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Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation Print Ribbons (continued)
Type Description
Dye-
Sublimation-
Only Print
Ribbon It is available in a monochrome version.
• This ribbon consists of dye-sublimation ribbon panels, which alternate
with a clear protective overlay (O) panel.
• Dye-Sublimation images must have an overlay panel applied to them
(or they will quickly begin to wear or fade).
Dye-
Sublimation
Black (BO)
(provides 500
prints) This ribbon provides a dye-sublimation black panel (B) along with an
overlay panel (O) and is used to print smooth, photo-quality black and
white photo ID cards. (Note: Dye-Sublimation bar codes are readable
only by visible-light bar codes scanners.)
Printer Components: Dye-Sublimation/Resin Print Ribbons
Type Description
Dye-
Sublimation/
resin print
ribbon The Dye-Sublimation/resin print ribbon combines the yellow (Y), magenta
(M) and cyan (C) dye-sublimation panels with a Resin Black (K) Panel.
• Ribbon Panels: By combining both types of ribbon panels, this
ribbon can be used to print full-color, photo-quality images with the
dye-sublimation panels along with sharp, black text and bar codes
with the resin black panel.
• Overlay Panel: A clear overlay panel (O) is also included on most
ribbons to protect the dye-sublimation images. (Note: Dye-
Sublimation images must have an overlay panel applied to them or
they will quickly begin to wear or fade.)
Full-Color
(YMCKO)
(provides 250
prints) This ribbon is used to print full-color photo ID cards along with resin black
text and bar codes. (Note: Both infrared and visible-light bar code
scanners can read bar codes printed with resin black.)
• An overlay panel (O) is included to protect the full-color dye-
sublimation printing.