User's Manual

Applying Color  8-3

 CYMK paneled ribbon, which has cyan, yellow, magenta, and black panels

of 8 inches (203 mm) or 16 inches (406 mm). The printer uses all four color

panels to produce 23 blended colors on your labels. Only the Multicolor and

the Color & Cut systems can use CYMK ribbons.

 Continuous pr

ocess color ribbon, which contains cyan, yellow, magenta, and

black in a continuous ribbon and produces blended colors. Only the Multicolor

and the Color & Cut systems can use Continuous process color ribbons.

Depending on the ribbon installed, you can produce several types of color on your

ed labels:

 Single color uses a cont

inuous single color ribbon or one of the colors in a

paneled ribbon:

• With the Monocolor system, the system prints the entire label with the

inst

alled monochrome ribbon.

• With the Multicolor and Color & Cut systems, the system prompts you for

the correct col

or ribbons, if you applied multiple colors when composing

your label.

Note: If all objects on the label are the same color, the system prints with the

installed monocolor ribbon, even if the color of the ribbon does not match

the color of the objects.

 Spot color uses solid color ribbons, either paneled ribbons or continuous

single color ribbons that you must swap in when required. Spot colors print

without blending with other colors to achieve the desired output color.

 Blended color uses th

e cyan, magenta, yellow, and black CYMK ribbons,

either paneled or continuous, that print in combination with each other to

achieve 23 pre-defined blended colors, including black. This is sometimes

referred to as full color printing.