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Chapter 6: Card Design and Setup_________________________________________________ 65
Card Components ____________________________________________________________ 66
Color Printing______________________________________________________________ 66
Print Ribbon ___________________________________________________________ 66
Managing Color _______________________________________________________ 67
Printing Text ___________________________________________________________ 67
Printing Graphics_______________________________________________________ 67
Monochrome Printing______________________________________________________ 68
Monochrome Panels in Full-Color Ribbon________________________________ 69
Monochrome Ribbon __________________________________________________ 69
Printing Bar Codes _____________________________________________________ 69
Printing Text ___________________________________________________________ 70
Printing Graphics ______________________________________________________ 70
Topcoat Printing___________________________________________________________ 70
Card Design: Magnetic Stripe__________________________________________________ 71
About Magnetic Stripe_____________________________________________________ 71
Magnetic Stripe Formats ___________________________________________________ 72
Card Design: Smart Card ______________________________________________________ 73
About Smart Card_________________________________________________________ 73
Requirements__________________________________________________________ 74
Smart Card Codes on the Printer Label__________________________________ 74
Printing and Non-Printing Areas ________________________________________________ 75
Standard Magnetic Stripe Area ____________________________________________ 75
Smart Card Non-printing Area______________________________________________ 75
Other Areas ___________________________________________________________ 76
Card Layout __________________________________________________________________ 76
Backgrounds______________________________________________________________ 76
Image Placement _________________________________________________________ 76
Badges ___________________________________________________________________ 77
Settings_______________________________________________________________________ 77
Windows Properties and Preferences _______________________________________ 77
Printer Manager ___________________________________________________________ 77
Chapter 7: Printer Driver ___________________________________________________________ 79
Communication with the Printer____________________________________________ 79
Using the driver____________________________________________________________ 80
Chapter 8: Updates, Upgrades, and More __________________________________________ 83
Updates ______________________________________________________________________ 83
Updating the Driver________________________________________________________ 83
Upgrades and Printer Options__________________________________________________ 84
Deviations ____________________________________________________________________ 84
Chapter 9: Removing a Printer from a Windows PC__________________________________ 87
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting_______________________________________________________ 91
Tools for Troubleshooting ___________________________________________________ 91
Locate the Problem____________________________________________________ 91