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FARGO DTC550 and DTC550LC ID Card Printers

This is a summary of selected DTC550 specifications. For complete specs, download the DTC550 spec sheet.

Printing technology:

    

Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer

Resolution:

 

300 dpi  (11.8 dots/mm)

Colors:

 

Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades/pixel

Print speed:

 

7 – 36 seconds per card, in batch mode, depending on ribbon type and lamination

Accepted standard card sizes:

 

CR-80, CR-79

Print area:

 

Edge-to-edge on CR-80 cards

Input hopper card capacity:

 

Dual hoppers, 100 cards each (.030” / .762mm thick)

Encoding options:

 
  • ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, triple coercivity, Lo-Co 300, Hi-Co 2750, Hi-Co 4000,Tracks 1, 2, and 3
  • Contact Smart Card Docking Station
  • Contactless Smart Card Encoder (HID® iCLASS®, MIFARE® and MIFARE DESFire)
  • 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
  • HID proximity (read-only)

Output hopper card capacity:

 

100 cards (.030” / .762mm thick)

Options:

 
  • Card lamination module
  • Dual-sided printing
  • Smart card encoding modules
  • Mag stripe encoding module
  • Card hopper lock
  • Ethernet connectivity with internal print server
  • Printer cleaning kit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications Overview

(complete DTC550 specs available at www.fargo.com/dtc550-specs)

Print Method: Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer

Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)

Colors: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel

Print Speed:** Batch Mode:

• 7 seconds per card / 514 cards per hour (K)*

• 12 seconds per card / 300 cards per hour (KO)*

• 27 seconds per card / 144 cards per hour (YMCKO)*

• 36 seconds per card / 109 cards per hour (YMCKOK)*

• 34 seconds per card / 102 cards per hour (YMCKK/lamination)*

Print Applications: Single- and dual-sided printing for text, logos, bar codes, signatures and photos in full-color

Accepted Card Thickness: Print only: .020˝ (20 mil) to .050˝ (50 mil) / .508mm to 1.27mm (single-sided printing only for 50 mil

cards)

Print/Lamination: .030˝ (30 mil) to .040˝(40 mil) / .762mm to 1.02mm

Input Hopper Card Capacity: Dual hoppers, 100 cards each (.030˝ / .762mm)

Output Hopper Card Capacity: 100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)

Software Drivers: Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

Print Area: CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36˝L x 2.11˝W / 85.3mmL x 53.5mmW)

CR-79 (3.30˝L x 2.04˝W / 83.9mmL x 51.8mmW)

Warranty: • Printer: Two years including one year of free printer loaner support (U.S. only); optional Extended

Warranty Program (U.S. only)

• Printhead: Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™ Cards

Additional Options: • Card Lamination Module • Card hopper lock

• Printer cleaning kit • Magnetic stripe encoding

• Ethernet with internal print server • E-card encoding

• Dual-sided printing

* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay

** Print speed indicates an approximate print speed and is measured from the time a card drops into the output hopper to the time

the next card drops into the output hopper. Print speeds do not include encoding time or the time needed for the PC to process the

image. Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of RAM and the amount of available resources at the time of

the print.

User Manual: http://www.fargo.com/users_guides_pdf/DTC550_UserGuide_Rev._2.8.pdf

 

Contact ID CardWorld on +61 2 9651 6000 or email sales@idcw.com.au

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