HID FARGO DTC4500e - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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October 2013
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DTC4500e Card Printer User Guide, PLT-01669, 1.0
Contents
1 Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Regulatory Compliance ....................................................................................................... 6
1.1.1 Agency Listings ................................................................................................................... 6
1.1.2 United States....................................................................................................................... 6
1.1.3 Canada ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.1.4 Taiwan ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.5 Japan .................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1.6 Korea .................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Safety Messages (Review Carefully) .................................................................................. 8
1.2.1 Taiwan ................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2.2 China ................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Technical Specifications .................................................................................................... 10
1.4 Functional Specifications ................................................................................................... 12
1.4.1 Printer Components: Print Ribbons ................................................................................... 12
2 Setup and Installation Procedures ............................................................................................. 15
2.1 About Moisture Condensation ........................................................................................... 15
2.2 Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................................................. 15
2.3 Print Ribbon Cartridge Installation ..................................................................................... 16
2.4 Placement of Blank Cards into the Input Card Hopper ..................................................... 17
2.5 Card Size Selection ........................................................................................................... 18
2.6 Printer Power ..................................................................................................................... 22
3 Print Driver Installation ................................................................................................................ 23
3.1 Driver Installation Instructions ........................................................................................... 24
3.2 Swift ID Installation Instructions ........................................................................................ 24
3.2.1 Enable Swift ID.................................................................................................................. 25
3.2.2 Install Swift ID ................................................................................................................... 26
3.2.3 Network Printer Installation ............................................................................................... 27
3.2.4 Printer Connected Via USB Connection ............................................................................ 29
3.2.5 Uninstalling Swift ID .......................................................................................................... 29
3.2.6 Additional Swift ID Rules ................................................................................................... 30
4 Printer Preferences ...................................................................................................................... 31
4.1 Card tab ............................................................................................................................. 31
4.1.1 Configuration tab ............................................................................................................... 32
4.1.2 Calibrate Ribbon tab ......................................................................................................... 33
4.1.3 Clean Printer tab ............................................................................................................... 34
4.1.4 Advanced Settings tab ...................................................................................................... 40
4.2 Device Options tab ............................................................................................................ 44
4.2.1 Ribbon Type dropdown ..................................................................................................... 46
4.2.2 Selecting the Fluorescent Panel Ribbon Type .................................................................. 47
4.2.3 Creating a Custom Fluorescent Image (using the YMCFKO Ribbon) ............................... 47
4.2.4 Configuring Fluorescent Data (F-Panel for YMCFKO Ribbon) using the Application ........ 49
4.3 Image Color tab ................................................................................................................. 52