4 functional specifications, 5 printer components: print ribbons, Functional specifications – HID DTC1250e/DTC1000Me/DTC4250e User Guide User Manual
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DTC1000Me/DTC1250e/DTC4250e Card Printer User Guide, PLT-01668, Rev 1.1
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April 2014
Term
Function
Options
Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 Interface for inline printing and
encoding
Single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS and Contact
Smart Card encoding
Dual-Sided Printing Module – Upgradable
Dual Input Card Hopper – Upgradable (DTC4250e)
Same-Side Input / Output Card Hopper – Upgradable (DTC4250e)
Smart Card Encoding (contact/contactless) – Upgradable
Magnetic Stripe Encoding – Upgradable
Printer Clearing Kit
Software
FARGO Workbench Diagnosis Utility
Display
Color changing status buttons (DTC1250e, DTC4250e)
Graphical Display (DTC4250e)
1.4
Functional Specifications
This card printer utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its
remarkable direct-to-card print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer.
1.5
Printer Components: Print Ribbons
The card printer utilizes both dye-sublimation and/or resin thermal transfer methods to print images
directly onto blank cards. Since the dye-sublimation and the resin thermal transfer print methods
each provide their own unique benefits, Print Ribbons are available in resin-only, dye-sublimation-
only and combination dye-sublimation/resin versions.
To make it easier to remember which print ribbons are which, a letter code has been developed to
indicate the type of ribbon panels found on each ribbon. This letter code is as follows:
= Dye-Sublimation Yellow Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Magenta Panel
= Dye-Sublimation Cyan Panel
= Resin Black Panel (Premium unless otherwise stated)
= Clear Protective Overlay Panel
= Fluorescing Panel