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Printer Components: Print Ribbons
The card Printer utilizes both Dye-Sublimation and/or resin thermal transfer methods to print
images directly onto blank cards. 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.
This letter code indicates the type of Ribbon panel used with each Ribbon.
= Dye-Sublimation Yellow Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Magenta Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Cyan Panel
= Resin Black Panel
= Overlay Panel
Printer Components: Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes
The information in this section applies only if your Printer is configured with the embedded
fonts and bar codes option. See the DTC Online User
’
s Guide for additional information on
Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes.
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This option provides select fonts and bar codes which are resident inside the Printer,
allowing you to print resin black text and bar codes directly from a terminal device such
as an AS400.
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If printing from a standard Windows application, the included Printer driver supports any
TrueType font or bar code currently installed on your computer.
The existing and new Firmware updates for the DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders with
the Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes option (require Firmware Version 1.5.9) and without the
Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes option (require Firmware Version 2.0.0-b2) are described
here. See Technical Update No. 46 (dated 11/06/2002).
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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders with Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes: The
latest version of Firmware supported by the Card Printer/Encoders is Firmware Version
1.5.9. (Technician Note: The Card Printer/Encoders will not support Firmware Version
2.0.0-b2 or optional Card Lamination Module compatibility.)

DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders without Embedded Fonts and Bar Codes:
The latest version of Firmware supported by the Card Printer/Encoders is Firmware
Version 2.0.0-b2. (Technician Note: This version provides support for the optional Card
Lamination Module.)