SD260L/SD360/SD460 Installation and Administrator’s Guide 21
Short-Panel Ribbon
Color print ribbon also is available in a short-panel option. The
color area for short-panel ribbon is either 1.57 inches (40 mm) or
1.47 inches (37.5 mm), depending on the ribbon configuration.
The ymc panels of short-panel ribbon are approximately half the
length of a full card. (In this guide, “ymc” in lowercase, instead of “YMC,” refers to “short-panel”
color panels.)
When you print with short-panel print ribbon, you define the location of the color area in the
card design. Color printing begins when the software detects a color pixel and continues for the
length of the ymc panels.
Split-Ribbon Color Printing
Split-ribbon color printing lets you use less ribbon to print cards in color. It is available only with
the Card Printer Driver. Refer to your printer’s Driver Guide for information about how to specify
split-ribbon color printing and the split ribbon options available.
Split-ribbon color printing uses a single ribbon panel set from a full-color ribbon to print both
sides of a card, rather than two or three panel sets. The ribbon can be a full-panel or short-panel
color ribbon. The order in which the color, black, and topcoat sections of the panel set are used to
print the card depends on the type of ribbon installed in the printer and the split-ribbon option
selected on the printer’s Printing Preferences window.
Manage Color
Color management is the process of making color on the PC monitor and printed card appear as
similar as possible. For color management, the card printer uses the sRGB color standard
(standard Red, Green, and Blue color space). You specify the color management system in Printer
Manager. Refer to “Print” on page 55 for more information.
Print Text in Color
The printer can print text in any color. Small characters are likely to be more readable if they are a
sans-serif font formatted as black and printed with the black (K) panel. Refer to “Print Text in
Monochrome” on page 23. The printer supports 6-point or larger text.
Most types of cards, including cards with magnetic stripes and smart cards, can be
printed using split-ribbon printing. Options for color, monochrome, and topcoat
are available when you use split-ribbon printing.
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