MATERIALS
 
DTC® Series Printer/Encoders

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbons

Custom dye-sublimation and resin ribbons work seamlessly with Fargo printers to consistently produce colorful images, crisp text and precise bar codes.

Resin Ribbons

Color

DTC Series

Standard Direct-to-Card Series

Images

Application

White

All

All

Solid Colors: 
1,000;

Scratch-off: 
1,000

Black (std.) available: 
3,000

KO: 500

Bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics

Blue

All

All

Green

All

All

Red

All

All

Gold Metallic

All

All

Silver Metallic

All

All

Scratch-off

All

All

Black (standard)

All

All

Black (premium)

All

All

KO

DTC300, DTC400

N/A

Dye-Sublimation Ribbons

Color

DTC Series*

Standard Direct-to-Card Series

Images

Applications

YMCKO

All

All

400,250

Photo-accurate color prints, visual recognition

BO

DTC500 Series

All

1,000/500

YMCKOK

DTC520, 525; DTC525-LC

C25

350/250

YMCKK

DTC525-LC

 

400

YMCFKO

DTC400

 

200

Includes fluorescing (F) panel for secure imaging

YMCK

DTC525-LC

500

 

YMC

DTC525-LC

700

* RibbonTraq™ technology ensures that the correct ribbon is installed, eliminating unnecessary card waste.
 

Holographic foil cards for DTC Series
Increase the security of your card issuance system with tamper-resistant, instantly verifiable foil permanently embedded on each card.

Product Specifics

Artwork

Order Minimum

Delivery Lead Time

Printer Compatibility

Custom VeriMark™ Cards

Blank PVC UltraCard™ or Composite PVC/Polyester UltraCard III Cards; CR-80 size; 30 mil thickness; with or without magnetic stripe

2D custom logo, text or graphics in gold, on a silver foil

500 cards

Delivery 2-4 weeks after artwork approved

DTC Series, including lamination models

Custom HoloMark™ Cards

Blank PVC UltraCard™ or Composite PVC/Polyester UltraCard III Cards; CR-80 size; 30 mil thickness; with or without magnetic stripe

Custom holographic logo, text or graphics; available in gold or silver

5000 cards

Delivery 8-12 weeks after artwork approved

DTC Series, including lamination models

Standard HoloMark™ Cards

Blank PVC UltraCard™ or Composite PVC/Polyester UltraCard III Cards; CR-80 size; 30 mil thickness; with or without magnetic stripe

High-resolution globe hologram with microtext; available in silver or gold

500 cards

Delivery 1-2 weeks after artwork approved

DTC Series, including lamination models

Blank white cards for DTC Series
Video-grade PVC UltraCard™ card stock with polished, scratch- and debris-reduced surfaces optimize the quality of your printed images.

 

Printer Model

Material

Thickness

Mag Stripe Available

Box Quantity

DTC500
Series

Persona 
Series

UltraCard CR-80

x

x

100% PVC

30 mil

High-co, low-co

500

Optimized for dye receptivity and long card life; medium flex/temp durability.
Available with magnetic stripe or blank.

UltraCard III CR-80

x

x

60% PVC / 40% Polyester

30 mil

High-co, low-co

500

Highest rated for durability and longevity; high flex/temp durability; ideal for abrasive, high-wear apps.

 

Overlaminates
Applying an overlaminate to your cards not only improves durability, it greatly increases the security of the card. Overlaminates with standard or custom holograms create an ID card that is difficult to forge, yet easy to verify.

DTC525-LC

Overlaminate Type

Thickness

Clear

Design Options

Yield

Standard Holograms

Custom Holograms

PolyGuard™

0.6 mil
1.0 mil

x

x

x

 

Thermal Transfer

0.25 mil

x

x

x

 

 

Accessories
We designed Fargo Certified Accessories to make maintenance straightforward and upgrades simple. Accessories can be ordered with your printer, or added in the future to extend the capabilities of your printer/encoder.
Cleaning Kits
All accessible printer parts can be maintained with kits containing printhead cleaning pens, interior cleaning cards, interior/exterior cleaning pads, card cleaning cartridges and high-volume card cleaning tapes.
Hardware
Upgrade or modify printer capabilities with one or more components:

·  Dual-sided printing module

·  32 MB RAM upgrade

·  External Print Server (Windows® only)

·  Card Lamination Module

·  Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module

·  Contact Smart Card Encoding Module

·  MIFARE® Contactless Smart Card Encoding Module

·  HID® iCLASS™ Contactless Smart Card Encoding Module

·  HID Proximity Reader

·  USB-to-Parallel Interface Cable (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP only)