FARGO electronic Pro-L manual Resin-Only Ribbons, Standard Resin Black K, Metallic Resin

Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual

Resin-Only Ribbons

Resin-only ribbons consist of a continuous roll of a single resin color. No protective overlay panel (O) is provided since resin images do not require the protection of such an overlay. The following resin-only ribbon types are available:

Standard Resin Black (K)	This ribbon provides high resin durability ideal
(provides 1,000 prints)	for most general purpose monochrome ID card
	applications. Resin black bar codes are readable by
K
	both infra-red and visible-light bar code scanners.
Colored Resin	Several colored resin ribbons are available in
(provides 1,000 prints)	a variety of colors for customizing or color coding
	resin-only ID cards.
Premium Resin Black (K)	This ribbon provides maximum resin durability
(provides 1,000 prints)	ideal for applications such as access control where
	cards are repeatedly swiped through a magnetic stripe
K
	reader. Resin black bar codes are readable by both
	infra-red and visible-light bar code scanners.
Metallic Resin	Metallic resin ribbons are available for printing
(provides 1,000 prints)	resin images with a metallic sheen.
Scratch-Off Resin	A scratch-off resin ribbon is available for printing
(provides 1,000 prints)	over areas of a pre-printed card in order to hide
	specific information such as a personal identification
	number.

Dye-Sublimation-Only Ribbons

Dye-sublimation-only ribbons are available in either monochrome or full-color versions. These ribbons consist of a series of dye-sublimation ribbon panels which alternate with a clear protective overlay (O) panel. Dye-sublimation images must have either an overlay panel or an overlaminate applied to them or they will quickly begin to wear or fade. The following dye-sublimation-only ribbon types are available:

Dye-Sublimation Black (BO)							This ribbon provides a dye-sublimation black
	(provides 500 prints)						panel (B) along with an overlay panel (O) and
							is used to print smooth, photo-quality black
		B		O			and white photo ID cards. Dye-sublimation
							bar codes are readable only by visible-light
							bar code scanners.
	Full-Color (YMCBO)						This ribbon allows you to print full-color
	(provides 250 prints)						photo ID cards. Since the black panel of this
							ribbon is dye-sublimation black (B), bar codes
Y	M		C		B	O	printed with this ribbon can only be read by
							visible-light bar code scanners.

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Section 4: Ribbons and Cards