Technical specifications – HID DTC1000/4000 User Guide User Manual
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DTC1000/DTC1000M/DTC4000 Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (L001398, Revision 1.5)
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Technical Specifications
Term
Function
Print Speed
7 seconds per card (K*)
12 seconds per card (KO*)
24 seconds per card (YMCKO*)
31 seconds per card (YMCKOK*)
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.
* Indicates the Ribbon type and the number of Ribbon panels 
printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, 
O=Overlay, F=Fluorescing Resin 
Card Size and 
Types Supported 
CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
CR-
79 (3.313”L x 2.063”W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW
Accepted Standard 
Card Sizes 
CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36"L x 2.11"W / 85.3mmL x
53.7mmW)
CR-
79 (3.3”L x 2.04”W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)
Accepted Card 
Thickness 
.009” - .040” / 9 mil – 40 mil / .229mm – 1.016mm
Accepted Card 
Types 
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome 
resin required for 100% polyester cards; optical memory cards 
with PVC finish; rewrite 
