Datacard Group SP Series - Manual (Page 86)

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User’s Guide for Express™ and Select™ Printers
Card size
Use CR-80 size cards with the following nominal dimensions:
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:
• Glossy PVC surface, either 100% PVC cards or composite cards with a PVC
surface.
• Cards with a magnetic stripe on one side of the card.
• 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 printed with the Express or Select printer.
New cards preferred
The Express or Select printer is designed to print on new card stock. If you print on
cards twice, be careful to avoid getting dirt, fingerprints, or other contamination on
cards before the second printing. Printing on cards that have been issued might
introduce substances that interfere with card printing or damage the printer. See
“Problems with card appearance” on page 6-2 to address card appearance problems
with pre-printed cards.
Length 3.37 inches 85.60 mm
Width 2.125 inches 53.98 mm
Thickness with
smart card chip 0.020 to 0.030 inches 0.500 to 0.760 mm
Thickness (all
other cards) 0.020 to 0.050 inches 0.500 to 1.27 mm
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