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Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 5.0) 27
A dye-sublimation-only Print Ribbon is available in a monochrome version. This ribbon
consists of dye-sublimation ribbon panels which alternate with a clear protective overlay (O)
panel. Dye-Sublimation images must have an overlay panel applied to them or they will
quickly begin to wear or fade.
Caution: All color or monochrome dye-sublimation images must have the ribbon's
clear overlay panel or an overlaminate applied to them. If a protective layer is not applied, the
card's dye-sublimation image will quickly begin to wear or fade. Cards printed solely with
monochrome resin text, bar codes or images do not require any type of protective overlay.
To apply the ribbon's clear overlay panel, select the Printer Driver’s Overlay / Print Area tab.
By default, the Printer Driver is setup to automatically apply the overlay panel for a selected a
ribbon type that provides an overlay (O) panel. To apply an overlaminate, select the
Lamination tab.
(Note: The Printer requires specialized Print Ribbons in order to function properly.)
Type Description
Dye-Sublimation
Black (BO)
(provides 500
prints)
This ribbon provides a dye-sublimation black panel (B) along with an
overlay panel (O) and is used to print smooth, photo-quality black and
white photo ID cards. Dye-Sublimation bar codes are readable only by
visible-light bar codes scanners.
Dye-Sublimation-
only Print Ribbon It is available in a monochrome version. This ribbon consists of dye-
sublimation ribbon panels which alternate with a clear protective
overlay (O) panel. Dye-Sublimation images must have an overlay panel
applied to them or they will quickly begin to wear or fade.
Dye-
Sublimation/Resin
Print Ribbon
The Dye-Sublimation/resin Print Ribbon combines the yellow (Y),
magenta (M) and cyan (C) dye-sublimation panels with a resin black
(K) panel.
By combining both types of ribbon panels, this ribbon can be used to
print full-color, photo-quality images with the dye-sublimation panels
along with sharp, black text and bar codes with the resin black panel.
A clear overlay panel (O) is also included on most ribbons to protect the
dye-sublimation images. Dye-Sublimation images must have an overlay
panel or overlaminate applied to them or they will quickly begin to wear
or fade.