Zebra Technologies P640i Benutzerhandbuch

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P640i Card Printer User Guide

980541-001 Rev. A

The P640i printer driver includes setup and diagnostic 
tools in two distinct groups. These are 

 

Generally speaking, Properties screens are intended 
for use only by the trained technician. This is because 
they can cause unexpected results if modified without 
the necessary experience. The same applies to two of 
the Printing Preferences screens, Magnetic Encoding 
and ID/Log. 

Some of the Preferences screens the operator may be 
asked to refer to and/or modify. 

Printing Preferences - Card Setup
Printing Preferences - Image Adjustment 
Printing Preferences - YMC (Color) Printing
Printing Preferences - K (Black) Panel 

Technician-only screens:

Printer Properties - All screens
Printing Preferences - Magnetic Encoding
Printing Preferences - ID/Log 

To access the driver screens, follow this sequence: 

 > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click 

Zebra P640i > 

Image Size: Sets the image area for both front and 
back of the card (1 inch = 300 pixels). 

Cards: Specifies the type of card loaded in the 
hopper - typically a PVC/polyester/PVC composite 
card for applications where durability is important. 

Ribbon: This is the color ribbon installed in the 
printer. Choice of two for most applications: YMCK = 
3 color panels + 1 black panel, and YMCKK = 3 color 
panels + 2 black panels. For secure applications a 
third type of ribbon is available: YMCUvK (“Uv” is a 
panel of ultraviolet responsive resin). 

Front/Back: Allows you to apply color or black, or 
both, to either side of the card. For example, with a 4-
panel YMCK ribbon the usual arrangement is YMC 
(Color) on the front, K (Black) on the back. If you 
check 

 YMC and K on one side, this sets up a 

special condition known as 

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2. 

Laminate: Allows you to choose whether laminate 
will be applied to the front side, to both sides, or to 
neither side.

Orientation: Allows you to set up the front and back 
images, independently*, for “driver license” 
(landscape) or “badge” (portrait) configurations. By 
checking the Rotate box, you can also flip either 
image upside down. 

* The following combination is not available: Front landscape, Back 

portrait. 

The P640i accepts 24-bit color images, meaning that 
each of the colors (Y, M and C) is represented by 8 
bits per pixel. In High Quality, the default setting, all 
24 bits are processed. In Low Quality the printer 
driver transmits a smaller amount of color 
information, the effect being a slight degradation of 
the printed image. The advantage of low quality is 
increased transmission speed, which can be helpful if 
the connection is through a conventional parallel port. 
With a USB connection, there will be no noticeable 
difference.

Printing Preferences

Printing Preferences

Printing Preferences