DataCard SD160

SD260L/SD360/SD460 Installation and Administrator’s GuideSD160/SD260 Installation and
Monochrome Ribbon
Monochromeribbonproducessingle‐colorcards.Monochromeribboncan
beanyofthefollowing:
 Alternatingblackandtopcoatpanels(KTorKTTribbon)
Theprinterappliesblackandoneortwotopcoatpanelsonthe
samesideofthecard.
 Continuousblack(Kribbon)
 Acontinuouscolor,forexample,greenorsilver(alsocalledaK
ribbon).Referto“MonochromePrintRibbonKits”onpage 67
foralistofavailablecolors.
Ribbon Saver
ContinuousmonochromeprintingwithDatacard‐certifiedribbon
usestheRibbonSaverfeature.WithRibbonSaver,theprinterbeginsusingribbonatalocation
thatcorrespondstotheleadingedgeofthecard.Theprintercontinuestospoolribbonforthe
lengthoftheimagebutnofarther.Theprinterleavesa
smallmarginbetweeneachcardtoavoid
imageoverlap.
Print Text in Monochrome
PrintingtextusingaKpanelcanmaketextlookcrisp,becauseitusesonlyonepanelforprinting.
Finete xtismorereadablewhenprintedwithmorepower.YousetthepowerfortheKpanel
usingPrinterManager.Referto“Print”onpage 44formoreinformation.
Thefontused
alsoaf fectslegibility.Theprinterreliablyprints
6‐pointArialfont.Bold,sans‐seriffontsaremorereadable
afterprintingthanseriffonts,orfontswiththinstrokes,as
shownatright.Intheexample,fontsthatprintwellare
showntowardthetopofthecard.
Theprintribbonsthataresupportedaredeterminedbytheprinteranditsoptions.
Someribbonsmaynotbeavailableforallprinters.