DataCard SD260 - Ribbon Saver; Print Text in Monochrome

SD Series Installation and Administrator’s Guide 17
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Continuousblack(Kribbon)
• Acontinuouscolor,suchasgreenorsilver(alsoK
ribbon)
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textismorereadablewhenprintedwithmorepower.You
setthepowerfortheKpanelusingPrinterManager.Referto“PrinterSetting 
Menu”onpa ge37formoreinformation.
Thefontusedalsoaffects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.