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Fargo DTC4500 ID Card Printer

High Volume and Versatile, Maximum Security

Dual Side Printer

Fargo ribbons can be located in the shopping cart.

Fargo DTC4500 brochure

Robust, high-volume card printing allowing basic ID card printing to highly sophisticated access cards that have embedded electronics. Using both the dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer printing methods, cards produced have vivid colors and sharp text and bar codes for scanners.

High capacity print ribbons and dual input card hoppers allow for maximum card printing and management of different card types.

Designed to provide an easy way to increase security levels, the Fargo DTC4500 printer provides printer password protection, flourescent panel printing, optional single or dual sided lamination and additional security options.

Printer Key Features

Optional single or dual sided simultaneous lamination for highly secure cards and increased durability.
Dual sided card printing is available as an option for additional card personalization and security features..
Standard dual card input hopper for increased capacity and managing more than one card type at a time.
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, 500 prints • Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO, 850 prints • Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK, 500 prints • Full-color with fluorescing, resin black and overlay panel, YMCFKO, 500 prints • Full-color with fluorescing, two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCFKOK, 400 prints • Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKK, 500 prints • Resin black and overlay panel, KO, 1250 prints • Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO, 1250 prints • Resin black (standard and premium), 3000 prints • Resin green, blue, red, white, silver and gold, 2000 prints • Rewrite technology - no ribbon 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	Print Only: .009˝ - .040˝ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229mm - 1.016mm; Print/Lamination: .030˝ - .040˝ / 30 mil - 40 mil / .762mm - 1.02mm
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	Dual-Input Card Hopper (200 cards)
Output Hopper Card Capacity	100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)
Reject Hopper Card Capacity	100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm) - same-side input/output card hopper or lamination module 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 and 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 Printer + Lam: 18.9˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 480mmH x 475mmW x 234mmD
Weight	Single-Sided Printer: 9lbs / 4.1 Kg; Dual-Sided Printer: 11lbs / 5 Kg; Printer + Lam: 20 lbs / 9.1 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; 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