DataCard Sp35 Installation Manual

Also see for Datacard SP35: Printer guide Printer guide Supplementary guide Quick install guide

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13SP Series Install e-Guide15 In the Printer Preferences window, change settings as needed to match the supplies installed in the printer.16 Double-click on the printer Printer Toolbox icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. The Printer Toolboxappears.17 Click the Print Sample Card button to verify printer and driver installation.If you will connect additional Datacard® printers, you can install e-Guides for the Magna Platinum AIT printer, theSelect Platinum AIT printer, and the ImageCard IV printer. The procedure is slightly different for these e-Guides.See the User Guide for the printer for details.Install the Smart Driver™ to a USB port on Windows Me or 981 Close all applications. Do not close Windows.2 With Windows running, do one of the following:— To install using the Smart Driver™ CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM in the PC's drive. The Smart Driver™window opens automatically. Do not click the “Install the Printer” button. Instead, follow these steps soWindows detects the printer.— To install using downloaded files, download the files from www.datacard.com and then double-click thedownloaded file to extract driver files. Click Cancel on the installation program that appears.3 Make sure the printer is powered on and ready.4 Connect the printer to the PC using the USB data cable. The operating system detects the printer and displaysthe Add New Hardware Wizard. (The wizard might take a minute or more to open.)5 Use the Add New Hardware Wizard to start the driver installation process.— For some Windows Me and 98 PCs, Windows finds USBPrint.inf and installs USB printing support. If thisoccurs, follow the prompts. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears again; continue. The Wizard to installUSB printing can also appear as part of the next step.6 On the Add New Hardware Wizard, do the following:— On Windows Me, make sure that “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)” is checked andthen click Next on the Wizard.— On Windows 98, click Next on the Wizard and do the following:— Make sure that “Search for the best driver for my device (recommended).” is chosen.— Click Next.— If you are installing from CD-ROM, make sure that “CD-ROM drive” is the only choice checked and thenclick Next. The Wizard searches for the DSPNP.INF file. If it does not find it, go back to the previousdialog page, and follow the instructions in the next bullet.— If you are installing from files on the hard drive, click “Specify a location,” remove the default locationdisplayed (usually A:), and click Browse. Navigate to the location of the DSPNP.INF file (usuallyC:\S7_0 or similar folder name), and click OK and Next as prompted.7 Click Finish to close the Add New Hardware Wizard. (Click OK on the message box if it appears.)8 The Smart Driver™ installation program copies files to the PC and updates entries to enable the printer.— If you are installing the Smart Driver™ on the Windows 98 operating system, the installation programdisplays a message that recommends using a newer Windows operating system. Click OK to continue. (Ifyou will be using advanced features, including connecting multiple Datacard® printers to one PC, you mightnot be satisfied with the performance. Consider upgrading the operating system.)9 Click Finish to close the Smart Driver™ installation program and restart Windows. The Smart Driver™installation program closes when you restart the PC.— If you installed the driver from CD-ROM, the SP Series Info Central files and desktop icon are installed.