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SL1146-REV0403
The DTC500 Series offers
the most versatile and compact
solution for printing, encoding
and laminating plastic cards.
Government
Corporate
DTC500 Series
Specifications
Print Method:
Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
Resolution:
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
Colors:
Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel
Print Ribbon Options:
• Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 400 prints
• Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 350 prints
• Full-color, no overlay panel, YMC*, 700 prints
• Full-color with resin black panel, no overlay panel, YMCK*, 500 prints
• Full-color with two resin black panels, no overlay panel, YMCKK*, 400 prints
• Dye-sublimation black, BO*, 500 prints
• Resin black (3,000 prints); green, blue, red, white, silver, gold and scratch-off (1000 prints)
Overlaminate Options:
• Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, .25 mil thick
• PolyGuard Overlaminate, 1.0 mil and .6 mil thick
All overlaminates available in clear, holographic globe design
or custom holographic design
Print Speed:*
*
Batch Mode:
• DTC515: 7 seconds per card / 514 cards per hour (K)*
• DTC515: 12 seconds per card / 300 cards per hour (BO)*
• DTC515: 27 seconds per card / 133 cards per hour (YMCKO)*
• DTC525: 35 seconds per card / 102 cards per hour (YMCKOK)*
• DTC515-LC/525-LC: 30 seconds per card / 120 cards per hour (YMCK/lamination)*
• DTC525-LC: 36 seconds per card / 99 cards per hour (YMCKK/lamination)*
Accepted Standard Card Sizes:
CR-80 (3.370"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.303”L x 2.051”W / 83.9mmL x 52.1mmW) (DTC515/525 only)
Print Area:
CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.37"L x 2.11"W / 85.5mmL x 53.5mmW)
CR-79 (3.3”L x 2.051”W / 83.8mmL x 52.1mmW)
Accepted Card Thickness:
Print only: .010" (10 mil) to .050" (50 mil) / .254mm to 1.27mm
(single-sided printing only for 10 mil and 50 mil cards)
Print / Lamination: .020" (20 mil) to .040" (40 mil) / .508mm to 1.02mm
Accepted Card Types:
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for 100%
polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish
Input Hopper Card Capacity:
Dual hopper; 200 cards (.030")
Output Hopper Card Capacity:
100 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Security Features:
SmartGuard, SmartShield, Card Hopper Lock
Card Cleaning:
Removable Card Cleaning Cartridge with replaceable cleaning tape
Memory:
4MB RAM
Display:
User-friendly, SmartScreen LCD Control Panel; LED display on Card Lamination Module
Software Drivers:
Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP
Encoding Options:
System Requirements:
IBM-PC or compatible, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium
®
class
133MHz computer with 32MB of RAM or higher, 200MB free hard disk space
or higher, ECP parallel port with DMA access
Interface:
Centronics Parallel, IEEE 1284 compliant
Optional EIA-232C serial interface (for embedded fonts and bar codes)
Optional USB-to-Parallel Interface Cable (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP only)
Operating Temperature:
65˚ to 80˚ F / 18˚ to 27˚ C
Humidity:
20-80% non-condensing
Dimensions:
DTC515/525: 10.75"H x 18.5"W x 11"D / 273mmH x 470mmW x 279mmD
DTC515-LC/525-LC: 10.75"H x 30.5"W x 11"D / 273mmH x 775mmW x 279mmD
LC Module: 10.25"H x 30"W x 11"D / 260mmH x 762mmW x 279mmD
Weight:
DTC515/525: 24 lbs. / 10.8 kg
DTC515-LC/525-LC: 43 lbs. / 19.5 kg
LC Module: 19 lbs. / 8.6 kg
Agency Listings:
Safety: UL 1950, CSA C22.2 (950), TüV-GS (IEC-950), CE and CCC
Emissions: ITS (EN 55022 Class B:1995), FCC Class B, EN 50082-1:1997, BSMI,
CRC c1374, CE and CCC
Supply Voltage:
DTC515: 100-240 VAC, 1.2 A DTC525/515-LC/525-LC: 100-240 VAC, 2.2 A
Supply Frequency:
50 Hz / 60 Hz
Warranty:
Printer – One year; optional Extended Warranty Program (U.S. only)
Printhead – One year, unlimited pass with UltraCard™ Cards
Fargo Certified Supplies:
Fargo Card Printer/Encoders require highly specialized media to function properly.
To maximize printed card quality and durability, printhead life and printer/encoder
reliability, use only Fargo Certified Supplies. Fargo warranties are void, where not prohibited by
law, when non-Fargo Certified Supplies are used.
Options:
• Card Lamination Module
• Printer Cleaning Kit
*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 batch print speed and is measured from the time a card feeds into the printer to the time it ejects from the printer. 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.
• External Print Server (Windows only; required
for stand-alone networking of printer/encoders)
• ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module, dual
high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2, and 3
• JIS II Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module
• E-Card Docking Station (required for all e-card
options or 3rd party smart card encoding)
• Contactless Smart Card Encoder (MIFARE
®
)
• 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
• Prox Card Encoder (HID read-only)
Maximize the performance of your Fargo
Card Identity Solution. Ask your authorized
Fargo integrator about:
• Fargo Certified Software
• Fargo Certified Supplies
• Fargo Extended Warranties
• Fargo On-call Express
• Fargo Visual Security™ Solutions
Education
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1559 Third Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
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