4
Dye-film Types
LC/1.
(YMCKO) five panel film - Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Resin Black and clear Overcoat. Full
colour, 350 images per roll. Generally used to print colour images and black text / barcodes.
LC/3.
(K)
Monochrome Resin Black, no Overcoat, 1000 images per roll.
Prints monochrome images without overcoat.
Available in Black, Gold, Silver, Blue, Red, Green, White and Yellow
LC/6.
(KO)
Monochrome Resin Black with protective Overcoat, 600 images per roll.
LC/8.
(YMCKOK) six panel film - Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Resin Black, Clear overcoat and Resin
Black to print on rear side of card. 300 images per roll. Tango model only.
Card Details
Card Size:
Must be:
86.5 mm wide x 53.98mm high (3.375” x 2.125”)
Card Thickness:
Minimum
-
0.38mm (0.015”)
Standard
-
0.76mm (0.030”)
Maximum
-
1.60mm (0.063”)
To obtain good quality prints the card must be:
Free from dirt and grease.
Free from surface contamination.
Free from pits and bumps in the surface.
Free from burrs at the edge of the card.
Completely flat.
Printable Area of the Card:
Both the Rio and Tango printer offer high quality edge to edge (full bleed) printing. Thus the whole
upper surface of the card may be utilised by the customer.
Maximum Page Size - 1026 pixels (86.9mm) x 624 pixels (54mm)
For full bleed printing guillotined cards are recommended, as pressed or stamped PVC cards have
edge roll off which can cause a white line around the edge of the card.
Self - Adhesive cards
There are many different types and manufacturers of self-adhesive cards. Thorough investigation
and testing has shown that the use of poorer quality or incorrect type of cards will cause problems
in the printer. These problems range from poor image quality, through failure to feed from the card
hopper, to getting jammed in the roller mechanism.
For this reason, we recommend only the use of cards supplied by Ultra Electronics via your
Magicard dealership.
In addition, we also recommend the use of a Self-Adhesive Card Weight, placed in the hopper on
top of the cards, to aid reliable feeding of the cards. These can be obtained from Ultra Electronics
on +44 (0) 1305 784738.