DataCard 285 User Guide
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Advanced Information
User’s Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer
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View printer status. The host PC runs the Status Monitor. You
can open the Status Monitor and view printer status. See
can open the Status Monitor and view printer status. See
for details.
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Use diagnostics and advanced setup. The Status Monitor
dialog box on the host PC provides access to diagnostics and
advanced setup, where you can change some settings (such as
the position of printing) and run tests with the guidance of your
service representative. See
dialog box on the host PC provides access to diagnostics and
advanced setup, where you can change some settings (such as
the position of printing) and run tests with the guidance of your
service representative. See
for details.
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Run the firmware update utility. The host PC displays a prompt
when you need to run the firmware update utility. The utility works
only from a PC with the printer connected to its parallel port.
when you need to run the firmware update utility. The utility works
only from a PC with the printer connected to its parallel port.
Using the printer from the client PC
Users at the client PC can perform several actions, including:
Figure 5-4: Client PC for printer sharing
For Windows NT, users at the client PC must be logged into the
host PC and must have Print permission to the printer.
host PC and must have Print permission to the printer.
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Print a card using an application at the client PC. At the client
PC, you can use an application to print cards by selecting the
Magna Class printer as the printer. See
PC, you can use an application to print cards by selecting the
Magna Class printer as the printer. See
for details.
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Print a card using an application and magnetic stripe fonts
from the client PC. When you print from an application such as
Microsoft Word, you can type text and format it using fonts
provided by the printer driver. See
from the client PC. When you print from an application such as
Microsoft Word, you can type text and format it using fonts
provided by the printer driver. See
for details.
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