Fargo DTC550 Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder

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Model: DTC550
Manufactured by: Fargo

A versatile, reliable, card production workhorse that supports diverse applications throughout your organization. Protects your investment by offering great flexibility whenever you need to reconfigure your ID card issuance system.

Can encode up to three different smart card technologies, plus magnetic stripe, in the same pass as card printing and lamination.
Optional Ethernet connectivity and internal print server integrates with existing enterprise networks. Allows for centralized or distributed ID card issuance.
Optional lamination module adds an extra layer of security and durability that helps extend card life.

Fargo DTC550 Card Printer Specifications

Fargo DTC550 Standard Features

Printing System:

Single-Sided 300dpi, up to 16.7 million colors

Printing Method:

HDP® dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer

Print Media:

PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for 100% polyester cards;optical memory cards with PVC finish

Media Size:

CR-80 (3.370"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)

Media 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

Print Area:

Single-Sided Edge-to-Edge

Input Hopper:

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

Exit hopper:

100 cards

Image Memory:

16MB

Display:

User-friendly, SmartScreen™ LCD Control Panel; LED display on optional Card Lamination Module

Ribbon Types:

Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 500 prints
Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 400 prints
Full-color with two resin black panels, no overlay panel, YMCKK*, 500 prints
Full-color with fluorescing, resin black and overlay panel, YMCFKO*, 400 prints
Full-color with fluorescing, two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCFKOK*, 350 prints
Resin black (3,000 prints); green, blue, red, white, silver and gold (1,000 prints)
Resin black and overlay panel, KO*, 1,500 prints

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)*

Card Cleaning:

Removable Card Cleaning Cartridge with replaceable cleaning roller

Interface:

USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible); optional 10BASE-T Ethernet with internal print server

Dimensions:

DTC550: 10.75"H x 18.5"W x 11"D / 273mmH x 470mmW x 279mmD
DTC550 + Lam: 10.75"H x 30.5"W x 11"D / 273mmH x 775mmW x 279mmD
Lam Module: 10.25"H x 30"W x 11"D / 260mmH x 762mmW x 279mmD

Weight:

DTC550: 20 lbs. / 9.1 kg
DTC550 + Lam: 39 lbs. / 17.7 kg
Lam Module: 19 lbs. / 8.6 kg

Operating Temp:

65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C, 20 - 80% humidity non-condensing

Drivers:

Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

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 microprocessorsmart cards (T = 0, T = 1) as well as synchronous cards
Prox Card Encoder (HID read-only)

Warranty:

Printer: Two years including one year of free printer loaner support (U.S. only); optional Extended WarrantyProgram (U.S. only)
Printhead: Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™ Cards