FARGO electronic Pro-L manual K Panel Only 95% 99%, Lamination Options

Pro-L Card Printer User’s Manual

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 bitmap 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 bitmap 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.

K Panel Only (95%) (99%)

These option are only active when the K Panel Graphics options is selected. Selecting either of the K Panel Only options forces all of the black within text bar codes, or bitmap images to be printed only with the ribbon's resin black (K) panel (i.e. without the YMC composite black underneath). This increases the precision of printed bitmap bar codes, there by assuring greater accuracy when read by a bar code scanner.

The difference between these two option is that when K Panel Only (95%) is selected, all 95% black (or higher) bitmapped image pixels will be printed using only the ribbon's resin black (K) panel. When the K Panel Only (99%) is selected, all 99% black (or higher) bitmapped image pixels will be printed using only the resin black (K) panel. These options are useful if, for example, you have a bitmapped photograph with dark areas in which you do not wish the resin black panel to print. In this case, the K Panel Only (99%) mode will eliminate the greatest amount of unwanted resin black printing. Be sure, however, the object you do wish to print with resin black has a black density of at least 99%

Lamination Options

Select this option to control the printer’s lamination process.

Under Lamination Side, select the No Lamination option if you do not wish to use the printer’s built-in laminator, or select Laminate Front Side, Laminate Back Side, or Laminate Both Sides to specify the side(s) of the card you would like to laminate. Under Lamination Type, select the option appropriate for the type of overlaminate material you currently have installed.

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Section 6: Using Your Card Printer