FARGO electronic Quatro ID Card Printer - Manual (Page 10)

6 Ribbons and Cards
Chapter 3: Ribbons and Cards
I. ABOUT RIBBONS
The Quatro ID Card printer has the following ribbon types
available for printing:
¥ Standard Resin Black (K) ribbon with no clear overlay
panel (produces 1,000 prints)
¥ A variety of Colored Resin ribbons with no clear overlay
panel (produce 1,000 prints)
¥ Premium Resin Black (K) ribbon with no clear overlay
panel (produces 1,000 prints)
¥ A gold Metallic Resin ribbon with no clear overlay panel
(produces 1,000 prints)
¥ Dye-Sublimation Black (BO) ribbon with a clear overlay
panel (produces 500 prints)
¥ Full-Color (YMCBO) ribbon with a dye-sublimation black
panel and a clear overlay panel (produces 250 prints)
¥ Full-Color (YMCKO) ribbon with a resin black panel and a
clear overlay panel (produces 250 prints)
The ribbons which have a clear overlay panel will print an
ID card and place a clear, protective overlay over the cardÕs
printable area. All color or monochrome dye-sublimation cards
must have this overlay applied to them. If it is not applied, your
cardÕs dye-sublimation image will quickly begin to wear or
fade. Be sure the Overlay option within the printer driver setup
window is selected when printing with ribbons which have a
clear overlay panel. See Chapter 4, Section IV for instructions
on enabling or disabling the printerÕs Overlay option.
NOTE: The only time you should not utilize a ribbonÕs clear overlay panel is
if you intend to apply a separate, custom overlaminate to a card
immediately after printing.
The ribbons which utilize a resin black, are intended for
printing bar codes onto cards which can be read by both infra-
red and visible light bar code scanners. Bar codes printed with a
dye-sublimation black can only be read by a visible light bar
code scanner. Cards printed solely with monochrome resin text,
bar codes, or images do not require any type of protective
overlay.
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