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.