| 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 |
Options include easy-to-use ribbon with disposable ribbon cartridge (EZ) and more economical and ecofriendly refill ribbon for cartridge (ECO). Both EZ and ECO: ƒ Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints ƒ Resin black (standard), 1000 prints ECO only: ƒ Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 350 prints EZ only: ƒ Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 200 prints ƒ Resin black and overlay panel, KO*, 500 prints ƒ Resin black (premium), 1000 prints ƒ Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 500 prints ƒ Resin green, blue, red, white, silver, gold, 1000 prints ƒ Silver and gold metallic, 500 prints Rewrite technology - no ribbon is required |
| Print Speed** | 6 seconds per card (K*); 8 seconds per card (KO*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*) |
| Print Security | Resin Scramble Option: The system can hide any information printed with a resin panel - rendering the panel unreadable. |
| Accepted Standard Card Sizes | CR-80 (3.375˝L x 2.125˝W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W); CR-79 adhesive back (3.313˝L x 2.063˝W / 84.1 mm L x 52.4 mm W) |
| Print Area | CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36˝L x 2.11˝W / 85.3 mm L x 53.7 mm W); CR-79 (3.3˝L x 2.04˝W / 83.8 mm L x 51.8 mm W) |
| Accepted Card Thickness | .009˝ - .040˝ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229 mm - 1.016 mm |
| 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˝ / .762 mm) |
| Output Hopper Card Capacity | Single Sided: Up to 30 cards. Dual Sided: Up to 100 cards. (.030" / .762 mm) |
| 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, 2012 / Windows® 7, 8 & 10 (32 & 64 bit), MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9/10.10 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 / 224 mm H x 348 mm W x 201 mm D Dual-sided printer: 9.8˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 249 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D |
| Weight | Single-sided: 7.5 lbs / 3.4 Kg; dual-sided: 10 lbs / 4.54 Kg |
| Agency Listings | Safety: UL 60950-2, CSA C22.2 (60950-07), and CE; EMC: FCC Class A, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024), CCC, BSMI, KC |
| Enviornmental Features | GreenCircle Certified card printer (base models only without encoders) and refillable supply cartridges (ECO) |
| Supply Voltage | 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz, 1.6 Amps max |
| Supply Frequency | 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
| Warranty | Printer – three years; printhead – three years, unlimited pass with UltraCard® |
| Encoding Options (HID Encoders) | Supported smart card and magnetic stripe technologies: 125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS® Standard / SE / SR / Seos, MIFARE Classic®, MIFARE Plus®, MIFARE DESFire®, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, 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 |
| Supported Access Control Credential Programming | iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR/Seos, MIFARE Classic™, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, HID Prox |
| Options | Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS® , MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding) - Ethernet-enabled printer supports wireless accessory; dual-sided printing module; smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; ethernet with internal print server; secure proprietary consumables system |
| Software | Swift ID™ embedded badging application, FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility with Color Assist™ spot-color matching |
| Display | Color changing status buttons |