FARGO electronic Card Printer - Manual (Page 7)

the heat intensity of each thermal element within the Printhead, it is possible for each
transferred dot of color to vary in hue, thus blending one color smoothly into the
next and producing photo-realistic images.
Resin Thermal Transfer
Resin Thermal Transfer is the process your printer uses to print sharp black text and
crisp bar codes which can be read by both infra-red and visible-light bar code
scanners. It is also the process used to print ultra-fast, one-color ID cards. Like dye-
sublimation, this process uses the same thermal Printhead to transfer color from the
ribbon roll to the card. The difference, however, is that solid dots of color are
transferred in the form of a resin-based ink which fuses to the surface of the card
when heated. This produces very durable, single-color images. For more information
on resin ribbons, please refer to Section 4-A.
B. SPECIAL FEATURES
Your 4200 Series Card Printer has many distinct advantages over other card printers.
Its 100 card capacity Card Hopper allows for automatic card feeding which reduces
the time and personnel required to create a photo ID card. In addition, the printer
offers:
■ Edge-to-edge printing in full-color or monochrome
■ Simultaneous dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer printing capability for
printing continuous-tone photos and crisp, readable bar codes (4250 only)
■ Optional magnetic stripe or smart card encoding capabilities
■ A fast print speed of just 35 seconds per full-color card or 6 seconds per
monochrome card
■ Fast, 32-bit print spooler for Windows 95/98
■ Automatic card cleaning
■ 2MB memory
■ Optional color matching software (4250 only)
■ LCD Display
And best of all, operation of the printer is simple and straight forward. Your 4200
Series Card Printer will print from any IBM-PC
¨ or compatible running Windows ¨
3.1x, Windows 95/98, or Windows NT or any Macintosh ¨ . This means that you can
use the printer with virtually any software package running under these operating
systems without any special set-up or configuration beyond the initial installation of
the specific software driver and interface cable.
To begin using your new printer, please refer to the remaining sections of this
manual in the order in which they appear. Note that this manual explains the
operation of both the 4250 Color Card Printer and the 4225 Monochrome Card
Printer. Where necessary, the sections that apply only to one or the other of these
printer models will be specified. This UserÕs Manual is your complete step-by-step
guide to setting up and printing with your new 4200 Series Card Printer.
2 Section 1: Introduction
4250/4225 Card Printer UserÕs Manual
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