Specification Sheet

* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y=yellow, M=magenta, C=cyan, K=resin black, O=overlay, B=dye
sublimation black.
** 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.
***Linux versions: Ubuntu 12.04, Debian 7.0, Fedora 18, Mandriva 2011, Red Hat 6.4, Open Suse 12.3
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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
Options include easy-to-use ribbon with disposable ribbon cartridge (EZ) and more economical and eco-friendly refill ribbon for cartridge (ECO).
Both EZ and ECO:
 Resin black (standard), 1000 prints
EZ only:
 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 green, blue, red, white, silver, gold, 1000 prints
 Resin 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*)
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 Print only: .009˝ - .040˝ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229 mm - 1.016 mm; print / lamination: .030˝ - .040˝ / 30 mil - 40 mil / .762 mm - 1.02 mm
Accepted Card Types
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for 100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC
finish; rewrite
Input Hopper Card Capacity Dual-input card hopper (200 cards)
Output Hopper Card Capacity Up to 100 cards (.030˝ / .762 mm)
Reject Hopper Card Capacity Up to 100 cards (.030˝ / .762 mm) - 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 / Windows Vista® (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 / Windows
®
7 / Windows
®
8 (32 bit & 64 bit)/
MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 / 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 / 249 mm H x 460 mm W x 234 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
Printer + lam: 18.9˝ H x 18.7˝ W x 9.2˝ D / 480 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D
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 60950-2, CSA C22.2 (60950-07), and CE; EMC: FCC Class A, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024), CCC, BSMI, KC
Environmental Features All configurations without a lamination module are ENERGY STAR® qualified printers
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
Supported smart card and magnetic stripe technologies:
125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR, 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, MIFARE Classic™, MIFARE Plus®, MIFARE DESFire®, 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); dual-sided printing module; same-side input/output card hopper; smart card encoding modules
(contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; secure proprietary consumables system
Software Swift ID
™
embedded badging application, FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility with Color Assist™ spot-color matching
Display User friendly, SmartScreen
™
graphical display
Printer Security Printer access password protected
An ASSA ABLOY Group brand
© 2013 HID Global Corporation/ASSA ABLOY AB. All rights reserved. HID, HID Global, the HID Blue Brick logo, the Chain Design and Ultracard,
Swift ID, SmartScreen, MIFARE Plus, MIFARE DESfire, iCLASS and FARGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of HID Global or its licensor(s)/
supplier(s) in the US and other countries and may not be used without permission. All other trademarks, service marks, and product or service
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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