DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Manual

Also see for SD160: User guide User guide Quick install guide

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16 Elements of Card DesignPrinting DesignPrinting design includes color and monochrome printing, bar code printing, non‐printing areas,and card layout.Color PrintingColor print ribbon is available in full‐panel and short‐panel styles.Full-Panel RibbonFull‐panel color printing uses a print ribbon with threecolor panels: Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan). Theribbon also includes a K (black) panel and a T (topcoat)panel. The printer applies the YMC color panels to thecard first, prints black components using the K panel, and then applies the T (topcoat) to protectthe color image from damage.Full‐panel color print ribbons with an ultraviolet (UV) fluorescent panel, YMCKFT, also areavailable. YMCKFT ribbons are available for all printers and apply the topcoat panel over theprinting to protect the images from damage.The UV printing is undetectable under normal lighting and is meant to provide another form ofsecurity. Refer to your printer’s Driver Guide or your card personalization softwaredocumentation for more information about setting up a card design that includes UV printing.Short-Panel RibbonColor print ribbon also is available in a short‐panel option. Thecolor area for short‐panel ribbon is either 1.57 inches (40 mm) or1.47 inches (37.5 mm), depending on the ribbon configuration.The ymc panels of short‐panel ribbon are approximately half thelength of a full card. (In this guide, “ymc” in lowercase, instead of “YMC,” refers to “short‐panel”color panels.)When you print with short‐panel print ribbon, you define the location of the color area in thecard design. Color printing begins when the software detects a color pixel and continues for thelength of the ymc panels.The ribbon panel configuration that supports YMCKFT functionality can differ dependingon your printer model.