Uv Panel; Introduction; Settings - Magicard Prima 3 XID570ie Driver Manual

Prima 3 Driver Manual

3.4. UV Panel

3.4.1. Introduction

The new generation of EDIsecure XID580ie and XID590ie printers supports using of YMCK - UV
(ultra violet) ribbon as high level security feature. This feature contains the option to print layout
objects with a special patch on the ribbon onto the card, which is invisible under normal daylight
environment. To show this objects, a special UV lamp must be used.
Yellow Magenta Cyan Carbon (K) Ultra Violet (UV)
Note: A special ribbon type is required to use this option.
Actually two retransfer patches will be used for color and UV print to achieve the best durabiltiy
against bleaching effects.
In opposite to the print colors, UV belongs to the addtional colors and therefore following basics will
help you getting optimal results. The best reflection effects will be achieved, if the background of
the objects is pure black (RGB: 0,0,0) and the objects itself brigth as possible.

3.4.2. Settings

Following setting options are available to extract and define the objects, which shall be placed as
'UV objects' onto the card: 1. 'Bitmap from file' or 2. 'UV Area + Offset' or 3. 'UV from second page'.
In addition, the position of the 'Security area' can be changed.
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