User's Manual

XPS Card Printer Guide
Printer Guide
About the Printer
Using the Printer
Card Design and Setup
Card
Components
Color Printing
Monochrome
Printing
Topcoat Printing
Magnetic Stripe
Printing & Non-
printing Areas
Layout
Settings
Printer Driver
Printing Cards
Troubleshooting
Supplies and Parts
Installation Guide
Monochrome Printing
This section describes:
Monochrome panels in full-color ribbon
Monochrome ribbons
Printing bar codes
Printing text
Printing graphics
The printer driver or application on the PC prepares the data for the printer to use. The type of
data and the type of ribbon installed determine how the XPS Card Printer Driver renders it.
Monochrome Panels in Full-Color Ribbon
Full-color print ribbon includes a black panel. The black
panel transfers to the card differently than the YMC
panels, Text and bar codes are often printed with the
black panel.
It also prints any monochrome or one-bit-per-pixel
graphics using the K panel.
Monochrome Ribbon
Monochrome ribbon produces single color cards. Monochrome ribbon
can be:
Alternating black and topcoat panels (KT ribbon)
Continuous black (K ribbon)
A continuous color, such as green or silver (also K ribbon)
Continuous monochrome printing with Authorized
ribbon uses the Ribbon Saver feature. The printer
begins using ribbon at a location that corresponds
to the leading edge of the card. The printer
continues to spool ribbon for the length of the
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