FARGO electronics DTC500 Specifications

With All New Features

Personalization Systems. This entirely new generation of rugged, reliable card printers will forever change your expectations of compact, desktop card printers. Each of the affordable DTC500 Series Card Printers is loaded with exciting new technology and advanced features. Whether you print membership cards, employee access cards, student IDs or loyalty cards, these futuristic FARGO Card Printers will impress you with their rugged reliability, ease-of-use and quiet performance! Equipped with exciting new features. Just look at some of the things you get in FARGO’s newest desktop card printers. Start with dual, 100-card input hoppers on the DTC515 and DTC525 models. This exclusive design allows you to load up to 200 of the same type of card or place a different stack of cards into each hopper for added versatility and efficiency. You’ll also appreciate the removable card cleaning cartridge with replaceable cleaning tape for easy maintenance and improved print quality. Then there’s the comprehensive printer security package (DTC515 and DTC525 only.) This includes a card-protecting lockable hopper, and FARGO’s exclusive SmartGuard™printer security, and SmartShield™ card security technology. DTC500 Series – Expertly Engineered.Surprisingly Simple. Dual,100-card input hoppers – load up to 200 of the same type of card or load different stack of cards into each hoppe For example,print standard and premie membership cards. Access door with window lets you view remaining card supply,while keeping blank cards dust-free. True exception card feed – manually feed and print a single exception card without removing cards already installed. Card Hopper Lock helps prevent theft of valuable pre-printed,holographic or smart cards.

Thanks to a powerful print engine and 8 MB of RAM, FARGO DTC500 Series Card Printers breeze through 133 color cards per hour. Quickly print facility access cards, corporate ID badges, club membership cards – and much more! The dual-hopper, 200-card capacity DTC515 and DTC525 models print longer without needing a refill! These printers are also designed for easy, automated printing of two different types of cards – even cards with different thicknesses. What’s more, FARGO DTC500 Series Card Printers are available with resident bar codes and fonts for personalized ID card printing from AS/400, mainframe and other systems. Famous FARGO print quality and reliability. Designed to make you look your best, DTC500 Series Card Printers feature the finest Direct-To- Card (DTC) print quality available. They print edge-to-edge on standard CR-80 cards from 10 mil to 60 mil thick, and consistently produce crisp, full color or monochrome cards that set the standard for color and clarity. All four models are built with intelligent design and highly durable components to provide years of trouble-free performance, including: • A rugged, ergonomic housing that makes access easy and maintenance minimal. • Removable cleaning cartridge featuring a unique, two-stage cleaning system. • A compact version of FARGO’s proven, high- performance print engine. • Track-mounted, protected printhead to minimize damage and improve print accuracy. Easy to use and upgrade. FARGO DTC500 Series printers feature plug-and- print set up and simple, straightforward operation. Printer driver installation is a snap with our interactive installer CD. In just minutes, you’re ready to print. And our intuitive, softkey LCD controls point the way. If you need assistance, a dedicated “Help” button on the printer’s LCD and a multimedia Online User’s Guide make it easy to get answers at any time. Other helpful features include: • Easy access to cards, ribbon and key components for fast loading, cleaning and maintenance. • Long-lasting, drop-in ribbon that can print up to three times as many cards as competitive printers. • Flash upgradeable firmware that enables you to download the latest upgrades quickly and easily. Contact a FARGO Solution Provider to order your DTC500 Series Card Printer today! Removable card cleaning cartridge slides easily in and out and cleans far more cards than other printers. Retractable,track-mounted printhead moves out of harm’s way for safe and easy, drop-in ribbon loading. Security Package Input Card (Card Hopper Lock, Card Printers Hoppers Capacity SmartShield/SmartGuard) Single-Sided Card Printers DTC510 1 100 DTC515 2 200 Included Dual-Sided Card Printers DTC520 1 100 DTC525 2 200 Included FARGO DTC500 SERIES

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, YMCKO* Full Color with two resin black panels, YMCKOK* Dye-sublimation black, BO* Resin black, green, blue, red, white, silver, gold and scratch-off Print Speed: Batch Mode DTC510/515: 7 seconds per card / 514 cards per hour (K)* DTC510/515: 12 seconds per card / 300 cards per hour (BO)* DTC510/515: 27 seconds per card / 133 cards per hour (YMCKO)* DTC520/525: 35 seconds per card /102 cards per hour (YMCKOK)* *Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels being printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan and K=Resin Black, O=Overlay, B=Dye Sublimation Black. Accepted Standard Card Sizes: CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW) Print Area: CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.37"L x 2.11"W / 85.5mmL x 53.5mmW) Maximum Accepted 2.1" to 2.13" / 53mm to 54mm Card Width Range: Maximum Accepted 3.25" to 3.37" / 82mm to 85.7mm Card Length Range: Accepted Card Thickness: .010" to .060" / .254mm to 1.524mm (single-sided printing only for 10 mil and 60 mil cards.) Card Types: PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for straight polyester Input Hopper Card Capacity: DTC510/520: Single hopper; 100 PVC cards (.030"); auto or manual feed DTC515/525: Dual hopper; 200 PVC cards (.030"); auto or manual feed Output Hopper Card Capacity: 100 PVC cards (.030") Security Features: SmartGuard/SmartShield, lockable input hopper (DTC515/525 only) Card Cleaning: Removable card cleaning cartridge with replaceable cleaning tape Memory: 8MB RAM Display: User-friendly, 4-line LCD display with softkey controls Software Drivers: Windows® 95/98, Windows NT 4.0/2000, Optional Macintosh® (available soon) Interface: Standard 8-bit Centronics-type parallel, Optional EIA-232C serial interface Bar codes: • Code 39, Code 128 B & C with & without check digit • 2 of 5 • UPC-A • EAN 13 • PDF-417 2D bar code and other symbologies available via Windows driver Fonts: • Resident: Swiss Bold 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 22 • True Type fonts available via Windows driver Operating Temperature: 65˚ to 80˚ F / 18˚ to 27˚ C Humidity: 20-80% non-condensing Dimensions: 10.75"H x 18.5"W x 11.5"D/273mmH x 470mmW x 292mmD Weight: 24 lbs. / 10.8 kg Agency Listings: Safety: UL 1950, CAN/CSA C2.2 (No. 950-95) and TuV-GS (IEC-950) Emissions: ITS (EN 55022 Class B:1995), FCC Class B, EN 50082-1:1997, CRC c1374 and CE Mark Supply Voltage: 100-240 VAC, 1.2 A Supply Frequency: 50 Hz / 60 Hz Warranty: One year parts and labor Options: • ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3 • JIS II Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module • Smart Card Encoding Contact Station • Printer Cleaning Kit • Ethernet Interface Adapter (Windows only; required for stand-alone networking of printers.) • USB Interface cable (Windows 98/2000 only) This data sheet is for informational purposes only. FARGO Electronics makes no warranties, expressed or implied, in this summary. Company and product names and data used in sample output are fictitious. Specifications are subject to change without notice. DTC, SmartShield and SmartGuard are trademarks and FARGO is a registered trademark of FARGO Electronics, Incorporated. This is not an offer of sale. © 2000, FARGO Electronics, Incorporated. All rights reserved. SL1146-REV0009 6533 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 USA (952) 941-9470 800-459-5636 FAX: (952) 941-7836 www.fargo.com E-mail: [email protected] Large,easy-to-read LCD displays printer status, prompts – even help text! FARGO’s exclusive SmartGuard security feature grants printer access to authorized users only. FARGO’s innovative SmartShield technology prints reflective,ultra-violet images which enhance card security and discourage counterfeiting.