11-18 Checking Color
In summary, your system and the installed ribbon together determine
what kind of color you can produce:
Ribbon color needed
When the system needs a different color ribbon installed to complete
your print job, it prompts you with a Color Needed message that asks
you to install the required ribbon, close the printer cover, and click OK
to continue the print job. This process is sometimes called swapping
ribbons.
Note: For best printing results, we recommend that you avoid printing
entire file groups that contain labels that require ribbon
swapping. When printing file groups, the printer takes its
information from the first label in the group. The system may
not be able to process new ribbon information you add during
the print job in time to affect the appropriate label(s).
System: Produces:
Monocolor model
single color
Multicolor model
single color
multiple spot colors using paneled or
continuous single color ribbons
blended color, using CYMK ribbons,
paneled ribbons, or continuous single
color ribbons
Color & Cut model
single color
multiple spot colors using paneled or
continuous single color ribbons
blended color, using CYMK ribbons,
paneled ribbons, or continuous single
color ribbons