Zebra Technologies 8 user manual Black Panel Options

4:Printer Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences

Black Panel Options

The Black Panel Options pop-up window allows you to manage and configure the use of the Black Panel (K panel) when the selected Ribbon Combination shows the K panel on the same side as the Y, M, and C panels (e.g. YMCK Front / K Back).

To access the Advanced Black Panel Options pop-up window, select Start > Devices and Printers. Right click on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing, and select Printing preferences > Card Setup.

From the Card Setup tab, select a Ribbon Combination that has YMC and K all on the same side. The Front K Extraction… and/or Back K Extraction... buttons will become active. Press the appropriate button to open up the pop-up window. The figure below shows settings for the front side of the card; settings for the back side of the card are identical.

To extract black areas from color images (use the K panel instead of the Y, M, and C panels), several selections must be made:

•Select black panel extraction type:

-Disable black extraction does not use the K panel for any part of the image. This selection will have the effect of rendering all black images as YMC composite.

-Print YMC composite and K black uses both the K panel and the Y, M, and C panels to print the portions of the image that are identified as black. This selection will result in a dark, black image; but the edges will be smooth (due to YMC printed under the K), not the sharp edges typically desired for a barcode.

-Print all black data uses only the K panel to print the portions of the image that are identified as being black. Note that the areas that are identified as black are based on the threshold selections made in the black level area in the black extraction from color images area; see Page 84.

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