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Ribbons
and Cards
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A. ABOUT RIBBONS
As described in Section 1-A, the 4250 Card Printer utilizes both dye-sublimation
and resin thermal transfer printing methods while the 4225 utilizes only the resin
thermal transfer method. Since the dye-sublimation and the resin thermal transfer
print methods each provide their own unique benefits, print ribbons are available
in resin-only, dye-sublimation-only, and combination dye-sublimation/resin
versions.
To make it easier to remember which ribbons are which, a letter code has been
developed to indicate the type of ribbon panels found on each ribbon. This letter
code is as follows:
= Dye-Sublimation Yellow Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Magenta Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Cyan Panel
= Dye-Sublimation
Black
Panel
= Resin Black Panel
= Clear Protective Overlay Panel
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