Sharp, quality ID cards are delivered for small and medium organizations that require full color plastic ID card technology on a budget.
Easy ribbon change and printer cleaning capabilities with the easy all in one print ribbon. The new ribbon cartridge is replaced in a snap. Open the panel, replace the cartridge and close the panel. Your finished. With cleaning rollers included in each ribbon cartridge, the printer is virtually maintenance free.
Edge to edge printing is available in full color or simple black and white print.
Printer Key Features
Print on a variety of card thcknesses ranging from 9 ml to 40 ml.
Dual sided card printing is available as an option for additional card personalization.
Erase and rewriteable feature available by taking the ribbon cartridge out of the printer.
Ethernet upgrade is available to network your printer.
Optional encoders available for magstripe, prox cards, contact and contactless smart cards.
Printer Specifications
Print Method
Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
Resolution
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone
Colors
Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel
Print Ribbon Options
• Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints
• Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 350 prints
• Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 200 prints
• Resin black and overlay panel, KO*, 500 prints
• Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 500 prints
• Resin black (standard and premium), 1000 prints
• Resin green, blue, red, white, silver and gold, 1000 prints
• Rewrite technology - No ribbon is required
Print Speed**
7 seconds per card (K*); 12 seconds per card (KO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 31 seconds per card (YMCKOK*)
Accepted Standard Card Sizes
CR-80 (3.375˝L x 2.125˝W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW); CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313˝L x 2.063˝W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW)
Print Area
CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36˝L x 2.11˝W / 85.3mmL x 53.7mmW); CR-79 (3.3˝L x 2.04˝W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)
Accepted Card Thickness
.009˝ - .040˝ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229mm - 1.016mm
Accepted Card Types
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for100% polyester cards;
optical memory cards with PVC finish; rewrite
Input Hopper Card Capacity
100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)
Output Hopper Card Capacity
Up to 30 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)
Card Cleaning
Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change
Memory
32 MB RAM
Software Drivers
Windows® XP / Vista™ (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 / Windows® 7 (coming soon) / Linux®
Interface
USB 2.0, optional Ethernet with internal print server
Operating Temperature
65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C
Humidity
20–80% non-condensing
Dimensions
Single-Sided Printer: 8.8˝H x 13.7˝W x 7.9˝D / 224mmH x 348mmW x 201mmD Dual-Sided Printer: 9.8˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 249mmH x 475mmW x 234mmD
Safety: UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 (60950-1), and CE; EMC: FCC Class A, CRC c1374, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024), CCC, BSMI, KCC
Supply Voltage
100-240 VAC, 3.3 A
Supply Frequency
50 Hz / 60 Hz
Warranty
Printer – Two years; Printhead – Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™
Encoding Options
125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS, MIFARE, ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693) read/write encoder; Contact Smart Card Encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816 1/2/3/4 memory and microprocessor smart cards (T=0, T=1) as well as synchronous cards; ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3
Options
Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS® and contact smart card encoding); Dual-Sided Printing Module; Smart Card Encoding Modules(contact/contactless); Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module; Printer Cleaning Kit; Ethernet with Internal Print Server
Software
Swift ID™ Embedded Badging Application, FARGO Workbench Diagnosis Utility
Display
Color changing status buttons
Printer Security
Kensington® lock compatibility
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