DataCard SD260L - Print Ribbon; Color Print Ribbon; Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon; Short-Panel Color Print Ribbon

88 Supplies and Parts
Print Ribbon
Print ribbon kits are available from your dealer. Kits include a print ribbon, a cleaning card, and a
replaceable cleaning sleeve. For best results, run a cleaning card and replace the cleaning sleeve
with each new print ribbon.
Color Print Ribbon
Color print ribbon is available in either full-panel or short-panel options. Both full-panel and
short-panel print ribbons use the following color panels: Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan/blue),
K (black), and T (topcoat). Ribbons with an ultraviolet fluorescent (F) panel provide an additional
security feature. Ribbons without a T (topcoat) panel are available for laminating printers.
Full-Panel Color Print Ribbon
Use full-panel print ribbon when the card design
calls for color printing on the entire card.
Full-panel color print ribbons with an
ultraviolet (UV) fluorescent panel, YMCKF-KT
and YMCKFT, also are available.
Short-Panel Color Print Ribbon
Use short-panel print ribbon when only a portion of the card
design calls for color. For example, a card design may have a
color photo on the top or left of the card, and black text on the
bottom of the card. The color area for short-panel ribbon is
either 1.57 inches (40 mm) or 1.47 inches (37.5 mm), depending on the ribbon configuration. The
ymc panels of short-panel ribbon are approximately half the length of a full card.
When you print with short-panel print ribbon, you define the location of the color area in the
card design. Color printing begins when the software detects a color pixel and continues for the
length of the ymc panels.
The first time a color ribbon with a region code is installed in the printer, the printer
is assigned to the region and must use supplies with the correct region code. The
region code displays on the printer LCD panel. Contact your dealer for complete
information about region codes, and to order the correct regional supplies for your
printer.
The ribbon panel configuration that supports YMCKFT functionality can differ
depending on your printer model.
Full-panel YMCKT Ribbon
YMCKF-KT Ribbon
Short-panel ymcKT Ribbon