For consistent high-quality output from your Zebra card printer, use Zebra’s TrueColours® print ribbons. TrueColours ribbons deliver vibrant color photos and “true-to-life” flesh tones, as well as sharp monochrome bar codes and text.

Prolong card life with Zebra’s patented overlay (“O panel”) in the ribbons, which protects your card against dye migration and abrasions. TrueColours ribbons are also designed to help extend the life your Zebra card printer with a unique silicone-based coating that minimizes printhead debris. Ribbons without this coating allow particulate buildup on the printhead, which may decrease the life of this critical printer part.

Zebra TrueColours® Monochrome Resin Ribbons use “thermal transfer” printing technology, a process by which a heated printhead is used to transfer a digitized image from the ribbon to the surface of the card. Monochrome ribbons can be used on all Zebra card printers. They are available in a variety of colors including black, red, green, blue, gold, silver, white and scratch-off gray.

Zebra TrueColours® Multi-panel ribbons are developed with the newest technology in dyes available. Multi-panel ribbons use dye-sublimation, which means the color dye is vaporized into a gaseous state and then diffused onto the cards at the printhead station.

Clean printers mean better image quality and longer lasting print heads. With Zebra, you have access to a full line of cleaning supplies that will help maintain printer performance and prolong the life of your Zebra card printer. Regular use of Genuine Zebra Cleaning Supplies will keep your card printer clean and extend life of critical printer parts, including printhead, transport rollers and magnetic encoders. Routine printer cleaning also results in better quality, full color card images.

Cleaning cartridges help guarantee the longevity of the printer by automatically cleaning cards prior to the printing cycle. A debris free card will produce a clearer, sharper, more detailed image with no printing voids in images.

Cleaning rollers are installed in the cleaning cartridges. Cleaning rollers are made up of adhesive based rollers. The adhesive rollers pick up debris from blank cards prior to printing. Adhesive rollers should be replaced periodically.

Regular use of cleaning cards will keep your card printer clean and maintain important parts of the printer (printhead, transport rollers, and magnetic encoder station).

Swabs can be used when print anomalies appear on printed cards to remove visible deposits from the print head. It is important to never use a sharp object to scrape deposits from the printhead, as it may permanently damage the printhead.