Professional Laminating Systems II Series User Manual download pdf (Page 7)

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 Pro 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:

■ Automatic, dual-sided printing in full-color or monochrome

■ Simultaneous dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer printing capability for

printing continuous-tone photos and crisp, readable bar codes

■ Optional SmartGuardª Security Feature for controlling printing access

■ Thermal Transfer Film or PolyGuardª polyester chip overlaminate

capabilities (Pro-L only)

■ Optional magnetic stripe or smart card encoding capabilities

■ A fast print speed of 30 seconds per full-color card

■ Fast, 32-bit print spooler for Windows 95/98

■ Dual-sided card cleaning system

■ Upgradable memory

■ Optional color matching software

■ 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 Windowsª 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. Note that this manual explains the

operation of both the Pro and Pro-L Card Printers. 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 Pro Series Card Printer.

2 Section 1: Introduction

Pro/Pro-L Card Printer UserÕs Manual

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