User`s guide

XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 53
Printing Cards Using Split-Panel Color Printing
Split‐panelcolorprintingletsyouusefewerri bbonstoprintcardsincolor.Ituses
asinglepanelsetfromafull‐colorribbontoprinteachcard,ratherthantwoor
threepanelsets.Theribboncanbeafull‐panel(YMCKT)orshort‐panel(ymcKT)
colorribbon.
Mosttypesofcards,includingcardswithmagneticstripesandsmartcards,can
beprintedusingsplit‐panelprinting.Featuresforcolor,monochrome,and
topcoatingonthefrontsideareavailable.
Toapplysplit‐panelcolorprinting:
1. DisplaythePrintingPreferenceswindow,selecttheLayouttab,andclick
Advanced.
2. SelecttheSplitRibbonPanelsoption.
3. ClickApplytosaveyoursettings.
4. MakesurethatYMCKTorymcKTribbonisinstalledintheprinter.
Encoding the Magnetic Stripe Without Printing
UsingtheCardPrinterDriver,youcanusetheprintertoencodemagneticstripe
dataonacardwithoutprintingonit.
1. OpentheCardPrinterPrinting
Preferences
window.Selectthe
LayouttabandclickAdvanced.
ClickDisablePrinting,andselect
All.
2. ClickOKtosavethesettingand
closetheAdvancedOptions
window.
3. OntheLayouttab,clickApply.
ClickOKtoclosetheCardPrinterPrintingPreferenceswindow.
Beforeusingsplit‐panelcolorprinting,becomefamiliarwiththeuseofcardprinter
colorprinting.Refertotheprinter’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuidefor
completeinformationoncolorprinting.
Ifyouareusingcardproductionsoftwaretoproducecards,thefollowingstepsare
notnecessaryandyoucanusethesettingsinthesoftwaretoencodewithout
printing.