
Datacard Group Confidential Page 16 of 20
April 2007
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Why do Datacard
SP Plus Series print ribbons come in “Ribbon Kits”?
A: We have simplified the supply cleaning and ordering process by including one
isopropanol cleaning card and one adhesive cleaning roller in every box of print ribbon.
This provides end-users with the convenience of having the cleaning supplies at your
fingertips to help maintain the optimum performance of your SP Plus series card
printer. We recommend performing a cleaning cycle and replacing the adhesive
sleeve each time you load a new print ribbon.
Q: What benefits are available when Datacard
ribbons are used on the SP35 Plus
card printer?
A: All Datacard
print ribbons for the SP35 Plus card printer are equipped with Intelligent
Supplies Technology. This innovative new technology utilizes a specially engineered
RF(Radio Frequency) tag embedded onto the ribbon take-up core. Each RF tag is
individually programmed with important information about the ribbon. The SP35 Plus
card printer requires the RF tag on the take-up core and the information provided on
the tag, to take advantage of enhanced value-added features available in the SP35
Plus card printer.
These enhanced features include:
+ Automatic Supply Validation – When a print ribbon is installed, the printer
automatically checks to see that the loaded print ribbon matches the
requirements of the current print job.
+ Automatic Printer Settings & Offsets – When a new print ribbon is installed, the
printer detects the change and updates the printer settings automatically. This
insures optimum image quality.
+ Ribbon Saver – Maximizes the yield of the print ribbon
Color Printing: The printer identifies the print ribbon without consuming
one ribbon set of color panels; eliminating wasted ribbon.
Monochrome Printing: The printer uses only the minimum amount of print
ribbon required to print the specified card, increasing the yield from each
ribbon.
+ Ribbon Low Warning Message – Ribbon print jobs are tracked and an operator
message is provided when the printer is almost out of ribbon, helping reduce
the downtime between ribbon changes.
Q: What is the Ribbon Saver feature and how does it work?
A: The Ribbon Saver feature is unique to the Datacard
ribbons used in SP Plus series
card printers.
Monochrome print ribbon: Instead of advancing one card length of ribbon for every
printed card, the SP35 Plus card printer advances just past the actual portion of
the ribbon that has just been used. Depending on the card design, this feature can
potentially triple the standard yield of a monochrome print ribbon!
Color panel ribbon
: The SP35 Plus card printer is able to automatically identify the
ribbon configuration without advancing the print ribbon one panel set. This
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