User`s manual

Ribbon Type
Click on the Ribbon Type box. A list of ribbon type
options will appear. Select the option appropriate
for the ribbon type currently installed in the printer.
The following table explains each of these options.
See Section 4-B for additional ribbon information.
Monochrome Select if using the monochrome black wax thermal
ribbon.
3 Color Wax Select if using the 4-color wax thermal ribbon and wish
to print with only the first three yellow, magenta, and
cyan color panels. Skipping the black panel increases
print speed but will produce a ÒcompositeÓ black
instead of a ÒtrueÓ black.
4 Color Wax Select if using the 4-color wax thermal ribbon.
3 Color Dye Sub Select if using the 4-color dye-sublimation ribbon and
wish to print with only the first three yellow, magenta,
and cyan color panels. Skipping the black panel
increases print speed but will produce a ÒcompositeÓ
black instead of a ÒtrueÓ black.
4 Color Dye Sub Select if using the 4-color dye-sublimation ribbon.
B & W Dye Sub This ribbon type is currently not available.
Mono Resin Select if using a spot-color resin ribbon to print a single
or multi-spot-color sign. See Section 9-D or 9-E for
more information on this printing process.
Process 3 Color Resin Select if using the yellow, magenta, and cyan spot
color ribbons to print a full process color image.
Skipping the black ribbon increases print speed but
will produce a ÒcompositeÓ black instead of a ÒtrueÓ
black. See Section 9-C for more information on this
printing process.
Process 4 Color Resin Select if using the yellow, magenta, cyan, and black
spot color ribbons to print a full process color image.
See Section 9-C for more information on this printing
process.
Paneled 3 Color Resin Select if using the 3-color resin ribbon. This ribbon
prints full-color images with no ribbon changes.
Paneled 4 Color Resin Select if using the 3-color resin ribbon with a black
spot-color resin ribbon. This provides full-color
printing with a ÒtrueÓ black, while only requiring one
ribbon change.
CMYO Dye Sub Select if using the 3-color FotoShield dye-sublimation
ribbon with overlay.
NOTE
When printing process color signage with the resin thermal
print ribbons, the main reason for using the separate spot
process color ribbons (Y,M,C,K), as opposed to the 3-color
paneled resin ribbon, is to gain an extra 2Ó (51mm) in
printable length. This additional length is achieved only
when printing with the extended 12Ó x 26Ó (305 x 660mm)
calendered vinyl.
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