Specifications

18 Elements of Card Design
• Next,evaluatetheothercolorareasofthecard,suchastextorlogo:
• Checkyourcardproductionapplicationforsettingsthatcanhelpimprove
theprintedcoloroftext.
• Useimageeditingapplications(suchasAdobe®Photoshop®)tochange
thecolorofalogofileforoptimalprinting.
• Contactyourserviceproviderforassistanceifthecardsdonothavethe
colorsyouwant.
Monochrome Printing
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ri bbon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.
• Continuousblack(Kribbon)
• Acontinuouscolor,suchasgreenorsilver(alsoK
ribbon)
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.