FARGO electronic 76503 - Manual (Page 19)

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Ribbons and
Paper
Your PrimeraPro initially comes equipped with both
a 30 print 3-color wax thermal transfer Starter
Ribbon and a 10 print dye-sublimation Starter Kit.
Normally, wax thermal 3-color ribbons have 115
prints. With a 3-color ribbon, all three colors (C,M,Y)
are used to print a ÒprocessÓ or ÒadditiveÓ black.
For color printing with a ÒtrueÓ black , you may
wish to use a 4-color wax thermal ribbon (C,M,Y,K).
The 4-color ribbon has a separate black panel for
printing ÒtrueÓ black, and will produce 80 prints.
A wax thermal monochrome ribbon is also available
for users who wish to use PrimeraPro for printing
laser quality text and monochrome images in 64-
level gray scale. The monochrome ribbon will
produce 360 prints. If you plan to do a lot of
switching back and forth between color printing
and monochrome printing, you should consider
ordering a spare Ribbon Cartridge for your
monochrome ribbon. This allows you to quickly and
easily change ribbon types. (See Appendix A for
important information on monochrome printing.)
For dye-sublimation printing, a special 3-color or
4-color dye-sublimation ribbon is available for
printing photo-realistic images in spectacular 24-
bit color. The dye-sublimation Starter Kit provides
a 3-color ribbon and special A (Letter) or A4-size
dye-sublimation paper for 10 prints. Normally, the
3-color dye-sublimation ribbon is available in
either a 25 or 100 print Photo-Realistic Refill Kit
which also includes matching quantities of
FARGOÕs dye-sublimation paper.
Similar to PrimeraProÕs 4-color wax ribbon, the 4-
color dye-sublimation ribbon offers you full color
printing with a ÒtrueÓ black. The 4-color dye-
sublimation ribbon is available in a 50 print Photo-
Realistic Refill Kit which also includes 50 sheets of
FARGOÕs Legal-size (8.5Ó x 14Ó, 216 x 356mm) dye-
sublimation paper. These large format dye-
sublimation supplies not only offer you the
enhanced quality of true 4-color dye-sublimation
printing, but also offer a larger printable area.
A dye-sublimation monochrome ribbon is also
available along with A (Letter) or A4-size dye-
sublimation paper in a 100 print refill kit for
monochrome printing in 256-level gray scale.
For small format dye-sublimation printing,
FARGO offers the A6 Accessories Kit for printing
full-color, 4Ó x 5Ó (102 x 127mm) dye-sublimation
output. This kit provides a 100 print, 3-color dye-
A. About
Ribbons
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