Color Matching

Dye Sublimation printers use 3 colors, Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan to create the spectrum of colors whereas a computer monitor uses red, green, and blue.

The results you may see when printing are that your colors don’t match what you see in your software. One example is that blue may be printed out somewhat purple.

There are several ways you can attempt to correct this issue. It may take some time, several adjustments, and test printing to get the results you are looking for.

Evolis Tattoo, Pebble, and Securion Power Supplies

Issues with Evolis printers are quite often caused when the user is not using the correct power supply.

Issues that may arise when not using the correct power supply:
1. All printer warning lights are on
2. The printer goes through the motions, but nothing is printed
3. Data Corruption (odd lines, data printed on the card)
4. Cards coming out too light or too dark
5. Ribbon breaking

When experiencing these issues, please ensure that you are using either the VP Electronique (Usually Older Printers) or Switchbox as pictured below.

Resolving a Ribbon Miscue on Fargo Printers

Below are the steps to take if you are receiving a "Ribbon Miscue" error, or if your printer is only using one or two panels in a color ribbon. *Note: These steps apply to DTC300/C30/C30E/DTC400/DTC400E printers only.

Perform a Sensor Adjustment on an Evolis Printer

Performing a Ribbon Sensor adjustment can be a valuable troubleshooting tool on any card printer. The instructions below, or found here can be used as a step to resolve many common issues that can occur with Evolis Card printers. Follow the steps below if you experience error lights on the printer, ribbon breaking, continious panel searching, or if only one or two panels print on a YMCKO ribbon.

How to Adjust an Evolis Printer's Offset

Sometimes the margins on a printed card can be skewed. If the card prints with a blank area, text or photos get cutoff, or the card design isn't centered you may need to adjust your printers margins. Complete instructions for doing so can be found here

Evolis Certified Training Class

TransTech is excited to offer the 2011 Evolis Certified Training class.This class is a great opportunity to obtain hands-on training in the Evolis line of card printers.

How ID Card Printers Work

Here is a great overview of how Dye Sublimation (Direct-to-Card) printers operate.