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DTC400 Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.6)
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Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation/Resin Print Ribbons
Type Description
Dye-
Sublimation/
resin Print
Ribbon
The Dye-Sublimation/resin Print Ribbon combines the yellow (Y),
magenta (M) and cyan (C) dye-sublimation panels with a resin black (K)
panel.
By combining both types of Ribbon panels, this Ribbon can be used to
print full-color, photo-quality images with the dye-sublimation panels
along with sharp, black text and bar codes with the resin black panel.
A clear overlay panel (O) is also included on most Ribbons to protect the
dye-sublimation images. Dye-Sublimation images must have an overlay
panel applied to them, or they will quickly begin to wear or fade.
Full-Color
(YMCKO)
(provides 250
prints)
This Ribbon is used to print full-color photo ID cards along with resin
black text and bar codes. Both infrared and visible-light bar code
scanners can read bar codes printed with resin black.
• An overlay panel (O) is included to protect the full-color dye-
sublimation printing.
YMCKOK The designation of colored ribbon by the Panels of color in the order in
which they are printed: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (C), Black (K),
Overlay (O), Black (K) (used for backside, black only printing).
YMCFKO The designation of colored ribbon by the Panels of color in the order in
which they are printed: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (C), Black (K),
Overlay (O), (used for backside, black only printing).