DataCard SD260 - Monochrome Printing; Monochrome Printing with Full-Color Ribbon; Monochrome Ribbon

16 Elements of Card Design
Types of Color Images
Cardscanincludebothcolorphotosandcolorlogos.Thelogoisusuallythesame
oneachcard,andthephotoisunique.Followtheseguidelinestoobtainthebest
resultsforprintingbothlogosandphotos.
1. Evaluatethecolorqualityofthephotos:
A. Adjusttheimagecapturesystemtogetthebestqualityphotos;workwith
distance,lighting,andcamerasettingstoobtainconsistent,high‐quality
photos.
B. Evaluatethequalityofprintedphotosaftertheimagecapturesystemis
optimized.
2. Evaluatetheothercolorareasofthecard,suchastextorlogo:
A. Checkyourcardproductionapplicationforsettingsthat canhelpimprove
theprintedcoloroftext.
B. Useanimageeditingapplicationtoadjustthecolorofalogofilefor
optimalprinting.
Monochrome Printing
Monochromeprintingprintscardsusingasinglecolor.Youcanuseafull‐color
ribbonoramonochromeribbonthathasonlyonecolor.
Monochrome Printing with Full-Color Ribbon
Full‐colorprintribbonincludesablackpanel.
Theblackpaneltransferstothecard
differentlythantheYMCpanels.Textandbar
codesareusuallyprinted
withtheblack
panel.Full‐colorprintribbonalsoprintsany
monochromeorone‐bit‐per‐pixelgraphicsusingtheKpanel.
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.