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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:
Store
cards
in
a
cool
place
(such
as
a
refrigerator)
to
avoid
adhesive
migration.
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.
Fan
cards
before
loading
them
into
the
input
hopper.
Use
a
margin
of
at
least
0.05
inch
when
using
adhesive
‐
backed
cards.
Rewritable Cards
The
card
printers
allow
you
to
and
erase
rewritable
cards.
We
recommend
that
you
use
rewritable
card
stock
with
the
following
specifications:
Cards
that
are
0.030
in.
(0.762
mm)
thick;
blue
cards
are
recommended
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.