Printing Sample Cards; Setup Tips - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

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Printing sample cards

The printer is shipped with cards that are printed in the factory. You can also print a
sample card, which looks like one of the factory-printed cards, using the Printer
Toolbox.
Print sample cards
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Setup tips

Make sure that:
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Begin with the printer powered on and connected to the PC, supplies loaded, the
printer driver installed, and Windows running.
By default, the Printer Toolbox is open when Windows starts. If needed, double-
click the icon for the Printer Toolbox. It is located in the lower right corner of the
Windows desktop. See
Click the Sample Card button.
The driver identifies the type of printer, whether it prints color or monochrome
images, and whether it has a duplex module, and then sends the appropriate
sample card to print.
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If the printer is a color printer and is using a monochrome (K) ribbon, the
printed sample card will be mostly black, not full-color.
Compare the cards you printed with the cards shipped with the printer.
When you have printed the card and are satisfied that it matches the factory-
printed card, you can minimize the Printer Toolbox.
– If you are checking the operation of the printer, see
appearance" on page
The printer's top cover is closed and latched.
The card input tray and card output tray are in place and latched in place (if the
trays have latches).
Cards are loaded in the card input tray.
The data cable is connected to the parallel port of the printer and the
corresponding port of the PC. Make sure that the ports used for each printer are
the same as were installed.
If the PC has more than one port, the port to which the printer is assigned (such
as LPT1) is the same as the port to which it is connected.
The parallel port (if used) is configured as an ECP parallel port in the PC's BIOS.
See "Setting parallel port values" on page C-5
"Using the Printer Toolbox" on page 6-10
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