Brady GlobalMark 2 User Manual page 217

Depending on the ribbon installed, you can produce several types of color on your
printed labels:
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Checking Color
makes multiple passes over the ribbon to print those colors on the label. Both
the Multicolor and the Color & Cut systems use paneled ribbons.
CYMK ribbon, which has cyan, yellow, magenta, and black panels of 8
inches (203 mm) or 16 inches (406 mm). The printer uses all four color panels
to produce a range of blended colors on your labels. The Multicolor and the
Color & Cut systems can use CYMK ribbons.
Single color uses a continuous single color ribbon or one of the colors in a
paneled ribbon. If you apply multiple colors when composing your label:
With the Monocolor system, the system prints the entire label with the
installed monochrome ribbon.
With the Multicolor and Color & Cut systems, the system prompts you for
the correct color ribbons.
If all objects on the label are the same color, the system prints with the
installed ribbon, even if the color of the ribbon does not match the color of
the objects.
Spot color uses solid color ribbons, either paneled ribbons or continuous
single color ribbons that you swap in when required. Spot colors print without
blending with other colors to achieve the desired output color.
Blended color uses the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black CYMK ribbons,
either paneled or continuous, that print in combination with each other to
achieve pre-defined blended colors. This is sometimes referred to as full color
printing.
When a CYMK ribbon is installed, the system assumes that you want to
print in blended color, even if all the objects on your label are the same
color. For more efficient use of supplies, you may want to install a
continuous color ribbon when you are printing a single color.