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Contents
System requirements ........................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1: Getting Started ..............................................................................................................................7
ABOUT POSITIVID V2.0................................................................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Installing a digital camera.......................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing a device that is not directly supported ........................................................................................................ 8
Installing PositivID v2.0 ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing a printer...................................................................................................................................................... 9
UPGRADING FROM VERSION 1.2....................................................................................................................................... 9
STARTING POSITIVID V2.0 ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Using a video capture board, scanner or other Twain device ................................................................................. 11
Using PositivID v2.0 without a camera .................................................................................................................... 11
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Camera resolution .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Camera connected or disconnected .......................................................................................................................... 12
Manual or automatic shutter .................................................................................................................................... 12
Badge designs ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Single or batch printing ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Printer resolution...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Function keys ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
OTHER ISSUES................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Compatibility ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Getting help .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
UNINSTALLING POSITIVID V2.0 .................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Using PositivID v2.0....................................................................................................................17
THE OPERATING SCREENS .............................................................................................................................................. 17
THE THREE SCREENS ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
THE SIMPLE SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
To produce a badge using a digital camera: ............................................................................................................ 18
To produce a badge using a video camera: .............................................................................................................. 20
To clear the current badge: ...................................................................................................................................... 21
THE ADVANCED SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................... 21
To display the Advanced screen: .............................................................................................................................. 21
To produce a batch of badges using photos already in the camera:......................................................................... 22
THE DOWNLOAD SCREEN .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Refresh ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
THE DATABASE SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................ 25
To display the Database screen:............................................................................................................................... 25
To search for and retrieve a badge: ......................................................................................................................... 25
Reset query ............................................................................................................................................................... 26
To retrieve a range or selection of badges: .............................................................................................................. 26
To print a batch of badges ........................................................................................................................................ 27
To preview a badge before retrieving it: .................................................................................................................. 28
To delete a badge...................................................................................................................................................... 28
To print the list of selected records........................................................................................................................... 29
Spreadsheet card view .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Excel import.............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Database photograph gallery ................................................................................................................................... 29
THE COMMUNICATIONS SCREENS .................................................................................................................................. 30
Using the Communications Outbox .......................................................................................................................... 30
Using the Communications Inbox ............................................................................................................................. 32
BADGES WITH TWO IMAGES ........................................................................................................................................... 34
To produce a badge with two images: ...................................................................................................................... 34
BADGES WITH A SIGNATURE .......................................................................................................................................... 36
To capture a signature:............................................................................................................................................. 36
UNIVERSAL INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Chapter 3: The Configuration panel ............................................................................................................39