RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc.HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.1) 2-20Printer Components: Print RibbonsThe Card Printer utilizes both dye-sublimation and/or resin thermal transfer methods to printimages (print to film and transfer film to card).• Since the dye-sublimation and the resin thermal transfer print methods each provide theirown unique benefits, Print Ribbons are available in dye-sublimation-only and combinationdye-sublimation/resin versions.• The Inhibit or I designation (under YMCI, YMCKI, and YMCKIKI) indicates the ability toprevent the transfer of film to the card surface. Users can select these Ribbon types toprevent film from transferring over security features, signature panel or other areas ofspecial interest on the card surface.To make it easier to remember which Print Ribbons are which, a letter code has beendeveloped to indicate the type of Ribbon panels found on each Ribbon.This letter code is as follows:= Dye-Sublimation Yellow panel= Dye-Sublimation Magenta panel= Dye-Sublimation Cyan panel= Resin Black panel= Heat Seal panel= Inhibit panel (see note, above)
