer can perform additional personalization tasks, such as
encoding magnetic stripe data and sending data to smart card chips. With the optional
overlay module, the printer can apply a durable polyester patch (overlay) to one or
both sides of the personalized card. With the optional topcoat module, the printer can
apply a protective clear topcoat or a secure holographic topcoat to the surface of the
card. Magnetic stripe encoding, smart card programming, overlay, and topcoat are
Figure 1-1: Desktop icon for the e-Guide
Ability to read and understand written and graphical instructions
Ability to operate a personal computer (PC)
Experience with Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98,
Windows Me, or Windows NT®
Ability to load supplies
Ability to perform simple troubleshooting using written and graphical instructions
New Platinum™ Series Advanced Imaging Technology™ print ribbon
New replaceable cleaning sleeves
Blank cards
Optional topcoat or overlay supply material
User's Guide for ImageCard® Magna™ and UltraGrafix® Magna™ Printers
Figure 1-1 shows the e-Guide icon.
"Installation audience" on page
Overview
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