Specifications

6-8 Using the Printer With a PC
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Field/Button What it does
Default ribbon Lets you choose the default ribbon for the labeling system.
This ribbon is used to set up a print job if bidirectional
communication cannot be established during printing. If
bidirectional communication has been established, the driver
ignores this setting and sets up the print job according to the
ribbon actually installed in the printer. RGB color values for
the colors on the selected ribbon are listed for information only
and cannot be changed.
Add New Ribbon Allows you to add the names of new ribbon colors to the list of
available ribbons. (This is similar to adding color names on the
labeling system itself; however, names you enter on the
labeling system are not transferred to the PC.) To use this
feature, turn the labeling system on and install the new ribbon.
Click the Refresh button if you installed the new ribbon after
you turned the labeling system on. Colors that are already set
up in the system are displayed in the dialog box. If a color
hasn’t been set up, its Name field is blank and you can type a
name of your choice.
Print colors Lets you select whether the driver should print colors as
Monochrome (dithered) or Spot color (no dithering). Spot color
(no dithering) is the default and allows multiple-color printing
with both paneled and monochrome ribbons. The
Monochrome (dithered) option allows you to print all colors in
the print job with a single monochrome ribbon; if the job
contains multiple colors, colors that don’t match the installed
ribbon color print as dithered shades of the installed ribbon.