Print Ribbon; Color Print Ribbon; Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon; Short-Panel Color Print Ribbon - DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Manual

Print Ribbon

Print ribbon kits are available from your dealer. Kits include a print ribbon, a cleaning card, and a
replaceable cleaning sleeve. For best results, run a cleaning card and replace the cleaning sleeve
with each new print ribbon.
The color and monochrome print ribbons that are supported are determined by
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the printer model and its options. Some ribbons may not be available for all
printers. Contact your dealer for complete information when ordering ribbons for
your printer.
If your printer requires supplies with a region code, refer to the printer LCD panel
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to see the correct region code for your printer.

Color Print Ribbon

Color print ribbon is available in either full‐panel or short‐panel options. Both full‐panel and
short‐panel print ribbons use the following color panels: Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan/blue),
K (black), and T (topcoat). Ribbons with an ultraviolet fluorescent (F) panel provide an additional
security feature.

Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon

Use full‐panel print ribbon when the card design
calls for color printing on the entire card.
Full‐panel color print ribbon with an ultraviolet
(UV) fluorescent panel, YMCKFT, also is available.
The ribbon panel configuration that supports YMCKFT functionality can differ
depending on your printer model.

Short-Panel Color Print Ribbon

Use short‐panel print ribbon when only a portion of the card
design calls for color. For example, a card design may have a
color photo on the top or left of the card, and black text on the
bottom of the card. The color area for short‐panel ribbon is
either 1.57 inches (40 mm) or 1.47 inches (37.5 mm), depending on the ribbon configuration. The
ymc panels of short‐panel ribbon are approximately half the length of a full card.
When you print with short‐panel print ribbon, you define the location of the color area in the
card design. Color printing begins when the Card Printer Driver detects a color pixel and
continues for the length of the ymc panels.
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