The Eltron Company P310 - Manual (Page 9)

CHAPTER 1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1.1 PRINTER DESCRIPTION
Eltron® Model P310 printers offer low cost solutions to those that need to print, encode
magnetic stripes, or program smart plastic cards. Eltron offers imaging ribbon varieties
that include dye sublimation color, dye sublimation black, thermal transfer monochrome
in various colors, and scratch-off gray. Dye sublimation ribbons include panels that
support the application of a clear protective varnish.
Standard P310 printers have a Card Feeder and Printer Station, supporting single-side
plastic card printing. Users can set the Card Feeder for the wide range of plastic card
thicknesses offered.
Software support exists for the selection, imaging, and positioning of two internal fonts
and eight bar code formats. This means that the units recognize associated software
commands. Users can avoid using either an application or the printer driver to image these
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