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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 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:
n Automatic, dual-sided printing in full-color or monochrome
n Simultaneous dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer printing capability for
printing continuous-tone photos and crisp, readable bar codes
n Optional SmartGuard™ Security Feature for controlling printing access
n Thermal Transfer Film or PolyGuard™ polyester chip overlaminate
capabilities
n Optional magnetic stripe or smart card encoding capabilities
n A fast print speed of 30 seconds per full-color card
n Fast, 32-bit print spooler for Windows 95/98
n Dual-sided card cleaning system
n Upgradable memory
n Optional color matching software
n Optional Ethernet network support
And best of all, operation of the printer is simple and straight forward. The printer
will print from any IBM-PC ® or compatible running Windows™ 3.1x, Windows
95/98, or Windows NT. This means you can use the printer with virtually any
software package running under Windows 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. This User’s Manual is your complete step-
by-step guide to setting up and printing with your new card printer.
2 Section 1: Introduction
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