6 ZXP Series 7 Card Printer Service Manual P1036102-007
Theory of Operation
Printing Technologies and Ribbons
Printing Technologies and Ribbons
There are two types of printing technology used in the printer: Dye Sublimation and
Thermal Transfer. The technology to use is determined by the type of dye or ink on
the ribbon.
Monochrome Ribbons have a single color ink on the length of the ribbon. The printer
is programmed to use Thermal Transfer printing for monochrome ribbons.
Multi-Panel Ribbons have a repeating sequence of panels of dierent dye. RFID
Multi-Panel Ribbons have an RFID tag on the supply spool; the RFID code identifies
the ribbon type and panel count. (Note that the lack of an RFID tag will be interpreted
by the printer as being a Monochrome Ribbon.) Printing with a Multi-Panel Ribbon
requires multiple passes of the card under the Printhead, once per panel.
For double-sided printing, a typical situation would be to print a full-color graphic (such
as a person’s picture) along with black text and/or bar-coding on the front, and black
text and/or bar-coding on the rear. In this case, a YMCKOK Multi-Panel Ribbon would
be used.
A YMCKO ribbon has successive panels as follows:
Color Technology Function / Usage
Yellow (“Y”) Dye Sublimation
Full-Color Printing and Dye
Sublimation Black Printing
Magenta (“M”) Dye Sublimation
Full-Color Printing and Dye
Sublimation Black Printing
Cyan (“C”) Dye Sublimation
Full-Color Printing and Dye
Sublimation Black Printing
Black Resin (“K”) Thermal Transfer
K Resin Black Printing (for the
front of the card)
Overlay (O) - -
(YMCKO)
Pattern
Repeats)
Thermal Transfer
Printing Process
Ribbon movement from supply spool
Dye Sublimation
Printing Process
Overlay
(O)
Black
(K)
Resin
Cyan
(C)
Dye
Magenta
(M)
Dye
Yellow
(Y)
Dye
Other ribbons are available for the printer; see the Supplies List on the Driver and
Documentation CD that came with the printer, or visit the Zebra Card Printer Solutions
website at zebra.com/supplies.
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