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Card Design and Setup
Card Components
The printer can personalize cards with the following components:
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“Color Printing”
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“Monochrome Printing”
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“Topcoat Printing”
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“Card Design: Magnetic Stripe”
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“Card Design: Smart Card”
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“Printing and Non-Printing Areas”
The arrangement or layout of components helps to determine how well your card
design works for users.
The settings you choose define how the software manages the card components.
The software you use to produce cards affects the settings available and how you
might use them.
Color Printing
This section includes:
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“Print Ribbon”
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“Managing Color”
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“Printing Text”
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“Printing Graphics”
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“Types of Color Images”
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“Set the Print Resolution”
Print Ribbon
Color printing uses a print ribbon with
three color panels: Y (yellow), M (magenta),
and C (cyan). The ribbon also includes a
black (K) panel and a topcoat (T) panel. The
printer applies the YMC color panels to the card first, prints black components
using the K panel, and then applies the topcoat (T), which helps protect the color
image from damage.
Summary of Contents for SD260
Page 1: ...Datacard XPS Card Printer Installation and User Guide October 2011 Part No 539957 001 Rev B...
Page 13: ...3 Printer with Input Hopper Inside a single feed or hopper equipped printer...
Page 18: ...8 Welcome to Card Printer Information...
Page 45: ...35 10 Plug in and power on the printer...
Page 102: ...92 Using the Printer...
Page 124: ...114 Printer Driver...
Page 130: ...120 Removing a Printer from a Windows PC...
Page 148: ...138 Troubleshooting...
Page 158: ...148 Supplies and Parts...
Page 216: ...206 Legal Notices...
