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SP Series Info Central: Setup
Setting up for your card design 1
Getting started 1
How do I create a card design? 1
What is a card design? 1
When should I perform setup tasks? 1
What do I use to set up the printer? 2
Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer? 2
Card design checklist 3
Working with Properties and Printing Preferences 5
Properties for Windows Me & 98 5
Properties & Printing Preferences for Windows 2000 & XP 7
Properties and Default Document Properties for Windows NT 9
Changing the type of print ribbon 11
Set up for monochrome printing 12
Color settings 14
Changing the color settings 14
Changing settings in the printer 20
Process for changing settings 20
Change printing intensity 21
Fine-tune edge-to-edge printing 22
Change laminator settings (SP75 only) 23
Customizing blocking regions 26
About customized blocking 26
Blocking choices 26
Setting a customized blocking area 29
Magnetic Stripe Setup 31
Magnetic stripe escapes 32
Enabling magnetic stripe escapes 32
Using magnetic stripe escapes 33
IATA, ABA, and TTS character sets 34
NTT character set 35
Magnetic Stripe settings used by the printer 36
Smart card setup 37
Requirements 37
Smart card codes on the printer label 37
Obtaining smart card support files 38
Hardware set up 39
Verify Windows installation of a smart card reader 41
Laminator Setup 42
Laminator materials 42
Purposes 43
Card design issues 43
Two laminators 43
Verify setup 44
SETUP FOR CARD DESIGN GUIDE