An interface card for a device with image output capabilities. The interface
card
includes a connector for connecting to the device and a controller. The controller
sends data for output of an image of a quick-start guide from the interface card
to the device through the connector. The controller sends the data once without
error and does not send the data to the device again unless the interface card
is reset with respect to whether the data has been sent. In the preferred embodiment,
the interface card further includes a non-volatile memory, and the controller stores
an indication that the data has been sent without error in the non-volatile memory
in a case that the data has been sent without error. The controller uses the indication
to determine if the data has been sent once without error, and the interface card
is reset with respect to whether the data has been sent by resetting the indication.
Examples of interface cards according to the invention include, but are not limited
to, CD-ROM and DVD cards for computer systems with displays and/or printers, display
interface cards, and network interface cards for printers.