DataCard SD160, Installation And Administrator'S Manual

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70 Supplies and Parts
Adhesive-Backed Cards
Adhesive ‐ backed cards are printed, and then adhered to contactless smart cards when the card
surface is not flat enough to print. Use only Datacard adhesive ‐ backed cards with the printer. The
printing surface (white side) of an adhesive ‐ backed card meets the material requirements for use
in the printer. Use the following guidelines:
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Store cards in a cool place (such as a refrigerator) to avoid adhesive migration.
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Clean the printer’s card tracks to remove any adhesive residue. Use a printhead cleaning
swab or isopropanol and a swab to remove the residue.
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Fan cards before loading them into the input hopper.
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Use a print margin of at least 0.05 inch when using adhesive ‐ backed cards.
Rewritable Cards
The card printers allow you to print and erase rewritable cards. We recommend that you use
rewritable card stock with the following specifications:
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Cards that are 0.030 in. (0.762 mm) thick; blue cards are recommended
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High ‐ coercivity IAT magnetic stripe
Clean the card with a lint ‐ free cloth before rewriting to remove surface contaminants that could
damage the printhead or reduce erase and rewrite quality.
Contact your dealer for more information about purchasing rewritable cards.