Functional Specifications - HID HDP5000 User Manual

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Functional Specifications

The Card Printer utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its
remarkable print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer.
The following describes how each of these technologies works:
Function Description
Dye- Dye-Sublimation is the print method the Card Printer uses to produce
Sublimation smooth, continuous-tone images that look photographic. (Note: This
process uses a dye-based Ribbon roll that is partitioned by a number of
consecutive color Panels.)
Process colors: The Panels are grouped in a repeating Series of three
process colors - yellow, magenta and cyan (YMC), along the entire
length of the Print Ribbon.
Panels: The Printer always prints the yellow Panel first, followed by the
magenta Panel and the cyan Panel.
Printhead: As the Print Ribbon passes beneath the Printhead, hundreds
of thermal elements within the Printhead heat the dyes on the Ribbon.
(Note: When these dyes are heated, they vaporize and diffuse into
the surface of the film and then the film is laminated onto the card
surface. A separate pass is made for each of the three color Panels
on the Ribbon.)
Color Shades: By combining the colors of each Panel and by varying
the heat used to transfer these colors, it is possible to print up to 16.7
million different shades of color. (Note: This blends one color
smoothly into the next, producing photo-quality images with
absolutely no dot pattern.)
Dye-Diffusion Thermal Transfer: It is the process of heating a dye
suspended in a cellulous substrate until the dye can flow, diffusing
into the dye receptive surface of the card or InTM. This produces the
image in the surface of the card.
Inhibit Panel: The Inhibit or I designation under YMCKI indicates the
ability to prevent the transfer of film to the card surface. Users can
select these Ribbon types to prevent film from transferring over
security features, signature panel or other areas of special interest on
the card surface
Fluorescing Panel: The fluorescing panel (F) will allow you to print a
standard or one-to-one personalized grayscale fluorescing image that
is completely invisible until exposed to ultraviolet light.
HDP5000 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide
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