3:Printer Setup Typical Printer Operation
Typical Printer Operation
The ZXP Series 1 Card Printer can be used with your software application program, using the Drivers on the CD provided with your Printer; refer to Installing the Windows Printer Driver on page 14.
Creating a Sample Card
Before you begin a new printing session, print a sample card to ensure that the cards will be printed correctly. Follow the steps below to print your first card.
1.Open a new Microsoft Word document.
2.If the Zebra Printer was not set as the default printer, select the ZXP Series 1 Card Printer as the default.
3.From the Microsoft Word document., set the Page Layout:
a.Size:
b.Orientation: Portrait or Landscape
c.Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, and Right = 0 (zero).
4.The card appears as a Microsoft Word document.
5.Design a card with both black and colored text and with colored images similar to the sample card shown below.
SAMPLE CARD
M. CHRIS JONES
SALES DIRECTOR
http://www.zebra.com
Printing the Sample Card
Once you complete creating your sample card, you are ready to print. Ensure your printer has a True ColoursTM Card Printer Ribbon Cartridge installed and there is card stock in the card feeder. See Section 3 for instructions on installing the ribbon and loading the cards.
1.Print your sample card to the ZXP Series 1 Card Printer.
2.Once the printing is completed, remove the sample card from the card output hopper; and check for any discrepancies. For quality issues, see Troubleshooting on page 73.
3.If the sample card is correct, your printer is ready to produce more cards.
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