FARGO electronic 76503 - Manual (Page 23)

D. About Paper
and Transparency
Film
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PrimeraPro comes equipped with both a wax
thermal transfer and a dye-sublimation sample
media kit. The wax thermal transfer kit contains 25
sheets of standard grade paper and 5 sheets of
transparency film. The Dye-Sublimation Starter Kit
contains 10 sheets of dye-sublimation paper. This
should be enough to get you started. The amount
of media contained in each kit matches the number
of prints on each Starter Ribbon.
When you need more thermal transfer paper, it is
highly recommended that you use FARGO-brand
paper. Although PrimeraPro prints wax thermal
transfer on plain paper, papers with a very smooth
finish or a coated finish give you the best possible
print quality and color brightness. Two grades of
thermal transfer paper are available from FARGO:
Standard Grade and Premium Grade. Standard
Grade is a very smooth uncoated paper (Print on
either side). Premium Grade is a coated sheet
(Print on the smooth, coated side). Both are
available in A-Size (8.5" x 11") and A4-Size (210 x
297mm). You may also wish to experiment with
very high-quality laser printer papers. Depending
upon the paper selected, quality may range from
very poor to excellent.
FARGOÕs dye-sublimation paper is only available
pre-packaged with the dye-sublimation ribbon.
Dye-sublimation paper is available in A (8.5Ó x 11Ó)
or A4-size (210 x 297mm) when packaged with the
3-color or monochrome dye-sublimation ribbons.
A Legal-size (8.5Ó x 14Ó, 216 x 356mm) dye-
sublimation paper is also available for use only
with FARGOÕs 4-color dye-sublimation ribbon.
This large format ribbon/paper combination
provides true 4-color dye-sublimation printing
along with a larger printable area than the
standard A or A4-size paper. It is very important
to always use FARGO-brand dye-sublimation
ribbon and paper, since both are specifically
matched for use with your PrimeraPro (Print on
white, glossy side).
Like FARGO-brand papers, FARGO Transparencies
are specially coated for either wax thermal transfer
or dye-sublimation printing. Dye-sublimation
transparencies are available in A (Letter) or A4-
sizes and come pre-packaged with a 3-color dye-
sublimation ribbon. Wax thermal transparencies
are available in A-long (Letter-long) or A4-long
sizes. All FARGO transparencies have an anti-
static coating on their non-print side which helps
to minimize feeding problems.