Specifications

SD/CD Installation and Administrator’s Guide 23
Apply Topcoat
Full‐colorprintingfadesifitlackstopcoatprotection.Topcoatprotectstheprinted
imageonthecard.Itisappliedasaneven,consistentfilm.
Makesurethatallcolorprintingiscovere dwithtopcoat(exceptforareassuchas
magneticstripe,smartcardchip,orsignaturepanel).
Whenaribbonwithatopcoator“T”panelis
installed, theprintercanapplytopcoattothecard
usingtheprinthead.Full‐color(YMCKT),KT,and
KTTribbonsincludetopcoatpanels.
Topcoatmustberequestedbytheapplication
sendingthecardtotheprinter.Mostcard
productionsoftwarerequeststopcoatautomatically.
Non-Printing Areas
Thecarddesigncanhavearea swhereprintingisnotallowed.Suchareasinclude
amagneticstripe,signaturepanel,orsmartcardchip.Cardproductionsoftware
usuallymanages suchnon‐printingareasautomatically.IfyoudonotuseID
software,youcanusethedimensionsprovidedbelowformagneticstripeand
smartcardnon‐printingareastocustomizeyourprintandtopcoatareas.
Donotapplytopcoatoverthemagneticstripe,smartcardchip,orsignaturepanelof
acard.Topreventtopcoatapplication,youmustdefineanon‐printingarea.
• Blockingfornon‐printingareastypicallyextends0.1inchbeyondtheedgesof
afeature.Thedimensionslistedinthefollowingsectionsincludetheextended
blockingregion.
• Printseveralcardsusingyourcarddesignandapplicationtoverifythat
printingandtopcoatareappliedasyouintend.