FARGO electronic Pro-L SmartShield, Split Ribbon Print, Use 32-bit Spooler, Write Direct to Port

Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual

SmartShield

See Overlay.

Split Ribbon Print

Select this option to automatically print full-color on the front of a card and resin black on the back of a card using any of the Full-Color YMCKO, YMCKK, or YMCKOK ribbons. Selecting this option provides the most economical means of printing a dual-sided card since a single set of ribbon panels is essentially “split” to print both the front and back sides of a card. If using a YMCKO ribbon type, the front of the card is printed with the ribbon’s YMC panels and the back is printed with the K panel. If using a YMCKK or YMCKOK ribbon type, the front of the card is printed with the YMCK panels and the back is printed with the second K panel. Note that this option is automatically enabled when the YMCKK or YMCKOK ribbon type is selected. Also, note that the Print Both Sides option is automatically enabled when this option is selected.

Use 32-bit Spooler

Select this option for consistently faster print processing. This option is only selectable if operating under Windows 95 or Windows 98 and if the included 32-Bit Print Spooler software has been installed. When selected, this option allows the printer driver to send all print jobs to the printer’s 32-Bit Print Spooler rather than to the system spooler of Windows. See Part C of this section for complete details on the 32-Bit Print Spooler. This option and the 32-Bit Print Spooler software will not function in Windows 3.1x.

Write Direct to Port

Selecting this option provides the fastest print processing when printing exclusively from Windows 3.1x. When selected, this option allows the printer driver to bypass the Windows 3.1x Print Manager and to send all print data directly to the printer. This option devotes all of your system resources to the current print job, thereby increasing overall print speed. When the print job is finished, your system resources will again be released and devoted to the normal function of your on- screen applications.

Depending upon the processing speed and brand of your computer, you may or may not need to select this option when printing. For most computers, selecting this option will enhance the speed of the rasterizing and printing process. In this case, the Write Direct to Port option should be selected. For some computers, however, this option may either not be supported by the particular brand of PC or simply may not be necessary due to the PC’s fast processing speed. In this case, the Write Direct to Port option should not be selected.

NOTE: This option will not function properly if using any type of external printer buffer. When using a printer buffer, all print jobs should be sent through the system print spooler or through the printer’s 32-Bit Print Spooler for Windows 95/98.

Section 6: Using Your Card Printer

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