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Windows print spooler. See Section III of this chapter for
complete details on the 32-Bit Print Spooler. This option and the
32-Bit Print Spooler software will not function in Windows 3.1x.
K Panel Graphics
In most application programs, when printing with a 4-color
resin ribbon, the Quatro ID Card Printer driver prints all
bitmapped images with the ribbonÕs yellow, magenta, and cyan
color panels (YMC). Any black contained in these bitmapped
images is printed by combining equal amounts of yellow,
magenta, and cyan. This type of black is called a ÒcompositeÓ
black. The resin black (K) panel of the ribbon is only used when
printing TrueType black text and TrueType bar codes.
The printer driver distinguishes between text and image objects
in order for TrueType black text and bar codes to always be
printed with a true resin black. Resin black is essential when
printing bar codes, since only resin black bar codes can be read
by both infra-red and visible light bar code scanners. Composite
or dye-sublimation black bar codes can only be read by visible
light bar code scanners.
In some cases, however, this print method may not be
acceptable. If, for example, you are printing bar codes which are
not TrueType bar codes but rather bitmapped bar codes, such
bar codes will be printed as a composite black (i.e., with the
YMC panels only). In addition, when printing from certain
application programs, the printer driver is also forced to print
all objects, even black text or bar codes, with the yellow,
magenta, and cyan color panels. This happens because some
application programs interpret both text and image objects as
bitmapped images.
If your particular application program does not differentiate
between TrueType text and image objects or if you are printing
bitmapped bar codes, select the K Panel Graphics print option.
This option forces the printer driver to print all of the black
within text, bar codes, or bitmapped images with all four of
the ribbonÕs YMCK panels.
K Panel Only
This option is only active when the K Panel Graphics option is
selected. When the K Panel Only option is selected, all of the
black within text, bar codes, or bitmapped images will be
printed only with the ribbonÕs resin black (K) panel (i.e.,
without the YMC composite black underneath). Selecting this
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