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Fargo DTC4000 ID Card Printer

Highly Versatile, Enhanced Security, Yet Easy To Use

Fargo DTC1000

Single Side Printer

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Dual Side Printer

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Delivering powerful ID card printing for small to medium sized organizations. Versatility in a professional ID card printer/encoder system, the printer provides full color or single color personalized or encoded technology identification cards.

Easy to use, this printer uses Smart Screen to provide easy set-up, loading and printing capabilities. All in one printer ribbon and cleaning cartridge provides easy ribbon change and virtually no cleaning requirements.

Designed to provide an easy way to increase security levels, the Fargo DTC4000 printer provides printer password protection, flourescent panel printing and other security features.

Printer Key Features

  • Optional Ethernet connectivity for neworking the computer.
  • Dual sided card printing is available as an option for additional card personalization.
  • Erase and rewriteable feature is available for temporary ID needs.
  • Optional encoders available for magstripe, prox cards, contact and contactless smart cards.
  • Ethernet upgrade is available to network your printer.

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
• Full-color with fluorescing, resin black and overlay panel, YMCFKO*, 200 prints
• Full-color with fluorescing, two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCFKOK*, 175 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

100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)

Reject Hopper Card Capacity

100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm) - same-side input/output card hopper required

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: 9.8˝H x 18.1˝W x 9.2˝D / 249mmH x 460mmW x 234mmD Dual-Sided Printer: 9.8˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 249mmH x 475mmW x 234mmD

Weight

Single-Sided: 8 lbs. / 3.63 kg; Dual-Sided: 10 lbs / 4.54 Kg

Agency Listings

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 - Upgradable; Dual-Input Card Hopper (200 cards) - Upgradable; Same-Side Input/ Output Card Hopper - Upgradable; Smart Card Encoding (contact/contactless) - Upgradable; Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Upgradable; Printer Cleaning Kit; Ethernet with Internal Print Server - Upgradable

Software

Swift ID™    Embedded Badging Application, FARGO Workbench Diagnosis Utility

Display

User friendly, SmartScreen™   graphical display

Printer Security

Printer access password protected; Kensington®   lock compatibility

 

 



Need help with your Fargo Card Printer? Our blog provides step by step instructions for common Fargo printer questions.

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