User`s manual

The Overlay Side options enable the printer to place a clear, protective overlay
over the entire printable area of the given card size. All dye-sublimation prints
must have either the ribbonÕs clear overlay panel or a separate overlaminate
applied to them to prevent premature wear or fading. Select the No Overlay option
if you do not wish to apply an overlay, or select Overlay Front Side, Overlay Back
Side, or Overlay Both Sides to specify the side(s) of the card you would like to
overlay.
If using Pro-L and laminating with PolyGuard, note that you MUST NOT apply
the ribbon overlay to the side of the card that will be laminated, since the overlay
will interfere with the adhesion of the overlaminate. Be sure to always double-
check these settings before printing. For example, if you selected the Laminate
Front Side option from the Lamination controls, DO NOT select the Overlay Front
Side option.
This SmartShield Side options are only applicable if you are using the printerÕs
optional SmartGuard Security Feature and you have enabled its SmartShield
option. If so, you must select one of these SmartShield options in order to print
your custom SmartShield Security Image. Select SmartShield Front Side,
SmartShield Back Side, or SmartShield Both Sides to specify the side(s) of the
card on which you would like your custom security image to appear. If the No
SmartShield option is selected, your custom security image will not print even if it
is encoded on your SmartGuard Access Card. This is a convenient way of turning
the SmartShield Security Feature on or off. Note that it is not possible to apply an
overlay and a SmartShield image to the same side of a card.
Picture Controls
Select this button to display options for controlling the Contrast and Gamma of the
printed image, as well as the individual color balance of Yellow, Magenta, and
Cyan. In most cases, the default settings of these options will suffice.
To control the overall darkness and lightness of the printed image, adjust the Dye-
Sub Intensity slide by clicking and dragging the slideÕs box or by clicking on the
left and right arrows. Moving the slide to the left causes less heat to be used in the
printing process, thus generating a lighter print. Moving the slide to the right
causes more heat to be used, thus generating a darker print. This slide only affects
those images printed with dye-sublimation ribbon panels (YMCB). As a result, this
slide will not appear if printing with a resin-only ribbon.
To control the amount of heat the printer uses when printing with the resin black
panel(s) of a full-color ribbon or when printing with a resin-only ribbon, adjust the
Resin Heat slide. Moving the slide to the left causes less heat to be used in the
printing process, causing resin images to be lighter or less saturated. Moving the
slide to the right causes more heat to be used, causing resin images to be darker or
more saturated. This control can be helpful for fine tuning the saturation of resin
text and bar codes.
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