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User’s Guide for Select™ Platinum Series™ Printers
Actual card thickness can vary by up to ten percent from the sizes listed. Smart
card chips can be raised slightly from the printing surface.
Card bow must be less than the thickness of the card.
Figure B-1: Excessive card bow
Card material
Use cards made of the following types of material:
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Glossy PVC surface, either 100% PVC cards or composite cards with a PVC
surface.
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Cards with a magnetic stripe on one side of the card.
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Cards with a smart card chip on the top of the card. Depending on the module
installed in the printer, contact-type, contactless, or both types of smart card chips
can be programmed.
Embossed cards cannot be processed in the Select printer.
StickiCards
StickiCards™ adhesive-backed plastic cards, part number 597640-001, can be used.
StickiCards are used to make personalized cards that can be adhered to proximity
cards when the card surface is not flat enough to print. The printing surface of the
StickiCard (white side) meets the material requirements for use in the printer.
When using StickiCards, follow these guidelines:
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Store cards in a cool place (such as a refrigerator) to avoid adhesive migration.
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Fan cards before loading them in the card cartridge.
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Clean the printer’s card tracks often to remove any adhesive residue. The
printhead cleaning pen or an isopropyl alcohol swab will remove the residue.
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Use a print margin of 0.1 or 0.05 inch with StickiCards.
Contactless smart cards
Contactless smart cards are also called RF (radio frequency) cards and proximity
cards. Contactless smart cards can have an irregular surface where the internal
components of the card are located. You might modify the card design to avoid
printing photos or other images over the internal components of the card.
Pre-punched cards
Datacard recommends that you punch cards after printing them. However, you can
use pre-punched cards with the Select printer as long as the hole is free of raised
areas or burrs. Figure B-2 shows where punched areas are not allowed.
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