FARGO electronic II manual Panel Only Split Ribbon Print

K Panel Only

Split Ribbon Print

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 ribbon’s YMCK panels.

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 option increases the precision of printed bitmapped bar codes, thereby assuring greater accuracy when read by a bar code scanner.

Select this option to automatically print full-color on the front of a card and monochrome on the back of a card using a standard Full-Color YMCKO ribbon. This option allows the printer to print the front of a card with the ribbonÕs yellow, magenta, and cyan (YMC) panels and the back of a card with the ribbonÕs black (K) panel. The ribbonÕs clear overlay is applied last to the cardÕs front side. Selecting this option provides the most economical means of printing a dual-sided card with overlay, since you avoid wasting an entirely new set of ribbon panels just to print the monochrome back side. Note that the Duplex Printing option is automatically enabled when this option is selected.

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