DataCard SD Series

A-10 SD460 Laminating System
Card Design
Setupyourcarddesignusingyourcardproductionsoftwareoranother
application,suchasMicrosoftWord.Youcanspecifyyourlaminationpreferences
usingtheCardPrinterDriver.Yourcardproductionsoftwarealsomayprovide
laminationsettings.
TheCardPrinterDriverallowsyoutospecifybothprinterandlamination
preferences.Refertoyourprinter’sDriverGuideforcompleteinformationon
settingupprintingpreferencesandlaminationoptions.
• Iftheprinterhasonelaminator,youcanapplytheoverlaymaterialtooneor
bothsidesofthecard.
• Iftheprinterhastwolaminatorsloadedwithdifferentoverlaymaterials,the
quickestwaytoprocessacardistoapplytheoverlayinL1tothefrontofthe
cardandtheoverlayinL2tothebackofthecard.
Youcanfine‐tunethesettingsthatcontroltheapplicationoftheoverlayusing
PrinterManager.Refertotheprinter’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuidefor
informationonusingPrinterManager.
Verify Setup
Afteryousetuptheprinter,printseveraltestcardstodeterminehowwellthe
laminatorappliestheoverlaytothecard.YoucanprinttestcardsfromtheCard
PrinterDriver(r efertotheprinter’sDriverGuide),fromtheprinterLCDpanel
(referto“PrintaTestCard”onpage 18),orfromPrinterManager(refertothe
printer’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuide).Youmayneedtoprintmultiple
testcardstomakesuretheoverlayispositionedcorrectly.Thecardstock,the
carddesign,andtheprinter’senvironmentallcanaffecttheappearanceofcards.
Whenevaluatinga
card,makesurethat:
• Theoverlaysarebeingappliedproperly:
• Eachoverlayisappliedcompletelytothecard.
• Thematerialadhereswelltotheedgesofthecard.
• Theoverlaydoesnotcomeoffwhenthecardisbentortwisted.
• Thecardisdebowedcorrectly.
• Theimpressionispositionedcorrectlyandhastheproperdepth.
Ifyouneedtomakeadjustmentstothelaminatororoverlaysettings,refertothe
“PrinterManager”sectionoftheprinter’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuide.