Print Ribbon; Color Print Ribbon; Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon; Short-Panel Color Print Ribbon - DataCard SD260 Installation And Administration 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.

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 a ultraviolet
fluorescing (F) panel that provides additional security, and ribbons without a T
(topcoat) panel are available for laminating printers.

Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon

Use full‐panel print ribbon when
the card design calls for color
printing on the entire card.

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 1.57 inches (40 mm). 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 software detects a color
pixel and continues for the length of the ymc panels.

Color Print Ribbon Kits

The following color print ribbon kits are available:
YMCKT Color Ribbon, 250 images per roll
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YMCKT Color Ribbon, 500 images per roll
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ymcKT (short‐panel) Color Ribbon, 650 images per roll
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YMCKT‐K Color Ribbon, 375 images per roll
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YMCKT‐KT Color Ribbon, 300 images per roll
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